The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-05
the CHARLEs RIVER BOAT RACE.
The FspIkner-Rcean Grew heat the BieIin
and the Coulter.


BosroS, July 4.-Fully 1900 persons saw
the regatta on Chatles river this morning. The
most important races were the single scuu aud
four-oared shell. There were ten entrtes and
six starters. The Gookin Brothers pulled by
Il. ookin and 8. Gookin won tho first prize of
SIS easily IN 1910. The Edward Daaeis. rowed
by r. c. Butler and frenchy johnson (coiored),
came In second In 1877.
The second race WIS for double scull shells,
distance two miles, for purse OF s2sS, also to
the flrst aud SIS to the second, and had nine en-
tries aud three starters, wiz j.. Cavitt and 4.
Powell of Pittsburgh, r. G. Butler and Frenchy
Johnson, aud j. y. Henry and Z. Diskln. Cavitt
and Powell took the lead at the start and held "
throughout, winning easily In 14:t0. Tho race
Tor the second place was very interesting be-
tween the other two boats, Henry ana Diskin
holding the second place until within half a
mile Of the nuisb, when Butler aud Frenchy
took the lead and held II TO the hnishi making
isis.
The third race was for single SOULS. dist nee
two miles for a purse OF $25 $50 To the fret
and s,5 To the second. A gre AZ deal of interest
was Inanifested In this race. as II was thought
hay nsa CSSsr' ana several yer, Sshs' tn WELL
race, but the Two former failed to answer the
call VI the ST after. There were ten entries aud
Eve startera, W.: John a. Saunders, Salem !;
John MeKe and C.. Butter, Boston; P.Loutb-
er aad l. Cvitt, Pittsburgh. Saunders took the
lead 1T the stat, aud held 1t throughout, win
ming In l5:l2 ckiel second, time B-so: iiutler
third, tune 1879: Louther fourth, time l6.OA /:
CaviLt last. time not taken.
The fourth race was for four-oared working
boats distance three miles; prizes 500 aud 800
There were eighteen ebiries and nine starters.
boat CluD crew. amateuIs. were second-tine
2O.51 tue Coulter crew Of Pittsburgh, consisting
Of CoaI:sr' cA,lu' Powell aud Louther. third
The regatta terminated with a race for four
cared shells distance six milos; prizes Of $500
ana $50. the largest prizcs eyer offered. he
prizes were enlarged tins year, IA an Involvement
10 crews who intend 10 row In tue Centennial
regatta at Philadelphia. For this class Of
boats there were I'VE entries and three start
ers, viz. the Bgln crew of New York, the
Regal crew OF Boston. Owing TO an accidental
damage to Coulter's boat on the way from Puts
bufgh, they were obliged 10 enter In working
boat, which they DID solely for the purpose OF
saving the second prize. ipe Faulkner-itegap
crew we're the tayontes &C odds Of 100 to %
went 70 the front at the st4rt, but did not main
in the lead more than an eighth of mile,
when when Toe Toe M nigh crew put IL a ne
pump" three-quarters OF mile up
were fully four lengths IN advance, rowing At
the rate 9. thirty-six strokes per minute, while
the Fnilkner-hegan crew we're "spurtlng" her
up TO thirty uine suoies. Al the mite ana IA
seconds 10 advanec. and came down ths anis6
OF the third ulile rowing tntrty-seveu strokes to
the. minute, IN, king The first three miles IN
1Hoo. The Faulkner-Heg II crew made one Of
tne pretuest turns ever saeo on the river az the
three Wile Stake, and iessened the gap between
toeir efforts seemed ia voiu, az the Big
Ito crew again began To increase tue
lead. The wafer at about this time beg IN 70 get
"choppy" and tue washboards II Bglin's boat
gave way, causing II 10 immediately I'LL. rwo
Of the crew jumped oyerooard and were taken
on board the starters tug, ana tho other two
rowed the hoat home. This accident, OF course,
gave the race 20 the Faulkner kcgin crew, who
rowed leisureiy home, making tho entire dis
lance in 1887, Had Il not boen for tni- acct
dent the Biglin crew undoubtedly would have
won the race, thereby wiping out the defeat Of
last year.
During the progress Of the second race part OF
the railing ON the bank Of the river gave way
from the pressure OF the crowd on II, ana fifteen
lice boat WIS near AT hand ana rescued them all.