The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-26

WEIsGERBER.F ELsING.-We last week
announced the fact that another race had
been arranged between George W. Weis'
gerber, OF the G. P. Brown, and Louis Eel.
sing, Of the Nail City Boat Clubs Of this
city, to be rowed wei what Is know as the
lower course" for $1,000 a side on the
eth day ofSeptember next, and also that
on the same evening 500 forfeit were de.
posted with Ianthus Dillon, on the part
Of the Nail City's, to be covered within a
reasonable time by the opposing club.
Last night G. W. Seabright, Ed. Corn.
bauer and Barney Moran, on the part OIL
the Nail City, and James Travis and Sam.
Brown, on the part of the Brown, met al
Sheekey's saloon, on Market street, and
subscribed TO the following articles oil
agreement on behalf Of their respective
clubs.
We, the undersigned, hereby agree to
row a scull race in best and best boats, in
accordance with the following conditions,
by which We mutually agree to be govern
Art. l. Said race shall be for the sum Of
$1,000 a side, at Wheeling, ". Va, on the
9th day Of September, 1879, between the
hours Of two and FIVE o'clock. The course
shall be from opposite the B. & o. R. R.
water works In said city, on the West Vir.
ginia side, to a point n mile and a hall
below said water works and return to
point Of starting.
ART. 2. The men shall toss for a choice
OF position before starting in the race, and
shall be started by the word "go." Said
word shall be given by the referee. The
men shall start from two boats moored
twenty feet apart, and row one and one.
half miles to their respective buoy boats,
to be placed as near t~hirty-fve yards apart
as possible.
ART. 3. The leading boat to be entitled
to the hindermost boats wtter when the
leading boat shows clear water between It's
stern and the bow Of the contesting boat.
There shall be no fouling whatever.
ART. 4. There shall be no guide boats in
the interest Of either party.
ART. 5. A boat swerving from a direct
course go as to impede the progress Of the
coptesting boat, shall be ruled out,
ART. y. The referee shall be mutually
agreed upon within the week preceding
the ace. Each Of the parties to this agree.
ment Is entitled to two judges, and the
said judges shall choose the referee,
Smooth water shall be required, and the
condition Of the water shall be decided by
the referee, who Is hereby empowered to
postpone the race, II necessary, until the
next fair day, Sunday excepted.
ART. 1.-THE decision OF 1.-THE referee shall
be binding on both parties and final, the
referee % accompany the men over the
course, II possible.
ART. s Is in regard to the d~epositing oil
the money.
Art, O.. The contestants shall turn their
respective buoy boats from right TO left.
Either party failing TO comply with any OF
all OF the above articles shall forfeit all
money that may have been deposited.
he'Brown men then put up their 500
with Mr.. Dillon, audit was further agreed
that S400 additional should be placed In
the hands Of Mr.. Dillon by each club on
the 18th Of September, and the remain
ing $500 each on the Thursday preceding
the race.
The men r now in training for the
approaching contest, which will be looked
forward to with great solicitude by all
who take the least interest in aquatic
sports, from the fact that we have q city's
PRIDE in the magnitude Of the interests al
stake, and the further circumstance that
noth men are natives Of 1t. The indica.
tons are that one Of the largest crowds Of
foreigners" that has ever visited us will
be here that day.