The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-23
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE AeaALD.

Donble Seuii Race In Working Boats Mt Hud-
son for Purse Of S22J and the Cbnmpiob.
ship Of the Hudson River.
HUDSON, August %, 1867
Aquatic sports the Hudson river this season havo
been INDUCED In 70 far greater extent than in any
previous year. Almost every town, city village
along ls banks has an aquatic association; and as
consequence, very many Impromptu races have been
arranged and carried out Many OF the boats used
what termed working boats, vessels used In
every day rowing, generally capable Of carrying
from SIX 10 eight persons. Aquatic contests 10 such
crafs FIRST inaugurated this al Poughkeop
sic, where the Eagle Aquatic Association holds out
Other towns after naugurated working boat races
until finally the 'Tever reached Hudson, resulting In
The contestants were Edward B. Heermance and
Alexander Rainey against Frank Price and William
Colney. The judges wero Daniel Limbric and John
Best Tho referee Charles c. Clark, local editor Of
The Hudson Daily Regisr. The boats used were Of the
ordinary kind OF 'cinxer buit working boats, fifteen
feet in length, double SOULS The from the
steamboat landing, passing norhward above the upper
buoy then down the Athens channel TO the lower buoy
four miles and half The contest for q purse
and stakes Of s225 and the cham onshp OF the Hud
river.
All four Of contestants havo been In active train
ing for the past two weeks and each looked to be
In good condition. The leading spirit least the
VINO seemed TO be posted In everything connected with
tho Affair." David kcndrck clever admirer of aquatic
sports aud an Of Hudson Previous 10 the
bets offered that Heermance and Ranoy would
DO the victors they appearing to be the fayorites.
heard Of nc bets on lime Many, however, expressed
Tho contestants in getting home after starting Hcer
and Rainev pulled IN the Getty OF Hudson" and
Price aud Cooney in the General Grant"
During the afternoon two parties Of excursionists
reached the city 10 witness the affair. One Of them
came from Banyall, via tho Athens and Schenectady
Railroad TO Athens thence by ferryboat 10 Hudson Tho
other on board OF the barge Geraldine which vessel
was lowed BY the steamboat Carrie, the party coming
A about four o'clock members Of the press and fcw
invited guests embarked the hso. propeller Jointly
jerks Captain Bridge Nichols Tho judges and referee
then thor positions in tho judges boat which
was anchored in the stream and the contestants were
called AZ this time the RAIN which had been pour
70 go on. fhc dock was crowded With people, some
x n ss os
barn. The Troy excursion boats lay on 10 the stream
men crowded tho docks the Athens side Of the river
and even the employees up at the White Elephant
depot were On the watch for the racers
Al quarter-past four the boat City Of Hudson, con-
tsinng Heermance and Raincy gded up to the judges
boat followed by the General Grant, with Cooney and
Prco. tho former stripped 70 the buG When all was
HUDSON on the inside and taking the lead smary, ap-
parently shooting right away from the General Grant
Inc crowd on the dock cheered Justify and yels OF on
Price, the least dishcarcned kept up rapid stroke,
and when quarter OF a mile away from homo had ma
teiay closed the gap In fact they Tapped their 0ppo
nents, and for moment there was lively squirt
but stern chase is b'd one, and the General Grant
upper buoy the City Of Hudson all Of eight lengths
ahead. Both made splendid turns, Heermance and
Raney pulling forty strokes per minute and Cooney
and Price thrtyeight. Going down the Athens chan
mel, Price, IN the General Grant, seemed 10 be weary
Three times on the way down no rested on his
and encouraged Hecrmance and Raincy, as, being
ahead, they could 500 the tlresome Nearing the
lower buoy the City Of Hudson thirty forty
lengths ahead all chance OF the General Grant winning
being thus completely abolished. When tho buoy was
reached Heermanco and Rainey turned lesureiy and
nicely, and catching the flood lido shot away at
mendous gait for the home boat Price and Cooney
turned The buoy minute and quarter later, and also
pulled away vigorously bot with earthly prospect of
winnug The City Of Hudson reached the judges boat
nearly quarter OF mile ahead, Heermance and Rainey
wonng the pursc and title OF champions Of the Hudson
10 forty .une minutes and thirteen seconds. The
General Grant crossed the 10 nfty minutes and
eighteen seconds Had Cooney In the latter boat pulled
well % his companion, Proc, there 10 knowing
what the result would have been