The New York herald., 1866-09-19
A Q U A TIC.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD.

ScuIling Match AT Portland between Joshua
Ward, of Newburg. and Walter Brown, OF
Portland, for $4,000 Great Excitement and
Heavy Betfina-Tmmense Crowds Witness
the Race = Brown the Winner Joshua
Wards Challenge 10 the -. Johns Crew,
&c.
This has been gala day in the down East metropolis
aud VIC OF the Empire State have been obliged
to strike our floating colors to those Of tho Pine
treo Tho three-me sculling match for 81 oco
between Joshua Ward, OF Newburs, and Walter
Brown OF Portland, came on In tho front harbor,
between twelve and ono o'clock p. NJ today. The
weather unfavorabc but there were tens Of thou
OF people w,ness tho contest Tho wharvcs
shipping and buildings along the course were black with
humanity, and the harbor swarmcd with steamers,
yachts and lessor Graf Betting brisk AT even
money. The few New Workers here backed their man
with great spirit and the Portlandors were equally
plucky with their green backs More than ten Thousand
dollars stake here, and not loss than one hun
dred thousand, throughout the county, VIII change
owners tho result.
Ward stepped his boat, weehing one hundred and
sixty mounds twenty pounds lighter than his usual
gh; and brown hardly turned the scale at hun
dred and forty three pounds-showing a reduction of
about eighteen pounds Ward pulled ms boat, built by
Mackey, OF New York, and Brown used boat built by
himself Wards boat was thirty three feet four inches
long and thirteen inches wide; Br,wn's was twenty
erht feet long md IS rches vide The course sa- from
upper end Of the harbor down by the ~harves TO
stake-boat opposite the Great Eastern wharf,
mile and half aMDV ana return lHe
wster was somewhat rough and the tide strong
Charles A. Pcorcly, of New York acted Rs ldgc Tor
war and Captain Benjanin Willard o. Portland
onciated in like capacity for Brown Henry MUM of
New York, was selected referee This down Eastcrr
surprisei and TO Ward come out for Tue
IN se.dy sionchcd Rat and nanyu NJ red shirt
and quietly ENJOYING cigaretta They voted the New
! Yorker a cool Ward came out OF these
| clothes, however, upon getting TO the stand
When stripped there was marked differ.
encs between the men. Ward was larger, INN
and angular Brown smaller but far moro museom
The former pulled with strong steady stroke the latter
was springy quick feather and very powerful Each
pulled about the number Of strokes per minute
capital made neither man having anv pereep
| tible advantage Brown Immediately commenc d 10
shoot ahead and in dozen strokes hal the stern OF hs
| boat with Wards bow. Brown gained s'eaaly
until he had lead Of perhaps afty yards al tho nra'
| mile Ward then gained somewhat, but ~ tbsy
| neared the stake Brown put on asrr made fpiennn
turn and started rapidly up the homo run, with lead O
nearly one hundred yards. Ward was unfortunate ~
the turn the water being rough AMI his boat long ~
must have lost nfteen seconds from Browns turn
Ward got the homesretrh he pulled with great power
hut Brown was spiritlng lively that he gained
/ hut slightly for the next mile. Only one tniis
| remained Ward made prodirtous enort AMI vn ths
i nert quarter closed up half tho gap The tuuGg'
now became VERY exciting. II Ward could do ~ wei
on tho last quarter he might win bath men to"k nov
as " their lives hung upon the result ann tns Wsn'
| rang with the shouts of the people brown however
was too much for our gallant veteran Of oar and h
reached tho stand winner by little moro thAn boat,
length. Time, 22 minutes and 30 seconds wards time
12:Ak.
on course tho Poranders were enthusa1ic nj the re
suit but they treated Ward with great courtesy and hA
| many kind words for him
Everything about the race was fair ard manly Ihcr
no auares quibblos AMI the bert OF good Tee
| ing prevailed
brown and Ward aro both ontcred the epringssld
Mass, regeta on tho goth. and 70 IN thought that IN
victorious Brown Will tber- his prowsss viii
| Hsmi Joshus Ward has just issued cbailsnge, OF
behalf Of the Ward crew. TO III. ~ Johns crew 10 pn
match for g. ooo at some place between NcwbarT and
i 81 Johna