The New York herald., 1875-11-29
THE ENGLISH sCULLERs RACE.
AN EXCITING CONTEST BETWEEN BOYD AND SAD

from the London Standard Nov l6l
Yesterday, after gallant struggle for a mile j. II.
sadler'the representative OF the Thames defeated R.
". Boyd, the Tynesder easily and retained the cham
pionship OF the world on the ThameS
scRNEs ON SHORE AND on rmR RIVER.
u was beautiful morning calm and bright for No
vember and not ripple on the river This state OF
the elements after tho terrible storms OF the previous
two days quite unexpected and doubly welcome as
II removed all chance Of accident from wind or waves
and it enabled each to do his best without him
drance and show himself on in his best form The
late rains have caused quite food in the river so
much 80 that the tides ood have oyernowed all the
lowlyng districts by the riverside and the towing path
along the whole three to four feet deep in
water A few adventurous horsemen were seen at
places galopng along in the water at the risk OF
bling into hole and a few pedestrians were here and
there plodding along in the water At Barnes the in
habtants the had to protect their doorways
with wood and clay the tide had invaded the
way and tho steamers went by the swell rolled In
over all temporary protection. With such food in
the river as this the tide could make little headway
There was hardly any current speak OF two hours
before high water and to avoid all chance OF being
stuck at Hammcrsmith Bridge, and TO insure At least
some tide with the men, the start was liked 10 take
place after quarter past two as possible, over
an hour and half before high water
has been the Thames four days, sufficiently long TO
familiarize himself with the landmarks and to
recover from any adverse effects resulting rom
hardly showed such fine muscle and perfect con-
dition as might be expected for tho long course
HIS shoulders and neck appeared 10 be thickly laid
with flesh whereas Sader, who is naturally long and
snewy man, trained in very good condition. though
apparently thin; but his arms and back showed the
clear run Of his muscles and failure from want OF con
dition would not be the excuse We did not hear the
exact weight Of each man, but Boyd looked perhaps
IL st. lbs, and Sadler about IL ST. under Harry
Kelley used to at about 10 St. lbs at his prime,
Bob Chambers generally scaled IL ST. lbs, or there
abouts and Reniorth pulled down the scale at IL St
lbs Coombes perhaps, the lightest man that ever
won the championship and he secured many of MS
best victories under 10 st.
| Rarely 1T q champion race has there been
| BETTING.
! The north countrymen were this time divided and
one large section Of them stanch supporters of
Sader that instead OF 1t being even betting, the
bulk OF the money was behind sadler and it made il
to upon him all the morning up TO the start; in fact
to was more than once laid
sADLER WAS sTEERED ny GREES,
of Hammersmith from the bows or o twelve-oar while
Percy in an eight, steered Boyd Sader won the toss
and took the Mddesex sde but the starting boats
moored opposite the Star and Garter, well in mid
stream he did not gain much advantage by his station
Mr. J. Ireland umpred from the bows Of the umpire's
steamer There were not many boats about on tho
/ cept just at the finish, when a clumsy par rowed
Boyds bows nothing occurred to raise up any
fears of an accident
At the start Boyd caught his scul at tho finish for
the first few strokes, and did not show ahead but
rate and we timed him at 4Ss- opposite the
Creek, and here he was half length ahead Sadler
osps as1 sS PSns Ss so, s Vns sSwb ms 10
while Boyd was scuing Al, difference of four
! strokes per minute From the very start the differ
in style most marked. Sader, though
sculllng at this high pressure lost his form Tor
! moment He reached out well forward. worked the
stroke through with his back legs and up we'll
at the anish, 50 that his souls came out Of
tho water ceanly; but Boyd was catching the
water at the end Of each stroke, and from
hnAa cd ctxa OF fhA n
stroke he had TO do all arm work when his back ought
to be used his elbows were out WIDE and as he got ex
hausted with the pace of stroke he could barely get his
souls out Of the water SO much for the styles OF the
men, Sadler's was simply perfect; Boyd's was ull OF
faults, much that nothing bat wonderful power
could have enabled him to lead so long AS Boyd took
the lead by the steps below the Point and the two men
came together SO that their positions could be fairly
ascertaned, his bacKers were ubilant at seeing day
light between the boats and several small BETS at odds
him. were given, but IN the shoot Sadier's slower
stroke began to tell and he closed up Boyds lead SO
much that before the Grass Wharf he was overlapping
Boyd here washing Sadler, and the latter not
keeping his boat quite straight, foul appeared immi-
nent but 1t not the desire OF either man TO win by
a foul n wrangle and Boyd
gave away again, course which sadler iol-
lowed soon after when he found himself pass
ing the Surrey shore too much They had now
rowed mile; Boyd still dong 40 Sadler 80 to 81,
and this terrible pace now began 70 teL oauer Slowly
crept up, the lead lessened daylight disappeared and
he looked round to how his antagonist Jared he
foreshadowed the result for Boyd was now ft getting
slower and opposite the Crab Tree Saddler scued up
| level, and dozen more strokes he was length
clear. II all now; Boyd was utterly rowed
out he doubled his scus and bent his arms like
tyro in his maiden race the pace and style had killed
him, and he did not recover his wind until past the
! bridge by which time Sadler was many length ahead
Sadcr reached Hammersmth Bridge in l0m. los f,
and we add thirty seconds for the start from the star
and Garter, some idea OF the tide may DO formed The
top of Chiswick Eyot reached in l6m. exactly
Sader scullng "a long and we'll Boyd was steadily work
ing in the rear at quite seven strokes minute less
than he started with an hopes or ms ~epe m az
| stern chase. Sadler reached Barnes Bridge in 23m.
15s., Boyd SOS. after; and then sadler, easing
toward the finish, and Boyd quckening up allowed the
latter get within ten strokes of him at the end.
We took
| o8m 45s by watch by Messrs Hancocks
Bruton street and it can bo relied upon After the
race, owing to the high tide there was most amusing
at Hammcrsmth Bridge, as none OF the steamers
could get under and had to hang about until the tide
| turned
IL is expected that this will DO
1 sADLERs LAST RACE.
| He will shortly be put up in boat house at Ted
dgon where there Is at present great want OF accom-
modaton, and by attention to his business, aud with
the that has secured him the highest
honors after eleven years. since his first struggle with
Bob Chambers for the title in 1866, he 10 certain TO
| succeed.
Boyd is young and can afford to wait Failure in his
first match wilonly add zest to his next one wnen
Sader retires he will have to contest the field
unless Higgins or some new light appears
The following sa
LIST OF CHAMPIONS
since the first rowed in 1881, taken from the
Rowing Almanack' -
M 81.
| 1881. G. Campbell Westminster, beat Williams
kSopt V.......
| 1s46. r. Coombes, Yauxhall beat Campbell,
Puney TO Mortlake Aug. 19l. .......... 20 15
700 Hortiake May 24I....... .............. Is Is
-'''' ney to aortlake Nov 20. .......... "a Is
A'''' = ney % 70 MortiaEe tMay ~ .......,.. "a 80
1859 T. Chambers Newcastle, beat Kelley Put
ney TO Mortlake Sept 29) ............. rs 25
| 1866. H. Kelley, Putney, beat Chambers Putney
TO Mortlake Aug Sl................... % "a
1866. r Chambers, Newcastle, beat j. Sader,
| Putney to Mortlake Nov 22) 2)........... 25
1867. IL Kelley, Putney, beat Chambers, on Tyne
(May Ol........ .....s.......... u a
i'O'' ney to MortlaEe Nov i7J............. % Ii