New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-07-24
Crest Bont-Ence for tae Championship :
Wsrh the Victor.

Yesterday Joshua Ward Of Newburgh, and James
Han mill Of Pittsburgh rowed their great race FOR
81 coo and Tho championship of America, the
Hudson River ut Ponghkeepsie, and The result hsa
lsh Ward in possession of the title Of Champion,
which he Was deprived Of by his Iresent opponent
in their double match iast Summer on the S'huyI-
sill, at Phiiadephia. On that oco sion Ward was
beaten in both tue ihcc-n lie md iye-mi'e race. his
being no. IN fl condition for snch a sirug.lc
being the reason ALLEGED in extenpaion OF hi de-
Fat hnx'ors T. retrieve his lost laGfels, be chal
lengsd Ilamui again this Spring to rpw lin a race
oi ~. miles Tor the cum Of $40 eide tie race t.
he TuRed on the liuGspn River. iiamnill, Who
was anxious for Il match, iinueoia'ely agreed i0
Wards rrus and there wds 10 DELAY or difficulty
m hat cs>sitiai p0uion OF ,Be arfaugemeut---thr
stalking OF the iaoney.
Wan tr,'led ~ home, ~ Cornwall, near New
burlb dom. ~ bis work by hit self, and b- anA-
ir, 90 gri iusei into the finest p0fsOe condition
Mas ~ e,iceluei guaranty that he wonlt stare 10
eX-I.iJu 20 brIug about thnt result. hamui dId IA
r.flioB ~ his work az Pt,sburIf, nlisi.as "a tie
Harlem River, under the superintendent q. stephen
hOletts. the wcll known oarrul.n aud patron Of
apuaic sIoris IA this city. lie was ~ tivouc lh
tie betting slc0 e. 50 beng freely s'atef ~ ils
Pttsburgh psrii-anH on lis shining. y, confident
were thew that le would rele.t lac double PAI.Gcl-
.is victory tina. they boIrlrgly asserted be would
win by a q ar qsarier Of Il ale On tbs cc1.siun.
Nearly twenty thousand peof, were present. ihe
bank Of tie fiyer boiug dsnscly packed "ih I.ter-
es,ed spectators. Mr. = Roberts was appointed
nudge for iiamnl Mr. L. DonOhuc OF Newbur1h
Tor MAid. M Nj. Iluis W. NAMED re'eice.
At o'clock tie ,ignal gun Was ifed iur The ''r1;.
bri HamilL from come misnndc standing, d. 1905
strike -, oar INTO ar water ghii! Ward naI dai ia
. cl AZ !,ugtA aGc.d nu4 HE Iilau!fI jutg ltl
called upon tim 10 yo. llis quick powerful -; 80
,.-u u b. Am al toston ven terms with hiso. 20
nput, Lu The latter, ,.i'l!n@ down, 10 ms Y"rI.
fp~ed 10 stca4y, regular nnd elective style. Dc
10 enahic h.n 20 maintain lad OF turce length. %
Tho =ak,-.oars, $40 miles and n bali distant, AID
arouri which they hnd to turn. Her, ilagilI gsutd
on him a couple Of lrucihs. turning much quicker
than ard bus as they hi.i fairly got INTO
tis hon. r1urre, tho latter put on The steam and
rna trg i4 8 sf,lr worthy 81 Mo psmie.t d.yz,
when our be-i oarsmen tad 10 ,uc,umb 10 hin, he
..a.e home g.,.aut winner ~ ten l-Dsths IA ~
minute 90 -.copds, aud ,hus recovered his forfeited
ti,lo 81 Champion Otosr,n OF America"
Az objection WIS faifcf uy n .mlil On The ground
that N4L Lad lunicd him gong dawn the course
10 he stske-51lfr. IL sas invest gated by tie
Inl.c. " to toYk the evidence of Iarrie- who were
lie ,ots bs and without hrstaipn they decided that
alleged giiug wac purely accidental ami could rot
l.. avoided. and deodrd ihsi Ward had fairly won
the raca aud money. Another match will IA all
probability BE arranged Lttw,cn the sglc parties.
Tie iu.hurgn division dropped very heavily on the
rase being 90 anxious 80 invest on their towBsru.n
.i.4u ticy laid any s0r, ol Odd.. TO b-i
'their flvsrlte.' Ward rJWei IN u new shell boat
butt puTp,sslf fpr the race. and uHmei the PICK
Al. inu.' after TIE party who ut.-ented II - hin.
a ,nmill rowei the Alexander KIM" being the
sane boat IN which be mad preyIou-ly defeated
NaFd lAri summer.