The New York herald., 1877-12-07

remember ever having previously been conesdeo IN
any nrst class contest this kind Thomas baekman
was bern a. Portsmouth, the 18th Of January lso7,
and he H. therefore, well over twenty years Of Sge
William Nicholson was born Nswcastie-on-Tyne ON
she 2lss Of November, ls4s. and be 10. therefore,
within coupis OF days Of his tvs ninth orthday.
The novthsru sculev 10 nvo iset nine inches hixns
and his rowing weight yesterday II stone pounds.
The weather was bleak and cold. and rendered
trip up the river anything but inviting; neverthe.
loss, enormous spectators was present all
the morning The trains from The outlying aisriets
sporiias houses n Newcastle wore crowded 10 insr
fullest extent Early IN the day there was re-
action IN favor OF the north countryman ana ~ one
time to on the Thames sculler WAS barely oDtaina-
BILE; but Just before = move was made to the river
side more money was thrown into tho market for
Two better trained men never appeared a. the
scratch Tor boat race, and upon each the muscle
stood out IN prominent masses In tho right places
All then in readiness The start. when was cx-
pccted TO prove q somewhat difficult matter on this
ses IA reSs ;ns oss ss.ner
nicely placed between the two moored boats he gave
Nicholson the command TO 80 by word OF mouth. The
Stockton man instantly broke into magnificent
swing OF ~ strokes the minute, and lifting his boat
along very nne style ho was, as near US could be
man was desps,cnsd. When the signal was gwen
the Thames sculler faltered little, and Nicholson
ssaniisi savapsase OF seven ienstha Tns IA
voritc, however, was soon a. his work In
s. earnest anu. rowing 40 s,rokes to thS minute,
came unsteady at the Mansion Houss aud his boat
r.cked BIT with hin. Nichoison steered course as
straight an line. but the thames sculler's seerage
was detective and the north country man fully main
tanned his advantage Backman could not make the
which separated me boats and offers OF 100 eycn
Nicholson went unheedsd. The stockton sculler
es sus pon IS sesono. om later Du
was now gong SO much tho better OF me Two thas
GU to 40 on h,m iailed to lead 70 bust
ness The dense crowds on the Meadows
and the Haughs loudly cheered both men as they
passed. but the race Was now all over and tho oilers Of
10 on Nicholson were declined. When they en-
countered their hrst taste oil rough wafer the norm
conntryman seemed TO reve III It, out Blackman was
then evidently done Win and the finish was
unexciting The Thames sculler gradually dropped
urtucr astcrn, and Nicholson, nnsn,ng with uspnit.
by ten Iengtns. Time oil the winner, 2lm. l6As,
b!acKman passing through the bridge 10 seconds
h'et' e4aat 3-N agA34nua aff
At Agricultural Hall. November 20, a Bicycling
match came OF Tor ESQ between John Keen and David
Stanton, the latter riding 57-lnch Keen and
Keen 64-inch roadster The track was seven times
TO The niie SO that 35 circuits had 80 be Tayersed
during The race Keen won the ra;c, making tho niy
mites ~ 81 I'm. u.s., Stanton's time being 3h.
1ym. los.
PEDEsTRI iNIsM. ~ ss..Sta
On Monday afternoon, November IL, James Car
penter, OF Deptord, accomplished the feat OF walk
ing thirteen miles In two hours turnpike road.
The place selected was Biackneatn, nnu circuit OF
99o yards had been measured out The roads xcre
very heavy, the ped walking throughout in scrupu
lously fair manner. He accom- plished the dstaDce
greatly distressed, wlth 81 seconds to spare
On Monday night, November II, al ton O'Clock,
Weston started 10 walk 400 miles In five days tho
skating rink al YORK At eleven ana halt minulcs
past nlae last night he had completed eighty miles,
the last m,e having been done in llm l5s.
The Sporting Gdsets OF November "a says:-"rhs
Ten Miles Challenge Cup ot the L. A. c., which was
ran Tor last Saturday ~ stamiora Bridge, produced
very fine race between three OF the compettors and
a very tine periormaDcs on the part OF the fourth,
Gibb winning anyhow IN the iastost on record,
5im 47Hs. by The ofnciai time, thereby easily
cutting Fuller's 66m. 7s. of two years ago, whicn
the iattcr made when ne beat Dlcker IN their T. Il. H.
match. Gibb did the best recorded tmes Tor the
sixth, seventh, eighth Ana ninth miles" a994sN l#
s7.rs. t OLD RACERS. l3sf4 v-90yNM
From tho Friend Of the Free State a Cape OF Good
Hope papsr) OF October l. wc learn that during tho
last week OF September tho onoe celebrated race
ho<eo RaIladrun,. bo IN beredl ran