The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-09-23
International Naval Regatta In Hioga
Bay, Jspsn.

| Correspondence Of the New York Herald
UNITED STATES STEAMSHIP ONEIDA,
| Hioga Bay, Japan, June 26, 1868.
On Tuesday last our second cutter crossed
the bows of her Brittanic Majesty's ship
Zebra and tossed their oars, thus challenging
the crew of the latter to a race. The chal-
lenge was promptly accepted, and the follow
| ing terms were agreed upon: The boats were
to start on Monday, the 23d instant, at Pm.
ships, and pull around another boat two and
| half nautical miles distant, for a sum of
$l20.
At few minutes before P. NJ, the hour
for starting, both boats were manned by
their respective crews and pulled for the
point of departure. Our boat was black and
the men were dressed in blue, while their op-
ponen,s' boat was white and the crew dressed
the same color, which was very favorable IN
distinguishing positions during the entire
race.
The umpires were on board the steam
launch belonging to the French ship Duplex,
whose captain kindly offered It to convey
them over the course.
A little before 5 gun from our launch
gave notice for preparation, and was fol-
lowed by another to start at hours 3 min
utes % seconds. Both boats started off
beautifully, the black boat leading for about
fifty Yards, when the white one overhauled
and passed her length, drawing cheers
from their ships company. Our rigging
was filled with our men, who cheered to en-
courage their companions, who, although as
yet had never pulled race, had the courage
to run against the champion Of four races,
and l believe the fastest cutter in the Eng
fish squadron.
The hackers of the English boat were
elated at this advantage gained by their ia
vorite, and offered bets freely, which were
readily taken up by our officers, who were
not to be disheartencd by all their talk and
the slight advantage their boat had gained.
The white boat held her own, keeping
boats length ahead, black pulling in her
wake until within fve-eighths or three
quarters of mile of the stake boat, when the
black commenced to lay back to her work,
and for a few minutes the race was very ex
citing but the black slowly gained, and on
the stake boat was one hundred
yards ahead.
This drew forth cheers upon cheers from
our ships company, who Offered to give two
to one on the black, but found 10 takers.
The black continued TO gain slowly until !
the race was ended at DC minutes. 50 seconds |
past D. The white coming in at 81 minutes, !
10 seconds past ), being 30 seconds behind |
Thus GROWING our first race with victory.
The cockSwain of the Ze5ra's boat handed :
10 our cockswain 4 small manufactured |
chicken cock as their trophy. This cock
seems to have had an eventful life oft. 1t
was won from Harvard by the Princess
Royal, who los, it to her Ma .stys iron clad
steamer Ocean, who in time had to hand it
over to the Zebra, and was won from them by
4 boat pulling their first race, and by them
Will be held until some faster boat takes it
away. Although our boat beat them So
badly they still believe they can beat Us, and
lave challenged US to try itover again on the
st of July. The challenge was quickly ac-
,epted.
July, and ended in the defeat of the English
'oat by for,y-fve seconds, the entire race
icing pulled in AZ minutes As scconds-l2
minutes less than the former race.