The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-18

THE COMING BOAT RACE-FetdSnger
Is. Manton.-The representatives OF
Louis Feldsinger, OF the Hegner Boat
Club. and James Manton, of the Nail
City Boat Club, met at the REGISTER Office
last night, to arrange for single scu!l
race between those oarsmen. Townsend
Adams, John Moore, J. P. McGranahan
and Michael O'Neal, represented Field
singer, and Captain Ed. Knowles, james
Hayburn and James Peters, President of
the Nail City Club, represented Manton.
After considerable discussion, the race
was made and it was agreed to toss
copper f,r the choice Of course. In toss
ing the Hegner boys won aud selected
the upper course. The following are the
ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT.
WHEELING, Sept. II, 1875.
We, the undersigned, hereby agree TO
row q single scull race in best and best
boats. in accordance with the following
conditions, by winch We mutually agree
~ begoverned:
ART. |. Said race be tor two hundred
dollars II side, at Wheeling, West Va.
on Saturday, the 9th day OF October.
1873, between two and four O'Clock z. Nj
the course shall be from point opposite
the Top Mill blast furnace on the VIZ
ginia side. to point one II half mile above
said blast furnace and return 10 the point
OF starting.
ARr. II. The men shall toss for choice
of position before starting in the race,
and shall be started by the word go,
to be gwen by the referee. The men
shall start from two boats twenty-five
wards apart. and row one and one-halt
miles to the respective buoy boats,
and turn from right to left, and return to
the place of starting, said buoy boats TO
be placed rs near twenty live yards apart
US possible.
Art. Ill. The leading boat to be enti-
tied to the hindmcSt boats water, when
the leading boat shows clear water be-
tween lis stern and the bow OF the con-
testing boat; there shall be no foul
whatsoever.
ART. ". Either party shall be entitled
to q guide boat, sand guide boat shall
keep on the inside of their man, and shall
at no time cross the bow Of either con-
testing boat
Arr. V. The boat swcrving so : to
impede the progress of the contestlnS
boa,, h II be ruled out
ART. VI The referee to bo mutually
agreed upon within the week preceding
the race Each ct the parties to tins
agreement is entitled TO two judge, and
the said Judges shall choose referee.
Smooth water shall be required, aud the
condition of the water shall b. decided
bythe referee who Is hereby empowered
to postpone the race, il necessary, until
the next lair day, Sunday excepted.
Akr. VII The decision OF the referee
shall be binding on both parties aud hnai,
the referee to accompany the men over
the course If possible
ART. VIII. Fifty dollars shall be- depos.
tied by each party tothis agreement, said
deposit to be ia the hands OF W. ii.
fancy ut the time Of signing these artl-
Giles, and one hundred dollars shall be de-
posted with the final stakeholder on the
18th day of September, 1915, and the
final fifty dollars shall be deposited by
each party on the md day OF October.
Sand final stakeholder shall be selected ON
or bcfor. the 10Th day Of September,
1870.
E.,her party failing to comply with
aiI OF ANY OF the above articles shall tor
felt alI money that may have been
deposited.
Given under our hands this 18th day
Of september. 1915, in said city Of
Wheeling, State Of West Virginia,
county ot ONO.
(Sisued.l Louis FELslNG,
JAMES MAETOS.
Witness.
JAMES PETEEs,