The New York herald., 1873-09-12

The brothers Lambe were to nave rowed in this
race, but, on the day before leaving Toronto both
their single shells were damaged, so that they had
to be left behind.
The first gun was fred at three O'Clock to a Sec
ond. Now. there were Just thirty minutes for the
men to put in an appearance or forfeit their en-
trance fees. William Wood, the referee, and the
New York newspaper correspondents stepped on
board the little which to follow in the
wake of the boats and watch their progress To
test her speed she went down the lake about
mile and back. She was found to be exceedingly
rapid. This was comfortable; for did
not remember my experience at Spring
neldp lnstnctvely l looked aft. There was
plenty OF fuel-charcoal in paper bags-seventy-
1ve pounds OF steam. Whewi l felt that
had better prospects OF going abroad than in the
canvas balloon. omething shakes the air like an
earthquake and moves the ground. The drums of
my ears call long roll, and a roar like thunder
sweeps over the lake and down the valley. No
mistake about that 1t could be heard at the other
~ y THE SIGNAL TO GET INTO LINE
pounds Of powder. In ten minutes they win be
started, leaving the side OF the Judges boat We
steam away on to the eastern SIDE so as to be out
Is large enough to run the Plymouth Rock along
with the crews. 1t IS not long to wait: yet we,
comes Wilson, good man, but ne doesn't
ssPPsar very te ep OF on ne s ss'
side Courtney, with his big arm and heavy
backing h boat ara the
Cayuga al Lake. There is Keator, Of the Harlem i' m
make strong team. They are all coming-Yates,
Lehman, Truax, Graves, Hughes, Piepenbrnk and
e 5 SnS TO
60 over the course. Out come 1000 watches, good,
bad and Indifferent. A. Q moment like this man Ian
were threatened. The supreme moment is at
hand Each man hold mis- breath, and the ladies
BY Commodore Brady. Nine pairs OF oars grip
the water. They are or No. 10. after stroke or
round to watch the Pu the
Wood, and away we I 60 in = pursuit .gg
o. ver, oood ors rHN W;san S.nnr annsars n oet or
frife the Quickest, but Keator Courtney and Yates
soon bring the bows Of their boats up to his line.
do much, and now looks as il he were not nt to be
% rrSaa S0a too Sot his doOs fowng good wOrs
penbrink and Iefeman are together. There win
dictiOn verines Itself: Courtney puts more
strength on his oars. He does not increase MS
This he rescluteiy kept BY good work. Keator as
everybody expects soon takes second position
Wilson Is not rowing as he does on the Hudson.
Yates e doing excellent work. SO is
Repennrink Courtney stretches himself again.
.. we all ~ know that he is not going to in,
crease his stroke. He has told us that he Is
opposed TO IT. He Is ahead in this instance and
would not 40 so under any consideration lie Is
only pullng ~ yet his boat cleaves the water with
wonuerlul rapidity He gains at every stroke, and
IN the second half mile he leads the field by 100
yards He selects his own buoy, turns 1t with re-
markable quickness and Is on his way back 3s sec
onds before Kcator reaches the stake. Then they
all follow In rush. can't take their names down
ns fast as they come up Yates and Wilson have
however, secured good third and fourth. but
WHERE is COURTNEY
He Is Just passing the last half mile. The race Ia
practically ended, although Keator strupges gal.
tantly for q better second. Courtney runs little
toe much toward the shore. He sees his mistake
pulls out hundred feet further into the lake then
turns for the home line, and crosses In 0ne
style; time 14:l5-remarkably IA good for an amateur
The other eight oarsmen have now strung out into
tine. Keator in second, in 1856 Yates third
In 14:5S; wilson fourth, In Is 0l; Pieperbrink fifth
Hughes sixth, Truax seventh Lehman eighth and
Graves last. Graves showed pluck In going
over the course. Courtney has landed on the
shore. The best man In America might pass unno-
ticed. The ladies' crowd forward to see the victor.
who wears his aurels so modestly. He Is the lion
Of the hour. THAT'S Just the way It was with
me-" says man on the pier, who was never In
Bhellboat when rowed atn -. l failed to hear
the remainder.
THE PAIR DARED SHELL RACE.
1ha two crews contrasting ior the prizes onered