The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-28

there was naught but high eulogum on every lip.
Still there lacking abundant evidence OF genu-
downright respect tor the manly, Straightforward
clean cut youth from Saratoga Lake who SO boldly
came out beard the lion in his den, all adj
mlted that Courtney could let grass grow
on that long hot three miies The colorcd brethren
were equally loyal TO their Eastern champion and
offered to invest Ia HIM Tor second place. Between
Courtney and Riley u was expected here would be
between Labergcr and Ten Eyck another.
COURTNEY THE ross.
In the drawing Tor positions Courtney, with custom
airy luck won the and first place under the of
the western Shore while his famous antagonist Riley,
drew next him, 100 feet away; Labergcr, third
Johnson fourth Ten Eyck, 9th, and Burt Brown, OF
Ithaca also coored, last The latter Courtney pro-
nounccd not dangerous.
north, and while the lazy Indian summer sky showed
that would be strong yet II managed TO rule tho
O'Clock and by four, the WIND now being east, It
looked for while rs II there might be no race.
rhe crowd meanwhile had swollen by several steady
OF people until 1t must have numbered In all
TWELVE THOUSAND STRONG
Every was good nalured: no trouble anywhere;
ali eager for the great race Their appetite was whelted
AN AMATEUR SINGLE scULL
at half-past three between two local celebrities, In
which Eidred, OF Auburn, was the winner. No one
took especial interest IN the affair, however.
Shortly alter tour the men were ali ready for the
great event, but suddenly Just in the moment Of all
when she most needed, the referees steam
launch, Tor some unaccountabe reason, 20, out OF
steam, aud halt an hour was lost before il found
that bad coal was tho trouble Better coal was at
once had and at about quarter before tive O'Clock
Courtney launched his own boat amid great and lusty
cheering.
Riley was soon aitor him, then johnson, then the
Pittsburg man and last Ten Eyck. Courtney pulled up
tho referees boat and said .He guessed Tue water
was SO lumpy cadse trouble" still he will
ing to 90 Nothing more was said and the five quickly
rounded the point and drew into line. The water was
quieyng, though inch and half ripple renamed.
The referee then gave them nnai Instructions -
'That II false start were made before the word 60
was given the would be called back that II he
started twice 10 would be disqualified that II any
out OF his own lane he would DC cautioned,
again attempting It. Finally, that they must each
rou nd his stake and from west TO and that
turning The wrong way would Itself d'squal'fy."
Then, at nine minutes Of live O'Clock, came the
words. "Are you ready 7" Then three seconds ana no
duty and out OF the ruck he shot, showing at
clean quarter length to the FORE Courtney and Riley
wcro nearly even, the Pitsburgcr hanging little,
ana Ten Eyck losing no time For the nrst
hundred yards al. five went s'raiGhtaway up their
lanes and If there is TO DO any jockeylng
plainly tho time has not yet come. Three hundred
yards up the track long before the crowd had
It's acaening cheer Courtney had gone to the fore
now led Riley by a clear length, while still hard
say whether he or Johnson was really leading,
close was tho work. P.ttsburg would not lot Riley
lead him foot, while game little Ten Eyck was tug
ging away the east not many feet astern. Actually
at one tme before the hall nile was reached II looked
az though johnson must have the lead by a good
length and half on him, until one wondered could
anything be wrong with Riley. Az the half mile
Courtney and Riley had paired of, and looked to DO
rowing separate race Lay bergcr all OF 200 tcel
east, of on their quarter, win Johnson eighty ioet
and John next lest man. No had been
cautioned yet except johnson, and he but once, on
ne in @ o sSse o pSs an no
In the eighth mad Riley been ablo to catch John
son. or show the rafting pace he has so often deve-
he had last adopted more staying tactics and
to meet Courtney at his own game. Could 1t be posi-
BILE that Johnson was too much tor him. lie is Ger.
tanly much the strongest man to look at, aud he was
gong with as much snap and life us any when
too much, does not throw his weight we'll
Riley aud has not his line rcach while his mp Is very
faulty, being ncedIessly deep and impeding rather
than helping him. Take Courtney whenever YOU like,
and instead of thrty-eignt strokes, rs he SAID he
would row you would never find 1t over thirty -three
while Riley steadily went him three better AT the
threc.quarters Riley and aybcrscr were having out,
Courtney and Johnson sl doing the leading. Courtney
OF course making Tue race. Just before mile the
Pttsburg man, who looked to be working over into
Riley's wafer gets his arst caution and steers
same but directly ahead Of the former by two lengths
ana giving MIN lively wash, while Courtney was
actually leading Riley by two lengths to the good;
while the latter, who looked TO be rowing too lar
the west and over IN Courtney's water, now worked
| quarter his good judgment and steady head bcgia
10 tell, and at best the plucky black man, who has
rowed hOnOrably and at pace that would have done
credit to any is forced 10 give way to Riley aud
lose second place. aud hero Johnson made the greut
mistake OF to-day Tor as they neared the stakes was
found that Courtney was the one who had held
his course tho trucsl, ami go went up 10 MS
stake exactly as he wanted 10, while Riley
lar west II would have suited him
almost better TO have turned Courtncy's instead
OF his own, while Johnson was far worse out OF the
way and III the same ashIoD Indeed, when he was
ready to turn he was actually 100 eet oil at right
ang cs from his own stake, and so had to row beside
the three miles OF course all the additional dis
lance AS they rounded her various stakes, Courtney
frs Riley second, Johnson third and Ten Eyck, who
! hal coared and passed Layberger, was fourth;
not contented with leaving any gap be-
tween him and Courtney gradually closes it up,
not by squirting either so much as by his own steam
In his WORK until 1T really looked though the great
man was urns. and after all the money ana colors
might 90 up TO saratoga. Now his bow Is tapping
Courtney stern, and up and up he creeps, until all
the Cayusa man can SHOW IS hall length 10 The tore.
he must soon have to drop TO second place.
Johnson too, has improved; has closed much
locking as great as Enough he had w" "S
either yet, while the brave little fellow from
Peekskili had left Pit,sbure we'll behind and
sticking TO his work IN way his slight body would
never seemingly have rendered possible. They near
the two miles, md now Riley goes very last and
plainly pass Courtney at last. But the
calmly and STEADILY pulls his thriytwo and pa
uently I'LL this proongod squirt over then draws away
again takes his old position half length ahead,
aud both close over by the west bank picking
up all the cheers. Now johnson has dropped
two wonderfully good men, the best two whom this
country has yet produced, and tho ouly ones who
could have ever kept THIS pace SO long anu hard Ten
hundred ahead Of Layberger Courtney stil Mt his
thirty,wo and Riley. a. thirtysix, while the latter
| watches his great rival; but he might watch
HIM month aud 1t wouldn't help him any. Half
mile from nome JOHNSON mas still plenty
OF lie in him. but his arms are dong tho work and
1t seems pity that one With 50 much him doesn't
know TO 1t better. But they begin to
! draw near tho people From west 10 north passes
the word "Courtneyl" Cheer follows cheer Now
tue excitement reaches the grand stand. He
hears the welcome sound and let's out reef,
making the hall length whole one and
goes along. johnson cannot mend matters.
enough OF II, aud the real race Is Uour,ney's
and Rey's. Now from the people at the grand stand
and the great oil heads all aiong the shore
| n III
I'll one may live many years and never hear another
like IT, No wonder Courtney responded TO that CALI
| He could not have been human and done otherwise.
First resting Tor stroke and taking good look his
antagonist now down settles thut great back OF his
aud the hon ofCayuga opens tho hat three quarters
and now he makes II length aud it's clear water
aud now loot OF II, aud II quarter Of length, aud
then u halt and then triple and he shoots across
the wire winner In Elm 20 1s IRON The start after
one Of The gamest races ever r0wcd land.
Riley four seconds and quarter later nine
behind him, and Ten Eyck but one aud quarter tc-
j hlnd him. EArer rnce was never ruMcd: