New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-11-15
REGATTA
Rowing CONTEST BETWEEN STEVENS AND WARD AT
COMMUNICATIONS VICTORIOUS.

ROWING CONTEST BETWEEN STEVENS AsD wAgD AT
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VICTORIOUS
81 rStssAAPs 70 rRisvss
PouGHKEEPslE Nov 4.-The long talked Of
aauac contest between william Stevens Of PougAcepns aud
Gilbert Ward u Cornwall both rowing distance Of = nile.
on river snd return or hge miles grand total Toy purse ~
500 OF opposite ths 'i' u, afternoon 'aa "'' WIT
MgN.
william Seteus famous 10 sgl,tc circ 's h''rs been
aTei shell boat strange which or owned is city
and which crew koow. 81 'ys, {" as,,ns ' I N VIZ
sn stevens today weighed ls5 pounds. 'nd ,PP'fed 70 Ne
An Derfact health lis mforn white shirt bjck pinta
ICONS and vh Gu stature De nearly 'S feet 30
bight broad .houdersi and very muscular
slenteriy baiif has cory promnaEi i,,i"-' hs' t rs
bead that peculiar syie noticeable 10 Josh To-Day ne
weighed lG) polads His Uniform Wa r'd shirt iarl pania
doom ana vii, handkerchief lie nearly tail - stevens
THF BOATS.
Stevens. boat built ny SHAY Jf Newblrgh - ~ Ft %
length aud ID inches diameter n IL uamcd The Ni1A
auI l. owed by John Roosevelt esq. "t Polglkeepne
Ward boat entirely neW, never having p''h entered h
race before. 70 vas built by SHAW o, NoFbugh So iee "a
length and u uohss Width lighter looking vessel hhn
me pool selling COMMANDED noon Stevens Gr being
Che faTorite ihsn ward Outsider seemed 70 he tite chsy
sssf wa ~, Wy az tss. the, osmsy ,yow hst such
was not case ae number Of pools were sold although
che sums invested were comparatively ssfAl
as P, Si1Spss eas he docks sone oe beng from New
I1rb GOA Spring and other points toBg The Hudson while
small dslexai0n was alao pesest from New YORK II
de smallest attendance At any this seasen resulting per
an on socosn Of The extreme atsuess Of he The
eurface Of smooth as pane "i gas and All
anticipated a tine snd were not disappointed
Tbe Judges were Homer W0rden snt Isaac ~ Wood Tor
Stevens anil Wisem0n aud A J. Valentine Tor Ward The
referee Floyd Fields Woften ana Ntsenan H,th we
boat while Valentine asd WOOd were noting on The upper stake
boat ,.-,.,-.
Soon after three clock the afternoon the 'te9olts were
anchored 70 their paoca tho Judges bad Assumed heu places
and the referee called for the contestants 70 PM an an sppesr
ance Wards boat With hin In t. Immediately shs our ron
she north side Of Main ST. pier while further w ths stream
Stevens could be coming down we n'ef faPu NMo
won The inside position next the stake boat ana 10 few
moments both boats were Ina ready iOr tue WORD Inc
scene on the dock Al this time though not very eAcune was
ism bot all seemed BE- Wscbng with GREATNESS anxiety Tor
Che word On the kaa Rock quite number OF muiS were
visible while on small boats met we gaze
at precisely twenty minutes past three O'CLOCK ' 'siee
gave the word
Both men bent down 10 their work with Will the sqfglng
jumping motion Of their tiny crafts showing plainly the
amount Of muscle bang used IN their ProPulsiOn au P
very rapid stroke and dashed right away from stevens Oh the
start the latter pulling long stroke aad evidently nursing DIS
powers them 10 better advantage on the home etch
About mile up river Wards tremendous quick roAe
noticeable Stacked on Stevens had not lei vp
hair and Consequence be soon got 40 ALONGSIDE Oh n
opponent Then the contest became yy exciting BON men
pGed they pulled before aud for Is Or 30 fngs "
superior power Of endurance showed itself and when be- reached
tho uppc stake boat b. al u iongh and hah aheag OF
and Ward auy longer. when within quarter q me of ~
homo noai stevens befgsd himself N Dis wok ana
fnakinF snl Cash stich FoffCfosY tlcced igsted
ths Judgs boat tao d sAsf .ughs ahead Oh. ginAlrr De
tsos ani Coz .f of eco haUug node ue hfo rf if n
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