The New York herald., 1868-05-23
AQUATiCS.
Uegatta the Charles River for the Cham.
piOnsIiip and Gold Medal.
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piOnsi,ip and Gold Medal.
From the Evening Telegram of Yesterday
BOsToN May %, 1S6s
The New England Rowing Association inau-
guratcd the boating season to-day with race
for the championship Of Charles river and the
possession of the association gold medal
which is a magnificent affair. The interest
manifested in this contest has been intense, and
thousands OF dollars have changed hands in conse-
quence thereof. The contestants numbered eight,
and were Walter Brown, William Randall and Robin
son Williams, Of Portland; Joseph j. Fay Jr., cham
pion of the Union Boat Club, OF this city, and John
Tyler, Jr William Appleton, James Cleary, who
belong to Boston, and all prominent oarsmen here.
The race took place at noon to-day. 1t was for
single scus, distance two miles, and for which all
the above named parties put in an appearance. The
favorte was Brown, and no one seemed disposed to
risk their greenbacks against him. A large number
OF Portlanders were here, who backed Randall at
three to one against Tyler. The third best in the
pool was Fay, and he and Tyler were on par. Fay
won the championship of the Union Boat Club OF
this city last week, and has many friends. He is
splenddy developed and pulls handsome stroke.
II only three weeks since he went in training, and
the race to-day is his second contest for champions
ship.
The judges were William Blake, starter of the
Harvards Cambridge; A. +. Dexter, Of the Narragan-
sctt Club OF Providence; u. V. Humphrey, of the
Mutuas Of Albany; Henry F. Gilbert, OF the Union OF
Boston; A. ii. Brazier, of the Una Henry p. Wood,
OF the Alpha of Portland, and Edward b. Robbins,
Secretary, and Edward ID. Blake, Treasurer OF the
New England Rowing Association. For an hour
prior to the race the bank OF the river for mile
along its course was crowded with spectators. The
river was covered with rowboats OF every descrip-
ton. and seldom has a boating season been iDau-
gurated under such auspicous circumstances as was
tns of to-day. The sun, for a wonder, shone forth
with unwonied splendor, and everybody was in the
best of spirits and extremely hilarious.
without much delay the contestants got into line,
Brown being No. l. counting from the Judges boat,
Williams next, Appleton, Ceary, Fay. Tyler and But
Ter in order named. with Randall outside, or next
the shore. With the word "go' handsome start
was made. Brown took the lead, pulling beautiful
stroke, with Tyler second Fay next and the rest
about even. The race, In fact. seemed to be between
the three named. Browns friends increased their
odds, Randos bankers looked chapfallen, while
Fay's friends spoke encOuragingly OF his chances.
At the half-mile stretch out Tyler Tapped Brown,
with Fay close on IN his paper boat; and here II
may properly be stated, to Browns credit that he
was pulling strange boat, having surrendered his
own which he had brought from Portland especially
for this race, to Tyler, the backbone Of whose boat
was broken yesterday. Upon rounding the stake. at
the distance OF a mile. Tyler led, with Brown and
Fay respectively In order astern.
A handsome spirit gave Tyler a lead OF five or six
lengths, which he maintained the entire home
stretch and he in the winner in fifteen minutes
and thirty-nine seconds. Fay followed In fifteen
minutes and fOrtythree seconds Brown next in six-
teen minutes and nine seconds: Randall, sixteen
minutes and fourteen seconds; Cleary, sixteen min
utes and thirty-eigh seconds Appleton, sixteen
minutes and forty seconds; Williams, sixteen
minutes and hftyseven seconds, and Butler In seven.
teen minutes.
As the first four came in the enthusiasm was in
tense and II was at first hardly believed that Brown
and Randall had been beaten; but no fouls were
champion Of Charles river Randall's friends. who had
lost heavily, felt quite chapfaen and chagnned