The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-07


IL shall be established. viii be virtually his end.
Execution will inevitably follow, unless escape should
that But tins, imagine, will be impossible,
after a. mosons to increased vigilance suge sed By
the recent escape Of Coppe and Cook from the Jail At
Governor Wise has recently purchased farm 10 pru-
Cess Anne cosn'y, within eight mcs Of Norfolk. He has
not however, determined whether he shall reside there
or not u Is supposed he will select some place In tho
Deghborhood Of Redmond for ais re.ldencs ~
Understand is the intention " all the officers Of the
First regiment Of Virginia Volunteers to give sore
Lade All evening or two previous W the Close Of bis term
He has become great favorc with the whole regiment
and no wonder for il 10 the impulse given to il by the
Governor that has rendered to-day what IT, In point
OF discipline and equipment It In surpassed BY any
regiment Of the same strength Ia thu Union. ~
mas Tie as 2 un Is. r.
January next The Senate agreed 10 adjourn the 22d~
to meet again on the 81 Of January.
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Sporting Intelligence.
MORE INTERNATIONAL MATCHEs-CHALLBN0E From
THE CHAMPION OARsxAN OF ENGLAND TO rRR
CHAMPION OF The AMERICAN WATERS THE AArCa
TO CONE OFF ON TIRE HUDSON RIvKR--Irs AMOUNT
AND CONDITIONS, ETC. Tow
International matches between America and England
Seem to be fashion ., the No sooner had
cur s,aworh champion Of the prize ring thrown down his
bold cartel Of defiance to his transatlantic rival Tom Say
ers and challenged hin, to combat in the twenty four feet
roped arena for physical supremacy aud the champion
ship OF the world than shores invaded by q
band Of the best and choicest crcksters Of England who
boldly offered to encounter double their number Of the
pick Of players In the manly and athletic recreation Of
cricket Successful in all their matches 10 this country,
their Ton fortune has probably stimulated other English
professors Of manly sports to chslenge to trials Of skill
Jus American has left our shores 10
battle msnully for the championship Of England, bold
def comes soundng the Atlantic from the champion
Of Great Britain the champion Of the American
waters, challenging him to match on his own river
the noble Hudson for 500 side and the championship
OF the world. He will here and the MATCH
either in May June, providing be allowed the Of
$500 for his expenses he will slow the American oham
pon the same amount he will 60 over to England and
row on the river Tyne at Newcastle. The following ID bis
letter, addressed TO the editor Of Bars Life IN Lomdm
NJ EoaoR-seeine paragraph in the New York pa
pers that the American champion wanted to row the cham
piop OF the Thames on the river Hudson, beg state
that will row hum for $500 side he will give &l00 for
expenses, 10 come on IN the month of May juno 1900
the editor OF Beps Lye TO be stakeholder Should he
think the expenses TOO high, will allow him the Same
amount 10 upon the river Newcastle Should he agree
, ah p p, an answer through & re viii g a.
The present champion Of American oarsmen Mr. JOSH
Ward Of Newburg, this State. His claim 10 The titIe
has been maintained in many well contested The
Of New York, Newburg and Boston. At the grand
regatta for the champion scallers silver belt and teo
rowed At Staten Island ia October OF last year. be was VIC
toyous beating easily such crack oarsmeI Rsncon Of
Ne1burg; Andy Fay and Daw, Of New York Two weeks
Afterwards be the champion scuers at Boston,
beating Doyle, Whitman AMI wels OF that city, and his
od opponents pa~, OF New York. and HaBcon, OF New
burg. Whether be will accept the Engush oarsmans
challenge rmains TO be secn, yet he has had hardly
lime become acquainted with the circumstance OF the
obsenPe offered him. he is about % years OF age five
'eet ten inches 10 height and possess well knit mus
GUAR frame IN
Robert Chambers, the champion of the Thames, was
born ia the town oil Newcastle Tyne, place which
long been celebrated for m Waterman He is in biz Goth
year. Stances feet 9s inches in height, weighs 1854 Ibs
ard is powerfully built young fellow with constitution
hat will stand an thing His frs single cared match
s @ Inn Soo nsn e s as an
et IN 1863 In 1906 he conjunction with the celebra
ted Harry Casper, Pocock ann Mckinney, won the
champion fouroayed prize OF $500 at the Royal Thames
National Regatta, beating some ine In the same
regatta he ADDED to his ar.is by winning the prize
III the scuiers race 10 1866 he forced
70 Hsry CARER in fne contest for the championship of
The Tyne In the following year he won two matches
1867, The Roy Thames Natona, Regatta he again car
red Of The champion $500, with j. H. Gasper, A. Madi-
and H. Casper and in the scuers Prize be was also
SUCCESSFUL beating in the final beat Mckinney Ralph and
ffner The game year at Durham Regatta he again took
the Patrons plate the crew consisting Of himself R. Cas
Ter, John Casper and Harry Casper. He also
same regatta the scuers prize, beating T. Casper
the final heat At The Manchester and Stafford Regatta
1857, with Madison, be the pair race beating
1hos Bruce and Edwin winsbp and Tay lor ana Williams
two fine pairs and in tbs same regatta be carried
O Sept n ISL he roweo and beat Area Psn Hea ~
Wands~oh this race arising out OF the scullers match
to the regstta at Putney They rowed for floo side
to Finch's when Chambers up, and for short
time they were scull and scul. Al Craven however,
Chambers had taken his opponents water. Ralph was
evidently far unmatched, and eventually beaten
ensy Chambers doing the "A minutes 80 se
conds. In December Of the same year meeting Of hs
hackers and friends was called at Eewcsse when tes
tmcnia was presented 70 him, in copsiderston Of his
ability and SUCCESS as scuer and oarsmen, and good
Conduct as man. Up TO bis race with Ralph he had been
Pudder, as ID termed, IN iron foundry In the
North, but his friends now considering thss be would