The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-25


The boats were promptly on line and after n Grief
delay were started. The Atalantas appeared to get
'tc the best OF The start and IN the hrst hundred
yards had gained n few feet on the Columbus Tho
race promised to be an exciting one but tor mis-
hap which occurred when about eighth OF a
milo had been rowcd. The Columbus, rowing n their
own water but hueging the western shore pretty we'll
were crowded III by the Aialantas, who rowed over
toward them with the apparent getting the
inside position AT this time there was but little diff
ference between the two boats. Columbia held on and
a collision resulted Goodwin,s oar was ,niureL
and after rowing few strokes he compelled TO
stop Throwing up his hand he waited until the ref
crec's boat came up and claimed "a iou " main ing
that they were IN their water when the foul
currcd. This claim the referee would allow, a de-
cision which rs at once wrong and in direct viola
ton OF the rules OF American boat racing.
rs adopted by the National Association Columbia had
tho west STORE tho Ataantas the east and the Alta
labas, in attempting to get inside OF Columbia,
committed foul, which resulted In broken
oar for Columbia, and or the Columbia claim
Ing foul the proper course for tho referee to have
pursued would have been, according the rules to
havcdsquaimed the Aalanas and ordered Columbia to
have rowed over the course aud gwen her
the race. AS It was no ordered them 10
again. and Columbia, alter procuring
u new oar, consented To do so. Alter delay
OF an hour the boats again started Fora quarter
OF a mile down both boats held In company,
Columbia pulling IN splendid form, although Mr. Boyd,
who bad been suffering IRON diarrhna, was somewhat
OF the work Al the half mile Columbia
was even terms with the ATLANTA pulling thirty
SIX strokes minute TO tho A,aianta's thrty-tour
There was little variation between the boats when
Ing the mile post, but ut the moment Mr. Boya was
to fall IN his boat. raising himself up
he again attempted t. continue but II was of avail
and he again Tell. OF course this ended tho so
lar as Columbia was concerned he Ataantas con.
mnued on and crossed the limo winners
Ms
Atalahtas, New nork...... .................. S5H
Columbus, New YORK. Disabled
Mr. Boyd was taken on board he press boat few
minutes after The accident occurred, and before tho
steamboat, reached the boat house all right
good health again The illness not ut any time
serious, and resulted from weakness produced by tho
diarrhua by which he was affected
PAST wiNNERs-EouGa.
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rRoGRANit FOR MONDAYS SPORT.
The cominfA-s met subsequently 10 draw lots for
position and heats for Monday next the FIRST day OF
the International races which rs 10 embrace racing by
fours ANA shells. as follows
f,ra Heat-2 7. M-Eurcka Boat Club, Newark. y.
j. Arsonauta Rowing ASSOCIATION. Bergen Point, y.
j., ana Dublin University Boat Cub.
Second HeGt-2;i5 M.-Nespcr Boat Club, Phila-
dclphia Yale College Crew. Crescent Boat Club phil
adclpnia
THIRD Hect-sSo T. M-columbia College crew.
New YORK; Elizabeth Boat Club. Portsmouth, Va ::
Quaker City Boat CLUB Philadelphia
Fourth Hsdt--l is i. M.-Bcavcrwyck Rowing Club
Albany. \. y; Falcon Boat Club, burlington, " j. !;
Duquesnc Boat Club, Allegheny City, IA
ftfia Heats T. M.-Psnnsylvania Boat Club. Philn
dclpha Watkins Boat Club, Philadelphia; Malta Boat
Club, Philadelphia
S,rth Heat-5:i5 r. M--London Rowing Club Eng
land: Northwestern Rowing CLUE, Chicago; ATLANTA
Seyean Hedt-6.So 7. 'M-First Trinity College
crew, Cambridge England; oncida Club. burlington.
y. j.
This IL the programme for the first dav and the
named. the rst being on the west or favorto sde
Tho programme Tor tho other days will be decided
after the races are rowed The sixth beat, between
Me three beat clubs here Will undoubtedly prove
exciting