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— The New Jersey Yacht Club held their second regatta 

 (the first one being only a drifting race) on October 15th, 

 which unfortunately terminated fatally. The yacht Julia 

 (Commodore Morton), while on her return from the regat- 

 ta, just opposite the Pavonia Ferry, suddenly shot from be- 

 hind a tow of canal boats in front of the ferryboat James 

 Fisk, and was run down. On board the yacht there were 

 the Commodore, Edward Morton, Mr. W. Shippen, Jr., 

 W. Schroeder and Mr. Smith, all of whom were thrown 

 into the water. The ferryboat was immediately stopped 

 and life preservers were thrown out. Young Schroeder 

 was struck on the head by the paddle wheel, but was not 

 stunned sufficiently to prevent him from grasping one of 

 them until rescued. Young Shippen was picked up by 

 men in a small boat. Commodore Morton was nowhere to 

 be found. He was undoubtedly struck by the paddle and 

 drowned. The others were saved. 



— Commodore Morton's body has been found, and has 

 been taken to Newburg for burial. 



— The Regatta Committee of the iNew York Yacht 

 Squadron submit the following report of the ocean regatta 

 sailed on the 9th ult., for prizes presented by James Gor- 

 don Bennett, Esq., Commodore of the club. 



The prizes offered were as follows, viz. : — 



First — Prize of the value of $1,000, to be sailed for by schooner 

 piehts belonging to any organized yacht club, from an anchorage off 

 Owl's Head, New York Harbor, to and around the lightship on Five 

 Fathom Bank, off Cape May, N. J., and return to Sandy Hook Lightship. 



,%<,w^— Three purses; one of the value of $1,000 and two of the value 

 of $250 each, to be sailed for over the same course, upon the same day, 

 and open to the following classes of vessels hailing from any port in the 

 raited States: 



1. Pilot boats. 



2. Working schooners of not less than 25 nor more than 300 tons, old 

 measurement* 



3. Schooner smacks . 



In this race the first vessel arriving at the winning post to take a purse of 

 $1000; the first vessel arriving of each of the other two classes to take a 

 purse of $250. 



The entries were as follows, viz. : — 



YACHTS. 



Name, Owner. Tomuigt. 



Enchantress J.E.Loubat 270.16 



Alarm A. C. Kingsland 225.77 



_,. | T.B. Asten kq ia 



Clio fT.C. P. Bradhurst 0J - X0 



Eva E.BurdGrubb 77.50 



Atalanta William Astor 145.41 



Dreadnaught A. B. Stockwell 240.00 



PILOT BOATS. 



Widgeon, No. 10 New York Pilots 105.09 



Hope, No 1 New York Pilots 132.04 



Edmund Blunt, No . 21 New York Pilots — 



C H. Marshall, No. 3 New York Pilots 8o.00 



James W. El well, No. 7 New Jersey Pilots 165.00 



Thomas S . Negus, No. 1 New Jersey Pilots — 



Mary E. Fish, No . 4 New Jersey Pilots «— 



WORKING SCHOONERS. 



Designating 

 Letter 



W. II. Van Name A . '. . W. H. Van Name 180.00 



Reindeer B Captain Howard 140.0b 



Sharpshooter C . . . . F. M. Crossman 120.00 



Racer D Eugene Howard — 



SCHOONER SMACKS. 



Wallace Blackford E. . . .H. C. Rogers & Co 80.00 



On the day appointed for the regatta the following vessels were at the 

 anchorage prepared for the start:— 



yachts . 



Name. Owr&r Ton ^f:. 



Enchantress J. F. Loubat £76.16 



Alarm A - c - Kingsland 22o.l7 



j T. B. Asten mis 



Cho , j t. C. Bradhurst 0J ' i0 



-n. va E.BurdGrubb 77.50 



^naught:::::::::::':: a. b. stockwen 240.00 



PILOT BOATS. 



Widgeon, No. 10 New York Pilots 105.09 



James W Elwell, No. 7 New Jersey Pilots I60.OO 



Thomas S. Negus, No. 1 New Jersey Pilots 



Mary E. Fish.^o. 4 New Jersey Pilots - 



Edmund Blunt, No. 2 New York Pilots - 



WORKING SCHOONERS. 



Designating 

 Letter. 



W.H." Van Name A. . . .W. H. Van Name 180.00 



Reindeer B. . . .Captain Howard 140.00 



SCHOONER SMACKS. 



Wallace Blackford E. . . .H. C Rodgers & Co 80.00 



THE RACE. 



The preparatory signal was given at 3:02 P. M. The vessels were start- 



° d The 3 person who was sent to Cape May to take the time of rounding the 

 Five Fathom Bank Lightship was unable to board that vessel, because of 

 the strong northeast wind and high sea prevailing, and no ofUcial time 

 at that point can be given. 



HOME TO THE LIGHSTHIP. 



The time of arrival at Sandy Hook Lightship was as follows: 



YACHTS . 



H. 31. 



Enchantress, October 11 6 49 



Dreadnaught, October 11 » <ju 



Clio, October 12 ; *■ M 



Alarm— not taken. 

 Eva— not taken. 



PILOT BOATS. 



H. 31 



Thomas S . Negus, October 11 ■ 8 49 



Widgeon. October 11 x ~ ™ 



Mary E. Fish, October 11... ' % v 



James W. Elwell, October 11 « f d 



Edmund Blunt, October 11 



WORKING SCHOONERS. 



W. H. Van Name, October 11 10 



Reindeer— not taken. 



SMACKS. 



Wallace Blackford, October 11 n 



THE WINNERS. 



The prizes are awarded as follows:— 



The Yacht prize to Enchantress. 



The $1 000 purse to pilot boat Thomas S. Negus. 



One $250 purse to schooner William II. Van Name. 



One $250 purse to smack Wallace Blackford. 



AH of which is -spectf ully T S^mit,tc^ EsTEAy; 



WILLIAM KREBS, 



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f Committee. 



— The new schooner yacht Ibis, of the New York Yacht 

 Club, bound around to Philadelphia last week, when off 

 Bombay Point, Delaware Bay, lost her bowsprit, jib-boom, 

 flying jib-boom, and all head gear, through stress of 

 weather. She was taken in tow by the revenue cutter 

 Hamilton. 



— On the 22d of September Mr. Loubat, of the Enchant- 

 ress, challenged Mr. Stockwell, of the Dreadnaught, to sail 

 for the Cape May Challenge Cup on October 14th. The 

 Dreadnaught did not make her appearance. At 12h. 13m. 

 P. M. the Enchantress sailed over the course and claimed 

 the cup, which was awarded to her by the Regatta Com- 

 mittee. 



— The Meta vs. Vision yacht race, as to which is entitled 

 to the prize, has not yet been decided; the judges cannot 

 agree on a referee. Both yachts are laid up for the winter. 

 — The yachts Agnes, Columbia, Mariquita, Magic, and 

 Undine are still in commission, and are at anchor foot of 

 Court street, Brooklyn. 



— The Neptunes, of Greenpoint, New York, and the Ar- 

 gonautas, of Bergen Point, New Jersey, rowing associa- 

 tions, held their fourth annual four oared scull race on 

 Saturday, October 18th, for the championship of the Kill 

 von Kull river. The Neptunes had previously won twice 

 and the Argonautas once. The steamers Pleasant Valley, 

 Josephine, Berbeck, &c. , were loaded with guests, friends, 

 and members of the different clubs. The Nassaus, Ata- 

 lantas, Alcyons, Philadelphias, and other clubs sent several 

 of their members; there were also present others who take 

 a lively interest in this exhilirating pastime. The course 

 was three miles straight away, from the can buoy to the 

 lighthouse. There was some delay in starting, owing to 

 the steering gear of the Argonautas getting out of order, 

 and they had to run ashore to fix it. As the day was very 

 chilly on the water, the Neptunes pulled around to keep 

 themselves warm, and having shipped some water, owing 

 to the swell of a passing steamer, they had also to row 

 ashore. The shells now got into line, and were started 

 very evenly by Commodore Brady, the Argonautas taking 

 the water first and pulling a stroke of forty-one to the min- 

 ute; , the Neptunes pulling thirty-nine. When about three 

 hundred yards had been rowed the Argonautas were two 

 boat lengths ahead; after this both crews pulled pretty 

 evenly for the first mile. It was evident to all that the 

 Neptunes could not stand the pace, nor was there that uni- 

 formity of stroke or strength put into into it that they had 

 showed on previous occasions. The Argonautas were now 

 live boat lengths ahead, and increasing their lead with every 

 stroke, and on passing their club house, which v\ as thronged 

 with friends and gaily dressed with flags, an enthusiastic 

 cheer was given as they saw they had won the champion 

 flag of the river. The Argonauta's time was 15m. 49^s. , 

 the fastest on record, and about eight boat lengths ahead. 

 The Neptune's time was 16m. 12£s. The shell of tte Ar- 

 gonautas was built by Roahr. The Neptunes were coached 

 by John Biglir, and rowed in a boat built by Elliott, of 

 Greenpoint. Captain Ray, of the Neptunes, in handing 

 the champion flag to President Warner, of the Argonautas, 

 stated that although one of their men was sick, and the 

 crew had rowed but seldom together, he must confess that 

 the start was an excellent one, and they lost the race by 

 being out-pulled. President Warner, in receiving the 

 flag, made a neat but happy reply. The day's enjoyment 

 ended by a supper given at the beautiful La Tourette 

 House, and a dance at the club 100ms. Next year will wit- 

 ness an exciting race, as the clubs stand even, both having 

 won twice. 



— The Yale College Navy held their annual autumn re- 

 gatta on October 15th at Lake Saltonstall, some five miles 

 from New Haven, on the Shore Line Railroad. The fine 

 weather attracted a large number of non-boating students 

 and their friends. The regatta was the best managed that 

 the navy has held for several years. The first race was for 

 shells, and two crews, not belonging to the college, entered 

 as lollows: — 



Collegiate and Commercial Institute — W. P. Dav, bow; 

 W. P. Glover, H. G. Otis, C. C. Ford, T. G. Johnston, L. 

 M. Dole, stroke. Colors, blue and white. 



Hopkins Grammar School — W. A. Ransom, bow; H. H. 

 Hostetter, M. Wilcox, J. E. Brainard, J. Wurts, J. A. Por- 

 ter, stroke. Colors, blue. 



The grammar school crew drew the inside, and the crews 

 started a little after three o'clock. The institute crew took 

 the lead at once, and kept it to the end, winning the race 

 in 14m. 16fs. Grammar school crew, 15m. 23fs. The 

 prize was six badges, valued at $60; course two miles. 



The second race was for single sculls. The following 

 entered : — 



A. Wilcox, '74; N. Martin, '75; R. J. White, '76; W. C. 

 Hall, scientific school, '75; T. A. Vernon, scientific school, 

 '75. The colors of the first were white; second, blue; third, 

 blue and white; fourth, magenta; and fifth, black. 



Hall drew the first place, Martin second, Wilcox third, 

 and Cook outside. The crews all started finely, and kept 

 quite even for half a mile. On the return Wilcox led until 

 nearly in, when Cook made a spurt and passed in ahead in 

 15m. 29is. ; Wilcox, 15m. 33£s. ; Hall, 15m. 55£s. ; Martin, 

 16m. 18is. ; Vernon, 17m. 17-S-s. Prize, the South worth 

 cup, valued at $300. Course two miles. 



Wilcox claimed that Cook fouled him at the stake boat. 

 The contest was exciting and warm. 



The third race was for barges. The entries were as 

 follows: — 



Class of '74— J. L. Scudder, bow; H. H. Chittenden, W. 



S. Halstead, W. K. Harrison, H. DeForest Weeks; J. N. 



Brown, stroke; D. C. Holbrook, coxswain. Colors, white. 



Class of '75— O L. Noyes, pow_lJ. W. Brooks^ E.H. 



Benton, C. W. Cochran, H. J. MoBirney; C. F. Cutler 

 stioke; G. Howard, coxswain. Colors, scarlet. 



Class of '77— P. J. Wilson, bow; E. V. Baker, W 31 

 Barnum, C. H. Shelton, F. J. Stimson; A. W. Cole, stroke- 

 J. M. Townsend, coxswain. Colors, magenta. 



Scientific School, '76— A. E. Nichols, bow; W. M New 

 hall, M. G. Nixon, C. A. Claflin, C. L. Brace; C. B.' Rock- 

 wood, stroke ; F. Wood, coxswain. Color, blue and white. 



In this race the crew of '77 drew the inside, Scientific 

 School next, and '75 outside. A fair start was made, but 

 the contest narrowed down to the crew of '75 and the Sci- 

 entific. The latter won, closely followed by '75. Time 



Scientifics, 13m. 33s. ; '75 crew, 13m. 42s. ; '74 crew, 14m. 

 24f s. ; '77 crew, 14m." 36fs. This is claimed to be the best 

 barge time at this place The course was two miles, and 

 the prize six silver goblets. 



The fourth and last race was a shell race. The f ollowing 

 were the entries: — 



Class '74— G. M. Gunn, bow; H. D. Bristol, G. E. Mun- 

 roe, W. O. Henderson, J. A. R. Dunning; C. D. Water- 

 man, stroke. Color, blue. 



Class '76— H. W. DeForest, bow; F. N. Noyes, V. H. 

 Metcalf, S. D. Harrison, D. H. Kellogg; R. J. Cork, stroke 

 Color, scarlet. 



Scientic School— J. C. Webber, bow; W. R. Upham, G. 

 L. Brownell, R. D. A. Parrett, J. Kennedy; F. Wood, 

 stroke. Color, white. 



The scientific crew v ithdrew on account of lack of prac- 

 tice. The '76 crew T took the inside place, and the shells 

 started about five o'clock. Both crews steered widely, 76 

 especially so. The '74 crew led two-thirds of the distance, 

 but the '76 crew used the English stroke and won the race. 

 Their time was 19m. 23is. ; '74 crew, 19m. 43£s. The dis- 

 tance was three miles, and the prize six gold badges. 



— Joseph C. Cloud, the oarsman who started from Phila- 

 delphia some months since to row to New Orleans by 

 canals and rivers, was found in his boat on the 16th inst., 

 five miles above Plaquemine, La. , in an exhausted condi- 

 tion, and died next day. His diary shows that he had been 

 suffering with what he termed the ' 'heavy shakes" for some 

 days before his death. The only marvel is that he could 

 have endured the malaria of the river bottoms so long with- 

 out fatal results. Why didn't some humane person caution 

 him about the river fever ? We doubt whether whiskey 

 had anything to do with determining his fate. 



— The Palisades and Vesper crews, of Yonkers, will row 

 an eight-oared barge race to-day. The steamer Virginia 

 Seymour will leave Gas House Dock at 2:45 P. M. 



— The Atalantas and Nassaus row a four-oared race this 

 afternoon (Thursday) on the Harlem river. The Nassau 

 crew comprises Messrs. Montgomery, Johnson, Brown, and 

 Walker. The Atalanta crew — Dr. Withers, Speir, Blake, 

 and Van Raden. 



—In Portland Harbor, Me., last week, C. M. Henry, the 

 present champion, rowed a race for a silver cup and the 

 championship, against John Kennedy; distance two miles. 

 Henry won in 16 minutes and 40 seconds. 



Buffalo, N. Y., October 16, 1873. 

 Editor of Forest and Stream: — 



The great rowing match between the Hibernian and Black 

 Rock rowing clubs is lost and won. 



The morning of the 11th, the day set down for the race, 

 dawned clear and bright, but as the day wore on, it became 

 more and more threatening, and at the hour appointed for 

 the race a drizzling rain had set in. Nevertheless it attracted 

 some five or six thousand spectators who lined the banks 

 from the starting point to the stakeboats. 



Both the crews bore the reputation of being first-class 

 oarsmen, consequently the friends of each were sanguine 

 their favorites would win. 



The Black Rock crew won the choice of positions, and 

 about fifteen minutes past three bore down the harbor and 

 took their place opposite the judges' stand, shortly followed 

 by the Hibernians. 



The men in the contesting boats were as follows: Hibei" 

 nians, Banshee crew; James Noonan, bow; Patrick Hurley, 

 No. 2; William Jones, No. 3; Cornelius Donovan, stroke; 

 boat, Wm. Weston. 



Black Rock crew: Joseph Raymond, bow; Edward PowJ 

 ers, No. 2; Benj. Pfeiffer, No. 3; George Raymond, stroke; 

 boat, P. P. Pratt. 



x\t twenty minutes past three the word "go" was given, 

 and the race began. The Black Rock crew took the water 

 with a powerful stroke . before the word was fairly given, 

 thereby having the advantage of a stroke or more. The 

 "Banshees" started off nicely with a quick, powerful stroke 

 of forty to the minute. At this time the greatest excites 

 ment prevailed among the spectators, and odds were freely 

 offered on the Banshees, who seemed to gain steadily inch 

 by inch upon their formidable antagonists. Now they are 

 neck and neck, each fighting bravely for the advance, the 

 friends of each cheering loudly 'as either gained the slight- 

 est advantage. At length the Banshees draw away slowly, 

 and upon reaching the two mile stake-boat were fully 

 twelve feet ahead. In making the turn they had the mis- 

 fortune to get afoul the stake-boat, which gave the Pratts 

 the advantage on the home stretch of five or six boat lengths. _ 

 Nevertheless they did all they could to lessen the distance 

 between them, and made a splendid pull over the balance 

 of the course, gaining rapidly on the Pratts, who reached 

 the judges' stand tw T o boat lengths in advance. 



The average weight of the Pratt crew was 169 pounds, 

 and the time made by them was 26 min. 36f sec. The Ban- 

 shees' average weight was 148 pounds, and their time 36 

 min. and 44 sec. 



The time made by both crews was remarkably good, and 

 has seldom been beaten, as the course was two hundred 

 feet over the required fo 



