The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-20


Seconds.
[FFom the Manchester Examiner, Judy 5th.l
The great scullers' race between Kel-
ley, of London, and Hamill, of Ameri-
lea, for E250 n side, five miles, took
place on the Tyne, yesterday morning
and was won by Kelley by nearly half
a mile.
THE WEATHER AND THE COURSE.
The weather was as mild as could be
desired, scarcely more than a ripple
disturbing the surface of the water.
More than dozen reamers, all heavily
laden, lay off the quay. The high
thronged with people.
THE CHAMPIONS.
Hamill was the first to put in an ap-
pearance, which he did shortly before
seven O'Clock, on the Mansion House
Quay. He was accompanied by his
brother, Mr.. John Hamill, Mr.. J.
Laughlin and John MaCkey, the latter
carrying his sculls. HamiIl looked the
picture of good health and sound train
between his arrival and when he had to
get into his skiff, he walked leisurely
up and down the quay.
AT five minutes past seven Kelley
came down the river in his cutter,
which was steered by G. Drewitt, and
at the Mansion House quay he alighted
upon the raft. He did not go ashore
personally looked after his skitf,
which was rowed down close after the
cutter.
READY FOR THE RACE.
Precisely at ~ o'clock, both men got
into their skiffS, Kelley being tho first
to pull OFT from the shore.
Hanill lost no timein following suit.
Meanwhile, the cutters of the respec-
tive men rowed to their stations, that
belonging to Kelley, with Drewitt in
the bow to coach him up, took up her
position at the second pier of the High
Level Bridge from the north shore, that
being kelley's side according to the re-
suit of the toss.
Hamill was attended by Jack Clas-
per, in another eight streaked boat by
George Strong. Both men padded oil
to their respective cutters, and at once
prepared themselves for the coming
contest. Kelley soon doffed his tlan-
nels and straw hat, which he handed
into his cutter, and then laid his boat
end on to the stream.
Hamill not having any superfluous
clothing of which to divest himself, al
lowed his skitf just to lie aport the
stream until Kelley should be ready.
"THEY'RE oFF!"
Exactly at twenty-one minutes to
eight o'clock the cry was raised "they're
off" they're off," and so indeed they
were, but so easy did they get away
that it was almost impreceptible. AT
the first two strokes, Kelley's skiff
shot out ahead, and in a few more he
had his stern clean past Hamill's.
THE STROKES.
Kelley pulled his usual long launch
ing strokes while that of Hamill's was
,af VI,S, 1,I,
nearly two to one of Kelley's. It was
plainly apparent from the start that
these would have but little effect, when
pitted against those of the English
champion, for although at first he had
the appearance of coming up to Kelley,
the latter soon shook him of, and not
only so, but at the Skinnerburn was
leading the American by about a length.
The latter, however, nothing daunted,
gave way with will, his strokes now
setting down to about three to two of
helley's, but although he pulled vigor-
ouSly, his strokes seemed to have but
little effect.
KELLEY's STROKES TELLING.
The cheering on board the special
steamers was tremendous, the people
on board shouting Justify to their re-
friends of the American still thinking
that he had chance. By the time
they had arrived ut Grindstone Quay,
however, Kelley's long and powerful
stroke was telling immensely in his fl-
vor, so much SO indeed that at this
point he had his boat completely clear
by upwards of n length, and was giving
Hamill the benefit of his back water.
The cheering on board the boats was
now taken up by the people on the
shore, who run in body along the
quay in pursuit of the two skitfs. OPP
posite the lead factory, both men had
settled down into a steady stroke-that
of Hamill not being now so rapid as at
the commencement.
Kelley had evidently the advantage
in style; each stroke seemed to make
the interval wider and wider between
the two boats, until at the gas works
he had added another length to the gap
between them. 0
HAMILL PULLS A PLUCKY STERN RACE.
Hamill, however, was pulling a
plucky stern race, for his strokes, after
setting down to their regular averages,
never taltered in the slightest, nOtwith-
standing the fact that Kelley was lead
ing him to the extent he was.
THE GAP wIDENs.
The English champion gradually i'm
proved his position until getting near
Watterson. There Kelley was fully
four lengths ahead, and there were
cries that Hamill was done up, These
were met by the assertion, and perhaps
belief on the part of some, that he was
only saving himself for the finish.
This belief, however, was a delusion,
Kelley, admirably piloted by Drewitt,
gradually increasing the gap between
the boats.
EFFORTS TO KEEP HAMILL STRAIGHT.
Jack Clasper did all he could to keen
Hamill straight, but could not succeed
At Clasper's boat house Harry shot
ahead magnificently, so much so in
deed as to obtain lead of at least ten
lengths.
THE AMERICAN CHEERED.
Hamill steered to the north side oi
the course to gain some slight advan-
tage, it possible, and the movement
lost him some little ground, while Kel-
ley, amid tremendous cheering, was
still gaining. At the lower end of the
Anime, great cheering burst forth, as 1t
was seen that the American looked
ahead and then pulled vigorously for
about score of strokes, and that he
must possibly by this gain perhaps a
length, but Kelly saw the move and
did the same.
KELLEY NINE LENGTHS AHEAD.
Here Kelley was, at modest reckon
ing, eight or nine lengths ahead. The
steamers were in no way pressing upon
the last man, and good course was
kept for the competitors. ...
HAArILL STILL LOSING GROUND.
Kelley seemed to ease himself a trifle,
although he was pulling as fast as his
opponent. On passing the blast fur
naces, there were loud shouts that it
was all over; that HaInill would never
last, as he was continually losing
ground.
Armstroug's Quay was next reached
where Kelley had gained in very
short space of time, three or four more