, 1873-07-30
Five Hundred Miles OF Rowing
Against Time.


Charles Zrlllt arrived III this city yoaterday
morning, having just accomplished tho feat Of
rowing from AI1eghapy City in lcss than six dnys,
a distance Of 485 miles, Oil wagor Of $500.
b1r. zirhut is young German, Of light build
and woll-devoloped muscles, about 20 years of
ago, and feet inches in height. lie is not
professional oarsmRn, but gains an honest living
ut his homo in driving an exprcsa-wagon, Of
which ho Ia tho ownor. Ho is worry quiot and
seem to think he has taxed Ills ,cnorgies much
by his gevorc, solf-aiottod task Just completed.
The match WIS agreed upon two wooks ago
yesterday; and grew ont Of an attempt to got
Allegheny named Andy Lippert The arrange
ment Ind boon made for trial Of tho speed Of
t}oir respective horses, but when the timo for
The race hsd arrived Lport backed out ana
was turned upon rowing, whom Zirhut bnntor::
ingly Bnld ho could got iu papor sholl boat aud
row to Cincinnati In four days. Import than
offered to wager him $500 he could not accom-
copied and tho forfeit money put up, and one
weel's timo giveu for preparation. It is proper
to state hore, however, TINT no preparation to
speak Of was mado, as no wore informed that
Zirhut hnB not been in his boat more than half n
dozon timos thiH season.
Tho money all in tho hends OF the stakeholder,
and tho reforee appointed, MIR. Zirllut launched
his eholl into tho water at twenty minuton past
O'Clock iast Mohahy tnornlng, ie nno' 'io ss"ts'ns
signal nothg Rlven, ms was 1la ike :t ~; sno.
stonnonVtHo, NJ r III. lcre ~ took eolio
ree1 and hloeP an9 il'o nlaraSa nSMn,| att1s,nH
AZ Mhoellng ~ os,oek "at iea.ny iuu, ,aI
aItor 5aon nouin loS;, ,,Inaata o ,aor,,,. IT.
! o'elock and ut Parkorsbnrg aoon after II. Left
parkersbnrg At half-paat r m. snd arryin1g at
~ t Ho 1nIt ~ atnrta o1a;,, ~ r
he ih,a ny 4or LUG n.sne. o.Hiseu msai'. ~ H., ~
O'CLOCK VI An"tsauy oi a;ss ss;., ~ Mat,:na r.
9roy ~ H. 4cit e. = n ~ 'atso w.
ns NJ y; ~ ~, orrIso s ~ pnrta-
o'clock On h5l1ay mornlng anu arrlseu as fof.s rs
nlonen " ra ~ ,an n3 ,roa aT3 ~ liz
nt ho toot M nc1ocr nrup @ vroroav for to cni
pont u slosA u;6 M1s: t ~ ~ ,ois
o. ~ Journey ~ ia 5n,,to ~ 1t".a
past P N. AlsoI tnAlne III tuo asnes ~ nMy ~
gli!e lor m nonr nna m ~ ne hSa ~
nse las t o. ~, ;tio,,t
any Ilauo w la. ~ x,;i55 an.
aiatance VI os,, os ~ Mirn ..a,'
to upper .n', o o,tor ;a,
top1hS d S, orm o1i1 ~ t~ 'no "o6'A' "'t
vi Ths % run from Portsmouth to this citv-117
r,;'oa',eno ,na;,a inaido ~ n,natncn hnnra
raSs11 H. Inu9ost % nm ard hapt linn nvnr
1nad" uns n % au,ar craft in tho samo Tina.
| Sa hoforn ototad :, :. Iont naeI for tha trim ;e
nonar ahcl1, "a +. lcnf,th IL incl,cs hcnm
"ni 70 ,nc,aa ] dcn.5 III ar,'d wnrha on]y 2t
,ns,aJ. @ Ti,o satato m. aI;1;mr.scaf r. w,;c
E;s,,t h,s tn,4nral linao1f fnr III Iara 10 nnjs
ana,,t = ;,s,1,as uouara 1shn oara 1ac1 aro II
1ent 1on1 t1a tps ho;oa mcIao1 IN tha s,,nna n,
anaon ,e' Tho hoot IL I noiaI ~ hoa,,Ir
X, ia ,rnv fror, Whanl,nu to n1oriniin z;r1,u
,r,11a5 atoaii}v III on Ie,t aven viii, tho stamina,
Epa Tnnr;ar r1 Sor ;}stance r. o;chtcen n;lns.
Tnaro sscro crnvds NJ noot,]e nj Mi tho nrinc
mi fowns "o a1onr t,'o rorfa cnroin tn aao H tIl
F mcl' l,azapdous nndortnIina @ md ho informed q.
our rcnnrtnr th"t la oI ioa,s i,;nI,v trnotol hs
ali o1i Wiz whom M % he ca came % IN % Contact. @' y
Il AZ Go1Iinnlis ho met will, m nccideut In tl,f