The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-07-28

~ WHY HamffI Lest the Races
The New York Clipper, in an edit ORAL
sav that the result has disappointed us,
is but to express the feelings Oh nIne
tenths of the American people VINO take-
an interest in, aquatic sports anG Inis
feeling of disappointment Is heign'enou
by the knowledge that the Engiisn oars.
man achieved an easy victory over tne
American, for certainly MT. Kelly was
NOT Obliged to exert himself to any e1,
traordinary efforts in either race. We all
know what Hamill has done at home
we all know that with his short anu
sharp stroke he has defeated the iohg'
swinging stI oke Of Ward and otner
boating celebrities--wekno know thaI nc nas
never before tired in o race for winch no
hos trained-we have seen him pun his
Ave miles and come in at the finlsn appa-
rantlv az fresh as when going his hrst
,,;iaHwa also know that in a private tri-
81 IN the TYNE course he has made the
distance in five minutes better time han
Kellv made il on the 4th of July, and
that he also has beaten the best time the
TYNE course was ever rowed in. How
then shall we attemptto account for his
easy defeat The match has been con-
Quoted from beginning to end, on both
sides, in the m st honorable manner rom
the moment of Hamill's arrival at New
castle until his departure therefron he
has been treated as one OF their own py
the kind hearted residents of that town;
thew have done everything for his COM
fort and left nothing fair undone to
insure his success; the sympathles OF the
whole people were with him: the course
was kept clear, and 10 man ever rec "
ed fairer play than Hamill received in
his matches on the Tyne. Eyerytl ing
was in his favor, and yet he susteinei a
sad defeat. A very ridiculous letter
appeared ia the Herald on the 2lst,
purportipg to have been written at
Newcastle on.tle.Tyne, in which the
writer says that facts had come to hght
showing that Hamill's boat had been
tempered with, that, by pressure -on
the seat, an obstruction under the boat
showed itself, and this obstruction re.
tarded the progress OF the craft III Tue
water, that detectives were a1ter Tue
suspected par lies, and that bets on the
races should not be given up, etc. ~ Is
scarcely necessary TO pronounce the
whole thing a canard, evidently concoc-
ted in this city for betting purposes.
There is not the slightest foundation for
any such report; it was in the keeping OF
Hamiil's own brother and trainer, and to
accomplish any thing of the kind would
take considerable time. No, the race
was fair in every respect, and no. a
shade Of suspicion of foul play can be
attached to aIt one Hamill did his
best to VIE, hat we believe; there
ara times III mans career when,
in an carr est desire to accom-
plish some gre &c purpose 4he over.ta xes
himself, and ia at the very moment that
success seems within his grasp. Such
appears to have been the case with
Hamill-he se' out determined to win If
hard work, Co slant practices and the
will to do so, could attain that result.
No man ever worked harder or moro
steadily; up to the very morning OF the
9TH he felt col tident of winning; but the
continued strain and excitement had
proved too much for him, and when the
moment came - which he had SO long
looked forward, ere he had progressed
i.~h The dista, e in the race, both men.
tai and pm fornes gave evidence OF
exhaustion, tol une or twU uve---:--s he
seemed at a !, as to whittier he was
goip =, and also fell off in the quickness
and power of his stroke. In his com
men able desire to win the important
mat b in which he was engaged, the
poor fellow rvertaxed both head and
hand, and fell before the powerful arm
of tie Champion of the Thames. Kelley
is deserving OF all praise for the manner
in which he pulled off both events; he
was not in favor with the people OF
New castle, w . manifested in every
way their preference for the American
vet in the face IF this unfriendly feeling
towards him ne never faltered, but
rowed the race, the same as If he had
been ameng las own London division
only. Let us ut censure Hamill for his
failure to win, he is entitled rather,tc
our sympathy md support, for no one
will dare say that he did not do his
best 10 attain the great object of his
amb iou