, 1873-10-20
CANAL-B0AT REGATTA.
Trial of Speed on tho Eric Cann1 for q
Purse OF S10O,000s

pursc Ut 100000.
Correspondence af 1he Chicago Tribune
SYRACUSE, N. T., Oct 16, 1879.
The long-loolted-for trial Of speed and capac-
ity, with pteam for q motor, took place to-day on
tho Long Loyol botwoon Syracuse and Utica.
Tho Commissioners appointed by tho Lcgisla-
turo to award tho prize Of $1,000 for the atoam-
boat best adapted to navigate the Eric Canal
wero prosont: Messrs. Richmond, Geddos,
Proasor, Fair, Chapman, Nelson, Grouse. and
Wright.
Tho following boats wore entered: Tho Bax-
ter, Central City, O. 9. Pope, Port Byron. and
Newman. Eacl WAS loaded with 200 tons of
freight. Tho first boat, tho Baxter, started at
0:3o d. NJ, and tho g. @. Pope and all tho othors
we're to follow, with so minutes each botweon
tho times Of starting. But the crowd OF boats
hindorod tho perfect fuldllmout Of tho pro-
g1an,,no. Tho last boat did not get undor way
till II o'clock.
Tho Commissioners, and otaor prominent
mon of tho State and representatives OF tho
press. wore teudorcd little stoam-yacht,
lively littlo ploasurc.boat made to run on our
saliua Lal1o,-tho Milton J. Prlco,-and pre-
clsely at 70 o'clock m. Hho stenmed away, With
o1dors to paBs tho competing bouts as quietly as
possible.
Tho Hon. Potter Cooper, Of Now York, ownor
steam cannl-boata on the great "Ditch," but ho
entered only ono. Mr.. Gillespie, Of Schuyler
County. WAS also prosont, and intended to enter
hor machinery in d violent storm Oh 6oneoa
Lalto and falled to reach hore in tinlo.
Gov. Olvord, "tho Old Salt-pointor," Of this
city, waa prcsent, and others too numerous to
mention.
Our little craft went gaily past the hoayily-
laden competitors, TILL IN going round tho New.
man. she was cast ashore on tho heel-path AZ!
her frantic eforts to get of wore nnavailing, till
one Of tho passing boats lent her limo aud pulled
hor into deeper water; Away wo spod again.
aalutng and boiuG ssluted by much blowing OF
| stea,n-whistles. But our triumph was Bhort.
Our pilot could not mako up, his mind which
| sido Of q boat to pass, and concluded to SO be-
| tween it. It concuasel. Tho Commissioners
prone upon tho dooh Tho Venerable potor
| Coopor-tho man who usually stands 10 firm as
rock against tho collisions Of robb!ng rings
corrupt corporations ana potttea III 70 riso
again. No ono was serlounly hurt. Thore "9s
q faint suspicion Of profanity among tho boat %
mon whose craft waB ,narrod by tho PROV OF the
yacht. We Ind passed al tue coanpos'tois @ OK, *
mloe, wo found aho waa two houra and more
ahead of uB, and tue boatmon VIC mat, and the
peop!o who thronged tue shoro and tho bridges
deelnrcd she waa making four milea por hour
Which, bout Will get INC I'SlZes fe!H1llne " TX
soon. Ono thing Ia cortain: q new ora in canal
navigation Ia opon. CAoapor transportation fol
Wostorn produce uusL DO olio Of tho good results
inc producora Of lho West arc to bo tho almoner
Of tlils great bounty. Tho canal will be onarg
ed : bolts carrying q thousand tons will I'LL 1t
aud tho tollu viii bo roduood so TINT tho groai
railroad-mouopolies ehall DO forced to carry =
such ratoa that farming shall again be profit
ablo.
with groat opposition. 0on. Noot, then mem
bor Of tile Legislature. saItl TINT tho communica
tlon by tho lakos wan quito sufficient, and the
lilo proposition was prepoatorous. Ho said 1t 70
minded him Of nn,. who built up house. anu
cat-holo in lis kitchon-door. Thon, reinombor
iug lhat slle might have hlttens, ho rnado also
kitten-llolo, as though the kittens could not q
In and out through the largo holo. 20 1t wa
called CIV, Clinton's Iutton-1[ole. Dnt histor
Las sanctioned tho yiows Of Mr. O!lnton.