The New York herald., 1874-09-09
THE POLICE REGATTA.

Contest Between the Crews of tho
Twenty-Third and First Police Pro-
cincts-Defeat OF tho Latter-A Bril-.
liant Scene At tho Battery.
Upwards OF 10000 people witnessed the police
regatta at the Battery yesterday between the
crews OF the Eignty-sixth street and the New
street police stations. AS early as two O'Clock the
Battery wall was lined with dense crowd Of
spectators the majority Of them being First ward
ers, who In most cases were laying heavy odds
that the New street men would win.
The race was ior the championship OF the Police
Department and o handsome club and baton, with
silver inscription recording the date OF the race
and the course was to be rowed IN four-oared
working boats around Bedloe's Island and return.
ARRIVAL OF THE CONTESTANTS.
At little before three O'Clock shs uptown crew
their boat, the Farragut, which they ente req and
padded to the stakebOat, moOred on the Battery
WALL at about 100 yards rom the oafa mousse s:r.a IN
Roundsman F. Gilbert, Of the First precinct, and Mr.
John Ransom, OF Harlem, who acted as judges.
few minutes afterwards the Battery boys dressed
in red were see n, pulling In the Rebecca from the
bath mouse, through notilla OF small boats, to
the stake boat and, amid deafening cheering, both
:rsSs ':So'S ''''eO 'A 'n'l. oN' A"' ~
Both crews looked In excellent trim. At eleven
minutes past three the signal to start was given
aud both boats started on an ebb tide at the same
mOuleuLs Tue bAItcTy UOye tuohiue, uoWCVoi, VhC
cleaner start. After pull OF about hundred
yards they forged hall length ahead, Coady gain.
ing another half length by going under the stern
of an anchored schooner. The whites, however,
put on q squirt, and the two crews pulled for the
next i've hundred yards side by side, neither gain.
ing any advantage The water was rough and
both crews were seen dying over waves made by
the passing steamers.
Several steamboats,, densely crowded with peo-
pie, followed the contesting boats. Among them
were the police cutter Seneca, the George Birl-
beck, with serried crowd on the top or the pilot
house; the James A, Stevens, the Seth Low, the A.
B. Burton, the John Hallinard the w. A. Sumner,
the revenue cutter Washington and Others some
OF them dangerously overcrowded.
betting heavily on the uptown crew. as the boats
approached BedlOes Island, exclaimed TO friend
"Kill me dead, JACK, but Fust's ahead" and so III
proved, and when the boats disappeared on the
east side OF the island the First Precinct had ap-
parently TWO good boats length the lead. The
excitement was very great, the victory OF the
down town boat being considered certain
Alter several minutes during which good deal
of betting was done, the cOntesttDg boats were
seen pulling out from the lee OF Bedloe's Island,
the First precinct boat still leading. At this point
In the race Coxwaln Coady, OF the First precinct
boat was seen to be taking diverging course 10
Keen under the lee OF Ellis Island for the purpose
or avoiding the full force OF the eob tide. Coady
thus gained more ground, but after this his crew
appeared somewhat exhausted, pulling somewhat
languidly. -
VICTORY FOR THE EIGHTY-sIxTuERs
About this time the whites, alter the steamboat
MetamOra had crossed their bows, put on a ter
rife squirt and soon left the red policemen three
lengths behind on the homestretch aud In that
relative position won the race
The race occupied thirty-one minutes and forty