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[Out. 8, 1889. 



NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB CANOE REGATTA. 



THE canoe regatta of the New York Athletic Club was held on 

 Saturday at Travers Island, the races being sailed in a very 

 light breeze. The maneuvering race was first called, the starters 

 being Wasp, Paul Butler; Eclipse, H. O. Ward; Alpha, Everett 

 Hasten; Vagabond, C. J. Stevens; Sea Urchin, B. H. Nndal; Cyrus, 

 H. L. Quick. Cyrus was third to recover the paddle after it was 

 thrown over, hut came in ahead with Alpha second. The same 

 canoes started in the unlimited sailing race over the course shown 

 last week in the Fobest and Stream, one round only being 

 sailed. Vagabond led on the first leg, hut was passed by V\ asp 

 and Eclipse near the turn. On the next leg, to windward, she re- 

 passed Eclipse and Wasp, being first at the second mark, but the 

 wind was very light and the tide running swiftly, so that in en- 

 endeavoring to avoid a foul with Wasp, Vagabond fouled the 

 buoy, immediately withdrawing from the race. Eclipse passed 

 Wasp on the way in, and led at the end of the first round v. nen 

 the race was called, there being little wind, while the hour was 

 quite late. The official times were as follows: 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. 



Eclipse 4 17 18 5 25 53 1 08 35 



Wasp 4 17 13 5 28 31 1 11 19 



Tramp Disqualified. 



Alpha i 17 20 5 31 42 1 14 22 



Cyrus * 17 13 5 32 35 1 15 22 



Sea Urchin 4 17 1? 5 36 20 1 19 03 



Robert W. Gibson acted as referee, and the judges were Henry 

 Stanton, of the American Canoe Association, and A. H. Wheeler, 

 of the New York Athletic Club. Messrs. W. G. Schuyler, R. B. 

 Burchard, Dr. Ramon Guiterasand R. W. Rathbone composed the 

 committee. 



IANTHE C. C. FALL REGATTA. 



THE fifth annual regatta of the Ianthe C. C. was held on the 

 Passaic River on Saturday, and was a success in every way, 

 the weather being all that could be desired. 



The club house and the banks of the river surrounding it were 

 crowded with friends of the club, while many were out in the 

 boats and canoes on the water. There was a very large attend- 

 ance of canoeists from other clubs, the Brooklyn, Bayonne, N. J. 

 Athletic, Crescent, Arlington, Orange, Rutherford and Paterson 

 all sending their share. 



The races were all spirited and well contested, and the prizes, 

 consisting chiefly of flags and banners, were of a very superior 

 order. The paddling course was about half a mile and the sailing 

 course about a mile, twice around the triangle. 



The first event, Class I., paddling, for the Commodore's cup, 

 went to the Arlington C. C, through C. V. Schuyler in the Re- 

 dante; G. P. Douglass, Ianthe, in the Scoot, second; J. Duguid in 

 the Clara R., third. Schuyler led from the start and won by a 

 length. 



Sailing and paddling combined was the second event, and again 

 Mr. Schuyler in the JSipsic held the lead for the first round, but 

 the pace was too fast on the last round, and he finally dropped 

 back to last place and then gave up the race. G. P. Douglass fin- 

 ished first in the Nenemooska; R. Hobart secoud, in the Cyniska, 

 and Geo. Baxter tnird, in the Mineola. All were Ianthe men. 



The sailing seniors and juniors were started together, and was 

 a close fight throughout, L. B. Palmer winning in the Ianthe, G. 

 P. Douglass, Nenemooska, second; then came the first junior, W. 

 J. Steward, in Wind; O. F. Coe, Cresent C. C, in Sybil, fourth; G. 

 W. Baxter fifth, R. Hobart sixth, C. V. Schuyler seventh, H. S. 

 Farmer eighth. G. Manley, Orange C. C, ninth. 



The sailing upset was won by Nenemooska, G. P. Douglass; 

 Wind, W. j. Stewart, second; Cyniska, R. Hobart, withdrew. 



Paddling classes III. and IV. Seniors was won by G. P. Doug- 

 lass, canoe Nenemooska: B. Frederick second, in Bachelor: VV. M. 

 Myers, Bayonne C. C, in Nahma, third; O. F. Coe, Crescent C. C, 

 in Cybil, fourth. 



The junior paddling brought out a large fleet, and was a good 

 race. W. J. Stewart, in Wind, won after a hard fight, with J. 



DugUid, in Nilo, second; E. W. Edinger, of the Crescents, third; 

 G. L. Metze, of the Hoboken C. C, fourth; Geo. Manley, of the 

 Orange C. 0., fifth; H. Morgan, of the Arlington C. C, sixth. 



The hurry-scurry had but four entries on account of the cold 

 water. E. W. Edinger finished first, with J. Stewart second. J. 

 Duguid and G. R. Metze did not finish. 



The tandem paddling was the most exciting event of the day. 

 The Collins Bros., of Bayonne, have long been the champion tan- 

 den canoeists of the Passaic and had never been beaten on that 

 stream. When the race was called they were the only crew en- 

 tered, one of the Ianthe crew not having shown up, so Douglass 

 and Stewart at the last minute, as well as Manly and Daly, of 

 the Orange C. C, started. Though Douglass and Stewart were 

 members of the same club they had never been in a canoe to- 

 gether before, hut thev fairly wrested the championship of the 

 Passaic from the Collins Bros., leading at the finish by a length 

 and a half. The Orange crew were at least twenty lengths behind 

 and out of the race. 



During the afternoon there, was music in the club house, and 

 between the events many availed themselves of the opportunity 

 to dance. Mr. Irving V. Borland, rear-commodore elect A. C. A., 

 acted as referee, and Mr. Jas. Close as clerk of the course. After 

 the races the priz- s were distributed by Mr. F. Li. Dunnell, secre- 

 tary elect A. C. A. In the evening a collation was served, and 

 more than fifty canoeists made merry until a late hour. 



BRANTFORD C. C.-The fall regatta of the Branttord C. C. 

 was held on Sept. 21, on Lovejoy's Pond, the races being as fol- 

 lows: One mile tandem (club)— Bloomtield and Boswell first, Fred. 

 Frank and Chas. Frank second; time, 11.58. Ladies' half mile 

 tandem (club)— Miss Helen Goold and Miss May Bennett first: Miss 

 Katie Wilkes and Miss Ross second; time, 6.25. Half mile, single 

 (open)— 1, Harrv MacKendrick, Gait: 2, Alex. McKenzie; 3, Harry 

 Frank; time, 5.0434- Hurry-scurry— 1, John Me Willie; 2, Charles 

 FraflK; 3, S. R. Potter. Halt mile, passenger (club)— 1, Harry 

 Frank; 2. Bloomtield; time, 5.47. Lady and gentleman tandem 

 (club)— 1, Alex. McKenzie and Miss Frances McKenzie; 2, Bloom- 

 Held and Miss Helen Goold; time, 5.18. Tug of war, dead heat. 

 The sides were: W. A. Wilkes, S. K. Potter, Salter and Spence, 

 and Fred Frank, Chas. Frank, J. McWillle and P. B. Wallace. 

 Two trials were made, but the ropes slipped from the canoes, and 

 it was decided to contest it some other time. One mile tandem 

 (open)— 1, Alex. McKenzie and Harry Frank; 2, MacKendrick 

 Bros.; time, 10.01. 



NEWBURGH CANOE AND BOATING ASSOCIATION.-On 

 Sept. 21 Ne wburgh Bay was the scene of one of the most enjoyable 

 events of the season. The wind fresh from the northwest: one 

 could not wish for a better day. The entries for the ten-mile 

 race, mainsail yachts, were as follows: Flight, Dolphin, Annie, 

 Nabob, Jennie, Jessie. Flight, owned and sailed by Wm. T. Hil- 

 ton, won first prize, Dolphin second. The race for cruisers was 

 won by Mabel, sailed bv N. S. Smith, and the canoe race by Rat, 

 Grant E. Edgar. Fred B. Smith won the half-mite paddling 

 race, and the half-mile double scull race was won by Harry Shaw 

 and Chas. Low. After the races a reception was held at the club 

 house, and a very successful season was closed. 



NEW YORK C. C.-The fall regatta of the New York C. C. will 

 be held on Oct. 5, at the club house, off Stapleton, commencing at 

 2 P. M. The programme is as follows: 1. Unlimited sailing. 2. 

 Sailing keel canoes, 3. Unclassified sailing. 4. Man overboard 

 race. 5. Paddling race. 6. Tandem paddling race. 7. Live duck 

 race. 8. Upset race (weather permitting). The races are open to 

 all members of canoe clubs, and will be sailed under A.C.A. rules. 



PHOTOS OF THE MEET.— Mr. R, W. Anderson of Anne street, 

 Toronto, has now teady a good series of photos of the meet at 

 Stave Island, including the A. C. A. group, the circus, the tents 

 and the racing canoes. A list will be forwarded on request,, 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP.— Atlantic Division: F. D. Laughlin, 

 New York. 



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