Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1871-09-16
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THE GREAT BOAT RACE.

THE GREAT BOAT RACE
The following account Of the great boat
race On Saratoga lake we copy from the New
York Times.
As soon as the crews we're drawn up in line
there was visible move on shore, and the
crowds appeared to sway from side to side win
excitement. The little steamer with the
judges moved quickly ahead and when II mao
gone about half mile stopped, awaiting .ne
starting signal. The course was RON thelr
respective buoys to a set OF stake-ooa.s an
cbnrad rho same distance apart as the buoys,
two miles distant up the lake, to be turned
froro right 70 left and back home. The water
vas m excellent condition, and, in fact, every
thing looked prosperous for the race. Pre-
ciseiy at 10: 10 Commodore Brady fired his
pistol, and the six crews, who we're patiently
leaning forward for the word, moved back
with jerk, dashing their oaken blades
through the water and shooting quickly ahead
As they started the crowds on the banks
cheered frantically, and the shouts of "Ward,"
sTyne." Taylor" Coulter" rang out loud
in the morning air. and the echo resounded
among the neighboring hills. The Taylor
Winship crew, and the Coulter Biglin and the
Ward brothers were the first who appeared at
the 'front.' The Tyne crew were rather I'M
fortunate in the start, as Kelley was hardly
ready, and when Percy gave way he struck
Kelley's oar. However, it made but little
difference, for dashing on after the Biglins,
pulling lively AZ to the minute, they soon
began creeping up once more. The Ward
brothers occupied position No. 6, and were
pulling along the western shore of the lake,
in . line by themselves, and moving very fast,
their blades dipping to the tune Of forty
The Coulter iglin crew and the Tsylor-Win-
ship crew kept along side by side for about
hundred yards, when the former spurted
ahead, pulling a very fast forty three, the
Taylor w inshop men being close on their
quarter, and we're getting through the water
very prettily at the rate Of AZ to the minute.
The Pttsburg crew followed after the Wards
pulling about 80, but it was apparent shortly
after the start that both they and the Dutchess
County crew were entirely out of the race.
As they came sweeping along toward the open
part of the lake, the Taylor Winship men
began to close up on the Biglin crew and at
ter the first mile were slowly taking the lead
The Tyne crew were also doing better, and
Chambers and Kelly were laying down to their
work with will, and steadily ovsrhauling
the Taylor and Biglin crews. The Wards
were pulling forty to the minute in splendid
style, and after the first mile and q half ap-
peared to have clear lead
The Pittsburg crew, after passing the big
boys from Duchess County, put on a squirt,
pulling about forty-one, and tried to hold
their own with the Wards, but the long,
sweeping thirty mine Of the latter, backed up
by their excellent condition, was telling with
effect every minute. The Taylor Winship
men were getting along very well, and tack
ling the Biglin- Coulter crew. who were in ex-
ceheht form. ABOUT mile ana q nail from
nome the Tyne crew spurted, pulling forty
one ana came close up with the Coulter-blg
lin men, who were pulling thlrty-n nine IN good
style; AS they all came up to the stake boat,
the ward brothers appeared TO have little
the best OF it, and were moving through the
water at lively gait, Hank giving his pupils
= start OF about forty and a half to the minute.
The Coulter Biglin and Taylor Winship crews
went for the stake-boats together, the latter
heading for what they thought was No. 3, but
which afterwards turned out to be No. l, as
Two boats had been purposeiy anchored inside |
OF NO. IN order to mlsiead them. AS soon,
however, - the lyme men got near enough TO
discover the numbers tney quickly shunted en-
IN thelr right course toward MOB. Inc ward
DIotners surned their stake-Doat about
~ ;oo :zO, ana started on on the road Tor
nome, followed directly afterward by the
Coulter-blgnn, Iaylor- Wlnshp, and Tyne
crews. Inc rittsburg and Dutchess County
were several minutes behind Now that they
were all on the homestretch, the race began
IN real earnest, and each crew knuckled down
% It's Work with great earnestness. The
Couiter- blgiin were doing very well, followed
closely by Taylor, with Tyne on the eastern
SIDE about IN . line. The Ward brothers
We're on the western side of the lake, and
keeping up slashing gait, and they were
pulling with determination that looked
like lasting. About half mile from the
stakeooat, the Taylor crew spurted, pulling
iorty -one, ana rapidly closed up with the
Couiter crew, but Just when they appeared TO
DC gong past them they slackened up and
droppso PACK again. Inc ward brothers had
now OBTAINED decided Lead, and they came
s~ooPing across IN mont OF the biglln- Coulter
men py TWO clear Doats' lengths. Inc Tyne
men were doing very wen on the eastern
. more, ana IN ABOUT line with the Iaylor-
"lhship crew. Inc duchess county boys
mao passed 'ne representatives from Pittsburg
anu were ge.ling along as iast as they could
DC expecfed 10 go IN atwo hundrea pound boat.