The New York herald., 1876-09-07
THE INTERNATIONAL REGATTA.
Last Day of the Rowing Matches
on the Sohuylkill.
HALIFAX BEATS LONDON.
The Beaten Crew Claim a Foul
and Get the So, $50.
SOME ASTONISEIMENT SHOWN.
Hanlon Winner of the Single ScuIl
Championship.
SOME ASTONISHMENT SHOWN.
Faulkner and Regan Defeat the
Thames Pair.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 6, 1876.

while good men havo shown in every OF the events
be little question that, save in minority OF
them, the really fastest oarsnen OF their class
did not win the prizes. Disabled by
sudden sickness falling by the lot into sets wherc
their bes, was not drawn out, and then forced to
some other too soon after, or having the longer
course or being ruled for alleged foul--these
are among the which have brought abou, this
result, and that ia the face OF earnest, sus-
taiucd and most praseworrhy efforts to have
the contrary hold good Again were the IA
vorcd with capital sky and water and the two great
four crews the master of the two
tries backed up to the starting posts and lay there
Chatting and waiting for tho word they could
not have desired more favorable surround
ings the track Strengthened, than they
had Tho referees steamer comes up, the
press boat at her elbow; the crowd watch and wait in
anxious expectation the timekeeper has his timer
ready and roaring out the words, ''Are you ready?'
''Gol" Forty seven times that minute did London
su,te the water and heading not at all close along
Peters Island as she should even thus early work
ing trife east, she is N Haiax's water
mighty But the latter doesn't care for there is
nothing mean about hor. She came hero to row, not
to crowd ebow and jockey, and she keeps 200
east over on her water and at only 43 TO tho mia
ute. She holds her own, more but is not that
enough with the champions OF the world sganst her?
London dropping ioriy-two and The HalgonaIs
steady, and whom they reach the half which is ahead
scarce any one can tell Both have kept too far east
and now both work over and as they head for the west
ern bank and near the the middle of the upstreich,
TO tho general surprise and delight, Sam
a clean hundred feet or more, and
this too seemingly, without one spurt or augh else
thah ctear steady, powerful rowing. Now they near
seered over.well, commence the elbcwlug, for Hall
Tax has aid her track loss than seventy
faat f1tA ic har.l
TO resist ori sharply rush the watermen
quickening up their stroke and make shot for the
gives way and gdss little east smartenins up, TOO,
enough TO make everything secure aft Now they try
\ sgsn' and again with ike result and then. again.
eager watchers IRON the steamboat Well, its a
success entirely, for they all keenly enjoy the
sport, dsreputabe they regard IT, AT eighth past
the mile, London at ior,y-one and well astern,
aims straight for her turning post while Nova Scotia
has been too far la,ierly and has to work out
they turn, rather look at yoar watch.
What Msh. s.rmn.sa minute, and no so0Sd,
:ss ga ssFhs xhs, s Of l'T wiy a'1 'h ias '
London amateurs made last week. when all thought it
gniiceni, and then you can Judge this rowing
and tell where & Yale or Nv or henvIrwySs
thought ,hey might well risk sending those watermen
away across tho broad Atlantic and face all comess.'
"But what was
MoRE LIKE A WONDER
was that few modest men Of Ealilax knew the merits
OF their four quot fishermen SO well, and what Was
really fast work so well that afcr much time and
expense and paiustak.ng, they bad thom here to-
day. Now they go about Halifax getting closer than
10 the eastern bank and nomentariy
heading down It, Had London kept anything Ike as
carefully and honestly 10 hor own water she would
have deserved some credit Now came more OF her
Senerashp for Elliott the boat builder, we'll said
night Every man in that boat is general"
Halifax was away from the stake eSs'iy FIRST, and
thought she had tho nicely hand but the shape
of the necessates ihs, to nywhcre nearly
the distance as far, not farther than her West
ern rival. she must sooner or later, down The
work west gradually She begins TO- and edsing more
water, ard now Conlon's time has II she went
20 the stake little tired look at her now for she lett
II flicking. and again
RUSHING nxs rERRBis STROKE
clean up to lortysx, she passcs-yes passes Halifax
a, bes, by ow feet, and then rows on But has she
But where is she' Clean over the line between Halt
fsxs rghuul course and her own aud rowing,
as We thought in Hahiax's water, though not
not get back, for her water is the
shorter Tho next minute tells; for at lom 4os from
the START or 2m 2as from tho tnrn about wo.h,hs of
mile OF rowing. making allowance TOR the seconds
iost Es,,.n IN r, turning, SAP: & clap, M slap go the
the sterps quite near the two bows waved out
little, With London a itic ahead, and hands
flying up from both boats to cain the foul The
noticeable thing the nlte the after starboarl
in the boat OF the Nova Scotans. Actually Its blade
WHO sat at the end OF 1t, gooanatured fellow whom
moi annoyed but lion whom reused, We wondered
every second whether three feet of the stern OF
the English bost would not be sliced cloan OF
or worse yet, whether Mrs Higgins might not In tho
next min nte become WIDOW Bat the referee Is equal
TO the emergency for suidenly no shouts Go on and
waves HIS hand Perhaps -four seconds have been lost
but on they so, London again. up 10 every thing row
Ing man should know daftls oil as though IL sas as
It doubtless was, all on the programme. She made
beiuuiuly 10y lhus having hor wits about
her, and soon was lesGing by actually length ami
that sired Donald Mackay, the prince OF American
shpbuders, was not up TO all iondons tricks, she had
matter what their nation DC, admire; and hcsa,ing
but moment down she lies ssa.n to her
work and nov zee who Is doing the bust
mesa Wei might GusioD, when he saw his
couutrymea during tic next two minutes, say,
"Theyr'c rowsd cut tor those s,alwart toicrs by
the SEA were now up on their qas.ter; now level
yes level aud now. like fash, they send their bow
lhe fors-and by feet and almost yards every stroke
Tired they were no eoub' Any honest nan could not
otherwise, but shcy knew enough to know
tnst when fair, clear rowing bad to be
people were also tired even though they The best
Iour men in Europe and though I'll tbis summer they
had never rowed BOAT race they know enough 10
know that now had come the turning poiui IN this
giants battle. and that II stamina aud skil and down.
right pluck had good head to guide them they ght
YET and JUS, nor And the head was there aud
froui that point bone
ENGLAND WAS BEATEN
bopelessIy beaten. She did not steer well; bcr men
were purplish red aud wet and tre and the buencss
Just len them hand over HAND overy stroke but At
her foriy-two strokes she went well lor whe then
gradually slows, and 900 feet above PEERS Island
halfa mile from the dnisb, stops aDd eslns, reach
ing out with his right hand catches up the pcrt
Yudder wire witch now or ut least, after no gets hold
Of IT. bangles overheard This IL rather late. Had hs
done IL half mile back II would bavc been moro
vincing Bot how was it they managed TO jump away
Lively after the fracas and keep bouncing along at so
Ya.tipg n pace N oil this time the wire was out
OF orderg What n they had rudderG II
euch Was tho fact, which s doubtful why
they rnisht have rowed home about as
fast vii noul i,a well matched like tbatfor The
weak point business that no spout shot up on
she rudder as II woud have done had wire held II
and tie other been carried away; but oo the oher
Rand they had, as they slowed, been beading loo
Gar west, almost nsice OF Peters Island, which
brok port wiss would JUDGED have cacscd but the
yvsDng cloan Get OF your troad track 10 cripple
IN enemy who has not annoyed you and weuld not
II you would le. him alone this was what disguised
the spectators and took away oil their sympathy.
Gloomy, sicn detected. the iour rowed slowly home,
Nova Scotia far in advance and now she crosses tho
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