The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-10-12
The Champion Scullers' Race at Staten
Island.

Yesterday afternoon, between the hours of four and
six O'Clock, there was an immense excitement at Staten
Island in and near the Nautilus Hotel
Those interested in aquatic sports, and those par
ticulary interested and those interested in all other
kinds of sports and sporting matters generally were
there gathered together in pretty good number there
being about eight thousand persons present The Naut
lus ammed inside and out and the narrow slope of
grass front thicky covered with spectators as
bee hive at swarmng time.
The little bay beneath dotted from the landing to
the fort Fort Iafayette) with all kinds Of diminuve
craft well filled with living freight the docks house
tops and and all available sites thronged by an
excited crowd
At minute after four O'Clock the race commenced
The placed line with the stake boat in the
following order-Nearest the Shore No. l. was DAVIS
boat next, No. 2 Hncon, tho Newburg mans boat next
| Andy Fay's, No. 3; and next-the outer boat-Jos
Wards the Major Morton, built by himself, and by the
| by, also himself Newburg man.
The prize was for champions belt, worth sl25 and
manufactured by Tiffany Co., besides 500 cash The
prize for the second best boat or rather VICTOR the
| sum Of $32
The judges in the starting stake boat were COL Ray
Tompkins, Mr. Peter Murphy, Mr. James Lee Mr.. James
the fort i've miles distant, Mr. j. Jeremiah, Mr. Charles
McSay, Mr. Thomas White and Mr.; Henry Dougherty.
The weather was excellent for the sport There was
little wind and the tide flowing gave zest to the
SPORT by making necessary for the rowers to pull hard
at the start and exert their skill in avoiding the strongest
currents and then lay themselves for speed on the
homestrctch after turning the lower stake boat.
At the word, boat No DAVIS boat shot in straight
line for the shore, and Rugged the shore the lower
stake boat Daw evidently supposed that he would get
advantage by this cruise, by getting into the best and
easiest eddes The other boats struck bee line for the
stake boat and although Wards the outer boat and
had the strongest current to oppose he thirteen
seconds ahead of Fay, Fay five seconds ahead of Daw
and Daw eleven seconds ahead Of Hancon. This at
| the lower stake boat
After turning the stake boat the fort Jos Ward had
| things nearly all his way He was ahead through
out, and on nearing the dock at least three lengths
ahead Of every competitor, coming first and making
the five miles in 1910, and winning the champion belt
Andy Fay came in second, Daw third and Hancon fourth
The excitement as the victor stepped of his boat
most enthusiastic. The Nautilus was alive with all
kinds Of vivacty. Speaking naucally all her sails were
set and those that shalt over filed full freshly
| TO the breeze.
The affair ended with the presentation of the belt to
| Jos. Ward speech from Colonel Ray Tompkns, and
also from Captain Jim Turner, and finally dinner cham
\ payne. toasts, &c, in the Nautilus
The bet the champion prize, is very massive, OF solid
silver p. inches wide and quite thick. On semi
circle yacht regatta is represented, the other boat
race the upper part Of the circle being with
and the two semcirces divided by shield and eagle