, 1866-10-27
REGATTA,
A Splendid Tim" nj Pou.l11zccr~te-Elyc
Nontcafants-alcAicI the Winner Of
the First Prizc-Tlnlc, 1895.
From the New York Tribuucl

4 Splendid Tim" nj Pou~lakccp~te-Elvc
0ontcafants-llcA the Winner Of
the First Prize-Timc, 1886.
from the New York Tribunc.l
PorGuKEEps1E, October q.
A finer day could not have been selected
tl'an is to-day Tor the long talked of regatta
on the Hudson, opposite this city. but q
very light air Of wind to tue southwari pre-
walls, md not single cloud obscures the
sky, "Old Sol" clothes tho mountains op-
posite and the historic Hudson in Que grand,
brilliant light, while the soft, lazy Indian
summer atmosphere adds charm to the
scene that delights everybody. The scene
is magnificent in the extreme. The eye
wandcrs north and south over q clear, level,
watery exransc Of fifteen miles, taking in at
glancc abrupt Crum Elbow and tleet Of
vessels to the nolthward, while In a soutAer-
" direction, bathrd in golden sunlight, loom
UP the antique dwellings of Milton, 3farI-
borough and New Hamburger, quiet little
country towns where the people love God
and cultivate raspbcrries. But ulgress.
Let us return to tile regatta.
The bills or placart1s stipulated that the
distance to be rowcd must be -: miles up
the river, turn n stake boat and return, the
one coming iM first takin. the tlrst prize of
s1:5 the second, So, and the third, So, the
grand tvtal amounting TO ESQ, the largest
snln ever giyeu On the Hudson for regatta
prizes.
In to noon to-day the following had en-
tered: John AIckitl OF Gold Springs, Ella;
VIM: Stevens Of Poughkcepstc, Radical
games hcnsicv OF Ionghkccl'sie, clipper;
nafles ihkAehart q P9usaNcepsic, Slaye;
Johh Mctifeady OF New 1nrk, no name; Gill
ne1t NAlu Of Cornwall, Josey CharIes Bic.
klcl Of Cold Spring, Know Nothing; Homer
Wooden Of Pot..hkecpsic, What Is 1t; John
BiIlin OF New York, Reuben E. Fcnton.
~. ~ ome e!osk ~ the AFTERNOON pool Sell
~ nEnp .rns.' isgts, ahu eortins men gen-
$500 ~. s'ne NJ aston1shed 70 ilnd THIS
Ma:.Ec Of tho race traekintro.llecd in aclna,
tic @ circles; Instead Of the usual cries Of 500
to SsO, or Sl0o to Sa0 usually heard on piers
previous to the starting Of contestants In
boat.raccs, nonght could be heard but the
auctionecr's. siuS-song EXPLANATIONS Of "uow
much for the tlrst choicrs going, going,
gene" while the gaping crowd. looked On
with interest IN r. as each pool was being sold.
John Mckicl was the tavoritc throughout,
while the second choice nlterlsated between
Gilbert Ward, Of Cornwall, and Charles Nc
hic1, brother Of John, although the la1tcris
entirely unknown rs an expert oarsnan. the
day bcing the ruInors which had been caught
up aud waited frotn mouth to mouth.
Soon after the judges had located them-
| selves in their Proper ,alssccs. word was sent
! to tle shore for the men to appcar. NcKiel
| took the inside position next to thc.shorc.
followed by Stevens. WcReaiy' GilbeTt Wnrd
Charles aicKic] an.i .Inbn bi~i;n Ecn.1ar'
Iulirlart and Wnadrn, na,nr,i ahor. nt,;,'
cin;inr ct tIc Ia ~ mo,,,cnt ,,Nt - a,,tnr ~,
c1,t"sf .Insbun Wi w,s nr.,n,,t ,.'t Luz
cerne fno late Ia cntrr. "A' p''Sen'' ou<
Tia scene olontr ti,c ,iver At t1,;s +,nc 4va
n fInr onc. Fnai Rock Vas 1itce'ii, crl,sr,1,Ii
LII, na.:s.1ncn md i,s1jaa rh;'o ~ ~. ~.
@ NIL T. tnt ~ ~ a,sn, soan,5 mu,.u III -, i1s
:" uu. " ~ NE ~ ,n'.i' - WIN VIZ.
nnnia1 uelnss. ~ tns NMicf Sonl4 ~ See1' g,
III s1sies u Vssscis, from Inc tiny !ra1l shell
np 70 a in.l fisScd priE. Inc ferryboat 10
| ssp1 y. uo3ugaty Vas also occupied by ladies,
,He earta'n ot that etait having decorated
~ N.Y. vesset rtoiuse'x With bunting. On thc
dock & Waeds @ the pools were selling, the most
lerlecl oIaer felsneu, not one single instance
O. rowdslsln appearing, there being au Gu
ure apsence oi tue rough element usually
visible ut prominent boat contests:
Al gwen signal from the eIudge's boat
all got away lively, there being hardly q
ripple on the bosom Of Old Hudson. Ward
and McKeady got about half a length the
start, but the wiry Mskiel bent down to his
work and almost pulled his boat out Of the
water. passing both Ward and McReady be-
fore EuinE llaf mile, aud taking the lcad
Of al. Stevens also passed Ward and
McRcady. people along shore cheering Wild
IT, ClnrleS Mckiel withdrew before nc had