Centre Hall reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1868-1871, 1871-09-29

The Saratoga Regatta.
The great four-oArod race At Saratoga
has created no little sensation. The
first boat 10 pull up 10 tha starting
point was the Coaly Tyne Of the Taylor
Winship crew. The men MI wore white
shirts except Sadler. Who had on a
brown Jersey. Everything about them
aeemod 10 justify tho confidence that has
been universally felt In them. and on
their appearance sold better in the pools
than at any time during the week. Two
minutes later the Wards pulled out
from under the grand stand, and came
alongside the steamer 20 receive their
flual instructions. They were closely
followed by the Biglin boys, whose
brown backs had been tanned by many
long row in the hot sun. The Rem
forth. the Poughkeepsie, and the Pitts
burgh men followed close behind, and
took their stations in the following order:
The Tyne crew were nearest the western
shore 0f the lake next 30 them, and
about 100 feet distant were the Biglin
crew; next tie Taylor Winship. the
Dutchess County, tho Mckee, and the
Wards The judges were In q small
boat a little IN the rear, aud the signal
for starting Was the firing Of a pistol.
The crews and boats thus ranged for the
start may be thus briefly reeapimlated /:
The Ward Brothers, Cornwall, New
York. Henry Ward, stroke josh
Ward, Ellis Ward, and Gilbert Ward,
bow Boat, Dunstan, built 10y JeWett,
Of Dunstan-on-Tyne aggregate weight.
627 pounds.
Taylor Winship, OF England. Thomas
Winship, stroke Robert Bagnall. Jo-
seph IL Sadler, and James Taylor. bow.
Boat, built by Jewett. of Dnnstan-On-
Tyne colors, white and blue aggre-
gate weight sos pounds.
The Renforth Crew, Of England =
Robert Chambers. stroke Henry Kel-
ley John Bright, aud James Percy,
bow. Boat, Queen Victoria, built by
Jewctt, OF Dunstan-on-Tyne c0lors,
black and white aggregate weight, 6a3
pounds
The Couiter-Biglin Crew, New York
and Pittsburgh. Henry Coulter, stroke;
John Biglin, Joseph Kaye, and Barney
Biglin, bow. Boat, America, built by
Elliott, Of Greenpoint; eelors, red,
white and blue aggregate weight, 633
pounds.
The Pittsburgh Grew. William
ScharfH, stroke Frederick Mum, Mich
olas Denmarsh. Conrad Minehart. bow.
Paper boat, built by Waters, Baleh 4
Co, Of Troy, N. Y. aggregate weight,
6l3 pounds.
Dutchess County Crew.-William
Stevens, stroke Charles Burger, Homer
Woodin, and William Burger, bow :
eolors, all white ; aggregate weight. 6s5
pounds
A faircr start was never made. The
Wards took the water magnihcently,
jumping away NJ Al strokes, while the
others hesitated little, as though not
quite ready.
Az about quarter OF a mile from the
start the boats stood in the following
order No. /, Biglin. one length and a
half ahead No ., Taylor " inship, one
length ahead Of the TYNE, which. in turn,
was bali length ahead Of the Wards
The BighRs were pulling a tremendous
stroke Of 44 to the minute, the Tynes
a.. the Taylor Winship a.. and the
Wards a. But the quick stroke Of the
New York boys could not last, and with
a spnrt, the Winship men, who had
dropped 10 80, increased their rate 20 IL
n mile from the start, whiig the Blglin
boys dropped Of 10 30. The Tyne crew
was then making good time nj the rate
of IS strokes 10 the minute, while the
Wards, who had taken the lead. pulled
easily along at99. Bright, Of the Tyne,
while doing his work well, showed his
inferiority 10 the other members of his
crew, and il was generally remarked
that with the lamcnted RenEorth. the
champion Tynes would be q different
opponent for our men. IL was apparent
however. that the Wards had the race
in their own hands, as they turned some
seconds before any other boat, and
started for home in splendid style, never
pulling more than IS or 80 strokes 20
the minute.
As the Ward came down the last half
mile Of the course. three or four lengths
ahead Of sli competitors. and we're re-
cpgniEed by the crowds gathered on the
banks of the lake, one great shout went
mp from the multitude, and passing
from one group 10 another, was repeated
by the thousands as the south end The
Wards crossed The hne in - minutes 40
seconds from the time Of starting. and
then with stronger and faster stroke
than they had pulled in any part OF the
race. they r1wed around IN front Of the
grand stand, where they were received
with the most enthusiastic applause
The Tyne crew reached home three or
four lengths behind the Wards, and the
R.n.fs.. .ua Tavlnr NNspafs., f.,af~ s-awa
exactly together when their bows reached
the line. The Englishmen thinking the
rnoe was done stopped pulling, while the
New York boys gave one or two good
strokes which pat their stern across the
line little ahead of the others The
jRdges we're unable 90 decide which was
the winner, and il was left 20 the referee,
John Morrisey, who announced il dead
heat, which must be rowed again Ut two
O'Clock.
II MAS then officially announced that
the Wards had won the first prize Of
$1,000 in "a minutes and 30 seconds
starting at 1919, rounding the stake
boat at l0h. Som. 40 sec, passing the
home-stake az l0h. 43m. 40 sec. That
the Tyne crew came in second. and won
the ptaAe oA Sls@"S0s anu hAAt TAG, DAk
lin and Taylor Winship crews came in
third together. The starters and judges
were p r. Brady for The Americans,
and John Adams for the Englishmen.
The judges down the course were James
O'NeiIl for the Ameticans, and Joseph
Walton for the Englishmen. Referee,
John Morrisey.
A FrIghtfhl Accident.