The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-03
AouATics.

Excisinw shell Race on the Battevy-Csurss
Five yTiies--Tfme. Thirty-nlne Minutes.
Boating has taken an extraordinary impetus recently
and from every city, town, village and hamlet border.
ing lake. river pond the osrsman hsars Of The
organization Of rowing clubs and the preparations for
grand rsgattas. The interest excited BY Inc COMING
race for the championship q Nswburg although wiis
and deep does NOT prevent the amateur carmen AMI
lovers OF aquatic revery IN this vicinity from particle
pating in the peasan, contest Of Young boasn- There
are many water dogs and water nymphs clustering
around the metropolis spd yesterday Brooklyn shot sss
all such within her charmed precincts 10 our russsd
Battery, where had been limited about that two Of her
aquatcally houored youths would appear in ffsnly
contest for the championship Of their district AMI
stipulated number Of srssnbacks. These men. named
respectively Charles AcQuseny and Patrick shsn,eiss
although not renowned knights Of the oar, have besn
aquatic dogs aad sanch friends since they lsfs
their mothers leading stringv. Still each fell little
Jealous Of the others ability 70 handle the sashsrsd
friends, and thus they decided to honorsby tss lhsir
skin over the course from the Battery around Bedioss
Island and return, distance OF nvs miles They mss
yesterday and each brought With him their pet crate
which were shells seventeen fest In length and goody
number OF admrins friends NcQrceny pulled the Das
Bryant and sheien sksd bis chance OF victory in the
ments was depleted, and their members were AZ he
The scene was unusual for the meaningless Battery,
for cranky steamers, dwaFfed ,owboats heavy iuegel
and three decked merchantmen, with men-of war Of
seysrai nstionales, intcrminRlsd with shells. skihk
gigs earges and all character Of rowing craft, whis
several white winged clippers hove tor to witness the
start All Haunted thsr gay cciors a. token q theis
appreciation Of the muscular tournament, while the
steam whistles OF the PUFFY added TO The iudes-
cribable confusion, n no, to it, harmony.
The afternoon was not auspcious In fact tie weAhet
that the race should prove tame should not be for
lack OF water. Good positions could be had without
money, and the Battery presented scene worthy Of 10
pristine daya
O'clock but such day neither contestants spec
tstors have much respect for contracts. and il wAs
twenty-six minutes past three whom the word Coz
was given. There tossing for positions Both
The Odds in betting among the fraternity had besn on
McQueeuy, as BIO handled . shell admirably, and bad
qualities or staying. This was admitted by hose WIG
deprecated his style; but whom Shefsin stripped ana
hedge Henry Osborn and Henry Corr the Judges,
while "Rappahsnnook, y the veteran oarsman WAS the
referee
Each pulled with long steady strokes, bus whsn
rot twenty boat lengths away Shelen caught crab
that lost HIM Amos, minute, and which he did not
reclaim during tbs race. as McQue"nv led him the on.
tire course, pulling along magnncentIy and coming
homo easy winner in thirty nine mnutes-very good
Shefieln forty and half minutes going over the
distance. The decision rendered the boats Dispersed
and the crowds Dissolved in the shadows 81 approach
ing eycnins rapidly than It had been organized,
the principals as frm friends As ever.
The Championship ~culliug Match.
Tie friends and hackers Of Msssrs Brown and HAmil,
Newturg, Friday September In this city ysster-
grand sake OF 81 900 unanimously chose Councilman
Stephen Roberts as their referee