New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-24

ASrs-MKIEL THE WINNER or THE FIRST PRIZE
TIME, 1916.
~ TELEGRAPH TO TUE
PoUeHKEEFsIE, Oct. Pa fDef day could not
have been selected than fOr the hung ikedo reeasss
Hudson opposite this city But avery hghtar OF VINO
to the Southwark prevails not single cloud obscues the
sky "Od Sol clothes mountains opposite and the historic
Hudson in grand brilliant light willie the son. hazy Indian
Summer atmosphere adds charm 10 The scene that deghts
everybody The the al this time Of wntng
moon is magnificent the The eye wsnders north
and sonth over clear level aery cypanse Of fifteen miles
taking glance abrupt um Elbow ard meet on vessss
10 the northward while In soufhcSy direction batbed IN
golden sunlight. loom up the ique aehgs OF sto naiI
borough New Hamburger ue -'e country towns where
the people love God and guilty aspbcries But dgres
Let LIS return to the regatta
The affair originated By Jmann Dobbs leading hen
boat admireT Of this city and inaa Proprietor ?, INC
Exchange House also OF POu ceps 10 these gentiemen
therefore belongs the credit agatng the Poughkeepsie
Fall Regatta.
The hills or pacris stipu that the distance to be rowea
must be u miles up the river astase boat and return the
coming in first taking th, sst Pr~eo ss the second @
cst sum ever given the HI fyr resaita prizes n-
Up to noon to-day the ioio aad entered. John Nickel
food Spring E VIM St u Ponghkeepse kaeles;
PongStecpsic sare John & really Of Nsw.YOrk name;
Gilbert Ward Of Conua JOSEF Chas1es hske, o.
What Is 1t; John Bign OF NJ fofk, Reuben fenten
Att o'clock in tn. aftorno, soseiug commenced lively,
aud sporting generally somewhat asionshG 10 nnd
stead Of tho usual cries Of ca . ESQ s0 $50 usually
heard on piers previous % 20, ring o. eon.sssn ,
CARNATIONS How much fof first cioicef going going
gone while the gaping eowc oltd IN WIN Interest a. sssn
ont while the second choice .Gtu hstween Gilbert Ward
Of Cornwall and Charles Mcki oc of John although Che
giving him the popularity Of as bring the which
had been caught up and watse ',sm nS"'h to mouth
At O'Clock p H. prcpesos commenced 10 start tho
race
being D. J. Marshall and W. ins n the upper STAKE boat
and II. Wood w Jackson j. Valentine the latter The
'''''>'' TAKING POSITION.
Soon ster the judges had themselves In their proper
Nickel took the Inside position he shore followed BY
stevens McReady Gilbert We Shsies Nickel and lem
ing the last monont not to Ter the contest Joshua "srd
present but came too late - enter
TEE SCENE ALONG HE RIVER.
The scene along river sis time dne one kssl
Rock was literally crowded g. IemeH and ladies' while
ipss Tn the water could he seen ST styles OF vessels sn
the tiny fra shell up to urisged brig The ferr boat 10,
that cram hayag decorated hi ess prOusty with bunting
On the dock where the pools wec selling the most perfect or
there being an entire absence rough element usually va
ible at prominent boat contests
TIE START.
At given signal from the Judges boat cd got away lively
there being hardly ripple the bosom Of Old Hudson Ward
ana Meaay got aeou na aSa most nailed Ss bSa oo
Of the wafer passing both and McResdy before going
half nile and taking the lead Of all Stevens also passed
Ward and MoIcady people along shore cheering wildly
Charles Nickel withdrew before he had proceeded I uu
leaving prizes DO contested for by the otter five "
distance Of two miles up river fcKe all Of eighth
nile the advance OF the entire party As we snid before
tue contest between those three not being very
exciting al this particular time. To the r.a,
OF them however some eight lengths, speDdid
race was going between Biglin and McRcady fwics
during spirit the upper stake boat they side by side
Mcseady pulled spcndy and at time in the act Of
passing Bgn when the latter crowded him much toward
the shore compel him stop He however nothing
daunted dropped the and 0kng the Of bis bosi
the outside Of Bgns craft again pulled Justify sue
ceeng passing Bgn amid great cheering from The decks OF
vessels the yciaity Their Ward began 10 fear hcReady
and the excitement doubled but Ward held his Afer
rounding sakeboat the dash down the bomesreteb
fine one McKe showing really extraordinary ability jumping
away from Stevens every stroke and arriving in winner OF
the race and the irst price 3I3 Stevens neat
winning the second prize ase2 while Ward amer,
winning The third prize 3s:37 Bgin gave up when neay
half way the homestreci his opponent McReady beat
ing him badly finest that has been wf,nesssd
on the Hudson for