The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-05
AQuATICS.

A Naval AqsatIe Gswtest.FIve Milo Race
Tho Eusfest rime On Re-srd--The Monitor
Terror's Cuttcr Defeats the Admiraps Barae
of the Flaaslip severn Incidents OF the
Rcae.
KEY west, Fla, March q, 1871.
The arrival and departure OF the st. Domingo
commissioners ami u grana naval aquatic contest in
cur harbor between the Ad nirals barge OF the flag
ship Severn and The Monitor ierror's cutter are the
noteworthy events when have absorbed the pablo
mind here during the week past and both are worthy
OF record. The rice bctu cen the barge aud cutter
was MADE TO decide the diversity or opinion
which existed as to the superiority OF either,
each being manned by crew whose prowess mad
been1ested IN various contests IN these with
success. The race was arranged for Saturday. tue
25th lns and came or Ia this harbor according To
announce nent-t the stance being tve miles-and
excited the livcAest met est among the officers and
men throughout the feet ut present In the harb0r.
The course selected TOT tie race from buoy
No. 10 TO Inc outer buoy Off Fort Taylor, at the
trance Of the harDor; thence returning to and
around the monitor Dictator 10 the point Of starting
At i've T.. M.-lhe hour nainel for the race-both
boa.s put III Az appearances and drew up along
ceeded to toss or choice o POSITION. winch
was won Dy the Terror's crew, WIN selected
the Inside nrse. Sosne de ny WAS occasonei
IN getting the boats m pro or osrien. mu II 10 iie
chagrIn Of all VINO were 0ppo Ell TO chIcanery aud
Desired 10 SEE an HONVT1Die cOue5t. AHeT coIiSiu-
cradle parleyln. the rival boa TOOK the PAGES
ASST ned thein and ut given signal Doth were
prompt IN starting, me barge haWug the advanfa e.
clio ;ey pressed by the cutter which 10 Jew yigor-
Gus strokes came no W.T. her. aud AS they IA Sc
tie Swa;ara ami tine Severn, gradually drew away
from ner Opponent. ami The voclferols cheers OF
those on the a,ove SHIPS A. they proceeded toward
the outer uuoy tie Gu Ter steadily me eased the
distance Oct gcen thcai, rounding the buoy IN fne
STYLE. and IN RUNNING closely nugsel RI Taylor
VIII lie the oar e he well Ouy fro snore, eacn put
tag Ortn the o.sJ eff rs m Terr0r'5 cutter seem
III ~ 4 / "A nm
Wncn abreast Of COVE n ient wharf the vic OriOus
bCat gre tel with tn. III est EN- nus ,asm Dy the
sprc atois assembled watch was taken up. and
cneeIs fe.ecno.d from h. ia.ynee, 8nIld the
martial strains OF The 5ne band II the flagship
Sc, erll nporarlly stationed Tor the oCc sion ON
thc Pawhee AZ tn ulc.ure OF me race although
guo1 por tne III Stll to DO rOwcd. the
result VI tie race WAS 20 10 ifer doubtful. and the
vigorous aud steady stroke OF tle TerrOr's cutter
Was Ia STRIKING cont "a & TO tn. weak anu lalt riag
stroke Of the DarEe'. crew WAC manifested evident
Signs OF distress, aud tney mgnt De seen N the dim
distance podd'ng u lr way over the course just
gone over BY tn II adversary. Although the urtner
pra eCul IN or tue RI Z seemed Iuule both UoaIs
cons uued IL, AMI "a the Gu rs rounded the Dlct
tor on The ho.newarl tire Gu they were again
rue recipients Il vocie.ous cheers from those
on board, wacn were repeat d again aud
again on loarI Ine Terror AID TIE 0iner
DER y The race thing noteworthy transpired aud
the Tsror's cutter reached I'll, syaKeD 'at several
lag accomplished tue distance. dve miles IN Is min
rs ~ seoo,d. maaIag the fastest tine
on record. and thus beat.ng tue UNPRECEDENTED
lihe MADE By the ohen ndots cutter IN the ha Dor
Of Havre Franco. The dav was all inat could be
desired or lnterestinl IN event. a.d Inc signal
trluuph achieved o. IN. Terrors crew upon thus
Occasio con uaclion win t.elr previous victo-
res IN this harOor justly entite hem to De styIed
the chan ooD on smcn OF the Nortn Atlantic deer.
Lieutenant COMMANDER John ciQWan, Jr., or the
Terror. and Lieutenant commander Green, OF the
Swltyra, acted rs nllpres; Lieu enant Commander
Whiting, of he same ship, a tins as referee dis-
charging The duties to the entire satisfaction OF all
cOncerneu.