The Portland daily press., 1867-05-24
Friday Morning, May "a. 1867.
The Pittsbury zsoat Race.

the complaints were not entertained by tGe
judges:
Precisely at ten minutes to o'clock the sig
nal shot was fired, aud quick as the fli.sil ils.i
the two boats darted oil, amid ehthusl's stA
cheers. Brown had slight advantage az the
start his bow protrudiug some TWO iee1 pc
yond Hamill's The different style Oh rowing
of each man was now apparent. ,i'h a ~ Sd.
erect in his boat, not muscle iiio' iiis, eAIcP1
those of his arms, which showed themselves |
i'm nil their Grand development. Ills stroke |
was short low and quick. Scafcefy did the |
oars seem TO touch the water. Indeed, he pull |
ed more like machine imam anything else, |
his strokes in their regularity appearing the !
Aoil ot n windmill. Lit was a telling stroke |
thouah. that sent his boat scudding along at a
splendid pace. Browns strokes presented :.
striking contrast. Leaning well forward il,
his boat his whole soul seemed to be in every
of the oars. 1t was not so quick "A
stroke as Hamilrs; indeed Hamill took almost |
two strokes to one dip of Browns oars 1t
was a long and energetic stroke He made the |
boat fairly leap out OF the water as if it scorn-
ed the contact. The general feeling was that
If he could only keep on at the rate he was go
ing, he must come i'll the winner of the matcn.
Brown, from the first seemed determined 10
push ahead OF his adversary, and lost no tiiie
IA setting about it. His long strokes toia Visl,
bly,, and by the time he had reaeheu Marhe'
street his seat was level with tne DO" oi Iahi
ills boat Hamill increased the swiftness OF |
his strokes averaging some htiy-flve minute |
by a stop watch, and by TINS means ne mah-
soed to prevent Brown from leaving MN be-
hind Tins at the foot OF Liberty street the |
two hoats occupied the same position as before. |
Encourapinc shouts from the banks sesmed 10 |
have an Effect on Hamill, for on reaching Du-
ouesne Point, about half u mile from the start
he had pulled up somewhat, and browns boat
was only quarter of its length i'll advance;
all this time they were keeping close to the
Pittsburg bank OF the river, the wind and
current with them. AT Duquesne Point il
is that the Monongohela river effects a coniiu-
ence with the Allegheny, forming the Ohio.
There II is that the two currents make an eff
fort TO puzzle the inexperienced oarsman, and
1t was there that Hamill expected to gain an
advantage over his opponent. But the few
days practice Brown had over the course suf-
hced To make him acquainted with its intrica-
ces. Moving outward. the two boats kept to-
ward the centre OF the Ohio, Brown slightly
gaining on his opponent, and working with his
arms IN most vigorous manner. Neither
oarsman had tagged in energy since the start
and on neither did the eXertion seem to have
the slightest effect The rain Still continued TO
pelt with unIemlttlng violence, and the water
was correspondingly heavy and difficult to row
in. Each mans clothes, the little he had on
were completely saturated, but both pushed
ahead. Coming opposite the rolling mill
where there was large crowd assembled the
boats were almost even. Browns bow pro-
truding slightly, but not sufficiently to give
him an advantage similar to that Hamil would
have ON turning the stake boat about o mile
distant. Brown saw the necessity of pushing,
il possible, i'll front, and SO preventing his op-
ponent taking the inside ON the return. With
this end in view, he went at his oars with a
will, though at first without much effect as
Hanill here put on squirt that enabled him to
keep pace with him. SO passing the Big
Dump" likewise black with people, the boats
We're elasped. Past this point Browns efforts
began to tell. First he insinuated his bow
slightly in advance, his boat jumping in re-
Spouse to the motion of the oars. Then he got
his outriggers even with Hamill's bow, and
continued to gain; he approached the stake
boat, opposite Cook Run, and shot beyond 1t
as intended, his stern even with Hamill's bow.
At this point, the excitement of the struggle
had reached its height
founding the stake boat, for the first time
during the race, daylight was seen between
the boats, HamIll beng about a length behind.
Swinging his boat out toward the centre oil
the stream, Brown endeavored to get in front
and would probably have succeeded if his dis
tance from Hamill had been greater. AS it
was, Hammill took a sharp turn, and putting
on squirt came round and almost up to his
opponent One thing Brown however, effect
ed, and that was securing the inside coming
home. Hamili now saw that, accustomed AZ
he was to the short quick pull, it would not
90 under the present circumstances, Browns
stroke reminded him of Kellys, and that OF
his defeat on the Tyne So, wisely adapting
himself to circumstances, he changed his style
and adopted the long, steady stoke of his OPP.
ponent Every moment showed that he had
done the best thing, as his boat steadily over
hauled that of Brown. Occasionally he would
make squirt in order to get ahead, but
Browns knoWlngness would Immediately de-
tect the attempt, and q corresponding squirt on
his part would keep the boats in the same
space. Neither man seemed TO be making
much eXerhon, perhaps neither could make
much progress, owing to the strength of the
current. Brown passed the stake-boat at ten
minutes and twenty seconds past 4, thus ac-
comprising the distance at the rate of eight
minutes eight seconds per mile. The stake
boat there being no further use for at Cook 5
Run, came down along with the contestants
Occasionally, now Hamill, now Brown
would receive word of encouragement or ad-
vice from the judges but neither was in very
good frame of mind to care for the one or en-
lertain the other. The time had come to try in
the fullest sense their respective merits and
each prepared himself for the occasion. Brown
was bent on going ahead and Hanill was do
ing his best to neutralize his efforts. Almost
side by side, it did not require much magma
tlon on the part of a l0oker-on to take the two
as one boat manned by Two lusty rowers, each
stretcmnS to his oars with power that made
them bend like willows and send their craft
forward with visible leap at every stroke
Opposite the Big Dump" the relative posi-
s s;ona .: r r@S boats had st H. 81, @
them to fresh efforts Brown from his position
i'll advance, could see each stroke his opponent
made, and, what cannot be denied, he adopted
now a course at least somewhat peculiar, and
at first, somewhat inexplicable Half his boats
length, as has been said, was before his oppo-
nentS; and, altering his steering he commence
ed to move in an oblique direction towards the
bank, and almost across Hamills boat The
Little Injun" seemed sorey puzzled at this
and well he might be. Had he time to stop to
think, he would probably have done So but
scarcely mile and half interven ned to the
goal, and opportunity was not afforded for any
mental, where bodily exertion was so much
required. Brown still continued to act SO much
to Hamllfs annoyance; for were he even
able to pull past him, he could not without 90
ing out OF his course, and SO losing time and
allowing ms opponent to get ahead. Opposite
Loreng's glass house, just below the rolling
mll Browns course became unusually often
sve to Hamill. Did he pull OH his oar would
come in contact with Browns, who thus regu
lated his speed by his own. Hamill, irate, call
ed out. "Pu / out, and give me clear course,
you -, but Brown, who was still pushing
MN towards the bank, vouchsafed no answer
otner than more vigorous action with his
oars. Seeing this, Hamill's judge directed him
to stop rowing, as Brown was 'fouling" him
which he accordingly did. On this, Brown
pulled ahead toward the center of the stream,
past Duqu 9sne Point and-up the Monongahe-
la, amidst the cheers of his supporters, HamiD
following at his leisure.
The race is far from being decided as
the whole matter comes UP tomorrow. be-
fore Mr.. r. Caughey, the referee for his adiu-
cation. 1t appears that there are two claims of
1oul put IN, one by Hamill, az stated-the 9th
er by Brown, who asserts that when turning
the buoy Hamill touled his boat by running
athwart his bows. The judges met this even,
ing, and after consultation adjourned to 0 A. M.
Tomorrow, when it is hoped some decision will
be rendered. From the Judges statement il
appears that after leaving the buoy the whole
effort was on the part of each to foul the other,
Doth travelling IN a zigzag direction. The gen
eral impression is that Brown has fairly won
the race and is Justly entitled to all the credit
CHIEF JUSTICE CHASE is said by the New
York correspondent OF the Hartford Press, to
have been 'thunderstruck" when he learned
that Judge Underwood had released Davis on
bail. The same correspondent says he
knows it to be fact" that Mr. Chase exnect-
ed to proceed to Richmond on the Goth and
preside at Daviss trial. On the other hand
Mr. Greeley says over his own signature i'm the
tribune, that Chief Justice Marshall had sci
eieu the law Tin Aaron Burr's easel that n
prisoner accused of treason can onlv Inc triad
Ia the judicial district in which his offence was
committed; that Judge Underwood testified
before the Reconstruction Committee of tbe
last Congress, that Davis could not be convict
ed IN Virginia, unless by packed iurv. and
that under the circumstances neither tho
ohiei justice nor the Circuit Judge can bo
wisely blamed for not exposing the Govern-
lnent to defeat on such an issue. Mr.. Chase's |
friends do well to show that lie is not respons !
Die for the not. pros. which has been practical-
~ entered in this case, but their efforts wonla