, 1874-07-09

A1Q QAIlEs
SpectHl Dfspatch to 7hs Chicago Tribune.

THE CHAMPIONSHIP s1soLE eouhh RACE.
6pn1NoF1ELp, Mass.. July 8.--The race on the
Conpeotic,t oppoaite this city this afternoon,
botweer Georco brown. of Hnlifa1. and william
ociaIn, i, o. , fl!Ispure, 20" .or s4'ooo slao
anu me championship OF AmeF4oa' "ah gery
interesting and satisfactory coutost. Tho rivor
was little rough oarly III tho AFTERNOON, but aB
fila t,nur sat far lin -.ro an,rnochad Il orou,
a,1,., ,,I,,,. r, ...t. -. ,,s.,. t.-,o..L1 o..
.aia'' "nlls 'ns To"1net W., wa. very 1aso1aole ZOE
tho BpoctatoTB. There "a8 the uaual p16limana-
~ delay 40 that 1t was after llnlt-past O'Clock
before tho atart vat given. BY which
,lmo tho river was o. smooth as
could be wlBhcd. Tho ooutse began iust oppo-
sits tho Clty Hall, about two milos above fho
starting point in Iast aummers regatta, and was
two and q half miles down the river,
Both men rot rood start and At once aesklod
TUE EARLY PART or THE RACE,
For some distance thew rowed aldo bv sidc, but
crntlnutly Be,arF forged A littlo ahont1- Vostrr
at The end Of the irst half mile lead of halr q
boat length, which he Increased al!ghtly duting
tl,o uoxt quarter scharff's stroke aoon aftar tho
etart was forty o the m1uuto a11d Brown . FIVE less
At tic close Of tho iirbs milo. Brown had uoa1ly
blought himself even with So1artf. but during
tho uoxt half mile tho latter 6purtod full boats
Length length ahead @ l Browns y, long, stsady sttoke
and he aoon brought bis boAt to tho front SO that
as they disappeared around tho curve in the
river, T. milo aud one-Aa,f from tbu starting
point. tho HALIFAX oarnmau was \ clear length
ahead, while lie also appeared to be pulling wit b
moro confidence nnd oaso than hia opponent,
During tho next mile Brown maintained
his lead without any great effort, and
rounded his turning stake before ScharR was
halfway around Liz, his timo to turn being II
minutes and 3U seconds.
Tue srAnr ron HOME.
Upon starting home both mon husgod tho
woat Hora for. 10 first natIe, and Brown Increased
LIS lead litt,a. T1o steamer bearing tho
referee, Commodore Brady, OF New York, THE
Tribune reporter, aud throe or four other pAsaon-
gers. followed tho men as closely aa 1t could
dosn and back, aud I'd tho oar6men pasgod her
on their return, about half mile toward
home, one could got an e1cellaut view Of the
conteAt Brown WAS now fully two lengshs
ahead, pulling long stroke Of thirty-ono to tue
minute, while ScharH was pulling thirty-six,
Besides tue advantage Of the lead. Brown was
evidently III much batter condition than his
rival. and appeared sure OF keeping his position
doubt vas felt asnoug tho purity On tho stsaa1er
as to hiH winning tho race.
THE CLOSING STRUGGLE.
scharff n1aao several spurts Oh tue way home,
and on Que occasion nearly closed tho gap bo-
tweon the bouts, but it was cloar enough thkt
this WAS by Browns sutIeranco rather
than his ability to hecp bis former
load and Brown finally came In tho winner by
length aud half, having mado tho live miloB Ia
81; minutes and Is seconds,
From the start to the finish the raco waa q
man advancing any claim OF unfa.rnees on tho
parI Of his oppunei,t, Boharff himself SAYS it
was a fair aid Bouaro race the onlv trouble
,vaa r,,at Rro,v, ,tna +1,a hoas yoon trha raro