The New York herald., 1874-10-04

otherwise injured. Meantime the reds, seeing tho
accident 10 tnelr compet tors were rowing slowy
10 the goal. Their time over the course was ionl-
2Shs.
JUNIOR SINGLE sCULL RACE.
This was the second race on the programmmme:
and there were numerous entries ior IT, IAo
oarsmen who started were:-
Fred f. Ballard; color, red.
Fred spring; color, white.
Charles X. steobins; color scarlet.
James McNlder; color, magenta.
The course Ior this race was a mile and half
IN length, being from Just above the club house to
sbenee on ms so
ana a ming. Ballard took the water arst.
ing him was McNider at about three lengths dis
,ln lance. Then came Spring, after MIN Jackson.
seconds, but not long enough FOR stebbins TO get
away from the last position in TIE race. Whtie
the nl, rowers behind were troubling each oIaer
H,dnn Ballard s, was moving away from tnem' and Nc.
Nider would have followed mis- example
II ne, he &C could have overcome the temptation
OF sixteen got away from jackson, he turned his
attention TO McNider. The latter struggled but
sudden dive Tor sheiinsh. broke the '.stretcher''
OF MS boat ana retired with grace from the com
petition Ballard turned the stakeboat hrst:
Spring second, Jackson ioued 1t but got around
alter some trouble, and taen Stebbln3 In some
strange way let the tide take his boat against the
INTO halves. rne rest OF the race was made inter-
esting. only by. the hard pulling OF Spring, who
SHdStu pusscu lHc EOdl OHly lWu
401Ss.; Springs, Sm., 53tas.
FouK-OARED SHE'LL RACE.
This was the most interesting contest of the day.
and II was won. not by the better crew, but Oy
the poorer through the skill OF their steersnan-
snip. lhe contestants we're:
Ed. smith (ooWl, h. A. craft. Walter Man and
MOTIFS rh'!lips istroEe, coors, red and white.
Nathaniel Trask and John A. Walker (strokei
coors. blue.
almost immediately passed Inv the
rowed sp'enddly about 80 strokes per minute.
they TOOK up this rae as soon as they took the
water, ana before the reds were working wen to-
gether they were ahead, sending back heavy
wasn, soon, aided by spurts and good steering
or the blues, the reds began TO creep
up on the former, aud finally took the
boih crews puliing magnldceutly. The Reds kept
their leau. however, until near the stakeDoat,
when the Blues, having TO round the outer stake
boat, and being on the INSIDE OF the other crew.
made tremendous spurt, which brought them
across the BOW ol the competing boat The adyan-
tage thus gained was al little use to them, i0r
smith brought his crew around the stakeDOat
VITA scarcely any loss OF speed, ana gained about
three elgths IN so dong. Having got such an adj
vantage lie knew now to keen IL. He steered tine
Reds out OF the cbo liGe, until their almost
reached the shore emDaukment, while the Blues
were kept fighting the strength OF the waters. 1t
was now certain tnat the Reds would WIN, yet the
Baes did not anow their faces to renect the azure
hue. They pulled fercelY aud well; bat the tide,
those three lost lengts $. the good rowing OF the
Reds with The skliui steering OF smith, were too
lhuCH IueIl, anu lHey paSseu we goal CWO
lengths and hall behnd their adyersaries The
time OF the Reds was lin. 265ss rne course over
winch this was roweo being the one two
miles and quarter IN length.
YOUR DARED BARGE RACE.
THIS was the race of the regatta. Its course was
tnree-uuarters OF q mile and return. fhe follow
ing named gentlemen comprised the competing
crews So
G. W. Fisher, C. A. Stebbins. p. V. A. Brett.
James McAalder and A. Melgs, Jr., coxswain. Col
OrS White.
A. Duane r. II. Jackson. George w. Jones' Jason
A. LodwlcK and Lon Hyatt, coXswaln COorS red.
The Whtes got Off nrst and soon ran away from
the other crew. Alter turning the stakebOat they
were ten lengths ahead. Then they roWed slowly.
allowing the Reds to come almost up them.
They find out soon tnat such playing IS dangerous.
for the Reds, by vigorously squirting, chased them
to the goal, showing them that the after crew was
not sucn 'duffer" party as their rowing at first
Indicated.
When the last race was ended darkness had be-
gun 10 come down, and then most Of the ladies'
went nome well pleased, and those young men
who did not accompany them waited at the boat.
house to talk wnat had been during the 0ay and
sswGat might have becn."