Connecticut western news., 1871-09-22
The SaratOgM ReaattasR

5..n ! IThe SeratcgA ResattaN EHe srsst 4ouf- -oafsd face at Saratoga ais fsssssd sssS 0 a an ' 9t;ss startins ahs RSint was the q8R1E TSR ths aayGF gbits shEfb5 except sadier, Wwhho lad on a brown Jersey. Everything about them seemed to justify ytheaeonfdence that has been universally felt in them, and on their appearance sold better in the pools than at any time during the week. Two H Hfrohhlt ddhhdera ddhh rahf tie fgra1d stand, and came alongside. the. .Csteamef tos receive their tiual instructions. They were closely followed .abyrtAe. Biglins boys, whose brown Backs had been tanned by many. a loags fheFs sApst tsunT Tfhe Rem forth, the Poughkeepsie, and the Pittsas burgh men followed close behind,, and taok theirfstatipnb in the fohoYing drder. 1fhhsf Tyne crew were nearest the western
 sBe3a 9f tha 9s tate to 5 tha4 R;s1Gd land
 crew; next the Taylor Winship, the
 Dptihesss Conpty the SMeKees and the
 Wards. ds The judges were aip vas small
 boat little in the rear, and the signal
 for starting was the firing of . pistol.
 The crews and boats thus ranged for the
 start maybe thuse briefly. reeapitulated E ].iaThe"Ward Brothers Cornwall, New
 York Hearys Ward, stroke; Josh
 Ward., Ellis Ward, and Gilbert Ward,
 bow. Boat, 'Ddnstaf, built by 1Jewett,
 of Dunstan-on-Tyne aggregate weight,
 627 pounds.
 Taylor Winship, of England. Thomas
 Winship, stroke Robert Bagnall, Jo-
 seph H. Sadler, and James Taylor, bow
 Boat, built by Jewett, of Dunstan-on-
 Tyne colors, white and blue; aggre-
 gate weight 599 ponnds.
 The -Renfefth Gre, of England. <
 Robert Chambers, stroke Henry Kel-
 ley, John Bright, and James Percy,
 bow. Boat, Queen Victoria, built by
 Jewett, of Dunstan-on-Tyne; colors,
 black and white 1; aggregate weight, 633
 pounds.
 The Coulter-Biglin Crew, New York
 and Pittsburgh.-Henry Coulter, stroke;
 John Biglin, Joseph Kaye, and Barney
 Biggli4 ,bowa F Boats Anierida built by
 Miott,l !M lGfeenpoint ;ii LHdlofs,l red,
 white and blue ; aggregate weight, 633
 RR%Rsi RRSHRsGi ,Nq!8ls is wa1ham wa1ha
 Scharf, stroke; Frederick Mum, Nich-
 olas Denmarsh, Conrad Minehart, bow,
 Paper sboatS ih1ilt iby9 Watersyy 4Balch &
 O., C. of TreA N .K ioaggregate weight,
 II Ddtdhsss C%6un1tey C% 1te2 ftcsy csrev,1w ~ William
 Stevens, stroke Charles Burger, Homer Woodin, and William Burger bow
 colors, all white aggregate weight, 685 f pounds. Gd basa' -4sE1.1h
 A fairer start was never made. The 1 Wards took ytheT water magnifcently 1. jumping away, 1t AT strokes, while the l others hesitated 'a fittie,s as though not I quiteuready. ass .ss d
 ', At about a quarter of a mile from the start the boats stood in the following
 order No. 1, Biglin, one length and g
 half ahead; No. 2, Taylor Winship, one
 length ahead of the Tyne, which, in turn,
 was half alength ahead of the Wards :N The Biglins were pulling tremendous stroke of A to the minute, the Tynef , A, the Taylor Winship Az, and the Wards Al. But the quick stroke of the l New York boys could not last, and witt spurt, the Winship men, who had , dropped to 39, increased their rate to Al a mile from the start, whilg the Biglir 7 boys dropped off to 39. The Tyne crew was then making good time at the rate of 38 strokes to the minute, while tn,
 Wards, who had taken the lead, pulled : easily along ats 39. Bright, of the Tyne 3 while doing his work we'll, showed hi. l inferiority to the other members of hi cneW,V.Rnti lit was generally remarked
 that with the 1amented Renforth, tht v champion Tynes would be diferen f opponent for our men. It was apparent howkyegg thht sthA Wards had the faci : in their oyn lhan hands, as. they turned ssemt l seconds before any other boat, an6 : started for home insplendid style, ne1ei [ pulling more than 38 or 39 strokes. ,tt
 thejhinuteEl' KY aa S- i'sssASA Si IT } As the, Ward came down the lasts hal q mile of the course, three or four length s aheadt fya1 scompetitors, and we're lfe a cognized by the crowds gathered on tn J. banks of the lake, one great shout wen q Eup from the vdm m1pLltitude,xand 1 passin! .- from one groupstQ. apothers was repeated by the thousapds at. the south end. Tn ;sE Wards crossed the Line inl24 minutes 4 L., seconds from thes timeptu starting, an' If then with stronger. and faster strok # than they had pulled in any part of th V raee,S they ffcwed around in front of tn 'S iSIduo otS11u, WuSI0 b40y were IoC01N0 .t with the most enthusiastic applause ls The Tyne crew reached home three o l, four lengths behind the Wards, and tn ls Biglin and Taylor Winship boats wer d exactly together when their bows reache e the line. The Englishmen thinking tn ,e race was done stopped pulling, while tn le New Yorkboys -gaHe-ene or two goo II strokes which put their stern across tn of line little ahead of the others. Tn y judges were unable to decide which ws ss the winner, and it was left to the referee re' J John Morrisey, who announced it dea xv heat, which must be rowed again at tw
 o'clock
 IN It was then officially announced ths al the Wards had won the first prize t!' $2, oooi6l l2D hiadsessasad 40 a8econds g starting at 10:19, rounding the stalk g boat at 10h. q 30ms 70 sec, passing tI n r home-stake at 1O6. 43m. 40 sec. Tn, Id the Tyne crew came. in, second, and wo t. the Cprize ofr$l,25D, and thatf the Bil or finland Taylor -Winship crews came V- third together The starters and judg' at were P. F. Brady for the American n and John Adams for the gEnglishmel 0s The judges down the courseswere Jam Id O'Nein for the Americans, and JoseI lss' s Walton for the EngEshmen. Refere 'h John Morrisey:15 10 .1S x. ~ -.,< -.',
 o. .-sFTfl Yo 5Go a.39 T9T5K asJ Frightful Accident.
 ,9 l6 A terrible Accident occurred. ecu IT at tl ILL crossing of. the St.. Louis and Vandal