The New York herald., 1876-09-06

started out with the most comfortable OF stroke
Thomas and Green wearing light Kossuih hats, Hg-
while their hodies In plain white. Green
and Thomas went 10 the stake a little ahead,
as they pleased IN aim Az Higgins and spencer
being 10 seconds behind Now, what did Higgins gain
b, staying away this morning. II cut him fatally of
from any chance tho hnal singles and he could have
been worse OF than that had he gone IN and been
beaten mile, while, with last nights rest
and his tremendous stamina and pace, be
very likely wouia have won and would
capture OF to.morrow's prizes either $500 $500
Even II he only crawed over the course he would
then too have been just as well of In the pairs this
afternoon. Tor here ne Is beaten anyhow. All this
looks either like sense. stupidity or wholesome re-
spect FOR our single scullers and before leaving the
country II might be we'll for MI Higgins
TO lei Inc public know on which foot the boot should
go But /. the nrst trial heat OF the pairs bar
ncy'' there fear about the second Maxwell and
Plas,ead, OF the New York four, be sure did not
dcligh, o: the thousands looking on there, after 6ve
famous josh and Gl' ward, rsIls drawn up
sized men from Boston. the well known Faulkner and
Regan The water was calm, the air cool and every
thing readiness for frs, class work. Just the
word is 10 be given, up speaks Eau kner aud asks from
the referee Will he start them lie told and then
comes the word and both get /, and OF like a
So while the Ward. rush as little as
OF old and sc. the lead a, the quarter They had
fast that they already haa forty feet spare and
had huggcd the island we'll bu, suddenly they edge
sharply our and IN moment Boston, who has been
splashes and splashes and It strikes right in
ahead OF Rcgan's a foul seemed imminent but no
hand goes up and no soul comes and working back TO
their courses the two crews row on, crossing the
halime line sixty feet, both reaching far out or their
work-iurthcr than any other men yet ou this water
and old Josh samming down well on the end OF II;
Gil not WELL out with Strengthened back for Josh Is
very round While the Wards row together, from the
lack OF parallel backs the Boston pairr like dandies
dipping lightly. clearly, beautifully; swing backs and
arms and
OARS EXACTLY UNISON,
I
run by donkey engine Tho two things they lack
arc:-First catch second more strokes 10 the minute
Add these, and they ana Guston s four m ight row
six
But all this skiu work has done them little good
yet, for the mile is reached, and still the Workers lead
bui somehow by not SO much. They have been plainly
eloowed several times the referee once cautionlng
their opponents to stop.
S,,i the little men DO somehow lock to be gaining,
while nothing IN their look action has seemingly
changed one particle. Their renowned rivals 90 Ill
tic ragged as they draw 10 the stake But what
this Why, actually the Boston boat IS turning nrst
Yes she passed them just before reaching the stake
and with long, clean sweep gives II a wide berth,
and coming clean about. heads neatly In TO the
westward crossing her rivals bow, for tho latter
up a irihe too east and had TO mako tight turn
and SO hold water and less. Good turner's
the Wards they are lost this one, they
lump away with the dash all had looked for. The old
and well tried machinery needs little OIL 1t has been
lying idle nearly five years. and The rust clogs II a
lttle; but what clogs It more is tho TACT that its
style Of working, famous though II may be-
unquestionably aulty and seriously Josh's back
OF being erect is doubled like hoop, and while
after the pronounced fashion OF the English, and they
both meet their badly they finish up
tho stroke II they had learned to row carefully
their rivals they would not be breaking up this
early the race, but they and stl the little
Hub OF the Universe Is gong along with all the trim
precision which wator or dry land so delights the
Boston heart Al their same old thirty six they have
the mile and three-qnartcrs put
WARDS FOUR LENGTHS BEHIND.
They pass the Two mile post IN 13m. 45s., and all
know that the time Will be good Tho SWING
is out OF Josh's body; now his arms only do much
Ace n no
hoped it wouldn't Gil is doing better, hut only lit
tie He certainly looked to be riaged too high, and at
tho end oil each stroke pulled his oar almost
rugged even higher yet Half mo more and they
leave tho curved western bank and wear
stream, Boston leading by clean 200 feet, but here
Josh steers badly and for minute looks as II he would
go down the wrong side oil the Island The
his keen Ola Joe Jcnerson-like, Evarts like Indian
face swung around and he swings her bow oacK TO
the course, regrettng what the mufng here has
lost him. 1t is all now, the glory Of the Old name
the dapper little New Engianders now quicken
spurt her clean up to forty ana dash
up across the line, winners by half a dozen
lengths IN 20m. 2Ss whic the Wards make in 20m.
As. rs Josh SAID atterward these hgures tell the
story. II ~ the fastest much the fastest time
record. and to row losing race IN the Wards time,
evcn were a credit to any crew.
PROGRAMME FOR WEDNESDAY TODAY.
The programme for tomorrow "wednesday is as
foows:--
AT TOUR r. NJ. the final heat of four-oarod shells
aud Greenland tho Halifax crcw-O. smith, G. Nick
erson, w. Smith and j. Nickerson. At 4:45
the final heat of single sculls between Hanlon, OF
the anal heat or pair-oared shells between Green
and Thomas OF London, and Faulkner and Regan, OF
Boston.
The exhibition of whale boats win take place. as
tho crews have returned home.