The New York herald., 1871-08-23
THR ST. JOHN RACE.
How Matters Looked There
On Sunday.
TEE CREWS In TIP-T0P CONDITION.
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About the Betting and It's
Changes.
THE HOTELS CROWDED FULL.
THE HOTELS CROWDED FULL
What They Say About Town and Specula-
tiOnS Regarding the Result.
ST. JOHN, N. b.. August %, 1871.

interest becomes more and more wrought up to an
excltable pitch. Every tram from the Upper Cana
das and every boat from the States brings renewed
accessions to the multitudinOus crowds which
alwavs lounge about st. John during the summer
season. and the hotels almost invariably
hang out the placard, "all full" So dfi-
cult is it, even at this early hour, to obtain
proper accommodations that many people seek
lodging on the river steamers at tic wharves and
pick up their food whenever and wherever they
have Oh opportunity. In the Victoria HOTEL from
whence send this letter, every corridor Is lined
and double lined with cots, and there are Instances
Of three, amt even four, beds IN rooms which were
only calculated for the occupancy OF two Individuals
and the crowd has not yet come IN, say the knowing
ones IN these matters. Two boats which will arrive
here from Boston on Tuesday expected to bring
ar least eight hundred more souls and the Halifax
and other excursion boats will doubtless increase
this number twofold. How IN the world all these
people are TO be taken care Of is problem winch as
yet bafles solution by the most experienced.
The city government has already advertised for
list of those people who willing to supply board
or lodging to visitors from abroad, and every
resource of the City being taxed 10 Its utermost
to supply the necessaries FOR the existence OF The
myr1ads Of strangers from Out-otOwn. AT least
one half OF those who temporarily stopping here
are from the United States, and the city presents IN
centres of America. Very many OF the people are
from the sporting classes OF the community.
Large numbers OF New York and Boston
gamblers and light-nngered men have found their
way to New Brunswick, and doubtless trust to reap
rich harvest during the coming week. Others
there are, and most respectable majority, toO who
give evidence Of belonging to the better classes Of
society, ana who have taken st. John and the
boat race as Likely to be happy episodes OF summer
travel.
In the meanwhile,
TIE TWO CREWS
keep steadily at work and are neglecting no oppor
tunity for Improvement. The St John men have
secluded themselves from the vulgar gaze. They
admit no carriages within the enclosure which sur
rounds their cottage and deny themselves to all but
their most intimate friends and acquaintances.
Evidently they do intend to allow the public to
see more OF them than can be helped. Once in
while, after Dusk Fulton or Price will come
outside the bars and tramp sturdily up the
road, but the time for such pedestrian exercise
Is always taken when 1t Is supposed that few
VISITORS will be aoout and nothing but the briefest
possible reply is vouchsaied TO the scores Of inter-
rogatores which are addressed to them. In the
language OF one OF the crew. spoken yesterday,
''tnere was too much talk altogether up at Lachine
and the less there is about the matter this time
the better. We are determined TO win this race If
can; for at Lachlne we had no chance TO test
powers in smooth water. II the water is level
On Wednesday-and we won't row unless 1t is-the
people VIII have chance to see which OF the two
nations can turn out the better men, II We win
this race we WILL and that talk to men who know
rs means business. Anyway the Engshmen have
got TO row harder and great deal quicker than
they did last year If they expect to carry of the
prize" And this statement Is borne out by the
opinions OF those best conversant with the real
state of affairs. The race will be rowed, II 1t is
rowed at all, In a square and fair manner and the
winning crew Will have earned It's Title
10 the championship OF the world The
boats which are being used by The crew,
two In number are kept carefully housed IN an old
barn near their cottage. Nobody is allowed admi s.
sion to the boatnousc and the only opportunity
ryen the public Of Judging OF their merits Is by
viewing them when they SIT in the water. one Of
lhem the practise boat, Is called the New Bruins
wick and weighs 10 pounds. The other, In which
they viii row the race, Is twenty pounds lighter
than her companion and a little longer. She is AZ
teet Il inches long; wild amdshps 177s inches
aepth amldships, ~ inches; depth forward. 5Ja
inches; depth att Az inches. She is called the st.
John. Mr.. Elliot, OF Greenpoint, L. l., the builder
Of these boats, expected to arrive here on Tuesday.
The lyne men preserve the even tenor Of their
way at the Claremont House. DR.. Oldham states
that he never saw them In better condition than
now, and every day makes them more confident of
victory. Percy has recovered from his slight indis.
position and looks as hale and as hearty as ever
and the others OF the crew have changed little in ap-
pearance since their last. The only noticeable
variation, pernaps is In Keley's demeanor. he
seeming to hays been trained aeyn to rather too
hne q point The time now intervening between
to-day and Wednesday may effect an Improvement
In this particular. The men make no objections to
with the visitors, who daily throng their quarters,
but as said their jolly old landlord "aI the infor
nation you get from them you can put in your eye."
Renorth still sticks to his opinion that the race
win not be rowed IN less time than forty minutes,
and offers freely TO wager money In support thereof
while Chambers cnafrs with outsiders about the rela
1--we abilities OF English and American oarsmen In
pcull races. 1t Is said, though know not from
thar reason. thai the indiv dual jealousles which
have long time existed between the members 2;
this crew have frequently eliminated iu OPEN dim.
culties sometimes almost ending Iii blows, and that
the presence OF mutual friends only has prevented
such disastrous results. This Story it Is proper
to add Is not generally believed; for the Tyne
men, whatever they may do IN private, certainly
present public appearance OF accord and general
harmony They continue to keep up their daily
pracrice on the river assiduously trying the capa-
biIitles of their new boat and ascertaning the
method Of getting the most speed from ner. This
new boat, by the way-the Victoria-s somewhat
lighter than the England, which has previously
been described IN these columns. and exhibits many
striking changes in her mode OF construction. she
SITS much lower down IN the water, and Is shorter
and not so deep as the England by upwards OF an
inch and q half.
IL is stated that she was built after novel idea OF
MI. Jewett, by which he hopes to effect an entire
revolution In the modern methods Of boating archi-
'ecture. The crew are understood to be very much
peased with their new boat, although they are
avcrse 10 informing visitors OF Its peculiarites, and
say ha' 'ney can make better time In her than they
nav o'cr mace In the past Just here 1t might be
well to publish
- THE ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT
between the two crews which bo,,eve have pevcr
oeen brought 70 light IN any American news