The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-10-18
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CLOTHING
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clsred off, and the stake money was
withdrawn by each party.

Withdrawn by each party.
Kennedy's friends prepared a chal-
lenge which was to be published in the
Pittsburgh Leader OF yesterday after
noon. proposipgto row Hegner in the
same boat and over the course they
first raced over, giving the odds Of
$1,000 to 5000 that Kennedy can beat
Hegner. We do not believe the latter
will accept the challenge. He stated
lest week in the Sunday NsDs that no
matter how Wednesdays race termina-
ted, he would not row again this sea-
son.
The race attracted very little atten-
ton in Pittsburgh. and no one attended
except the Wheeling delegation, the
members of the Mckee and Max
Morehead Boat Clubs and their friends
making in all, perhaps, two hundred
people. Had the race been rowed here
thousands would have turned out to
see it.
We are Of the opinion that had Pitts
burgh sharps keep their fingers out of
the race, it would have been rowed. 1t
seemed to us that an idea prevailed
among some of the interested deuizens
of the smoky town that good deal of
lucre could be gathered in, one way or
another by keeping the Wheeling party
there for day or two longer. As we
cay above, had the course been selected
on this river the race would have been
rowed and people have been satisfied.
As it is now, the friends Of both parties
are grumbling and everybody else is
dissatisfied.
The following extracts are what the
Pittsburgh papers have to say about it..
1t will be observed that they get the
names Of the parties somewhat mixed !:
The boat race between the Wheeling
oarsmen, announced for yesterday, was
a fzzle.-POst.
The boat race which was announced
to come off yesterday afternoon, on the
upper Monongahela course, betSeen
Henry Hegner, of Wheeling, and VIM.
Kennedy, of Benwood, did not take
place. A large delegation arri' ed from
Wheeling on a special train, and the
race excited considerable interest.
Messrs. Smiley and Hirst were the
Judges for Kennedy and Hegner respect.
lively, and Mr. J Connors was appoint
ed referee. Upon arriving at tie course
Yesterday afternoon, however, Hegner
objected to the boat Of Kennedy, and
refused to row the race. The articles
OF agreement stated that the boats
should be working boats and with
this both parties complied; H"gner,
however, claimed that Kennedy's boat
was differently made, and in that point
he would have the advantage. 1t is
probable that another race will be ar
ranged for soon.-Ga5ette.
The time would appear to have gone
by when the engagements Of sporting
men could be relied upon. Of late it
has been the custom for principals to
approach as nearly as possible to the
fulfllment Of Their contracts, but just
at the critical moment when public
anxiety is aroused, to discover that
something or another has interviewed to
prevent the contamination Of their
matches. This was illustrated yester.
day on the upper Monongahela course
by the two oarsmen from West Nlr-
GINA, james Kegner, of Wheeling,
and Mahlon Kennedy, of Benwood,
who came to this CITY cor the special
purpose of rowing a race for 5000 a
side.
Asdue announcement o. the intended
contest had been made. large crowd
visited the course, including besides city
sportsmen, MANY OF the friends Of the
principals from Wheeling. The weather
was proritious, the river calm and
seemingly nothing to interfere with the
prospects OF good race. Both men
were on hand and in good condition,
and their trainers promised that they
would show good speed. Betting was
lively-in fine the programme was in
spiriting up to the point Of actual con-
test. Shortly after five clock the sig
nal to get ready was given, and the
rivals shot out from their hoat houses.
1t was discovered that Kennedy pulled
in a boat nearly the same as that used
in scull races, while the agreement be-
tween the parties it was generally I'M
derstood, called for craft shaped ne,rly
like skiffs. Hegner's hackers inquired
why Kennedy changed his boat, but
got no very satisfactory reply. Hegner
then got into a scull boat, but Ken
nedy's friends objected to this, and SO
time was lost in pickering until it was
| too late to row. Miles Connolly, the
referee finally declared the race of,
and the assembled throng Of spectators
withdrew in disgust,
The friends Of either party claim
their principal to be right in regard to
the difference OF Yesterday. 1t is
thought that the men may regulate
matters for another meeting, but the
public care very little whether they do
or not-Dspdtch
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