The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-13
THE ICEBoAT CARNIVAL
THO Championship OF tho Huds0u-A Cnai.
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THO Championship Of tho Huds0u-A CnRl
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lne greatest activity prevails among the member
OF the various iceboat clubs In consequence O
challenges Just issued. The 1rst reads as fol
lows
Nav HAMBURG, Jan. II, 1872
10 THE SECRETARY OF THE PoUGHKEEPsIE iOE.
noAr AsS0CiATION:-'
DEAR SIR-At meeting or the New Hamburg
Iceboat Cub held January ii. It was urre nimOusy
IesOived 10 challenge the Poughkeepsle iceb0at
S ASsccaton to friendly race Tor the champion
association enter at least nine boats In Or
aes III, tnat IL may be competition OF club
.Salnst ciun. ana the race thus rendered more In
,eiesting: Inc course to be from Milton 10 POugh.
theepsie thence TO New Hamburg ana BACK TO Mil
may 1e deemed best Ia the opiaion OF the CommO-
dores oil the respective clubs. Truly yours
M. VAN WICK, Secretary N. Ii. l. b. U.
The above challenge will be accepted. Eighteen
boats In race Will be something new.
The second challenge emanates from Mr.. John
Roosevelt. owner OF the lcicle, ana when it was
made public this morning created no little excite
ment The following Is copy
Race for all tcebOats al home or abroad for auy
prize valued at 500. This race must bc over a
course TO begin nesr to Poughkeepsie as The ice
VIII admit, ana the race to be sailed on the first
favorable day after Monday. the 10TH of January.
Win9 anu Ice must be such as Will give fair test
or tne speed Of boats, aud all boats must carry
WeSgnt 70 be taken through the Pushing posi-
to the boats OF New Hamburg, Hudson, Athens.
Troy Albany, or any other point to join In the con-
test. Entrance Tree Tor all.
1t Is hoped that boats from Troy and Albany and
Hudson and Athens Will compete for the above
prize. Should they come the Poughkeepsie Asso-
citation Will show their owners every hospitality.
The third challenge was issued this ulorning by
Commodore U. II. Booth or the PoughKeepsie CLUB.
He too Offers valuable prize to the boats OF his
club, ana has ordered the race for O'Clock to.
morrow morning.
Newsboy, owned by CHARLES Wilkinson; distance.
iour miles, south turn Milton buoy, and return. Inc
The second was quiet but nevertheless an exclt.
ter owned by s. V. johnston it was over The same
course as the other. On the Haze were Richard
knight and Rev. A. p, Van Giesen, pastor OF the
First Reformed church OF this city. On the Ella
were >. V. Johnston and Joseph Reynolds. The
wind blew gale from the southwest Tne Haze
got better start than the Ella, but the latter caught
the breeze as quick as u fash, and sped away alter
her adversary with lightning raDldity. On the
Lower DOCK tremendous rene aaw OF wnd struck both
The Elias Prov was lifted all OF eight feet
IN i, the emo ar mr. w when sne made fearful
however, and then rushed singing ana numlning
over the ice In pursuit. the wind whlstling a merry
tuUe III IiGsiiSs IldAo kepJ 1T ncr WORK Ill
line style. DICK Knight was lying at full length ia
her box, watching every flaw ana steadying the
tiiier, while fifteen ieet rom HIM. on The windward
runner plank stood che ventnrsome parson, holding
on the shr0uds for dear llfe They were swimming
along fearful speed The ne particles Of ice dis
placed by the steel runners lett a wake behind
which gstened like diamonds In the sunlight
Both vessels were laying then straight down
the river, ana they SKINNED over a mie OF ice a
minute. "LOOk ont I'm gong to turn the buoy ~
shouts Knight, and Domtnie Van Ciesen braces his
feet and redouples his grip upoa the shrouds and,
knfU n vau
the final warning, "Hcld fast ~ and tlen Down
goes the tier Likes lasn tine saucY craft answered
1t, the steel runners fairly singing as With whlsk,
tho Haze darted around the buoy anu headed TO the
northward on the hOmestretch, the sealwart rev.
erend greatly enjoying the novel sport Tle Ella was
following closely; there was no time to spare.
Indeed, at one time iJ looked as IL the Haze was
being challenged for the lead, wnen just opposite
the Lower Dock the Ella ran into m0mentary
calm while the breeze never left the Haze for an In.
slant. Or course That settled tho contest, Tor the
Haze darted across the line TWO minutes ahead,
thus winning the race. IL was splendid contest
throughout, and iuy tested the sailing merits OF the
respective boats. Had the Ella not run INTO the
calm 1t is doubtful how the result would have been.