Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1824-12-16
AQUATIC SPORT

AQUATIC SPORT.
The great match between tho boat "a Certain
ea"' oe;o"Finy 10 the British frsate Hn.sar,
- -7mer'ciH Star owned and rowcd by WbichnIi
f,ostu,an, was decided yesterday between II and
uoM ,,, ne weather was fine, and citizens
po"reo 'otth ny thousands and tens of thousauds "a
witness tins tra, OF muscle and skill between an a.
quar- nnmber OF picked mea from the ONLY ,wo N, .
IONS VINO can ever become rivals on the water. On
arriving NJ inc Battery, the was so rough tlla,
many feared a DISAPPOINTMENT B,i aIILou.,, r.,
me construction of the boas the .a,e oI
NE winds would NATURALLY operate ap ainst the Br,h
Hnn, yet Captain Harris, prouptly dele, mined NO,
~ d'sappoint the public expectation ami at ,L. nv
pointed time The signal gun announced that The race.
was begun. The Csrtain Death was n,anneL hy C,
ne crew o, the tiussar said to have been selected
'orthe speci. purpose of rowing that boat. Grom A.
n'"ng "the Thames Waiermep" supposrJ 10 ". ii.
iifst 1arsm.n IN the world. The New York boat by
| ,eur whitehall ooaimc", viz: Cornelius and Alfred
Camneyer, (bro'hers,) Richard Robin, and Sa",nsi
beaty, ami altered by John Magnus, The SON oT Al
charles Magnns, WhtrhaI oarsm,an, ali Amer.
sans. capt. Harris acted as coxsw,n Of his own
boai-Ihe race iook place in the Hudson river d.
noint AT which they were 10 ,urn bc;no G,.d -; Wv
stance oi about Two miles from the Friya,c and nj.
pao few yard, south OF Castle GarJen.-Can,a;n
enry Nop"son' OF this porI, was stationed on board
che Hussar, and started the boafs-Nr R,rIa,d
Sadler, one OF the judges, was seated m The nor,hs
stake boat, moored off the North Battery. .nI c.
ran" Barclay and Major Howard were the judges in
leo
we're the two Lieutenanis of tks H.ssar A, ,L
s'a't The Star shot ahead, but the British boat soon
gained upon her so as 10 lap half the length The
'ner'cans, soon pulled their boat entirely .be, |
Sert 'heit advantage, gaining CONSTANTLY mil The,
came IN, Leaving the British boat abou, six,v ro =;
the rear As they passe, the BRUSH boat Stationed
with the American and British Gags, at tho point of
termination o the race the red cross banner 10 =.
promptly struck, aud The vciors received with IN, q
;heers. The Ce'tuH Dcaih came in two m;nu,e,
afterwards and was nearly water, Iogged-.he wind
n "a IL nfsf ItAa e..
boats bcHg more or 'ess affected by Iaborino !, fhs
tougis OF the sen. Although the roughn.,s Of ,hs
water operaied more 10 the disadvantage of t;e r.,
tish than the American boat vel il IVA. man;c.., ~
the latter would nave beaien under apv c;rcn,, '"
ces lhe British oarsneD pulled by throwing h,cL
heir whole bodies though they were ,o,s;n. "
man OF war, while the Americans SAT erect, as
though they were part OF the boat and puile onj,
with their arms--thus working by shnT, .uoI.:
The consequence was, that the Americans made
rom ioryour TO tnry-six strokes in a minute while
The British averaged but 80. After IN. Iaco 49,.
concluded, the viciors rowed along in font of tic
battery and round the castle, which was cov.roJ
with people 10 the top of lis rauparta and thev
were eheefsd oy The poialace until they landed at
Nhtehaus'p, where they werc received on shore
with repeated and hearty cheers Shortly a(i.. n,
race several oil the officers ofihe Hussar landed M
NhItrhail, where they we're most heartily rheered
ny the winning patty--so that the most ayre.ahia
(pl't OF the sport is, thar no ungen,leman,o dr.,
ment on either side has taken place All The :, L.
aud every person who witnessed the race, speak in
he highrst terms of the honorable copduc, III c.,
xirTis and his officers, who testified their ,,,isr
ion al the msnner IN which The r,ce was con,nc,sJ
the stakes, being $4,000, were delivered TO The vic.
,ors in beautiful nurse, accompanied with a snr,o
OF laurel from he English parry 10 be worn I,v ,h.
eexswan Of the Star as a badge pfvictory In m,
afternoon, the V'cioIs sent deputafion on board IN,
f1ussar, TO invite her crew 20 ainneuf W.
3ere aware that considerable Interest," was exc;,ed
o, the occasion, and that the audable national feel
ing Of the British residents had induced them IN of.r
and ACCEPT many bes. But we had no idea oC the
nj The ~ eIInnt ut.-I.
ery. Hundreds Of well iroigh,ed small boais of all
shapes and sizes, were tossing upon the waves Xix q
80 many sea gus, while several steam boats filed
with people, were Iun"ing along al convenient dis.
iapces. In addition to all these, 1set Of sInone
cutters and pilot boats, swept up the river and wmI
the boats turned back again under full sail Unmarried
a fine effect 10 the water scene There wee also
rnm 20 To $4,000 people upon the wharves, battery,
C"sdo Garden, &c. The Star was built 6y w E.
Chamber some years since, and lost = race with the
.fso York, now at Mobile, where she is owned. IL
would be well 10 conclude the costest by presenluo
the Siar to Capt. Harris. The idea ia not bad one
(N Y. Com. Ids
The boat race, of which we hastily announ.
ced The result yesterday, terminated with
great harmony and good feeling AS many
thousands of persons, along the borders of the
d river witnessed the match without knowing
one boat from another, we give below n des-
cFipiion OF the boats and the dresses of their
crews. The statement that has been made
That the oarsmeD Of the Star, after the yicto-
y, offered TO change beats and run over again.
IS, we are desired by one Of them to state,
iBcorrect-no such offer was made.
Both boats crews with their friends, dined
tngether very sumptuously at Droze and
Hrysers--went in the evening to the Theatre,
returned to sup where they had dinec, and
wiki night and morning were finally safely
slowed away, and this morning the British
crew were returned on board the frga,e in
good order and we'll conditioned" and not
bit dissatisfied with Yankee fare and Yankee
kindness.
The WbHehalers have, we understand, de-
'ermlned to present The .Americou Star" Ia
Capt. Harris, as some return for the manly
sport he was the means Of bringing about
This is as il should be.
British Boa.
Rlaek, white mouldings. Crews dress
blue ir0~seTs, white Guernsey frocks, black
Geek handsereh'~fs, yelset jockey caps, with
Capt. HarT's's coat Of arms ON plate in front
Capt. Harris seered his own boat, dressed
with hunting coat, blue trowserg, Jockey
cap with plate.
american Boos. q.
Biacks with red streak. Oarsmen's dress
s-hite Guernsey ffocks, silk hdtfs. with like.
ness OF Washington on their hesds. Cor
slSalg sgrpe, With 3 red sssh round bis Yaist