The New York herald., 1871-02-15
The Late Racing in the Bassin
De E'Lure. s
American Sailors Matched Against
Swedish and English.
Victory Cor Our Tars In E0th
Cases.
CLOSE AND ESCIETgga CoM,zr 1ES Z .
HAYnE, rnnce, Jan. 50. 1a71.

EayRE, Frnnce, Jan. 80 1871.
Tne present wont Of Gttractlvenes5 In ead about
Hayrc has had the beneficial eject OF stimulating
the powers or seIfrcliance so lar as exploring ones
resources Tor self-sncymentis G ncernei. Not only
%, bat in the present casa the resource upturned
has been or heaitalrl, nvgoranny ci,aracter--olo
which, singu'arly enough, Tor many years has been
considered Iaslime by ore class but among
rnese compelled 10 gam livelihood by tie saroo
means IS considered ea being the hardest OF labor.
refer to boating q. boat racing Driven. almost
by ate TO adopt some way 10 pass tue time wncn OF
duty race was RanSurAiel some tl7o veeas ego
between the craus OF tho first cCs5er OF tho United
States steamship Shenandoah and TIE Swedish
of-war Cefe which resulted In the defeat or the
Swede. Encouraged BY this although everything
mas conducted very quietly, there had been at-
tempt TO E,nke j race between tho crews OF the
American ship rcfeEred TO and her Msies,y's
vessel Hcliccn. The gauntlet was thrown Gown
TO the Ensllshnan eoino time back In tho
shape OF challenge to contest the rela-
aye superiority or Nhaloboats and crews,
tIt this otter was declined hy bin. for the reason
that his Loai WAS tco bulky anu unTleldy 10 hayo
the proper chance in such RI encounter Ue men,
tened however, tbs6 IL an arTan cement could be
e1eclea so that tae cuitegs OF both vessels could
enter the lists competitiyey he aaY no reason y ny
match ccuia MOI bo made. Tins proved to bo
I,cre easily talked oveg tn2a efe.sed; for when shc
OYertures vera made win regard 10 prc'uinarics
tae conditions proposed Weya OF u character which
could hardy 10 coIaphsa wib. An Engjsnman
wins many OF hi races, both IL food and relo, by
his skill In ,nany them, aad tho anx;esy OF pcFsoa1
to conClnls Terms induces rhoIn, oiiiins.i agalat
Their oeter Judgment TO yield pcnt which results
fatally to them.
The Enghsh cutter pills ten cars, and Is 0 hand
GONE wen tuilt buaf, twenty five iees IN length, six
and half fees beam, weight ahous fourteen hundred
pounds; fuhng each thyars pair, rba American
boat is tgeny-eight feet hne iccnes Ia length.
seven feel beam, Boston buslG. weighs about niao-
teen hundred puUnd5 and pulls tW elYe oaTs-eIcn
thwarl pair.
The first objection raised by tho Heicon was that
tie American cutter snouil yield TWO osrs. This
WAS opposed on the paSt oi tho shenandoah az the
Iecs was 70 be race OF cutters ana Crews and had
so been proposed by The Engishm.n Without any
reservation. Moreover, tho twelye-oared boat VAS
Larger ana heavier than that OF ten oars and agau,
tae dierence was more apparen5 than real, for tho
American boat must carry extra weight III men and
timber. Objection sustained in favor oi the Shenan-
doah, aDd all cars allowed. Tho distance to po
rowed Was two niles, hait MILO stretches. necc5si.
taring three LURES tho course around G.,o stake
bucys. or these each boat was provided with its
own starting end turning bnoys, TO pregent any
Danger OF foul1g. The ssaao wSs ten shill;ngS tho
tAnari. Li3alcnals Uu, OF she Swedish navy, and
attached 10 tho corvette GcGe, selected judge
OF IAe race.
These poi1ts setrled, all hands went into training.
On the part ot the Slenanuoan ll0Snipnan Harris
coldacled the e1ercises. Ihis was IS labor OF love,
anu WAS entered Into Win spirit following, es FAR
Is was practicable short tine, the priuc.
PIES oi III blNe as illustrated Ia his coaching az
TIE Academy crew for their successful contest WITH
tie Quaker City Ciub asE summer at Anna poiis. On
ts.e part Or tue Heicon Lieutenant EeWIs5, X. NJ,
UndeT.ock the preparation or tie men. 1ue names
OF
TIE ENGLISH CREW
ore as follow, and they are a Staroy, dne set:-,