The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-10-18
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THE BOAT RACE PIzzLR.
The Particular Of The Anair.

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Pittsburgh % Wednesday between bag.
ner and Kennedy. Why II cid not come
Of Is question which We do not propose
70 answer, bat We wish to give the facts
and Let our readers answer that question
70 their own satisfaction.
Lesying this city on Wednesday morn.
ing We arrived in Pittsburgh about Ii
O'Clock and at once took car for BIZ.
minshSm. Arriving there we were shown
to HsgneFs headquarters and inquilIng
for HAgner were shown into 9 private
room where he was in company with
another gentleman, 3 stranger 10 rs, TAX
Ing dinner. The stranger was : heavy
set rather eOrpulent man, Of about IS
years oiagS, closely shaver, with rudy
coonteuADce, showing that be was food Of
good living. HAgner greeted Us and gave
rs AZ introduction 70 his friend who
proved to be the veteran oArsmGn, Jimmy
HAmmill Being invited to pArtake Of din.
ner, We sat down TO . wholesome meal Of
broiled beetsteak and boiled potatoes,
daring the discussion OF which We entered
into . conversation with the gentlemen.
We leaned that HAgner never felt better
in his Life, and he and HAmmill secuted At
the idea Of losing. HagDer surely was
in good condition, and looked As though
be could stand 9 ten mile race as easy as
. i've.
Lea7ing these gentlemen, we started up
the river intending TO cross over to the
Pittsburgh aide 70 see Kennedy. Going
down TO the river bank We saw two gen.
lemen in advance who proved TO be
NAhlon Kennedy and his TREND Mr..
spoutA Kennedy was looking we'll but
said be had heavy colo, the result Of an
up SET in the river on Sunday last He
also, was confident Of winning, and his
friends were ready to back up their opin-
ions with plenty Of greenbacks.
Crossing over to Soho, to the Max
Nnorbesd boat house, We found q lArge
number Of Ksnnedy's friends from Ben.
wood and Wheeling, IS well as Pitts
burgh, collected there. Procuring a tug
boat, The bost house was taken in tow
and arrived at the upper end Of the
course about half past two. 1t was sup
posed that Hagner and his friends would
soon arrive, Is the rsce vas 10 take place
between one and four. As ye; however,
the referee who had been selected, Slr.
Peter Connolly, had not arrived. Ken
Dedy was walking around the boat house
and along the shore, saying nothing IN.
less spoken to. Time passed rapidly
away, Add still no H4gner came. AT i've
minutes before 4 O'Clock, the referee ar.
rived, and at about the same time Bag.
mrs boat was seen passing Up the river,
and : carriage WAS passing up the
opposite side, which it was suppos-
ed, confined Hagner. Kenredy's low.
e judge hsd been sent down 10 his
station some time before, the upper
judge was nov put in the referees boa;
and they started scruss the river 10 get
Hagners judge. Itwss row after four
o'clock, and Kennedy was advised 10 get
into his b0At and declare himself ready,
and il no one appeared against him, TO
row oyer the course and claim the money.
But 10 this he would rot consent, saying
he would race Tor the money. The referee
had been over the river for some
time when some Of Kennedy's friends
took & skitf and crossed over TO see wha,
was the matter. Coming back after q
while they said Hsgner objected to Ken.
nedy's boat How they could enlist the
attention OF the referee 70 statements
about boat when ii was still in the boat
house is not known. The referee then,
at about quarter to i've, took his posi-.
ton in the middle Of the river and gave
the signsltor the men to come on; they did
80, Kennedy in boat built by Wm. Sof.
singer Of Pittsburgh. We give the re-
ceipt for the boat to SHOW what Kennedy
and the builder supposed it to be:
PITTSBURGH, October IA, 1872.
MAhiou Kennedy to Vim Nofsinser
Dr., 70 one 22t foot single scu!l working
boat, go. Received payment.
WV. NoFHslS0ER.
In this boat Kennedy appeared, but
HAgDer vas in shell Kennedy objected
to the shell, when Hagner started toward
his shore and Kennedy toward his. They
were called back, and HagneFs Judge
said they would not row against Ken.
nedy's boat with their working boat, as
it was an old fashioned shell-or a lap
strip shell.
1tWss now getting late, as much time
was spent in growing about the matter.
The referee would not decide, as he
said the judges could not sgree and he
could do nothing as long as they disa-
greed. 1t was By this time TOO late to
row, 50 all hands soon left by different
routes Tor the city. However, in The
mean time the hackers had agreed TO meet
at night At the ST. James Hotel. At this
meeting nothing was done. Many offers
were made BY each party and a. quickly
objected 70 BY the other. 1t was evident
hatno race could be made, 90 the confer.
ence was broken up Many were pres
emit from Wheeling and Beuwood.
Some of them came down on the