The New York herald., 1871-02-15
TIE AMERICAN CREW

me tme until the day before the race was occu-
pea ny Dolh crews in practising anu testing theT
various powers and both parties seemed confident
OF success. On the day Immediately preceding tho
contest snow Storm let in, followed by nasty,
thing like prudent exercise and raising many mis-
giglnxs in the minds OF the Interested Parties as to
sne Qualify q the Coming day Tnis Is net difficult TO
predics IN Aavre dunng the winter months, and
complete summary OF The weather almost anywhere
along The Channel coast at tis season may be COM
prehended under the general term 'beastly;' but,
fortunately, taere is expenditure for repairs for
maintenance Of way over watery race track and
tao only taing that can aaect 1t il the force sr the
wind, which Is quite fair boat as the ether.
me race vas arranged TO take place Thursday,
respective vessels are nioored ard when IA auits
paeld wnen the WIND IS ordinarily gentle, and IN
now, consequently there Is no current. The coiota
o. the Eneiish were oiuei taose ef the Americans
The eventrul day was unpleasant enough In the
morning, FOR the aakes lel thick and last; but
rs tho ulno Wore on tho wind went down and LETT
afternoon was dark, bat still. Al the war ships had
their boats out, and they wero moving gently LiGher
Guiding the tnal arrangements. buoys were ex-
a.ained; the crews partly stripped to their work;
the Judge took his nal position Win his chro nome.
Tor, ana the rival boats pulled 70 the score.
TIE START.
1.-TWO p NJ, at the report OF pistol as the sig
ever witnessed in any race. lho twenty-five oars
seemed 10 strike and leave the water at the same
ove4 he o. s m ana away as wea owsr4hs ing
minute. As the boats passed the Ilecon the Arnerl.
cal was drawing slightly ahead and SO held, slowly
increasing the distance between herself ana her
aatagoniss until the turning buoy was reached
~ uIeo minutes and twenty seCond3-ihe
English boat three seconds behind. point In the
race was now developed thar locked onlin0us, and
proved now equal the match really was-and this
M Was tle @ Deao,iiul nanner Ia which the English boat
turned. The Shcnandoah's boat was so much larger,
longer and heavier. and had suca o long Keel
that she lost hero her advantages; SO that again
@ @sno Doals started even, on the dead Tag.
Inc american was so far successful that the neXt
nal mile shc gained three boats' lengths; but, at
turning tne buoy, owing to the inc steering quail.
ties OF the Engtshman, and aided immensely by tho
excellent judsment Of BoatsNain Thomas Pratt,
VINO steered. the American lost ker advantage the
second time, and for the third time the boaIs gos
away bow and bow. Time OF mile six minutes, forty
seven seconds.
CLOSE AND EXCITING CONTEST
was evident now that bone and muscle only
could wins but these are requisites possessed i'm COM
men by Johnny Buil, and he was not chary Of their
exhibition; but IS the boats got away Mr.. Harris
squire ms crew t. their fullest extent. confident
from having 30 tried itbeforc chat g had ten minutes
good ss IA t Jet at lull speed Again the American
@ Coat Srew ahead, hotly pursued by the Engishmanj
put THIS time Mr.. Harris steered his boat around Id
swo seconds less time than before, aud the Amerl-