The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-09-21

THE ONEIDAS.


Average age ~ years; average weight l30}r pounds.
THEIR GIGS.
| new boat was tuilt for the Argonautas by Mr.
Thomas Faeron, OF Yonkers for tnis contest aud in
1t they have scored Their maiden victory. II is As
feet inches long, 20 inches wide, IL inches Deep
! l5o pounds weight ana OF spanish cedar.
/ The Oncldas not fortunate in the matter
OF gig, theirs is at least fifty pounds heavier,
but Is stanch and able 1t is named the seneca, Is
As leet in length Is inches wide, l. inches deep and
200 pounds in weight. Ii is OF Spanish cedar and
was built by George Roahr last spring.
| ROWING COLoKs.
OF the ArgOnautas these were White shirts. with
| red handkes cllefs about The mead.
OF the Uneidas, while shirts, With blUe about the
head.
The day promised 10 &c OF the mos. unJrOpft,oUs
character up 10 noon. IL was drty, and rain fell.
filtered through q !ealencoiored sky, that even at
DISCUS, those inclined TO be merry; but cary
IN The afternoon the c,oI1S broke anl The
appearance Of the sun made happy ain eager ard
impatient assemblage. AZ two O'Clock the throngs
Logan TO gather about the Argonautas' cup mouse.
aud half an hour later the spacious balcony
crowded with jerseys far Women Along The wafer
hundred or more vehicles were spread out aud
from their silgen Innings through the green foliage
the rcd culors OF the Argonautas ami the blue
of the Oneldas. Abou, three o'clock The steam
boats p c. Schultz. bearing the ireaas OF the for
mer and the VIraInla sey nour with the friends OF
the latter, bore down 10 the La IouTette dock aud
on their decks were hundreds flirting and talking
oar with an alarming energy. on The surface Of
the wafer were noteu many working boats, and
Nc s5 before the crsE race 5aG dnSk and
the house of the latter, adding muca to the exciting
scene. In race Of this CHARACTER there seldom
seen so many lair faces as yesterd ay were observed
on land and water ana a.nid ali tins wealth OF
feminine beauty there was quite @ sea OF lihboae,
sweely blending Argonauia red and Oneida blu,.
There was much time. io55 M Tue selection OF
judges. but fnaiY Eli Nelson was chosen en- the
part OF the Gnedas en1 Cnaries fIsnerf.r the Argo
nautas, with Old Josh Ward as referee. He wi II
Gil and Ellis fresh rom their lac we Org, had
anG ,heir presence was the keynote OF much en-.
tAusiasm.
| A northwest wind sprinGng up about two O'Clock
pointed Tor the race 1t was anything but smooth ana
| everything else but an easy TraCh. Ine tide was
! stong cho AMI with the rowers.
Twelve minutes Das5 I've O'Clock tho Arronau.as
pulled out rom their house ana iowed 10 Tie art.
Iug point. Thirty minutes afier, while the Arg1aat
! tas were being ChlliCd 10 death III toe wind the
| Cnedas appeared and finally, alter great trouble
the ColtcDdtDE crews were allgne3 about Two nun.
dred yard5 SPORT or tle slrtin0 point aud at J9i5
were sent away amid the shouts Oh more tnan a
! thousand
Ihe Oncldas TOOK The water first ana snot boats
| length ahead, but when opposite the "a Tourette
( House the Arrouautas had caught them and WEI @
LOWING easily a., confidently. Thirty seven slrpKos
marked Their WORK whlle AZ This Dc.lt the "ODeilas'
were dashng forty one minute Tito the water,
l,ut he that Ells ward had taught
TIE "iTreyai was 00ng what was required ami at
GInthers Dock tue positive cry OF Josh ward was
enough they were then two lengths behind Their Op-
pOnents. O17no F0rS Johnson coal DOCKS, pulling
quite steadily, the ArgOuaula5 had lnceieei their
a1vanlaIc TO three lengths ana were then rowing
had become spl!s AZ" and putting ncfccrlaiiY
At The ENC Works ihIs lead was increased ~ four
lengths when the ''ArGcysn eaee1 up aud pa sed
lie etat ebOat winners by two ana nalf lengths
Their itrpe NJ the chronOgrapl was markcd seven.
teen m.nntes. and the One.das 1910
The JOv OF the Ted-HDJOn sYmpaihiZer5 at tbs
victory Wa 81 The mast intense nature and TIE
iariies g. Bergen poiEi las; nisht Wi! long be re
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