The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-09-24

was IiFclcdl one IN every SENSE. bledu'
while Mr. Adams began grumbling in no
amiable mood, and created as much Of a
disturbance in his peculiarly energetic man
ner, until he was asked to stop and enter
into conversation. Considerable discussion
ensued, and the result was that the referee
ordered the race to take place, and fixed the
hour at 81 pm, blow or no blow.
The crews were notified Of tbe decision,
aud they made their appearance on the
course simultaneously at $40. The st.
John men came up, looking like ordinary
boatmen, in old hats and clothes The
Tyne men were attired as on their first
appearance, and looked far better. The
necessary prclimineries being arranged, the
crews prepared for the race. The st.
Johns men disrobed themselves in the pre-
sence of the spectators and took their posi-
ton in tlesh-cOlored tights Of drab silk,
with close-ftting pink shirts and scarlet
caps The Tyne men threw their caps into
the attending bost, and flung of their
shirts, also, thus being almost naked.
A few seconds after, the boats took up
their positions, and, at the word, both
lcaped forward in perfect unison amid the
concentrated roar of thirty thousand human
throats, uttoring the widest description of
cheers Then commenced a magnificent
struggle. The Tyne cr,w gave rapid PlaJ
to their oars and started Of with pull of
fully forty two to the minute, the st. John S
men being palpably slower in their move
ments, owing TO the boat being filled with
water by suden squall that had sprung up
almost at the moment the race began. The
advantage gained by the Tyne crew in the
six or seven seconds following the start,
was seized to enable them to draw ahead Of
their opponents and give thcm the swell
and wake-water from their own boat. Inch
by inch the gap increased, until it reached
dozen lengths before the boats were lost
sight Of, causing few enthusiasts to remark
that the Englishmeu would win by halt a
mile
The boats made rapid headway up the
river without accident, the Tyne crew
reaching their three-mile stake boat in 23
minutes and 40 seconds, the St. Johns men
coming up 40 seconds behind. Both crews
turned the stake-boat in handsome style,
though for some reason, the Tyne men
seemed to hang fire little in leading
down stream, thus enabling these oppo
nents to lesson the gap.
Down stream came the boats with a
terrific rush Of speed, and when they came
in sight the ear became deafened by the
hoarse scream Of the steamboat whistles and
the cheers Of the people Those fortunate
enough to have glasses proclaimed th I
the Tyne crew we're ahead, and they passed
the winning post in exactly 40 minutes
and 594 seconds, the st. Johns coming in
80 seconds behind, or distance Of eleven
lengths They we're received with enthu-
sasm in consequence of the splendid burst
of speed they were maintaining at the finish
So ended the great race for the cham ion
ship Of the boating world, ana the prize
and the honor 90 over the sea " Tue gal
liant crew that came three thousand miles
for it. Renforth, the Tyne stroke-oar, slip
ped on bis shirt and jumping on board Of
the Club boet tooh up h--dsv'"o ouiIec-
non for the defeated crew as a recognition
Of the closeness of the cantest 1t may be
proper to say that the Tyne men were loud
in their praise Of the St. John men, and
ayerred that it was the severest race they
had ever passed through. They consider
the Paris crew second only to themselves,
and seemed to consider the race as hardly
earned.