The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-04

The ATLANTA Boat Club-The Race for the
Championship Yesterday Won by DR..
Withers.
Yesterday afternoon the annual race for the cham
ponshp Of the ATLANTA Boat Club took place on the
course of the Elysian Fields, and proved to be very
exciting AFFAIR Five O'Clock was the hour fixed for
the commencement OF the race and long before that
hour an immense crowd had gathered together in
the Eyslan Fields to witness the contest the major
portion OF whom were members Of the various boat
clubs - .h.- 80, anu vicinity. little after four
O'Clock the steamboat william Tittamer lett the foot
Of CHRISTOPHER street with large and Sc.
lect party Of ladies' and gentleman ON board,
and arrived Off the starting point Of the race about
five O'Clock. There were but three entries-Dr. r.
Withers, E. Losee and William Walters. Alden S.
Judge for withers and william Ii. Webster Judge for
Walters. George Roahr was selected as timekeeper
and Q. Peverely as referee.
After the prelninaries had been settled to the sat
slacton of all parties toss up was had for choice
of positions. Walters won the first choice and took
the outside, L0see won the second choice and took
the position next to Walters which left with ers on
the inside, but by no means on the "inside track.f
After the three boats had got Into position the word
Ego, was given: The start was very fine one.
but Walters soon overlapped him. while Wlthers
was left fully three lengths behind before the
boats Nau gone over hundred leet OF
the course. AT the quarter mile, however, Wal
tiers began to lag, when Losee shot ahead Of him,
Withers meantime. pulling that long, splendid stroke
for which he is celebrated, gradually closed on his
two antagonists, and after little effort managed to
get out OF his inside track ana take the outside,
which he kept until the close or the contest. From
the halfmile to the end the race lay exclusively be-
tween Losee and Wlthers, Walters having fallen be-
hind far that he was to all intents and purposes,
counted out OF the race entirely. The stake at
the mile and half distance was rounded
first by Withers, about q length ahead OF
LOsee. who succeeded several times on the
homestretch in getting bow to bow with his anita
Dr., who, by the way. had to exert himself TO HIS
utmost to keep hts pucky opponent at q respectful
distance, Notwithstanding all his strength OF mind
and muscle. When within quarter OF mile OF the
return stakeboat Losee began to lose ground and
Walters to gain steadily on Losee. Walters succeed
which mad divided him up to that time from Withers
and L0see to such an extent that when the stakeb0at
was but couple OF hundred yards distant he was
only ten lengths behind the second man IN
the race. When within 300 yards Of the stake
BOAT Withers put himself together In fine style, and
and finally came In the winner about five lengths
ahead. The following was the time made:-Withers,
24:O5; Losee, PAPA; Walters, "a :S5.
Wlthers during the race pulled thirty eight strokes
to the minute and LOsee forty seven. The race was
a very exciting one from beginning to end, and the
y very slightly built man, and only weighs i04
pounds, was rather unexpected, to say the least.
He began the race on a fOrtyseven stroke and kept
IL up to the end, and certainly gave the doctor o
hard pull for the champion laurels, which he has
managed to retain through three successive con.
tests
The boats used in the race we're seventeen feet
working boats,