The New York herald., 1875-09-12
THE COULTER-MORRIS RACE.
MORRIS WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 36:37-
COULTER PULLS GAME RACE, BUT IS BEATEN
BY HIS YOUNGER OPPONENT.

MORRIS WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 36:37-
COULTER PULLS GAME RACE, BUT IS BEATEN
BY HIS YOUNGER OPPONENT.
PITTsBURG, Sept H. 1875.
The great race for the championship of America and
81 700 between Evan Morris and Henry Coulter was
decided this afternoon on the Allegheny River, some
twelve miles from this city.
THE CONTESTANTS IN TRAINING
That the might be decided upon the merits of the
and that neither might posses the slightest advan
age in respect to the waters on which they to row
It mutually agreed that the race should take place
over the course at Logan's Eddy on the Allegheny
River twelve miles from Pittsburg This is a most
beautiful sheet Of water, without ripple current or
perplexing eddy, and straight that the
might be the entire way without
spectacles or field glasses The surroundings
picturesque in the extreme; high hills green their
crests, follow the line OF the stream far away the
distance till the bend in the river breaks the view
while the strip of meadow land on either side with
field Of Of ripe grain glisten the afternoon
sunshine like many sheets Of gold On the left and
near the lower end of the the pretty village
of Montrose while near by, in the green copsewood
the red tiled roof Of the Riverside Hotel is SEEN and
the white tent in the orchard pointed out belong
ing TO Coulter On the occasion of your correspond
ent's visit yesterday the ex-champon, jimmy HamiT
found looking the interests of one who had wor
ried and beaten him in the last he ever rowed.
Hamill has grown big and round brewer and TO
look at him would be puzzled TO divine how
that form squeezed into anything delicate
as an eleven inch shell boat
COULTER HIS QUARTERS
Coulter had just in from long and tresome
walk over hills and stripped and brsky
rubbed by his trainer Pat speer His father was there
looked with evident on tho
muscles the bronzed back Of his son The brisk rub
bling the underwent the skin blush with
rich flesh tnts and IT plainly be seen that the
condition satisfactory for a trial OF mus
Gle and endurance. His boat neat and elegant Affair."
built by himself and another the handwork OF Max.
well, Of Allegheny City, were strung up tho tent,
carefully guarded by old Mr. Coulter himself
This oarsman is but boy in years, coming into the
world December 10 1851 thus making him some eipht
years younger than his competitor Of to-day However
u boy In years, he has all the muscular
development Of manhood and his big broad
shoulders indicate the strength OF giant
OF old Morris is five feet nine inches height and
weighed today upon entering has boat triae less
than 100 pounds. He has hard, stod lace--the
Of prize 6ghter--whch would be expression.
less Of fear or nervous excitement
The afternoon Of the the roads leading 10
the course on both sides OF the river thronged with
vehicles Of every description while trains on
the Allegheny Valley and West Pennsylvania Rail
roads were damned with humanity almost to sutlDca
tiOn. II is estimated that upward OF 10 900 persons
were congregated the banks of the stream while ts
surface was swarming with craft OF every imaginable
sort The river was Us smooth a mirror, and every
thing was favorable for an excellent race and rapid
time. At halt past five O'Clock Coulter was seen 10
shoot out from the north shore enveloped in his fan
nes He padded azly to the starting point where he
WAS soon joined by Morris, whose boathouse was
close by.
GETTING IN LINE
William jackson, referee then got them into posi-.
ton and when the stems of the shells were even he
sent them OF with the word $50"
THE START
was very pretty one and there commenced one OF the
ganiost sculhng races ever rowod IN America The
rowers we're bare TO the waist were dstnguishabIo
apart only by Morris wearing white cap AT the start
COulters powerful swing him at once 10 The front
which he made good 70 length Of his shell ana main
tanned 10 end Of the hrst haii mile Then Morris by
desperate spurt. drew level with him again Tho race
now was very rapid aud Coulter seemed 10 throw the
strength OF his entire composition into the drinpng
blade 70 keep MOTIFS from going TO the front II was
useless, however, Tor the latter drew slowly but surely
10 the lead and at the threequartcrs OF mile he had
iu boat length clear OF has antagonist who struggled
ganey In the rear
Cries from the shore Of the partsans Of the men were
actually dcaiening At the buoy boat Morris was three
lengths ahead and turning nimbly straightened uu
and was hOmeward bound before Coulter got fairly
around Morris rowing well within himself aud
yet 1t seemed at times that hc had all he could DO 70
bold his position. one mile from home, Coulter made
last grand effort to oyerake and collar has young ad.
versary and increasing his stroke, ran up Morris,
diminishing the laters lead 20 about one and half boat
lengths This effort IN his exhausted condition seemed too
much Tor him, and Morris putting more VIM into his
stroke shot his shell through the water like an arrow
and secured his measured distance again. Ia this
manner be r0wed To the finish, Coulter pulling as
game race beaten pulled Morris amid
eXutng cries from the shore dashed over the imaginary
winning ine victor by three boat lengths The course
vac upward Of i've miles In length by actual survey
Coulter aud his friends take the defeat sOrely inanuch
as j was not expected They all very hopeful
he had been making such practice led them
70 thihk that could not be much improved There
@ = some dispute about the time made some giving Il at
olm.. winch Is the referees time, others, among
hleua TIE Judge, Tx II az 3Dm. 31s