The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-20
THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MATCH.

GENEVA CROWDED WITH STRANGERS COUNT
NEy LEADS DEMPSEY TO THE TURNING
STAKE AND IS cAPsIzED-rHE RACE 10 DE
BOWED AGAIN TO-DAY.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
GENEVA, Y, Juno 10, 1873
The single sculi race between Charles 4. Courtney,
Of Union Springs, ana James Dempsey, OF Geneva,
occurred here to-day Seneca Lake. The match
was Tor $500 side, mile aud half return, and
created no little surprise among boating men, ayCour
ney has long been considered the coming Champion
whiio his new found adversary was comparatively un
known. Great prominence was given the fact that
Dempsey had twice defeated Courtney, but the cx-
PLANTATION OF those defeats was studiousy avoided
In Tho first contest Courtney capsized alter
party Interested in his defeat had tempered
with his shell, and tho second defeat
due to collision with = thru party, which
also overturned Courtney into The lake. Now, tor the
third time Courtney has encountered Dempsey and
again has been thrown overheard by worry singular
accident Dempsey Is here known as the Village
Blacksmith, and his supporters seemed 10 rcly his
great muscular strength and his reputcd staying
qualities more than in any great skin in oarsman
ship.
Tho event attracted thousands OF spectators, and AT
two O'Clock the pretty little village had rebed It's
population. The course laid along tho west bank
OF the lake, beginning NJ the UreAkwale extending
sou b one mile aud hair and returning. J. Lewis
Grant, of Auburn, was tho referee. Tue Syracuse.
Geneva ana Corning Railroad skirled the entire course
and upon this moving grand stand OF thirty hat
cars was placed furnishing good view OF the course
to thousands OF spectators AT guar TO four p. NJ
the signal brought tho men 10 the stand and after
lew words Of admonition the WORD was gwen.
Dempsey caught ito water first ana iorged ahead
nearly boats length with Courtney rowing the
same calm, steady, sweeping stroke that cha
Dempsey appeared more excited and splashod con-
sideraoy When the hall mile stake was reached
twen,y-six strokes Dempsey's ihirty-iour. Time
ut This point minutes. Tho moving grand stand was
well abreast Of the oarsmen, but the enthusiasm WAS
OF avery mild nature When tho turning stake was
reached Courtney still led by several lengths, well
could be seen from The Referees boat, which was
fully quarter OF a milo away.
COURTNEY cAPsxED
Suddenly Courtney was observed TO capsze in his
shell anu melancholy wall went up from his legion
Of friends they recognized third fatal misnap in
race with Dempsey. Az Dempsey rowed past the rel
arees boat on the return ne shouted Courtney tipped
ovtr ana rowed lelsursy TO the hnis The referees
boat then picked Courtney Al the boat house
the turning point, anu what follows in relation 70 The
accident was obtained from Courtney's own iiDs.
occURREn
ION reaching the turn" said Courtney, II was
TO catch up In enieavoring 70 make the turn my
left caught In some obstruction, probably wire
WHOM picked up and III attempting 70 get u OF, Tho
oar snapped The oArlock Ia IVAN, and went over
wel played. but ! should have known
better than to have tried this stopped
i've six times the way up anu coud have beaten
him IN askn was warned OF this plot last night by
my brother, but took stock in the story II is my
opinion that some ashore had bold OF the other
end OF the wirc, and pulled It In as soon ~ caught
my oar under IL"
REPEREE's DEcIsIoS.
Courtney's loft oar on tue under SIDE showed q bad
bruse, as though u had struck SOM thing and tho
brass oarock was broken OF an ncn from point.
Tho referee steamed DOWN 10 the village and estab-
lshod sort Of court Of inquiry ~ tho Franklu
House, where testimony pro aud adduced rclA-
tive 10 the affair. Dempsey hstly refused row
the race over tho Referees suggestion, and
explained Courtney's accidcnt by claiming that his
outrigger broke from IN unnatural STRAIN brought
upon IN turning Parties from on shore at the
Ing point icsiled that Courtney struck some obstruc-
ton beyond u doubt The referee adjourned tho IN.
vestgation until evening Great excitement prevails
among the crowd, and considerable money was up ON
with odds oil 80 " ~ on Courtney AT oight
O'Clock r. NJ. Referee Grant rendered the following
dccsion-
.In coming to q conclusion In regard 10 the result
OF tho to-day the referee finds cause to i'm
pute any blame TO Mr.. Dempsey, but mat, in his
opinion, there such Interference with the race
beyond The control OF Mr.. Courtney rs justiaes the
referee accordance with tho articles oil agreement,
la ucclariug the of, TO DO rowod again between
the hours of ten aud three o'clock TO morrow"