The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-12
THE RACE AND THE RESULT.
SPECIAL cORRHPoNDsNce Of THE HERALD.

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| The Ward Brothers the victors-TIme Thirty.
nine Minutes and Twenty .eisht Seconds
| The GrRud ThrOng-Tho Course and Its
| Beauty-Tbc Contestants and Their Appear.
| ance-Tho Stnrt-The Eud.
SPRINGFIELD, Sept LIP NJ
DowS TO THE COURSE
or to Springfield in the morning
the pleasant song Of thousands to-day they came
from all tho many moauderuz roads leading this qae,
city They bent their steps the grassy slopes OF
Connecticut. where at points the foot OF Elm
street. upon grand erected for the on and
amid the shadows by the outrageous eIms thai
prevalent upon the eastern bank aud in hundreds OF
small uggers wherries and gaudiy painted craft, filed
with prettly attired ladies' the the initial
po,as Of to-aay's fete
ruR COURSE.
Tie articles called for OF six miles, the
Ing point beng from stake boat the Long Brdvc
that almost hundred feet upon tho Connecticut
stake ooat three miles down the river, beyond Lcug
Meadow and return This one Of beauty
the river EXTENDS like silver band arosnd beautiful
points OF superlative comfort those who
the grand International contest and Who hoped that
sSors as PER- oS Samm
wooced bills ands long ranges OF gentle slopes and the
Counties craft each With =: ossy OF happy people
TIE R0wFRA
Immediately following the not very Interesting
time appointed from their shaded retreat whore they
have passed the laie week. wero ito hthc bronzcd
Ward brothers pulling gently down the river their favo
aquatic pet the Sheridan Shook bv the grand
course OF people to the stakeboat whore found
snS Hss sssrsn ROBERTS, Of S !ps
York. and Thomas Dalton. OF st. John, the judges at
| tni- station.
Active as grsyound, Charles jumped from the boat,
aud response TO question gsvo the cheerful ~ am
nil right, and we oil arc right; but u you bet your
| money do II your responsibility" They
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With genial EXPRESSION upon each face that denoted
have to remain icns in suspense as within two minutes
thereafter SNORING from thcr boathouse and encrg
ing from under the long shadows cast upon the trans
lucent Connecticut BY the bridge we're the brawny.
here leau Brunswick men, clad In white shirts. gray
mixed short pants. and with pink hats, that we're
cheerful magnificent spec meus Of boatcu. that had
jourusyed hundreds upon hundreds OF miles contest
upon plaad rom tho masses and assembled thousands
on either shore and bssk OF the nvef
THE srARr.
Drawing for positions, the ST. John obtained the
inside, wie at an excellent distance apart the brothers
quietly awaited the word There bandyins of
eptheis. trouble They bent forsard, their bodies
being nearly double. ~h 10 almost erect Indians. With
their gritty grasp upon thor oars were their pleasant
faxed friends the ST. Johns AZ three minutes past
four O'CLOCK the referee IN loud voice that heard
upon either shore gave the word Co amid the co.
like poishsd darnng needle pushed forward by the
long, graceful sweeping stroke OF the Wards their boat
sensoy shot By their contssng friends chose short,
rapidy. Before the 1rss mile had been reached
the roopug Newburgers had increased shs distance 70
blake bad consented 70 act 10 the capacity patrol
| man. with judges Michael QuiRsyt Of New York. and
nsS The distance s,mcwna ~ they were but
| forty seconds apart: but from this point tho
| great gap that denoted defeat for them ssns-
bly, widening. aud upon the hth NILE the
| Wards were from twelve hundred 10 teen bundled
baudred yards IN aivancc swing wsy with greater vim
than the start. looking very frcsh and In this way
pulled home In thirty. minutes and twenty eight
seconds followed BY the h. Johns In fortyons min
S's s. sSa their training ccS. Jssu. The sess
Ss way X: he any % ws
win .nsir known, ,quast :aiies ir..dia'in:
made respecting the torn. bottom. build and speed 81
their aquatic PIT soms speaking In tue vsrnacuar o.
speaking of their sisters and swesthssrt, the Wards
dres~ei and again appeared 90 the course amid the
Ss' snss sr n sno 49,, mn ,Ss s.,y ssssrns
Of sestsd tho Inspiration ire glouous rowers had
infused into the and their ver,sbs victory The
eut spproAcniug tbs sbos and the ray
beauty dissolved In the shadows approaching even
ING nors rapidly than !. had oess organised
Around the hotels and u Other points were jovial
throogs who had pocsetsd thousands BY %: rumpnan,
men. Who had bs~A the vIctlm4 were seen They had
s.aked thor all, AID "ys Sporting men Of Gotham
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oil n all, an siolmcr position Of land aud
scope for never vas Known aquatic annais
rEs orHKn EyoRrs
In the attending rsgAttss the Baker crew won the
three mite rsce Time, 10 minutes Is seconds II Tho
four osr~t rses same dissssce the J. Thompsoo was
the lime. 20 minutes n seconda 10 tins angle
whsrrv roe, two miles, John McNie OF Ncvbarg eok
the prtxs. Time, II minutes 80 sscoudS
REGATTA ~ the Hwdsss River Association.
TIE grad regatta Of the Hudson River Amateur Row
,sg Association viii take place to-day Secretary Nc
Caoeh has rendered Commodore Brady OF the Assoc.
cassa the Of one Of the attached 10 the
Pet Surveyors Department for the use Of the Judges
M representatives Of the press The ssmes Of the
judsss srs.-Bnssder General LLOYD Aspin.su. the
Hoa Thomas A. stewart the Hon. VIM ksdfosd,
Major General Alexander ShaIsr and hs<srs Jona 4
Ncwhorssr end AlesanAss ". Craven The dstancs
for al the races Il three mss-,hc drst TAKE
place O too n, from the Eiyaaa Fled coarss The
snlYiee ~ fo,iows:-
rrssLs scul race Prize Gold badge, duplicate "a
cham vSon Dag Open working boatx ATLANTA ttrn--