The New York herald., 1871-08-23
TEE GREAT FOUR-OARED RACE.
Arrival Of the Second English Crew and Their
Boats at tHalifax-Speculations as to
the Result Of the Contest.
HALIFAX, August %, 1871.

HALIFAX, August o. 1871.
The second English crew for the great four cared
race at the aquatic carnival, VIZ. James Taylor,
Thomas Winship, ]. II. Sader and Robert Bagnall.
arrived here on Saturday in the steamer Peruvian,
| from Liverpool accompanied by Mr.. John Adams,
one OF their hackers. They brought with them three
boats all built by Jewett the famous Tyne builder,
one for the tour-oared race and the other skfs to
be pulled by Sader and Bagnall in the single scull
race.
A large crowd of people assembled ar the wharf
to see the crew, and with those who went on board
the oarsmen cOnversed freely. They assume that
the colonial and New York crews generally will have
little chance OF success, and that the race may be
narrowed down to contest between themselves
and Renforth's English crew, and as matter OF
course, have all confidence IN their own success.
Their boat was only delivered them by the builders
three DAYS before their departure 80 that they have
had little practice In her yet On the passage out
they were not idle. but exercised hard with dumb
bells and other appliances.
Many persons who visited them were surprised at
what at first glance appeared the Slight form Of
the four; closer inspection, however, diSpelled the
idea OF weakness, for though no one of them would
be called large man, all are firmly built, ana evil
dehtly unite strength with great powers OF endur-
ance. The most remarkable Of the four is Bagnell,
a mere boy, twenty-five years OF age, but young
giant in appearance.
The entries for the regatta are now complete and
the list closed They are, for the four-oarei race
the Pryor, Barton and the Roche crews OF Halifax;
the Renlorth and Taylor crews OF England, the
Coulter crew Of the United States and the Paris
crew OF st. John. There are i've entries for
the single scun race namely:-Renforth, Brown
of the Prior crew; Coulter, Of the American crew;
Sadler, OF the Taylor and Bagnell crew. and Tracy,
OF the Boston This race excites equal atten-
tion almost with the four-Oared match. Brown, OF
the Pryor crew, has good reputation, and 1t Is
expected that the contest between him and Ren.
forth Will be very close.
The yacht club offer number OF prizes for SWIM
ming Matches to take place on the last day of the
carnival.
The second Tyne crew are very confident, and an
ticlpate that the only contest will be between them
taken to prevent louling on the day OF the races by
stationng boats plainly marking out the course OF
the race. Grand stands nave been erected capable
OF accommodating several thousand people
The following additional entries have oeen made
for the single scull race:-ThOmas Hayes, OF the
Pryor crew, weighs 16S pounds; Charles Nickerson.
extra man Of the same crew, 10 pounds; Harry
Kelly, OF Renforth's crew, 156 pounds George
Lovitt, OF Halifax, 16O pounds, making thus far ten
entries.
The yacht club, though showing every attention
to the press viii not permit steamers to accom-
pany the boats over the course, therefore there
may be some difficulty in promptly reporting the
fouroared race