The New York herald., 1878-01-15
ROWING CHAMPIONSHIP.


TYNE-HIGGINs WINS BY A FoUL-oREAT
GATHERING OF oARsMEN IN "cANNY NEW
CASTLE
BY CABLE TO TIE HERALD
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, Jan. IL, 1878.
The rowing match for f2OO side and the Newcastle
Chronicle championship Of England Challenge Cup be-
tween John Higgins, OF shadwsil, and Robert Boyd
of Gateshead. on the River Tyne, from High Level
Bridge 10 scotswood Suspension Bridge came or this
afternoon and was won by Higgins q foul.
Boyd got away first but Higgins was gaining when
Boyd began to bother him and crowd him
was about to take the lead, Boyd laid
his soul over the orequaPter OF Hggns' boat. Tho
two boats then went distance locked, when
Higgins boat filled. Another boat was provided, but
meantime Boyd took long lead and went nearly
mile ahead, but the race was AWARDED to Higgins
tho foul The distance OF tho championship course
from High Level Bridge TO Scotswood Bridge Is three
miles, three furlougs ana 100 yards.
There immense con gregation OF spectators,
both sides OF the river from start to finish being
crowded by admirers OF aquatics. They much
disappointed in the result of the by the condust
of Boyd.
tant matches on three previous occasions, Higgins
having scored the odd by winning in the early
part OF last October After meeting with defeat Boyd
lost no time In issuing another challenge, with WOW
OF retrieving his lost aurels, and, accordingly, he
threw down tho gauntlet to Higgins for match on
the Tyne. The conditions at first drawn up by Boyd
and forwarded to Higgins for hts signature wero
scarcely accordance with tho Thames scucr's
Views the abolition OF cutters would necessarily
affect to very great extent totally strange
man upon tho river, while their presence Or
absence to his wator would
be q matter Of little moment Seeing, how
evor. that Southorners offered an objection
10 them when Northern man was contending in a
match the Thames Higgins felt himself tn
justified in demanding their use, and the hackers OF
Higgins maic this proviso zine qua Eventually
Boyd consented to this stipulation, and in less than
throo weeks alter the decision of their match the
Thames all mators ratified for the race of to-
day. Higgins took great of himself after the
match was made, doing his work on the
Thames until about twelve days previous to
the race, whom he moved down to the
coay Tyno to take his finishing touches aud
got acquainted with tho water, bringing his boat
tho Bishop Burton, tho ho won IN when in
tho last engagement with Boyd. Higgins took As
exercise In the i've Friends. Harry Kelley and Henry
Thomas, double sculling, accompanied him In his
WORK, while George Drewtt had charge OF his prepa
ration. Higgins coors issued month Loore the
match, and consisted of white handkerchief, with
border OF red black and gold, which combination
forms the racing coors OF Mr.. Bush. Higgins weight
wus close to that OF Boyd's-viz, $50 pounds--when
he seated himself In his boat ior the struggle nig
gns before leaving London, called at the Office tho
Sportsman and deposited the Newcastle Chronicle
Challenge Cup, in anticipation OF the race.
uacd Wae m de nv
Swaddio & Winship, ut scotswood, and is u remark
ably handsome built OF tho finest Mexican CEDAR
Is 80 feet IN length beam II inches; height amid
ships. 5>s inches; height at the stem, 3al inches
height Mt the stern, 25 inches; her total wcigbt in
GLIDING rowocks beiDa about thirty pounds The
seat mas lignum Vita attached to 1t and slides upon
steel rods, and Tho rudder could bo comfortably
worked by movement OF either loot 1t was named
the Fanny Day. Boyd, In his trials previous to
the race, sad that he never sat In u boat
that hc liked well, both In rougn and
smooth water Boyd was trained by Fred symes, and
when be first taken in charge he weighed about
$50 pounds Previous to the 18th OF last month he
took all his work land, but after that he took TO
the wa,er and was accompanied In his exercise by
John Bright and Wrightson Forester In q double scu-
rg boat Boyd's weight, when he got in his boat Tor
the race was less than 100 pounds, he having been
rulled down by attack OF bronchitis about tour
weeks before the race which considerably alarmed
Its friends Ho came around rapidly, however, and
on the I'D ult sufficiently recovered to take walk
from his quarters, and in few days aitcrward went
with his regular training progressing favorabIy until
tho time OF starting. Higgins, like Boyd, had at
tack of sickness during his training, which consider
ably alarmed his hackers for day or two. on FRI
day, the 23lh ult, In storm, he caught very
severe cold, and It was found necessary to ensc him
in his work for couple Of days He soon recovered
and 10 the scratch as we'll as his sapguinc
friends coula desire. The latter were considerably
mortified at the unpleasant manner Of the icrmina-
tlon OF the match, notwithstanding they we're the
winners, as they think that their man could have
surely without = iouk