The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-07
THE BOAT RACE.
Vast MuItitudes of Visitors-The Metros
pOlItaBs on the Ground-RlOt In New.
burg-Hace Postponed.

NEwBURG. Sept. Sat least 1900 people
were here to-day to witness the boat race ne
tween Walter Brown and James Hamill for
$1,000 side. Probably no former boat race
between any other two men ever excited so
much interest as this one, in America. From
dawn this morning the usually quiet streets OF
Newburg were filled with men, WON n, aud
children, IN holiday attire, many of whom had
travelled hve and six miles on foot, and others
having ridden twenty or thirty miles in
wagons and ali kinds OF turno1ts 10 get a
During the night Walter Brown remained
quietly at the United States Hotel while
Hamin tarried at Cornwall, about half a-dozen
miles up the river Walter was silent, but con
fdent, and showed excellent training and
handling on the part of his tutors. The Mayor
of Newbnre, dreading a repetition Of the law
less scenes of last summer, when boat race
was contested here, had summoned to his as
sistance body of police from New York, and
accordingly, during the day, the familiar blue
uniforms of the Metropolitan Police and the
wellknown features of John 3. Young and his
Mulberry street detectives were everywhere
conspicuous in the crowd that thronged the
streets. All day long the air was I'LL d with
the shrili, shriekng whistles OF the steam.
boats arriving from New York city, Brooklyn,
Albany, Troy, and other towns on the Hudson,
laden to the waters brink with excited peo-
pie, who were Offering odds on Brown and
Hamill, as the sympathies OF the betters might
happen to be Influenced. numberof the boats
were accompanied by bands, and gamblers,
thieves, prostitutes, and sporting men of vart-
GUS grades were ali represented on the docks
and In the saloons Your correspondent came
as an invited guest on the Thomas kiley, which
was chartered by Neil Bryant, Chris orc, nnor,
Loew, and number Of other gentlemen. Joe
Coburn, the champion, was on board, with other
sporting men. AT 1890 your correspondent
visited Walter Brown. az his room in the United
States Hotel where he was lying on bed, sur
He looked well, and said that he weighed las
pounds, having been trimmed down from 1877.
He declared his Willingness to pull In any
water, and seemed sure of victory. Coburn
offered $500 to 500 that, which was not
taken. Your correspondent also visited Hantll
on board the steamboat where he was waiting
for the chop to cease in the waters of the Hud-
son. He said that he weighed l6l pounds, naVlng
been trained down from q l9i pounds, n, lie
He did not wish. however. to pull until the
water settled. while Brown averred that "aSy
water suited him" and became excited stating
that he could pull all around Hamill. At =
O'Clock to day the water was not smooth
speech from the balcony to about five thousand
people who were assembled in front or the
United States Hotel. very much excited, and
shouting. Some were crying out for Hamill,
but the majority Were enthusiastic for Walter
Brown. Roberts said:-"I am sorry, but it is
impo' sible for the race to take place today
The water is too rough. and cannot honestly
permit the race to go on All wish 10 to have
Wot; 5 she matter wild HanillP Is ne sicE. or
has he funked ?J' Three drunken men were
making speeches q the same ime with Roberts
and in was impossible distinctly to hear what
he was saying. Joe CoburR said to Brown In
his bedroom, before the race. "S-a a:y. honey
lest you win that race, and then THINK now
you will be received by her Majesty when you
take that out. rigger of yours to Ingland; and
Why all the servant-gals are wild about yor
now" 1t is feared that there may be serious
| thousand strangers, half OF whom are rough
| and pick pockets, are here from New York
Captain Young's detectives arrested to day
three notorious pick pock cts, Jesse Allen, Theo
dore Davis. 'Pinching Moli," and twenty-sis
ether ether wmellikEnown rel E thieves who are al impr
fights are going on beneath my windows, in one
ofwhich at least 200 persons are engaged The
police are working mantully with their clubs
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