The New York herald., 1868-06-25
AQUATIC.

and a Quarter Seconds-Disgracefui scenes
During tho Race.
The return race between Walter Brown, OF Port
land, and J. Tyler Jr., OF Boston, which has been
quite topic of conversation in boating circles for
the past few days. took place yesterday afternoon
on the Hudson opposite the Eyssn Fields, Tyler at
Its close being declared the winner. Four O'Clock
had been nxed as the hour for the beninnng OF
the contest, but az oarsmen, like all ord
nary men, propose without having the
power Of dispOsing, the managers were unable
to carry out at least one part OF their programme
the storm ana the rough water being the disagree
able causes. AS early as two O'Clock crowds began
to assemble at the Eysian Fields and along the
shore adjoining the course that was to be rowed
over while tugs, small steamers and rowboats came
about on the river slngly and in little fleets Of
ten and twenty. By four O'Clock there could
not have been less than four thousand per-
sons at the Fields and in the boats, the ma
jortty being the choicest extracts from New
York Rcughdom. When the hour the rae race D. was
tOe but 1t had unfortunately to remain in that inter-
estfng condition for long time before 1t could be
fore bar to the running OF the boats. Then to add
to the general Disappointment. dark clouds gathered
burst into violent rain storm. Everybody in
small boat pulled his craft on the beach ana ran
ns he S perhaps Of
keeping the inner man in about the same pleasant
S09 Is All the weps S'f to "aS SEns
lager and many things very much stronger. The
rain was not appeased by this way Of killing time,
r0ughs had consumed enough OF the nOn-int0xcat-
ing nuid to make them very ugly: Then began
made, to her great disgust, exceedingly familiar.
Two men from the Eighth ward or some other hor
r6le locality in this city took & exception Of % sacn
mans friends naturally Joined in the fight. and
in the twinklhg OF an eye nearly one.tnird third
participators in the row. Several Of the Hoboken
police who present p citizens dress drew their
vainy attempting to separate the combatants piled
them vigorously over the heads OF the rOughs
poiicemsn iS @ ' were i@medaeiy set set upon and then
ensued fearful struggle for the mastery, during
which Two OF the Sces were rS%n Snd 70 ne
into battering rams against themselves, while chairs
and all sorts of improvised weapons were brought
into destructive play. Seeing themselves almost
poweriess In the midst OF the crowd. which closed In
on them from all sides, they drew their revoIvers
out doing any damage. This had its effect. At the
report Of the pistol the crowd broke into pieces az
the clouds ~ sboVe them. and in few minutes is the
police were masters OF the field. During the lull
they seized upon and TOOK TO the lookup one man man
his rufian friends at bay the meanwhile with their
cooked revolvers. BY the time this scene had ended
the river comparatively calm, when the crowd
sauntered down to the shore to witness the race the
CONTESTANTS boats being plainly visible in the distance
The Deer was made use Of as the Judges boat and
with Mr. James Lee as referee Charles 4 Roosevelt
on board, she steamed up to about opposite Fifty
seventh street, New York. and close to the Jersey
after the arrival the steamer the latter nearer the
Shore and after 1t given out that the race was
| to be two straight miles, the terminus to be In q
direct line outward from the Stevens Battery the
signal to start was given and the TWO men bent 70
their work. At the first stroke the Boston man snot
i ahood Ofh Ia tai mn n
distance for three minutes at least, when few OF
those sweeping strokes for which he s noted Drought
Brown almost stem to stem with Tyler Then the
| struggle began In true earnest. Each man pulled
steady. long stroke though it required the utmost
the water al and d. when they were raised
Side By side, with Tyler at tin, times ,. foot
bov ana so behind
Of the other, the boats cut through the water with
| constantly acceerating speed, the crowds on the
| shore meanwhile yelling and shouting In the most
| boisterous manner, some cheering for Brown and
others for Tyler: To within . hundred yards VI
| tory appeared about equal to both men; but then
| Brown, though he seemed to pull with the same
vigor began gradually, inch BY inch, to fall behind
un the bow OF his boat faced the centre Of that OF
bis antagonist. The goal once within reach by some
Thirty Yards Tylers strokes became IT9scr ar
but not so vigorously a. he had at the start ana ss
the boats shot past the sakeboa Tyler was fully one
length ahead. As the two shells came toward the
goal the barge Of the Gulick Boat Club got foul Of
Tyler, and after swinging about from his boat fell
Il
his utmost to avoid o collision. Cries OF f0ui Were
raised, but the referee, after consultation WIN tne
judges decided that the foul was made aIter tne
winning boat had passed tns stakeDoas xlu
| 80 declared Tyler the winner in eleven minutes:
twenty and quarter seconds Tyler was greeted
| with loud cheers from the crowd on shore as
/ he rowed about after the race, and Brown,
| looking angry and discounted, went aboard the
Deer. As ne did so the barge OF the Gulick Club
came alongside her crew crying out that ne had sold
out the race BY deliberately lettng up two strokes
during the contest. Brown denied the charge, pc
| came very excited and taunted the Gulicks with
having purposely fouled him. Uncomplimentary
epithets were then passed between the two parties
for some time, when one Of the Gulicks, In answer
| to challenge from Brown jumped aboard the Deer
and sprang at the latter. The Two ieil 10 .ne
deck together fighting desperately when anost tne
entire crew OF the Gulck boat rushed on Doaru
the steamer and were about to commence an lndis- us
criminate attack on Brown ana ali VINO .aIkeu IoI
| him when they were prevented by the ln'erierence
OF metropolitan police officer ana one or .wou
their friends, who had more sense man tne otneIs
Brown was finally got away by his friends ana anaea
on the Jersey side OF the rver Tor 1ear tnat ne gn
be assaulted by those who had been made desperate
| by Tyler winning the match.
And thus the race closed In row. IL IL saiu ,nas
the Gulicks, with many others, had large amount
staked on the result of the match their favortte being
| Brown. They claimed, and many others claimed,
that the race was not fair one and that Brown lost
| It purposcly. Brown alone knows II is 10 De sup
posed whether there is any truth In this or not and
II there be truth in It It Is not likely that any one VIII
| ever be made the wiser on the subject.