The New York herald., 1871-09-12
DANGER IN THEIR EYE.

crew found ITS point oI leaving. and last on liand
were the MoKees, 9! fi,,soarg While .hoSsana
crews VIII give you their names and POSITIONS;
There are six stakeboats both at the starting and
turning points, numbered from eastward to west
ward. and each shell is lying with Its stern lack
TYNE, OF ENGLAND, NO. I.
pey John eny K
Name Of boat Queen Victoria; built IT'D by jewett Of
Dunstan Dimensions Length, 40 feet incnes;
breadth amidshilps' lsh inches depth amidsnips
inches; length Of cockpit 16 feet inches; weight
about 100 pounds.
Bernard Biglin. bow; Joseph Kaye, Jr.. John A,
Blglin, Henry Coulter, stroke. Coors, req, white
Elliott Of, Greenpolnt t. I. Dimension s-Length,
Al feet; breadth amldships, Is inches; depth, 71s
'-' TAYLOR. w1NsHip, OF ENGLAND. nos.
Basna faSS%a. Winsu SSSGRn Stroke ooors, % White
Coaly.Tyne. Dimensions-LeDgth 42 feet; breadth
epidships, 10 inches; depth, inches; weight 100
DuTcHEss. OF PouaHKERpsIE, N. Y, No4.
=, William Stephens, bow; Charles Burger, Homer
WUCss W ks Of So
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cso SSa enSs sca SGn1as sUse Sas 81
boat Mckee. Length. 40 ieet inches; breadth, II
ilMA, 3nSa,es depth inches weight 200 pounds coora,
WARD BROTHERS, OF CORNWALL, N. y. NO: Q.
;, Ellis Ward, bow; Gilbert Ward, Josh Ward. and
Length AZ feet over ALL breadth, 17H inches; dept A.
inches; weight 80 pounds. Coors, red and white.
Now the slarhng Judge. Commodore BENJAMIN +:
Brady and also acting as Judge for the American
interests, and John Adams, for the English crews,
pull cut to the starting point and the word comes
and there Is thunderous shout all over the lake.
"Hurrah hurrah ' never saw just so much en-
thusasm as was displayed at the instant on the
,nss Bs stu ~ nt tnat pretty sight,, Aint
selves crea one beauty and sne Gould not nudge
her companion before o pistol shot reverberated
about the heads OF the thousands and died away IN
the quiet precincts OF the southern village at the end
Of The lake. 1t Is nineteen minutes past ten O'Clock
M ,By crackey.n shouted q white.crayated citizen,
'they are OF, sure as you are born" Gone like
men OF Cornwall pride Of the Hudson, strain your
BEST for this will be the hardest you pulled
and America Is looking ut her sons. New York Is
stroke YES there is Jonn Morrissey. He is referee
and will judge you correctly, and there are ten
tiny hands to o. give sweet acclaim to the victori.
GUS. Happy are the men that shall gain the prize
THE BldLINs SLIPPED OFF WITH THE LEAD,
Winshlp crew one length and half, with Tyne ana
Wards, one length apart third and fourth, each
two minure, Blglins forty-threc, Taylor Winshfp
forty-two and the Wards forty-One The English
boats lay nicely ON the water while every one gives
forth the same steady stroke.
"Oh, see the Wards" says Dick Risdon, as they
pass their old training quarters 'they passing
the Tyne crew. aud sure enough they were, and
show their skin and magnificent training BY the
TINS only the beginning OF the finest race on rec
ord. At twenty-four minutes past ten O'Clock the
crews are YET WEI, roorruru
stretched across the lake. and the shouting OF thou
sands Is unheeded by them. The Taylor,Winship
bv the BIRiins boat The admirable stroke Is not
kept up but for moment, and yet they arc drawing
possible TO tell which has the best OF It, The shells
are Oh Cedar Bluff Hotel, on LETT and right near
Neither cease their assduity. and the W Wards are
pulling to the time or thirty-nine minute. Taylor
MnsnP ana sSns ,n5,
Yonkers, Is pulling IN his sculi near the Wards. and
m y0q aNs %ae
squirting with them, but they 40 their work as
1eas ga se piSa 0a a. sS
to-day, and see, Josi's Yankee race Is laughing all
%e a1a UNISON nts w the n ing
Others. believe that crew could row as they arc
doing now all Day anG the Mes a 'sr be
Jem Mace who stands below me. .See Taylor, will
you; they are doing WE'LL" and they are, while
ONE HUNDRED YARDS AWAY ARE THE sTAKRBoATs,
and they haven't been gone more than eleven min
ever KNOWN shouts another citizen as Inc wards
turn No. and get away home first OF all the con-
testants and when on the shore they are certain
see a hundred hats In the air and hear wild shouts
OF g!ee. The Taylor. Wlnsnip were second around.
away. There Is no doubt us to
WHO Is FIRST.
IL Is the Wards-f0ur clear boat lengths; the TAYLOR
Winshlp Is secoud Biglins third and I'yne fonrth
There are now only four boats fn the race-Pough-
keepse AMI Mckee are q quarter OF a mi.e astern.
and done for Say, Barney Bign, why the devil
don't you hit her up2 hit her upr' cries some one at
Cadwe!ls Point to the bow Of the America. Never
mind,n says keenfaced FELLOW. Josh Ward Is do.
Ing AL the hitting up to-day"
Now II Is twenty-five minutes to eleven O'Clock ana
the Wards are pulling a quicker stroke, ana count
THOSE MAGNIFICENT FELLOWS
forty-two to the minute They are i've lengths
ahead and their stroke Is sending them along spien-
uoy. see tnat the Tyne men and the New York
Doys are now close together and that the Taylor
LADS arc pulling vndictivey. 1t Is no use ior You.
arms OF yours, like limbs OF an enraged tiger: and
Kelly. your whole soul thrown on the Queen VIC
'.Un look az Bright. He looks like as If he had
lost his last lriend ana Chambars works as IL his
life depended on ms strength" The battle IL almost
Now the friends OF the Wards are uproar,ous and
shout ana orer TWO TO one, lour TO one, on them
en- ~ ass and the Sew Seir Yos
betting men carefully ,%s!s . pa. away rolls Of
sS eso s ny Hsasa 4 s wen sa
their bottom dollar on .he Englisn crews, and they
SewSus by my soul yoa haSs sSous maas es
new man OF me on, want to halloa, lust to MAKE
noi.e !" Eyes. shont hallao yell like he'll; they
have broke me ~ CRIES another.
But the English lads viii die game anyhow.
rev seconds moro are marked on the timers watch
ana inc contestants are within i50 yards of the
goal Excitement Is fearful, and the men seem to
lie gong mad; such an uproar has seldom been
heard before. -
1 can just see Chambers that magnificent strote
OF tue Renforth crew, looking as n there would ne
another death IN the Queen Victoria, and Keiiy,s
and Percy's eyes are almost
BLINDED WITH FERsPtRATION.
The Bgns and they are nip and tuck proW and
Prov, aud they slacken not their speed Hank
Ward Il still swinging most fearful oar aud Josb.
with HIS lank Yankee body and rse-chestnut face
yet stretches out Ike hawk 10 pOuuce on ia prev