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THE  NEW YORK CLIPPER  ANNUAL.
 

Hudson and Saratoga Amateur Rowing Associations, died
—N, Y. City,

May 5—Peter Kemp beat Ed, Hanlan, scullers' race,
$5,000 and championship of the world, 3 miles 330yds,;
21m. 36s.-Sydnev, N. S, W,

May 20—W, Paine beat H, A. Ball, $500 and champion¬
ship of British Columbia, 3 miles; 20m. 50s.—Victoria, B.
C.

May 30—John J. Joyce beat J. A. Ten Eyck, $500,3miles,
turn; 20m. 323^s.—Lake Quinsigamond, Mass.

June 2—Steamer Etruria, Cunard line, arrived at Sandy
Hook, U. S., from Queenstown, Ireland, in 6d. Ih. 55m.,
mean time.

June 7—Yacht Gleam run down and sunk by steamer
Joppa, her owner, T. Harrison Garrett, being lost—near
Baltimore, Md.

June 13—J. W. Kennedy beat F. A. Plaisted, $500, 3
miles, turn; 27m. 73^s.—Lake Quinsigamond, Mass.

June 13—Ed. Hanlan beat E. A. Trickett, $5,000—Rock-
hampton, Queensland.

June 22—Yale University crew beat University of Penn¬
sylvania, 8 oars, 3 miles, straightaway; 21m, 193^s,—New
London, Ct.

June 24-30—Steve Brodie swam and paddled down the
Hudson River from Albany to N. Y. City.

June 26—Yale College Freshmen beat University of Pa.
Freshmen, 8 oars, 2 miles, straightaway; 11m. 32s.—New
London, Ct.

June 30—Jacob Baltz, amateur oarsman, drowned—Phil¬
adelphia.

July 1—Louis Polsen, amateur oarsmen, fatally injured
by a collision—Lake Calumet, 111.

July 4—Robert W. Flack lost his life while attempting
the passage of the rapids in the Niagara River in an open
boat.

July 11—Jonathan Gillingham, ex-amateur oarsman and
secretary of the Schuylkill Navy, died—Philadelphia, Pa.

July 13—Henry E. Searle beat James Stansbury, $1,000,
3 miles 330yds.; 19m. 53s.—Parramatta River, N. S. W.

July 16—Wingfield Sculls and amateur championship
won by Guy Nickalls; 23m. 36s.—Thames, Eng.

July 18—Captain Roland F, Coffin, yachting reporter,
died-^Shelter Island, R. I.

July 21—American Yacht Club's annual steam yacht
race, about 80 miles; Stranger first, 5h. 3m. 50s.; Susque¬
hanna second, Tillie third—L. I. Sound.

July 26—G. W. Lee beat Hugh Wise, $1,000,3 miles, turn;
20m. 17s.—Toronto, Ont.

Aug. 1—Doggett's Coat and Badge won by C. R. Harding
—Thames, Eng.

Aug. 1—Scullers' race, championship of Halifax Harbor,
3 miles; J. Fleming first, in 23m. 37s.; Lovitt second—
Halifax, N. S,

Aug. 3—Double sculling match, $5,000 and championship
of America, 3 miles, turn; J. G. Gaudaur and J. McKay
defeated J. Teemer and A. Hamm; 19m. 25s.—Saratoga
Lake, N. Y.

Aug. 7—Lawrence Donovan, of New York, drowned in
the Thames River, after having jumped from the Charing
Cross railway bridge, Eng.

Aug. 10—Annual yacht race for the Goelet Cups; Sloops-
Volunteer first, 8h. 21m. 35s.; Katrina second. Schooners
—Sachem first, 8h. 27m. 48s.; Grayling second—off New¬
port, R. I.

Aug. 11—Match race, 4 oars, 3 miles; Bradfords beat
Riversides; 21m.—Boston, Mass.

Aug. 12—Jack Williams, with hands and legs bound,
swam down the Mississippi River, from Alton, 111., to St.
Louis, about 25 miles; over 8h.

Aug. 15—William O'Connor defeated George Lee, 3 miles,
turn; 21m. 29s.—Toronto Bay, Can.

Sept. 1—Steamer Owego arrived at Chicago, 111., from
Buftalo, N. Y.; 61h. 22m.—beat record.

Sept. 14—Henry Searle beat Christian Neilson, 3 miles
330yds., straightaway; 21m. 3434s.—Sydney, Aus.

Sept. 16—C. A. Percy passed through the whirlpool,
Niagara River, in a lifeboat; then, being thrown out,
swam through the rapids to Lewiston, 3 miles, where he
was picked up in an exhausted condition; boat lost

Sept, 22—Steamer Etruria, Cunard Line, arrived at
Sandy Hook from Queenstown, Ireland, in 6d. Ih. 50m.,
beating record.

Sept. 28—Peter Kemp beat Edward Hanlan, $5,000 and
championship of the world, 3 miles 330yds.; 21m. 25s.—
Sydney, N. S. W.

Oct. 1—Match race, schooners Grayling and Sachem,
best 2 in 3 races, 20 miles, $10,000, commenced; l,Gray-
ling won; 2, Grayling disabled. Sachem winning—off
Newport, R. I.

Oct. 8—G. A. Blake, amateur, plunged 75ft. 7in,, beating
record—London, Eng,

Oct. 18—J. Nuttall defeated J. Finney, J, Collier and
others in his first professional swimming race, 1,000yds.;
14m. 1734s., the best time on record—London, Eng.

Oct. 26—Harry Vail beat Dan Galanaugh, $600, 3 miles,
turn ; 23m.—St. John, N. B.

Oct. 29—Peter Kemp beat Neil Matterson, $5,000 to
$1,500, 3 miles 330yds.; 22m. 26^s.—Sydney, Aus.

Nov. 24—William O'Connor beat John Teemer, scullers'
match, $2,000 and the championship of America, 3 miles,
turn; 20m. 33s.—Washington, D. C.

Nov. 26-Dec. 1—Swimming race, 10 hours daily; Miss
 

Alice Beckwith beat Miss Rogers; 42 miles 41 laps—Bos¬
ton, Mass.

Nov. 27—William Beach beat Edward Hanlan, scullers'*
match, $5,000, 3 miles 330yds.; 21m. 15s.—Sydney, Aus.

Dec, 10—Henry E. Searle won the final heat in the in¬
ternational scullers' regatta, $2,000—Brisbane, Aus.

1889.

Feb. 13—Steve Brodie paddled and floated down the East
River from Ninetieth Street to the Battery in a rubber life
saving suit—N Y. City.

March 3—William O'Connor beat J. G. Gaudaur, less,
than 3 miles; 19m. 45s.—San Francisco Bay, Cal.

March 15—James E, Smith, yacht builder, died—Nyack,
N.Y.

March 31—Swimming race, 204 metres (223.1-lOyds.), 5-
turns, amateur championship of Vienna; H. T. Braun
won; 3m. 19%s.—Vienna, Aus.

April 7—Hugh Beirne, alias "Rappahannock," veteran
Batterv boatman, died, 5.5—N. Y. City.

April 20—Steve Brodie paddled and floated down the
Harlem and East Rivers from Harlem Bridge to the Bat¬
tery, clad in rubber suit; 2h. 40m.—N. Y. City.

April 29—Leander Waterbury, veteran amateur oars¬
man, died, 47—Brooklyn, N. Y.

April 30—Swimming race, obstacle, 68 metres; H. T.
Braun won—Diana Bath, Vienna, Aus.

May 8—Steamer City of Paris, Inman"line, arrived at
Sandy Hook, 5d. 23h. 7m., from Queenstown, Ire.; 511 miles
run in 24h.

May 12—Tom Green, veteran oarsman, died—Putney,.
Eng.

May 18—Atalanta Boat Club beat New York Athletie
Club, match race, 8 oars, shells, 13^ miles; 8m. 123^s.—N.
Y. City.

May 18—Steamer Augusta Victoria, Hamburg line, ar¬
rived at Sandy Hook, 7d. 2h. 30m. from Southampton, Eng.

May 19—Initial regatta at Tacoma, W. T., $1,000; Wm.
O'Connor won, H, G, Peterson second. A, Hamm third, G.
W. Lee fourth.

May 25—Amateur double scull match, Atalanta vs.
Varuna Boat Clubs; fouls, referee declared Atalanta the
winner—Newark, N. J.

May 30—Sloop yacht Titania beat sloop Shamrock, $750*
prize, 27 miles; 2h. 49m. 35%s.—Long Island Sound.

May 30—William O'Connor won scullers' race, $1,500;
Al. Hamm second, H. G. Peterson third, G. W. Lee fourth
__Seattle W. T.

June 3-^Sloop Katrina beat sloop Shamrock, match race^
24 miles; 5h. 4m. 8s—Outside Sandy Hook.

June 5—Sloop Katrina beat Shamrock, match race, 32;
miles; 4h. 9m. 19s.—Sandy Hook.

June 7—Sloop Katrina beat Shamrock, match race, 31
miles; 5h. 27m. 6s.—N. Y. Y. C. inside course.

June 11—Atalanta Boat Club beat Columbia College B.
C, eight oars, 2 miles; 9m. 22s.—Newark, N. J.

June 27—College 8 oared shell race, 4 miles, university
crews; Cornell won, Columbia second. University of Penn¬
sylvania third—New London, Ct.

July 3-5—Royal Henley Regatta; C. G. Psotta, American
amateur champion sculler, defeated in final heat of the-
sculls by Guy Nickalls—Henley-on-Thames, Eng.

July 18—First of series of races between sloops Katrina.
and Titania, 24 miles; Titania won, Katrina disabled soon
after start—outside Sandy Hook. 21, second race, 32"
miles, Titania won; 4h. 6m. 45s.—inside course. 22, third
race, 31 miles, Katrina beat Titania; 3h, 49m. 3s.—N. Y. Y.
C. inside course.

July —Wingfield Sculls and amateur championship'
won by Guy Nickalls—Thames, Eng.

Aug. 1—Doggett's Coat and Badge won by G. McK.
Green, J. N.Wheeler second; 47m. 42s.—Thames River,
Eng.

• Aug. 9—Annual yacht race for the Goelet Cups, 37 miles;:
winners: Schooners—Sea Fox first. Grayling second;
sloops—Titania first, Katrina second—off Newport, R. I.

Aug. 20—Miss Annie Johnson remained under water in
a tank 3m. 10s., beating record for females—London, Eng.

.4.ug. 25—Carlisle D. Graham went through Niagara,
rapids in a barrel—Niagara River, N. Y.

Aug. 26—First race for Weld Cup, 40ft. yachts, 20 miles^
won by Chiquita, Gorilla second; 3h. 20m. 34. Aug. 27,
second race, 24 miles; Minerva won, PapDOse second.
Aug. 28, third race, J20 miles; Minerva won. Papoose sec¬
ond; 4h. 9m. 54s. Aug. 29, final race, 24 miles; Minerva
won, Chiquita second. Papoose third; 41i.—off Marble¬
head, Mass.

Aug. 28—Steamer City of Paris, Inman line, arrived at
Sandy Hook, 5d- 19h. 18m. from Queenstown, Ireland.

Sept, 6—Edward B, Rankin, sporting journalist and au¬
thority on rowing matters, died,. 42—Downer Landing,
Mass,

Sept. 7—A. Meffert, amateur, swam a mile, against time,.
110yds. stretch, in 32m. 56%s., creating new records at all
distances above 110yds.—Locust Grove, L. I.

Sept. 9—Scullers' match, $5,000 and the championshio of
the world, 43^ miles; H, A, Searle beat W. O'Connor; 22m.
42s.—Thames, Eng.

Sept 13—Scullers' match, $1,000, about 3 miles, J. G.
Gaudaur vs. John Teemer; Gaudaur finished first, foul
claimed and race ordered tdbe rowedlover; stakes drawni
—McKeesport,. Pa..