The New York herald., 1872-10-16
40 U A r @.
Englehardt, Of Greenpoint, L. l.,
VS.. O'Neil, of Troy, N. Y.
The Great Three-Mile sculling Race for the AM
ateur Championship Of the United States
The Men and Their Shells Englehardt
the Winner-Tme, 22:2l1-2.

LANsINGBURG, N. Y, Oct. Is, 1872
This immediate vicinity has been the scene Of
two great excitements during the past forty
hOurs-the bold and successful waterford Bank
robbery and the scuers' boat race between James
O'Neil OF Troy and George B. Englehardt, of Green
point, l.. J., for the amateur championship OF the
United States The former Is noted athlete, Oc-
casionally indulgng in q boat race, being recog-
nized as q good oarsman. Englehardt is compare
lively ''green man, but takes naturally TO the
oars, and bids fair before long to take the lead
among American oarsmen. He Is twenty one years
Of age, weighs 14o pounds, is about five feet eight
inches in height, OF very full chest with slender,
but muscular legs and long, stout arms.
O'Neil Is many years older, much taller weighs 1853
pounds. full strong arms and legs but lacking i'm
chest room and vital power The race was In re-
sponse to O'Nens standing challenge to any anna
teur in the United States, and was
rowed over the Laureate Course on the
Hudson River, three miles, with one turn,
the turning boats being anchored of this village.
At three O'Clock q tugboat bearing the T embers
OF the Mutual Boat Club, of Albany and Nj. Charles
b. Elliott, Of New York, Englehardt's judge, arrived
at the handsome boat house of the Laureate Club,
mile and a half below here. After short delay
the party steamed on to Lansingburg, where Engle
hardt and his shell were taken on board and
brought down to the boat house. Here O'Neii
was i0uni ready, and in short time Enge-
hardt was seated in his boat, the Johnnie
Elliott. This is of Spanish cedar, u feet 61s
inches long, inches deep, 10 inches wide, and
weighs 30 pounds. ONe rOwed in one OF Waters
paper boats, q feet long. II inches wide, aud
weighing % poun's. The Judges. Mr.. Fred J. En-
gehardt, of New York. for O'Nei and Elliott for
Englehardt, with Mr.. William B. Curtis, OF Chicago,
referee passed to the judges steam tug while the
contestants took their positions Englehardt, having
won the choice, taking the west side OF the river.
1t was after four O'Clock before the word was
given to Co." when the men pulled away Omen
pulling forty strokes minute winch he Kept
up during the race, while Englehardt pulled
but thrty-fOur. O'Neil crowded over to the
west bank and all the excursion boats having
ranged themselves on that shore 1t was feared That
a foul would occur, but happily this was avoided,
lead, gradually leaving ONeil up to the stakeboats,
Englehardt rounding his in 1oni 3Us., While O'Neil,
who had been rowing nervously and wavering,
west OF it, delaying him 50 that it was twenty sec
onds later before he turned and headed for the
goal. Englehardt was now fully ten boats lengths
ahead, but O'Neil spurted handsomely and closed
position the contestants came home, Engehaldt
having pulled over the three-mile course in 22m-
11Ss., while ONeil followed a few seconds later.
The betting from the start was to and IN
some cases loo to 80 In favor OF Englehardt. Many
New Workers. were present and carried home much
money stakes, as O'Neil's friends were very conf
The weather was lovely and the surface OF the river
without ripple. Alter the race Engehardt
and friends were pleasantly entertained by
by rail-, while Messrs. Pichenbrnk and
Garfield. OF the Mutual Club at Albany, took Enge
hardts boat aboard their propeller to Albany from
the home stakeboat Engehardt cooiiy rested on
his oars TO wipe his face with his handkerchief,
and he stepped lightly from his boat, showing no
signs OF fatigue THIS is the third race ne has won
ing HIM abroad next season to test the ability Ol
noted 0arsmcn there.