New-York tribune., 1872-06-24
ATALAlFTA BOAT CLUE.

London had the inside berth-herv much more
important matter than Putney the bond Of the river
being very sharp The gaal for the taFt given at
G:2s by pisto-stot instead OF the word !" There
were people who thought the Americans likely to get
away first from their superior lightness and quicker
stroke they TO enjoy this consolation.
The oars Of the two boas dipped with the flash OF the
pistol Before the smoke had lifted, thoLondOners had
shot ahead and out Of sight OF the American
The thing passed suddenly that could scarcely
believe my eyes. In dozen strokes-that IL,
in about 1s seconds-Lonaon a good length ahead
The Americans after that their opponents un-
less by turnng their heads There literally race
to describe The Americans never In it, II 1t had
been a contest Of 100 yards or half mie or mile or
two miles, 10 miles, the result would have been the
same. The Ataantas were completely ontpaced; while
as for staying the London rowed TO the end well
within themselves and came in fresh the Americans
were much distressed at the end Of half mile, and had
little OF nothing left in them by the time teyreached Ham
mersmth Bridge OF they much taken abaelf
bg the suddenness with which London went away froi
them. An expression Of blank tupoT over their
faces. They had besD am bld, really confdentio Of
winning At Barnes Bridge the London was abe ut
three lengths ahead Slead which they increased they
liked and without effort, all tho way down past Ohis
wick and Hammersnaith shooting Hemmersmith Bridge
80 seconds ahead and reaching Ptney seconds be fore
the Americans. II they had cared to make it mi NUT
and a half minutes, they could have done IL with
some extra hard work.
The sole incident Of Ithe aeosion be tween
the Aalantas and clumsy pleapre-hOat with cargo
OF buffers Just below Hammersmith Bridge In the
eagerness OF tho sRhtseers to have long loob at the
leading boat they seemed tofOrge that another to
follow and they pulled nearly access the Atalnntas
bow. Luckily, the latter escaped with some grazing Of
oars, which stopped taer way for moment, aud
cost them, pehaps two or three lengths.
n real race il might have been fatal; in the
actual circumstances il had not the smallest Influence
on the fortunes OF the day. The Englishmenr ono
steamer were good al veXed about it, and If they had
had time TO stop would have rmbled the boat load of
lubbers into the rveA What disturbed them was tho
notion that It mighte thought In America to have been
an intentional internrence. am that neAmeriosn
spectator could be aupid enough dishonest enough
to represent 1t mch. At the time when 1t occprred
the Ataantas had MT chance in ten million of vim
ming The time minutes 25 seconds. re the Load0n
ers took things ess 1t may pass for pretty good Both
boats had strong wind sft and fairly good ebhundi5
shem, and light tho American boat that size Ino
have been actually blvn along good part of the va
need say nothing OF their rowing during the race
cept It precisely like their practice. nas rd
good example Of nesly every serous fault whsohs
men can commit. Tbdr great merit was in unif@r init
OF appearance; which is hardly mora than sayW tina
| they were uniformly had. u. ~. 4.