New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-27
SINGLE sCULL RACE AT WORCESTER.
ELLIS WARD AND J. ]. O'LEARY PULL THREE
MILE RACE FOR $500 sIDE-WARD WINS
IN 2lM. 3SS.

MILE RACE FOR $500 sIDE-WARD WINS
IN 2lM. 3SS.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEI
WORCESTER, June 26.-The day opened. in
dscouragng way with clouds IN all quarters OF the
heavens and when afternoon came drizzng rain be-
gan At O'clock however the clouds ightened up, and
the water Of the lake smoothed down, and at hapast
the competitors, Ellis Ward and OLeary, appeared ana
began preparations for the race. The crowd was I'M
mense past all expectation and even larger than at the
schuylk race The road TO the lake was lined for two
miles with wagons and foot passengers and the aYana-
ble ponts around the water all taken up PEoba-
by 5000 is not a large estimate Of the number OF the
spectators.
Pools sold in favor of Ellis Ward at the rate Of ten 20
twelve and there great amount Of money put up.
o'Leary backed by the aborng class and therefore
bets were the S1O S5 and $40 order but at this rate
thousands changed hands The result was surprise 10
hundreds of Worcester Irshmen who backed O'Leary,
and. indeed, this stawart fellow dld not DO hHself
Ellis Ward came out gayly as the fine young water
fowl which he IL, but 0Leary did not appear as hopeful
as his friends wished to him. The judges Tor Es
Ward we're James Ten Eyck and Charles Morris and for
O'Leary, Daniel Downey and stedman CLARK ana Ia
choosing them there was no hitch or disagreement h
AT the start Ward took the first water and led off easily
but this did not discourage the OLeary men, who ex
pected him creep up on the second quarter ana
home stretch But no such thing TOOK place Tor Ellis
led easily to the stakeboat turned nupdrgd YARDS III
advance and came home TWO mnutes ahead resting on
and 80 seconds. OLeary was Two minutes DenLd anu
when Ward roWed back ana asked nun III III was All
square," he said il and that he was beaten man.
While Ward in with the greatest Of ease OLeary
was bleeding severely from on his right breast
which was attributed to pleurisy. The fact y that
O'Ieary was trained too much, and attempted more
than he could possibly do He has made astonishing
time over this course in private and Is powerful oars
man. he cannot cotend with Ellis Ward ana should
not have tried. a.
There were present at the course Josh and Charles
Ward and their oldtime friend, Dick RearsdOn; Tom
Butler OF Boston, Ten Eyek, the sworn friend OF Ellis
Patsey Harrington OF Springfield, Mr. Soloman OF B0s-
ton and Others This will have some effect on the
ostOn Fourth Of July for Ellis Ward Will probably
now go Boston and with Ten Eyck IN the double
scnlrace in which Tom Butler and p McNuty OF Boston
and McWigen and Bridget of st. John will participate.
I'm the single scurace at Boston, young Doyle Hacker
Of worcester Ten Eyck Tom Butler Patsey Harrington
of Springfield of the McDonalds OF Boston will
enter among Others In the OurOared race at Boston,
the Woodcoek crew OF this city, the George Faulkner
crew OF the North End Boston; the Lowell crew. and
the shawmut Boat Club OF Boston will be among the
entries. 49,. a.. -,
II IL reported that the conclusion OF the race today
Ellis Ward challenged John Bigln to a three-mie race
over the same for $1,000 side, TO take place
within three weeks Bign replied that he would accept
il he could buy Oearys boat for which he offered $780,
but this was not accepted and the affair is consequently
not yet decided.