, 1874-08-14


Special Dispatcl. 10 The c7scaao Tftbuns.
GnAau HAYES, Me-, Aug. 13.-YLe day opened
cloudy. tho namo as ycstordny, but clearcd off
| with clear and luo woathcr and water eycry way
praptious fur tho racea. Tho Lstlsiug creiy GU
tered protest ogaiast tho judges decision ycs~
tertlny with roya1d to the barge race. Afor
! consideration aud discussion, the judges and
, rofcroo refused TO change tho judgment. Tho
grand regatta ball takes place at tho Cutlsr
House this evening"
The ilrst raco was for sonior Single BcutlB,
two miles aud turn, and at atarkod. The
contestants wero William D. Curtis, Chicago
sculiora; T. 4. Attcocss, Chicago Athlotic Clnb;
and Frnn1s Z. Yatcs, 0raud Trayorso D3at Club.
Tho boats sturted ut $3.50 o'clock. YutcB ob~
timed tho choice Of position, and took tho GEN.
tro, Allcock inaida, aud Curtis outside. After
starting, Yates pulled Is, Allcock SO, and Curtis
SO strokes to tho minute. Curtis Immediately
shot ahead u boats longth, followed bv Yates,
and tllon A'leock. 1t tho quarter u,ito
they woro cach about boat's length apnrt.
Curtis Increased hia distance to two lengths,
AeocR was third, though there WAS only
short Distance botwcen Yates and him. Curtis
WAS pulling 80 strokes, Yates 81, and Allcook SO.
Yates rapidly gained on Curtis from tho half-
milo, aud was neary up to him at the thrco-
qnarter milo stake. Both turned tho stake at
tho same time in 1887, with Allcock threo Boc-
0iIds after. fntaB ttion atratghtoucd away, ut
1irHt gradually, but measuring lB distance to
two boat-'cngtls ahead Of Curtis at the l,aif-
boats length in the rear. 1T tho thrco-q quarters,
Yatea was tllfog ieigh8 afIoad, Ourtfa next anti
Acock two lengths behind, The boats roaclsod
home amid the ercatost excitement, Yates five
lengths aucal. Curtis next. and Acools laat, slx
hmm III III n lima f-u Val
1l:5S119 for Curtis. Alicock canlo III about 1916
though no oillcial timo waa given. Tho second
1aco was for duck boats. ouo-lla1f milo and ra.
turn. All started At 4:3l o'clock. Tho onrieB
Qharios Laing, ,Janos Wo1cl', John Con, aud
Joo Kirkland. In tho choice of positions Welch
Was first, Grant Becoiid, Wallace third, Kirkland
fourth, John Goff hfth,-. Charlos Cot
aixth, LANG seventh. Tho raoe was
ond, 1l:2l; dfant, third, l1::4a. Tic third raco race
was far four-oared sloiB, ote milo and roturn
three glltrlcH aud two startel. tic Excelsior Bont
Club, pt Detroit, and tho Spring Lalo Doat Club,
Of Spring Lake. THO boats startod at 5:1G. Oh
choice Of positions tho Detroit boat ctoBo tho
inside. They started we'll togothor, the Haro
(Spring Lako) pulling % STROKES, aud tho Abbott
[Dotrolt) II. There WAS no porceptble gain by
either 10 tho haifmiio. when the Hairo was pull
closed in together near tho throo-quurtor
@ Ye usiso 'ss sanaG ls sgAt.y S'Fso$ to tho Ss iis
taking, for short distauco, tile Ahbott's water.
They tlrnod tho milo i'll 8:a0 for tho Haire, and
for tlo Abbott IN G:49 On tho Inst quarter, lilo
1lAlre was ono length ahead. pulling thirty-a,x
atsoaea. md the Abbott spurtiu at forty strokes,
Tho IIairo won by two longtlla; timo, 1851;
Abbottt l2;65. Tuis was Que ot tho most oxcit-
Ing aud interoating races Of all, aud waa nc
AnowlcdEod to ba Que Of tho filloat ever rowod.
:. lu tto grand rcyiow tho prixo waA awarded to
tho Grand River Club, LalBing, eiglt-oarcl