New-York tribune., 1871-08-26
THE HALIFAX AQUATIC CARNIVAL.
THE CREWS AND THEIR BOATS.

HALIFAX. n S., Aug 25.-The practice of
the Taylor-wnship elicits general admiration
and thought that the betting will be in their favor
that Renforth The difference between their
rowing and that of the Pryor crew of Halifax is very
marked. The latter fishermen from Herring Cove
and sumbro Their boat the Nova Scotia is ~ feet by
2onches II was built here of Spanish cedar by Norris,
md weighs l2S pounds The Roche crew. also OF Hall
fax are the latest train and enter the list Hefter'
their stroke. is only 20 years old. Their boat the
Lillian was built here by Roche. They are the hghtest
crew in the race Three Of the Boston crew are fisher
men, and Tracy the stroke, is cooper They are all OF
Tangier where gold was first discovered in Nova Scotia
They are the heaviest crew entered, Their boat was
built by Elliot Of Greenpont. The average weight Of the
men forming the entered for the scu race
are Roche, l45 Taylor 1885, Coulter 1885, Renforth,
I5lt Pryor, 1854 Paris 1924; Boston, 40 pounds
PREPARATIONS FOR THE EvENT-PROGRAMME
OF THE BOAT RACES-THE GREAT FOUR
DARED CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST.
HALIFAX, Aug. o. There is already much
excitement among the people Of this steady sl0wgoing
old seaport town. the subject Of the great three days.
boating carnival which begins Tuesday next, under
the nagement of the Halifax Royal Yacht Club.
greater of strangers is expected than ever was
een In the city time before. and in preparation
r the coming throng visitors a has been taken
I all the spare beds in hotels and clearinghouse and
he satisfactory conclusion reached that about 6,OOo
people can he properly lodged which is fully as many
A. will be likely TO come for the facilities for get
ang to Nova Scotia from the outside world
arc exceedingly limited. There are two railroads
pn the peninsula, but they may be said to
run nowhere. One goes to Pctou, on the Northumber-
iand Strait from whence small steamers run TO Prince
Edwards Island and the ports on the north shore OF
New-Brunswick, and the other goes east TO Annapolis
connecting with little steamer that crosses the Bay OF
Fundy every other day to st. John. Even from the latter
place there no way getting the States TO Can
ada BY rail- and travellers have only choice between
staging for sixty miles through the wilderness from St.
Iroix to Mattawamkeag, Maine, going TO on the
boats that leave three times a week for Portland and
Boston If therefore all the trains and boats bring full
loads Of passengers from till the carnival begins It
k not likely that all the 5000 beds that the Halifax peO
pie are prepared to set up shake down. will be filed.
The first day OF the carnival will be occupied with
great number OF races both sailing and rowing, in craft
Of various descriptions for small prizes ranging from S.
10 $50 The following Is the programme:
l. Firsclass Provincial coastiug and fishing vessels
q sccond-cass Provincial coasting and fishing vessels,
a. Third-cass Provincial coasting and fishing vessels
over 3 tuns and under 80 tuns.
a Fishing sail-bOats under tuus.
6. Fishing squids pulled nv fishermen.
o WheTries and squart-Stcrncd boats two pairs Of
7. Gigs Of four oars, pulled by young under Il
6 Actual four cared fishing whaers pulled by fisher
Q. Man-of-war gigs.
10 Gigs Of four oars pulled by mechanics.
II Man-Ofwar cutters.
~ Racing whalera Of four oars, open TO all.
I3 1achts nrStclass, exceeding II tuns open TO all
~ Rseng whalers pulled by gentlemen amateurs
Hubs officers the army navy or Dominion forces
Is 1. nsGaSs, secSn, cone class. from to l2 tuns.
IL Yachts, third elias under six tuns
Is Gigs 81 IGHr oars pulled by officers of the army,
~ Fishing fats two pair OF paddles.
90 Actual market Hats two pairs Of paddles pulled by
market women
a. Rob Roy canoes.
2s Government boats pulled by soldiers of the gar
"a Canoes padded by squaws
Is. Canoes padded by Indians
26 Man Of-war copper punts and stages.
n. Gig and punt chase.
On Wednesday morning viii take place the fouroared
rImile race for the championship the world which
will be the great event Of the carnival The prize is
5000 and there are entries-two English three
Novascotian, one New-Brunswick and one American;
End Of these all out the NovaScotian crews are more
OF less known among boating men on both sides Of the
ocean The two English crews are the famous TYNE
crew who row at - John tomorrow. and the wns6p-
the ground having arrived from England ON sundav
and have gone into lTk training. Sporting men here
and they base their opinion not alone on the fine appear
ence o the crew Dnt on e record OF their recent per-
Iowed at regatta at Newcase-on- Tyne against Re-
forths crew inwhieh they gave the champions close
Iamcs OF this are, James Winshp strokc Robert
Bagual, - ssdier, and James Taylor.
The New Brunswck catered IL the famous Paris
crew OF ST. John The interest I'm the part they are o
play IN will Of course depend upon result
their contest tomorrow with the Tyne crew upon the
Kennebccas Just at present their reputation here is
1T heavy discount owing 10 the refusal of their friends
back them at anything better tban the heavy odds OF
two 10 one; but If they win the st. John they viii
De at the fayOrites. The AmeT who pail
with the Englshmen and proyincias the Biger aud
Coulter Of Pittsburgh and NewIOTk. But little Is
known OF them here beyond COuters reputation a
champion sculler and Ia the ignorance which prevails
ss 70 their probable performances public opinion ranks
The three Nova Scotia known Pry0rs, Bar