The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-19
BOATING AT NIAGARA
Two INTERESTING CO. AND AN ArPREcIA.
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Two INTERESTING c. AND AN APpREcIA'
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BUFFALO, ". Y. Angustls. ISIS
rhe regatta held yesterday at Niagara, under the
auspices Of the Haaian Club, the Queens Hotel, OF
Toronto. and the Qussa's Royal Of Niagara, was .
decided SUCCESS. There we're from eight to ten
tn ousand people present, the greater number being
from Canads the steamers ohicora, Southern Belle,
City OF Toronto Prince Arthur and Rothsay being
loaded down their arrival from Toronto. The ma
jority of the people lined the bank full length,
lew taking small craft upon The Lake. There
many ladies' present and The scene presented was OF
animated character. f~
THE RACE
The first race was heavy weight one, and was con.
tested Tor by Charles Perry, OF Toronto; Thomas
McGraw, proprietor OF the Qussn's Hotel. Toronto;
Mr.. j. A. Miller, OF st. GATHERINGS, and I. A. Mclean,
OF Toronto The Individual Weights OF these contest.
ants between two and three hundred pounds, and
tue excitement Was intense ~ they started Tor she
rapidly; Mclean was secoud. settling down TO
steady WORK, McGraw third ana Miller fourth Nc
Cie In was ns ns1i 20 nun .oe Deng
McGraw and Captain Perry several lengths behind.
desperate struggle then snsusds bat " tue STEADY
pulling of Mclean ne crossed the score iwS lengths
ahead OF Miller, McGraw and Perry being pad
fourth.
The match for sIugIe souls was contested for
by 4. Morris and H. Coulter. OF Pittsburg; Edward
Ross. OF 81 Jonn. n. D., and W. Mcken ana A. Fl.
lott. oi Toronto lness men were ali defeated ut
BIrr.e, Oat, aud II wus, therefore, called the icon.
ISOLATION race" Ia drawing i9r position Coulter gos
anu Elliott ditl- Inc Judges were Asssrs. Wallace
Ross. OF ST. John. and g. A. Hosmcr. Of Boston,
with Mr. Il. Pasted. o: Portland, as starter, Mr. r.
Luther OF PilisOnrg, rmeksepsr, and E Hanlan, the
cham pion oarsmaD, referee. Tue course was from
poiut on the river opposite the wharf 10 .
mi
Hotel, a distance OF one mile, and ihe race
bein. tor four mics The men had ~ pull over u with
two returns for u Gnish. The entire length OF the
could be seen, aud therefore was quite exc-
ing The referees and judges boat was anchorc cd ut
by u 1ag. Tns race was announced 10 occur at half
past hive O'clock, but Tor some unaccouutaDc reason
II did not take place until ifpast SIX Al ms hour
the contestants appeared, launched their boats and
consumed some twenty minutes IN getting INTO line,
Tnap
Tins tins which M ade the start nnfsvoraols.
LIVELY CONTEST
Al the word Coulter urst 10 catch water.
but McKcn soon took the lead, making 80
Strokes 70 the minute. Morris, however, maize .
squirt, and taking McKen's waior got the lead by
length. Ross mate nue. squirt and created genuine
surprise-t beng MS rst race-oy the evenness aud
rapdi,y OF his strok,, and created distrust In the
minds oi Inc back Of Norris who The iavorte.
At the stake they all forgot or dsregArded Their n-
dvIdua buoy and turned 10 great confusion. Morris
in tho order in which they started OK
cspt Ross, who .nlrd. A. this
The OF forty strokes minute. passing each Of
the leaders amid tue cneers Of the multitude
AN UNTowARD ACCIDENT.
Al the end OF The drst halt Of tue race Mckon In
rounding the Referees boat onled with IL and upset
He rescued by Coulter, VINO laid on his oars aud
waited for him TO como TO the surface. This COST
Coulter twenty lengths The as lar as Arst place
concerned was now virtually between Ross and
Morris. Elliott being ten ieugths behind them.
On tho dual turn Ross rounded ahead
OF Morris aud took tho lead, hard pushed
by Morris who doing ms best 10 save his frtenis
from beng disappointed in The confidence thcy had
manifested Ia his ability. Tremendous excitement
prevailed, aud the people with ono accord cneered
and encouraged the Osrsmsn " renewed Efforts. Inc
ladies' earnest this endesvor as their male
companions. They had their favorites and manifested
their Interest 10 them with much enthus Ross
continued on IN advance, leading Morris ny half
length. In this manner thoy came 10 the judges
boat, EN- Ut third and Coulter fourth. Ross time
was 29m. u as Toe race was Tor $3.50