New-York tribune., 1870-05-30
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE BOAT RACE AT ANNAPOLIS

ANNAPOLIS, May Zf.-SInguiarIy enough, al
though nearly every college in the country conveniently
situated to nayigablc waters has made rg n an in,t
tuition, and in many cases art the Naval Academy.
where, it mig,t be thought this would BE- q nocularv
pertinent and practical branch Of instruction has until
quito recently entirely neglected is art ,c se within,
the past two years however Admiral Porter bs. lion,
great interest fDr the Improvement and success NJ bi
department OF our national education and has won the
admiration Of the mdshipnen Approaching tho aa
vantage TO the service Of corps Of officers well taught
in the scientific OF the oar bc procured Tor the uso
Of the md-hipmcn several boats fitted for these WATERS
and crews were soon organized. constantly growing
interest followed, and annual class races were instituted
additions were made 10 the boating facilities, and in
fact almost everything was done 10 establish rowing
upon permanent basis except the thing essential
at the races late in April last It painfully evident
that the mddie5 did not know how 10 row.
Mr. Blaikc, whose reputation as an garsnan has been
sore trial 10 him, persuaded, H goodness Of his
heart to take the Washington ub in hand, aud straight
backs, long reaches forward and pulling with the body.
and particularly the legs, instead OF merely with the
arms, the result. About year ago Admiral Porter
published an article in The army and N0ry Jourpat in
vitDg outside clubs to row the mid,hpmcn. Several
clubs acted upon this invitation, but arrangement
could be made 10 time, at all practicable for item
Early In the Spring the Quaker City the picked crew
at least local reputation, extended cha uce, which
accepted, with the UNDERSTANDING as the mid,hp
could not leave the Academy, and were moreover
the challenged party that the race should take place at
Annapolis. The Phiadephidus have been partially in
training since about the 1T or March, and ~. sE weeks
past, thoroughly Henry Coulter ~ Pittsburgh il
their trainer and has kept them Tei q their work for
some time. His system has been c Oh oEt ot Io'dhg
his principally meat and this, for the most part,
broiled. They have been limited 10 vegetable, and
restricted entirely to tea Tor drink Ihr' are hhcook
ing, manly fellows IN capital condition. aud were almost
The crew OF the Naval Academy also in good con
dt0n although they have not ad 50 much time, or the
advantage OF exclusive attention 10 their preparation
for the race, as have their opponents the enudtons
going on here having engaged theu IN hdId mo il ct-
fort Their victory in view o these obstacles rebounds
to the credit Of the stout hearts that carried them
The boat Of te Philadephians is a shell built by tho
champion Elliott OF Gregnp0nl - ieeI i9is, ~ 'hes
wide, weighing about 12O N that of the nspmen - a
paper boa. built by Waters Balch Co OF Troy 0 aous
The same dimensions The style OF the two crows docs
not differ very materially except tha the execution OF
their toes at the beginning OF the stroke and crook their
legs most here, the latter than has been seen IN
braced they fall back with great force, aud with
arms perfectly straight throw their weight upon
coming back nOticeably further), and then, with
slow recovery, they are forward and at u ataln Dur
ing practice the CITY, averaged os5 strokes To their
"cbes wide in the blade half an inch wider than
Of the former, they are able to do as much Work WIN
An entirely new feature i'm this country and En- gland.
except among the professionals Of Newcastleuony yne
has been Introduced in this race, which is technically
termed Siding" IL consists in widening and grcasing
the thwarts, and enables the rover 10 sde Seteral
inches upon the beginning of his stroke and to get tne
utmost possible power from back ana legs IN te rss
third Of the described by the Oar-bades r Coulter
used this to advantage in his race with Hamlll last
year, while Mr. Blaiie brought II from England, ana
both adopted it, ignorant that the other knew OF IT.
When Mr. Coulter introduced to the Academys boat
tiis point Of their coachs' his jaw is said to have
dropped slightly and an expression OF blank
to have come over his features subsequent gamma
t0n the rival boat caused similar demonstration ON
the part of the deuded "admirals' that are to be-
Various devices have been practlced Dy each crew 70
prevent the other getting its " time one Was to
pass several strokes beyond the turning buoy hen turn
and eaye the d,tnt & SSs Them bV inTts
ftr.a ANA thor nI 90
dark and at times when the other would not observe
closely, well organize, Spy system and powerful
micans concerned and before the race they knew
accurately what time had been made by the 2gakers at
OF the respective crews:
soJ D Macheh 2, years Of age weight lo6 pounds, hight
10 nc R. Adams yearsi weight pounds hight feet
80 a- E. Reyburn "a years; weight 1854 pounds hight feet
Rothermel "a weight l52 pounds hight
feet 9 inches -.
S,roJ Hubbard first class 1853 pounds 2 years q age feet 81
No &C D. Galloway second Glass; lso pounds 20 years feet
No w. Wood first class l pounds 20 years feet 81 nchs
" ] A. Post first class s3 pounds: % years. feet sI inches
E1rd-G. A. Merriam drst class lJy pounds 2 years feet
The arrangements perfected late last night by the
appointment of ~ ThOuren referee, and the following
Gn5 George ". Parker, J. b. Agncw on the part Of the
Midshpmen, Lieut.. Commanders segSbee and Cotton
By the trains and also by boat from Baltimore number
of members and friends Of the Quaker City Club arrived
here and were present to witness the race among me
Schuylll Navy, and T. A. Donaldson Secretary also
delegation from the Ana0stan Boat Club of Washington
Cty composed OF W. b. Blanchard, Lawrence Gardner,
II. Melville Gurley, l.. r. Woods, c. s. johnson, and L. s.
Shortly before eleven O'Clock this morning the specta
tors gathered on the piers commanding view OF the
course. large number previously provided with passes
were permitted board the steantug PhoN, and the
party assembled on the deck OF the Tgate constitution
high wind blowing and during the entire time OF
tendance not large owing to the exceedingly dis,
agreeable weather. The officers, mdshlpmen ard
marines at the Academy out in full force. Among
those board the Phlox were Mr. Boe. the Governor
state Chief Engineer ". W. W. Wood and other mem
of the Board of Visitors also party OF officers and
At II o'clock precisely the Phox left her wharf and
steamed out into the stream and took position at the
starting buoy in order To enable the referee and Judges
witness the start BY III o'clock the two boats arrived
at the starting buoys. ana were held there resting with
their scrns against the two boats anchored in position
az the buOys to give fair and even start Mr. Blake.
having the mdshipmen under his direction was present
In smaH boat, paLeu Oy hd,IlpHe, anu naels scS1
everything In shape, rowed mp the course IN ordrr 90 get
a good view. In one of the boats at the starting buoy
the mekeepers, Idshipman Bun, and Mt. A'igtr
OF the Quaker City Club, also hidsipnan "SoW' mo
time was kept by a Greenwich chronomcter -
At precisely II O'Clock 81 minutes and IS seconds tho
word go was given and both boats started upon their
competitive voyage The start could not possibly have
been more fair The midshpmen ON the hr>t pun hlana
fully half boat length by deXterouSy gNnS one quck,
short pull which threw their boat out while the Quaker
Citys were gathering for fu long pun
the Quaker Ctys had taken their hst the 'ndshlpueu
had gathered Tor lonE pun "lit II th'S
the Quaker CITY. During the first minute the uidship-
men took pun OF ~ strokes, which they ic Gown 70 no 80
This stroke they kept up during the entre race Lho
Quaker Ctys started on 38strOkc 10 was thousht this
was rusc though they did not increase OF tn,, Wla %
the mdshipmen after the first minute KEPT w ther
stroke of iO The water considered IA rcondllOn
though little rodg. At the upper STAKE poat me MD
ii,f,o had roundrd and at least ltngth on the
by the time the quaker City reached tleH
staRe.boat In rounding the Stakeooat post nc DOW
, ~; rho ulidshpmcn sprung an oar, whch neces-
;,ataI milling easier. Before reaching the home-boat
~ o. broLe The mdshipmen pulling In with three oars
pt1gh
,;d ON the shore the air with round after round
- - oheers They made the distance three mlcs) in 10
oI W md ah sernnhs. srronds Aheah of tho