The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-07-05
The D.yin Newburs.
BOAT RActsa-6REAsB POLES AND rrGs-sAcS
RACES AND rooF RioEs-JosH WARD, the Ex
CHAMPION. AGATN HATEN

BOAT RActsa-GREAsp POLES AND rrGs-sAck
RACES AND rooT R oEs-JosH WARD, the Ex-
CHAMPION, AGAN BATES.
Heretofore NewburE Wis wont TO be extremely hiar
Gus on the Fourth OF Juf Yesterday she wss rather
tame; that the enthu asm or patriotism OF the old
settlers had died lat the young blood had lost its
electricity; but as wind md had much TO do with
the sports or the day Old Boreas Neptune their
faces against the whole affair and general dsappolnt.
mcnt the consequence
In the morning tho people began TO assemble as early
~ nine o'clock and 1T ten the committee announced
that any person ambitious OF climbing certain suSpi
oous looking pole would be rewarded with prize OF
twenty dollars The feat was undertaken by several,
who failed. At last boy named sloan succeeded in
putting hts hand the top but tho money refused
him the ground that the pole had been properly
greased-ony soaped down II then thoroughly
slushed down and twenty dollar greenback nailed
The top to be tho PROPERTY Of bin that could gel - ne
Next creased pig was lot loose; and after many
sughable scenes and ldcrous contresmps u was finally
decided that the pig ought fairly 10 be divided between
white man and negro who caught hum together
Then came sack rtces aud foot races, which were
highly relisbod by tho crowds present Now all ntten
ton was turned toward the water varons little boats
and cockeshes ereobscrved scuddng about in
directions preparatory TO tho feature Of the day
The advertised 10 be started nj two o'clock
r NJ, but It after three when they got The
arrangements we're under the auspices OF the Newburg
City Regatta Association. The prizes offered fol-
loNs.-First przeSl25 10 lrst four Dared boat 20
distance af Ave miles second boat $50 second prize
| SIS for first boat in single scu race Of hye miles .
second boat TO get SIS Third prize-skn boats 70 70
| two miles FOR prize Of 500 second boat SIS
Before the judges oil got on board the stake boat the
wind began 10 breeze mp. and II seemed that every
moments delay Increased t. At last when tho boats
called up for the skiG race found there
only two entries, vizJosh and Henry Ward Of New
burg and Bill Stevenson and Homer Wooden 81 POUCH
keepeie The odds In betting in favor the Wards
and very few takers The turning point was boat
anchored two and half miles distant aud the boats
good start against strong head wind; they went well
together the Wards keeping well in shore, out Of the de
Poughkccpsie not huggng so closely When near the
steamboat Connecticut stupid boaman rowed out and
In contact with the Wards and lost them several
strokes. Gathering again however, quickly they bent
10. and came up again, and the racing very fne
When about mile and half away Wooden broke his
thole pine, and the boat wouldn't without another
80 he had 10 stop take on bis knife, and replace II. As
they approached the base the boats well together
but by \ few lusty pulls the Wards rounded first; but
when they got tho honesretch the other boat began
10 gain and came in a handsome winner in twenty one
minutes and thiry.sv seconds.
fhe second slim affair being in skeletons,
between Arthur Msgnn and legged man who
unknown 10 anybody, bat who called Wcgg II IS
only necessary 20 say that Wegg nowhere, Arthur
winning handsomely.
The scenery the river beautiful, the Armenia,
Captain Livingston, taking up some two thousand pas
seDgers 70 witness THIS race Upon the return nj night
the o. Gre in the city viewed from the deck Of
the steamer, was something supremacy grand.