Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-06-29

Newburgh The graceful small waists have just reach
ed Orange county and really the style
look more beautiful than these very pretty young
creatures
DO you ever pray a Tuesday y asked of one OF
the prettiest young ladies could pick out
She looked at me a moment. if in doubt what l
meant.
Because if you do" continued lit is said that the
spirit of the elements always grants the prayers asked
by youth and beauty, and thought word in prayer
from you might help to clear up the weather for the
boat race"
1t was then raining very hard and within half an hour
of four o'clock
The sweet girl smiled but said nothing-however
smile from some female faces tells than all the
speeches spoken by Mr. Van Buren, since he ceased
the respectable business of selling cabbages Kinder
hook So the sky cleared, the black clouds drew Off
and in few seconds found myself, as it were by en-
chantment, the stand the end OF the Hight anders
wharf surroundedby the Judges the beautiful ladies'
and the West Point Band, playing the national anthem
What fine sight that moment all Newburgh present
ed Every roof, mast, window, wharf were filled with
human beinss-the river with steamboats, and small
craft sloop anchored in the stream, little distance
from the Shore and covered with flags the starting
point. Along line from this sleop TO the Brewery
Dock on the Newburgh shore the boats rang
ed ready for the signal Nearest the western shore
was
zELLE scarlet boat, red and white dress red and white
HIeaLAN6 WAVE black white dress blue and white cap
hss and white dress raw aarN New Yo,
HLcySs greens greenland white dress, green and white
PEAsL white blse and white checked dress straw hat
MsEavA, E. India Particular, red and white Dress red
g. CoRsAIR black; green and dress, red cap-New
burgh
The distance be rowed IL miles down the ri
YER along the Newburgh Shore opposite Capt Robin
sons place and back the starting point making miles
in all.
AT length the signal given little after o'clock,
the shower past and gone, and the magnificent Caaski
looking down to see the sport The gun fred-the
rowers spang upon the all nearly abreast Of each
other. The excitement was great-every eye strained
to the point the music rolling the
who's ahead p who's ahead 7" resounded from
all quarters.
"The Wave-the Wave"
"What, the Highland Wave p cried Ncwburgher
jumping out of his skin.
.Ne-no-'tis the black-the blue and white dress"
Blue and white foreverv' cried New Yorker
a the New York Wave is ahead"
NO matter the green and white is next"
"The Corsair forever" cried Newburgher.
"Oh my heart said pretty girl in blue, where's
the blue and white capr'
Are you sick 2" asked her young beau.
"Ne-no-where' the Highland Wave where's the
Highland waver'
"Ah! haw said her beau in chagrin,
my loves in the Highlands,
Ny love Is not here.r
The boats had now passed the Highanders Wharf
the New York Wave healing, next the Ne~burgh Cor
sar, the Gull. AT this the excitement
quite high-but breaihess and silent.
What black boat is that ahead of the New York
waver
That is a Poughkeepsie barge regular boat. She
is rowed by protested waermes; few old whalers,
and started ahead"
ooh! that's not fair"
mo matter; they row for fun for prize, they
are not entered Bgad but they go !"
BETS were at this time in favor Of the New
York Wave, who steadily keeping the lead the
Poughkeepse loafer being ahead of her about three
lengths Within short distance Of the turning station,
the New York Wave made pull pass the leafer the
latter into her course and impeded them.
Approaching the turn the boats became nearly undis.
tngushabe the spectators in consequence Of a hea-
w shower Of rain having down from the Caats
kill upon them During this blow, the New York Gull
passed the Newburgh Corsar, and kept three
lengths ahead all the way, thus coming mp the river
the New York boats, Wave, Gull. and after them, both
the Newburgh boats Corsair and Highland Wave.
Ashley approached the Hghlandes's wharf.-the excite
ment doubled handkerchiefs waved shouts rent the
air and every variety Of emotion escaped from the
crswd. In the last quarter Of the heat, the New York
Wave left the other boats considerably, and accsrdrgt
the report Of the judges they out in the following
order and time -
The New York wave % min. N SC.
Gull, ~ 90
The Newburpk Corsair, %
!" highland Wave,
The other boat namely,
The Pougheeepsie loafsr ahead Of ALI
The West Point band poured out splendid Ti.
umphal harmony the heavens poured out equally splen-
did wind and rain; the assembled crowd the air