The New York herald., 1877-07-05
NEW YORK HERALD THURSDAY yuLY s. ls77-TRIPLE SHEET

amount OF prizes offered little less than 81 ooo
ranging 10 sums from S25 10 $500 The
John A. Kidney, Daniel lowering, Jr. James II.
Armand and James RI zgerald Charles A Prince
was referee Promptly al the hour OF three the nrst
gun was nred. and halt hour later the boats
IN line tor the first
roug-oAgED WORKING BOATS.
In the race for this class OF boats there nearly
thirty entries. but not than half that number
started. The prizes were $500 to the nrst. 500 e'
the second and s25 to the lhrd tue distance b,
rowed four miles, two miles and repeoL
In this con'est the Lakemans'. North f.od
Boston crew, took the lead woen Mr.. Flynn give
the word aud held II until the end. making the 7our
miles in 2sm 25s The Al-sorl, crew, also composed
OF Bostonians came in second, IN 2Sm. 55s. the
Riversides. No l. ihird in 29m 24s. ana the island
Pr'des ourlh, IN pom. sos.
PAIR-oARED RACE.
In this event the distance was three miles There
were originally over dozen entries but WHEN they
were called only two crews put IN an ap pearancc.
These were the Connolly Brothers, oil Be rton, and
John Blglln and George Epgehnrdt OF New York
were competed Tor the single prize OF $l50 The
sns tho "e chssrs was close un' exciting.
store were almost deafening as the victor and van
pushed crossed the line Bgln aud En- s.ehardt were
less than length ahead and If there ad been halt
dozen lengths more TO have gone, tho New Workers
would inevitably have been beatcnn As 1t was they
won in 22m 33s. and the Connolly Brothers iooa ned
IN 22m. 36lss.
WHITEHALL BOATS
The third race for Whitehas was two miles, and the
prizes $50 and $25. There pairs each boat thu
contestant crews being chiefly local oarsmen ana the
winners were the DcKy sulIivans in lsu IL IS. the
Dos
ana tue heneaileys, IN 20m. O3,ss.
SINGLE scrLis.
THIS was one OF tho most exciting races OF the day.
and some OF the leading scuiers OF the day pulled
over The two mile course for honors and purses
respectively OF $3.50. $50 and $685. Among
tho most celebrated competitors were Ten
Eyck Of New York; AR, Kei OF the Hudson River;
Haninn, OF Toronto, the winner OF the international
sculiing match Phiadeiphia last sur,mer; Plasted
OF New York, and "Fregchy' Johnson, the dusky
skinned professor of aquatic in Boston. Gu, OF
ABOUT tweaty who entered. dozca started. nanlon
maue good dash forward no
was given, but before he had gone dozen
strokes "Frenchy" Johnson fou,ed him in such a
manner as to cause him 10 come 10 full stop and tall
behind at least bali dozen engths. IL therefore, the
champion, Hanlon. had any show oil victory II was
now Denied him by the art o. Johnson. Ilaised got
the lead during the loul kept IL unti
Tho end, making his TWO miles IN lam
24Hs., amid the plaudits of tho assembled
thoussnas Johnson was second coming in, ms time
being lam. 3Ohs. But he very properly ruled
out OF the race altogether for his III hammered col
lison win Hanlon The second prize, therefore, went
10 len Eyck, whose time l4m. so iss, aud the
third went TO d. d. lrscoii, who made in 1am 46s
The latter was followed in close proximity by Hanon,
Mr.. keil aud Hosmer
DOUBLE SOULS
THIS was three milo race, aud the prizes 500
500 respectively. Between three OF the co ~ tors
the struggle toward the finish was so close and even
that there was not more than half IA length between
them when they crossed the line Faulkner and
kesan, VINO are Regarded as the crack oaismen of
Boston, were first over n 22m ~ 4ss., and then came
Biglin and Engehardt In 22m 261 1ss with Fcank Hin
and Hosmer just enough behind 10 make their record
22m. 27s.
FOUR-oAgED LAPsrREAKs AND SHELLS
This was the hnal ami not tce exciting OF the
days races Tho competitors were the Bosto Shaw
nuts, the Queen Vctorias, represented by Faux kncr
Biglin. Johnson ana aegan; the st. James crew, OF
Boston, the Portlands, OF Portland, and Iakenans
OF Boston The distance was four miles. two miles
and repeat and the prizes, $4O0 $3.50 aud $50 respec-
lively. The winners were the Shawmus, 26n. IL U.s.
the Porlabds In 23m. 80 iss., and tho Votorias IN
u u ao1as The races finished AT hail- past
seven o'clock In the evening, alter which so 600 pco-
pie went home satisfied and gtatited.