New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-30
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
AQUATIC.
TIE HALIFAX CARNIvAL-PRELIMINAR RACE
POOL-SEII ING,
AQUATIC.


TIE HALIFAX CARNIvAL-PRELIMINAR RACE
POOL-sELIING.
HALIFAX, n. s., Aug 29,-The aquatic car
nval opened to-day with about 20 sailing and rowing
contests for small prizes which occupied the entire day
and were witnessed by but email number OF specta
tors There not wind enough TO make the for
yachts and small sailing craft interesting The rowing
matches went of briskly the be9t being a by four
Dared gigs pulled by gentlemen amateurs and six
cared cutter between the boats of the British rig
aes RaccoOn and Royal Alfred. The four-oared cham
ponship takes place 10 morrow morning. In the
poosellng tonight the Taylor Winship crew are the
favorites, the Renforth ranking second, and the
Bign (Amer1can) third. Pools are selling IN the
proportion of 90 90 md TO- the three Nova Scotia crews
being sold together the last choice, at from tos.
Inc st. John crew left today Tor home rdiculed and
denounced by everybody To- Withdrawing from the
The opinion Is universal that they bound In honor
after their accidental victory last week. TO give the Rem
forth another pull and their refusal TO do so If
stgmatzed as cowardce. About 1000 strangers are in
the city the races Of whom 800 or 400 are from the
United States.
THE SARATOGA REGATTA.
SARATOGA, Aug. 29.-Up 10 this date there
have been IS entries for the Saratoga international Re-
gaa five for the fouOared and ten for the single
scu race The following are the entered Tor the
former race:
The Ward Brothers -four Of Newhurcl the Rglin crew
the Mckee the Tyne OF England, tHe
Tor and Winshp Of England.
Those ent red for The sing escu race are john Bcn,
Joseph Kaye, and Henry Coulter Of the Bigin crew;
Ellis Ward Of the Ward Brothers crew; Messrs. Bright,
Kelly, Chambers, and Percy OF the Tyne crew; Joseph
H. Sadler and Robert Bagnal Of the Taylor ana Wnsnp
crew OF England.
IL has 10 ,,t been determined on which days the
spcctve races will take place The entries will be closed
on the 3lst inst.
THE sANDUsKY REGATTA.
TOLEDO, Aug. 2S.-The following yachts
have been entered for the regatta at PunBay Collins,
Floetwing Lala RoOkh Phaon X c. Barker, and Coral
of Detroit Phantom and Mystic OF Cleveland Ida Mary
and Peerless Of Toledo. Five Canadian yachts at
tending the regatta VIII enter upon their arrival at Put
i'll Bay the 5th Of September the day before the race
FOUR-oARED RACE BETWEEN THE yEsPER AND
ARGQSAUTA CLUBS
A fOur-oared shell race between the crews
of the Vesper Club of Yonkers ~ and the Argonauta
Rowing Association of Bergen Point n. j. took place
yesterday on the Kill Won Kull thrce-mile
Straightforward course nom the can-buoy opposite New
Brighton stakeb boat anchored of the light house at
the entrance Newark Bay The names, positions and
weights OF the crews are appended:
John II KeycT stroke iol2, E J. PraThs .hcle Do
owen Van Wrinkle, % tt.l3S I. D Brown j. "a, B.....ld
Thomas Fsuou bow 1o r Stephenson hoS. 10. l5O
Shell Uncle Ben 40 feet org she ATgonsqa 80 feet long
Both crews appeared at Gas p. IN, the Argonautas
winning the choice Of position. The first start resulted
foul the part Of the NCspers before proceeding
yards but their opponents Owed back TO the starting
point and generously gave them another chance to win
The race A second start was effected the ATcOnautas
taking the lead, which they kept about miles when
quarter Of mile from the stake-boat, passed winning
the in II minutes 63 seconds with their opponents
Is seconds behind The men pulling the bow OF each
boat the judges, Thomas Farron for the Vcsper,
and b. stephenson for the ArgOnauta Club. j. BabcOck
Of the Nassau Club was the referee.