New-York tribune., 1870-09-12
LQIIATTC.
TIE SIIL Won KULL RACES.

TuE CrIL Won KULL RACES.
Tv,, Interesting races took place Saturday
.Norooon ON ta Kigs-0re a single scul race aad the
- sivoared GIG race Both wcr, under the auspices
go, rc,,Ds1fa Rowing Association Of Ray onue, MI
. new boating club organized last May. AR Nainu
Is Presidents The club numbers over 90 ISemttrs'
and ressess,s very beautiful Clubhouse, anoightoared
barge six rowing gigs and about ten private shels.
Kills Ward the yDuugDsj brother OF the VeoOrs'edWtrd
Brothers has been thc'r Tie sce of Satur-
day was their -st they having challenged the Neptune
Association OF West Brighton, staten Island This is an
older cnh by some years and has bad JON BAghn Tor
Instructor yhe frat race was between the t"olh-
structOrs Ward Bigl, and the parse was SSo 'he
Joint subscription os the two clubs 1t E9f a slnte Sou
race. and the Cours' was from siee-oesd elc1uISd
of West BrigLtOn1O another one anchored Oh fia fih
ana back 6isttnec three miles ,o ..-o ooct.s,arts
In their fail sbs H. rOsgcd up 90 the pace OF start
ing aud recevedc heir instruct fr"o TIE lu ses Big
lin chose insie to the Staten Island shore Az
exactly +SO trey made an eAeShen9 SILT, SILT tSf pc
distance from IiiyIin by more than h@t iengtn ana
fraduay dfewHN4y o9 M h' E i" % y p S1s" mon"
be- did not siacken hs speed until nearing the Ncp-
tune Clubhouse, vixen lie held up To allow the
near approach OF Bgln and then started of again at
high Tate of epeed Bign, looking over his shoulder
and seeing tlis pulled into the EePtHne Clubhouse,
willie Ward passed tie stakeboat and won tsc race IN %
race 70 the end and Ward saekeuod speed, the
latter would have beaten him more than aquarter OF a
The second race was the event Of the afternoon and
for had been Looked forward 10 Win Uuch interest,"
Each crew had many friends present, hOth ladies ana
gentlemen. The ArgOnautas choose the inside. Passing
The NEPTUNE Clubhouse the boats were about even, and
the hearty cheers seemed to make each man redouhle his
efforts Nearing the first stakebOat the Neptunes were
slightly ahead In rounding the stakcbOats the TWO gigs
fou ed" which detained them for a few moments.
ettng clear they started of for the homeStretch the
NCptuncS slightly ahead Both did their best but
the Arc6uautas could not lessen the gap and the Nep
tunes gig passed the hOme-bOat, winning the race by
2ls seconds.
Miprses. Seconds MnE;es Seconds
Neptune ~ u IAiFohtule.sss's''' ~
Each claimed foul" but il was not allowed by
the judges After the race the two crews went 10 the
Neptune Clubhouse where the prizes were distributed
10 The gig suit Of coOrs and TO each of the winning
crew a handsome gold badge. Then both crews, with
invited guests, retired TO the La Tourette House,
where a collation. was served
TIE NEW-YORK YACHT CLUB RACES AT NEW
PORI-THE RACE FOR THE CITIZENS CUP
TIE PHANTOM AGAIN WINNER-THE PALMER
SECOND.
NEwPORT, Sept. IS, 1S70.-The race to-day
fos tie cup given by the citizens of this place
the same that Of yesterday, viz from the old
dumping Fort 10 the buoy of Rlock Island and back
Tie named for the start IL hut by the de-
lay in starting which usual in such contests the bene
at of a splendid breeze nearly lost The vessels
finally passed the starting point in the following order
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