New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-07-21
The International scuiiins Nnseh'


The Iniernaue.nI scuiiins M"''"'
We have had a brief report Of the winning o' 'n0
International scGllBg by Kelley. the Enghsn
From ne ManoAsssr Gps1dion of July we gstner ~"
ing details and incidents Of the aquatic contest OF Inc
dsv The weather was mild and the water smooth tea
crowd Of spectators In attendance. ha"'p " -, 80, "
TO put in appearance which he DID shortly oe'o'e
Mansion House quay. lie was accompanied " ' 80.
Mr. John Hamn Mr. J. LaRghn and John .o th
CARRYING his scus Hamil looked the picture oi goou nea
and sound training during The time ,aa r Nv sss ne
tween bis arrival and when he had 70 s'' '"'o HIS
walked eisurey 40 and down Tue quay , tho ,,sr 4, his
A. hs ,b sss stored by O. Drewitt At the Mansion
House quay he agIted upon the raft lie dld not 60 ssnoi
b. S owed DOWN dose alter the cutter Precisely
al "a o'clock both men got into their shhs Kelley psng tne
6st 10 mil the shore which be did amid loud eaeers
Som those on board in the immediate vicinity
Usmill Lost no time In following suit.
Not much time lost by either OF them Kelley coon
do ne Gannes and hat which be handed into bis
cutter and then laid his boat end to the stream Han'
no having supeous clothing Of which TO dVest himself
allowed his skid just TO lie athwar the stream until heny
should be ready. ..., 80
that exactly twentyOne minutes to O'CLOCK The CRY was
raised They Of they're of and so indeed they were
but easily did they get that was almost impeepu
Az the first two strokes Keeys sk shot out ahead and
few more be clean pest Hams Kelley pulled
his usual long launching stroke while that OF hsms Wa
and quick at something like nearly two to one OF Mel
le A as plainly apparent the start that these woud
little effect when pitted against these o. the LngsS
for at the FIRST be nsd ne PD n onv
80 b1t AZ The skinnerburn was leading the American boy
% S1SpS With WIN bis stroke. now settling
20 Of Kelcys. but although he pulled Vigorously Ds
board tire several tremendous the people on
board shouting Justify their respective men TO urge them
The friends OF the American stall thinking 'nde DC h"a
chance a. 49,.
BY the time they arrived the Grndsone Quay hoxsver
Keys long and powerful stroke was telling IN ~
favor much indeed that at this poip nc hau We
boat c9G eos by by OF f% Ss Ss %na ~a on
taken by the people ON the shore VINO
pose the lead factory had settled down ato steady
stroke that OF Haml being scarcely 80 rapid as OF TIE
commencement Kelley bad evidently the advantage 10
style each stroke seemed TO make the interval WIDER sna
added another length 10 the gap between them -,
lIsnUb however was pulling pucsy stern race or us
never f.ecd in tie slightest Notwithstanding the fact that
Kelley leading HIM 10 the extent he was inc f:hglsh
champion gradually improving hs position until getting 10
Here Kelley was fully four lengths ahead end there were
cries that anil was done up These met by the osser
on perhaps belief the Of that he was only
saving himself ior The finish This belief however was de
creased ibe gar belweco the boats Jack uasef dd 81 be
could 10 weep Ham' beat straight bat could not succeed
At Cipers boat bonse Harry shot ahead magn 1cent 20
much indeed 60 obtain lead 81 az least ten lnsth
him little ground. while Kelley. amid tremendous cheer
cbeeru hurst forth II was thai tie American BOXED
ahead and pulled vigorously for about ofstrokes
saw the move aud did the Here Kelley at mod
reckoning eight onne lengths ahead Inc steamers were
IN pressing The last ard good course was
Kept or Tie competitors At Armstrong; blast furnaces the
lime got twelve lengths in front and he seemed 10 ease
himself tfe although he yet pulling fast as his oppo
nen On passing blast furnace there loud shouts
that il was over end that Hami would never last be
continually losing ground Armstrong; Quay vase OF
10 80 ON f1r rc,e Lengths and when - 80 man was
opposite the Coventry Tavern, on the = %
u yas abreast OF AastIe1g hand if he going
land bni ms giraffe co. while al the same time Kelley who
Ie,iien vl H. ih shore likewise ordered BY Drow
70 keeRa Above the Meadows House few yards Hamil
sls6me misadycnure neery caught crab and he seemed
strokes and seeing his mishap for the next % or % yards
for seemed now out Of TIE aaesilose pulled
Meadows Hamil abreast 4 Armstrong; top losing
ground almost every stroke and this point the seemed
virtually over as almost impossible the American
could the lost ground Notwithstanding that be
hin se and every added little 10 the gieat al
vantage he already possessed and when his craft was oppo
and must have been at least 40 lengths behind Ham on en-
terng the strait for the Meadows seemed TO improve bis
somewhat and pulled with regularity than
he bad done since leaving Casper's boathouse
This gave new hope to toe ympathzer OF the American
thrones who followed in the wake Of the competitors bat this
ri, short yv for on glancng onward to the English cham
pon evident tns, e was iuy prepared Tor and equal to
Kelly Hams squirt he increased bis own strokes and
continued 10 draw steadily ahead and finally bsnshed oil
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e confusion which lad ever and anon prevailed up the
point among the obvi lated by
the great width Of the river and likewise from the fact that
species Of wdness actions Of the cowdng spectators
completely aayed the only object beng to seer
tain by how many lengths Kelley would go IN first.
The steady pulling Of Hami short duration for when
alongside q Derv Haugh he again relaxed into zig ag
s' aO1 sy%SE O sat" SsS .
tie contrary kept most perfect code from the Meadows to
Ss ;a,I sg bridge ana ns never varied from the
appfoa ching the bridge the virtually over as
was impossible wh TIE for Ms% ia to