The New York herald., 1869-09-07
AQUATIC.

Nassau Don't Club Regatta-Three Mile Race
Won In Twenty Minutes Seven Seconds.
Two crews Of the Nassau Boat Club-the crack
club OF the city-rOwed q race on the Hudson Of
three miles straight in our-oared shell boats, yes
terday afternoon, for the championship Of the
club. The course was from the pier at
the foot OF Seventy-1rst street to stakebOat
at the foot OF 131st street. The crews were
distinguished respectively by white and blue
handkerchlefs tied round the head. Those wearing
the former were j. c. Babcock, captain and bow oar;
H. A. Tappin No. 2; G. 8. walsh, No. 8; J. Miller,
stroke. Those Of the bright sky blue T. B. Bald
win captain and stroke; T. Brown, No. 2; George H.
Henry, No. 8; J. B. Robert, bow. All the men had
evidently undergone recent course Of hard train.
ing, as they looked not alone spare and muscular,
bat wore that complexion Of mahogany that was so
marked in the appearance OF the famous Harvard
four. The steamer P. c. Schultz left the pier
at foot OF Tnrty-fourth street at halfpast four
O'Clock with large party OF fashionable folks on
board and steamed rapidly away towards Seventy
first street. as though the race were about to com.
mence on the instant 1t commenced an hour after,
in Difference to the usual habit Of prolonged and
tedious delay. The Aaron Wilbur, a black
painted antlquated and most confOundedy slow
and stupid steamer took another party from the foot
OF Thirty fourth and other streets. The large at
worthy feature OF the occasion, and may be easily
accounted for on the score OF Harvard and oxford
having turned an unusual share Of public attention
to aquatic sports.
on Seventy first street both crews made their ap.
pearance for the critical inspection of the crowds
ashore and anoat The bank OF the river was dotted
score OF small boats beside the steamers, carried
deal OF apparently unnecessary time was consumed
in starting; but, as this is evidently the custom at
About e s gna an
II their favor made made. away in gallant style;
and and passing seveny.hnh street was TWO lengths lengths
the blue especially exertihg themselves with
hearty earnestness Al Eighty seventh street blue
81 sno, ahead Tes 'r only finally
S when o the tny SH Sass
the shultz. The blue were steering badly at this
time and making irregular dashes to the outside OF
have gwen sp" Them ~ rSe lead an aE eishtoased asai
crew. ram their raaae any ny
foul was raised and finally, at the suggestion OF GEN
race again. the Atalanta boys being given particular
instructions to keep their craft of the course.
ing the inside. TO the end Of the race it was
impossible to determine from the steamers
na,ua we're vous sha T SO close e6sr ns alter
The white, Babcock's boat rowed with great
G yoe a but the
mony with the rest and consequently an impedl-
ment: i was growing almost dark when the
that the White passed the stakeboat at foot Of
closely by the blue in 2om. 12s The judges Of the
either boat. The winners looked almost as fresh as
when they started, and offered 10 row the Others
back, which was firmly yet politely declined.
Grand Regatta ut CherbOura, France-An
American Boat Wins the First Prize in a
Race with Twelve Boats.
BY private letter from Cherbourg received by
the last steamer (says the Providence JournaD,
we learn that grand regatta took place at
that city, the celebrated naval port in the north
of France, on the Emperor's f5e day august 15 In
which an American boat took part and gained the
first prize. After the defeat of the Harvard In
England the particulars OF this victory may possess
an interest for our readers. We are permitted to
make the following extract from the letter referred
to-
CHERBouRG, August 90 1862
Soon after the arrival In this city OF the United
States frgate Sabine the city authorities sent word
to her commander, Captain Walker, that there
fate os' day. the 18TH inst, and iue requesting
that some boats from the ship might
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reluctance on the part OF the officers to enter
any boats as the crews OF the other boats taking
part in the contest had doubtless been practising
that nervened before the race would scarcely
give time TO select crews and give them proper
training. However, Lieutenant Commander John
H. Bartlett, Jr., one OF the Sabne's officers, deter
mined TO enter boat. With some difficulty he
selected twelve men from the crew, and once set
to WORK to put them In training. In the two days
that remained he was out with his crew four times
day, including evenings, thus giving his men all
the practice that his limited time permitted.
The iete day came on Sunday, which day. above
all Others suits the French people for an occasion
like this In the morning all attended the religious
service aboard the SABINE, performed by her chap.
lain, the Rev. Mr.. Cooper AT one O'Clock Lieutef-
ant Commander Bartlett left the ship with his
hnat and crew and roWed To Ihe sho,e
where all the boals were assembled. There
were TO be altogether eight races, one OF
which was for large men-oi-war boats or barges and
it in this race that the boat from the SABINE
to take part No less than twelve boats had entered
for this race. The American boat drew number
eight, and accordingly took the position In hnc at
the buoy bearing this number, where t quietly lay
awaiting the hour OF departure. Meanwhile the
French boats were pulling up and down the line to
show OF In presence OF the thousands Of spectators
this race pulled more oars than the Sabnes, most of
them having sixteen aud some of them eighteen
oars; the American boat, though quite as large as
In a contest ike this, and one which would have
deferred most others from taking part In 1t.
AT two O'Clock the first gun was fired. In one
were off, Now "came the tug Of war; Most OF the
crews pulled hard for the 1rst 500 yards leaving the
sablne's boat behind. But now Lieutenant Com.
steadily to gam, and when his boat turned the buoy,
mile or he was eight boat lengths ahead OF all.
The Americans now pulled with WILL they felt
', to contend With On they went, wen steadily gain
ing on their eleven adversaries, and when
thav gained and passed ths Grand stand the