The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-04
AQUATIC.
The Merit and Pluck OF American Oars
men Pleasantly Recognized-Citixens OF
Halifax Present the Biglin-COultcr
Crew Of 1871 with Valuable Medals.


men Pleasantly Observation-Disclosures Of
Halifax Present the Biglin-Coultcr
Crew of 1871 with Valuable Medals.
On Friday, Goth ult., Mr.. Frank Queen, OF the New
York Clipper, received four very handsome gold and
silver medals commemorative of the struggle for
the international four-oared championship in the
harbor of Halifax, N. s., last summer, and designed
as tribute, from a few residents of that city, to
the pluck, manliness and skill displayed by the
American representatives thereat-Bernard and
John Biglln, Henry Coulter and Joseph Kaye In
design the medals are chaste and beautiful while
the workmanship evnces superior artistic
ability. On the face of each is repre-
sented, in raised gold ON q silver shield,
crew bending to their oars, surrounding
which, on silver rim quarter OF an inch wide, is
a wreath of Mayfowers-the emblem of the Prov
ince-hnely executed in gold On the reverse is in
scbed the name of the recipient, with date of car
nival The medals are suspended from solid silver
clasp by ribbons Of dark blue corded silk below the
clasp being silver scroll, inscribed with the motto,
"Nec teaere nee tinaide RENTS tnsurgtnausn Just
above the medal and attached to the ribbon Is a
bunch of Mayhowers in silver. The metal used in;
the manufacture Of the medals Is entirely of Nova
Scotia production. Accompanying them was the
appended address from the donors, which, for the
sake Of preservation, each of the members Of the
Americas crew should have copied upon parch-
ment in form suitable for framing:-
HALIFAX Nova Scotia.
Messrs BERNARD BIGLIN, HENRY COULTER, john BIGLIa
number Of the szsns Of nHs
yo naSS
unheraded, to strive for the honor of America against
the best oarsmen Of Great Britain and he colonies Yog
titles supposed to have been in third aquatic
ys @ t' sa
with honest confidence in your powers, sought
Strength Awaiting s1Auf
@ % We hsm as
eeptnce tokens Of honorable esteem won from fellow
maas%ip modest bearing and thorough ah in desire
gaa with their presence and assistance. '0''O'
The gentleman who originated the idea thus
handsomely carried out would not consent to have
his name made public, but accompanying the testt-
monials was the subjoned letter to Mr.. Queen
| HALIFAX, N. s., April q, 1872.
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with some Of principal merchants on the end of the
/ made the remark that the Yankee" crew
deserving of testimonial from the hands Of Hagonians
This the approval of some two three, who said If
you will get up will assist but would take
the initiative. Iaccordngy designed the medals, and
gave the order to Mr. John erbin of this city for
cuon trust will be pleased both with the design
inscription and motto. have not allowed any citizen OF
the United States subscribe cent to the FUND
half dozen of doing the thing anonymously. You will
understand ut glance the whole design of the
affair and the spirit that animated in it, believe
that like credit, and the means OF
keeping more kindly and sporsmanikc feeling be-
tween alike in manner, speech and every
thing In common
Thus have citizens OF Halifax done that which the
Bglin-C Coulter might have expected from their
own cOuntrymen. Such q token OF their appreci-
alton OF the services rendered by four who pr0ba-
bly, worked more laboriOusly and in the face OF
greater obstacles with less prospect OF success to
uphold the honor and credit OF their country than
any other band OF OarSmen deserving and
should have been rendered by them.
1t will be remembered that the event which the
medals commemorate the International
Regatta at Halifax, Thursday, August 81 1871.
The first prize was for the championship OF the
world and S3,0OO Entered for this were six crack
crews-twO from England, three from Nova Scotia
and the Bglin-Couter crew. The latter rowed in
the shell America-length, Al feet; beam, Is inches;
depth inches and at the termination OF the race,
six and ninc-tenths statute miles, were capital
third their time being A. Al. The aggregate weight
of the at that time Gl5 pounds their boat
102 pounds and oars 81 pounds.