The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-07-28
wmEELING WINS.
Tue northumberland boat Raco-Braee.
land, Of wheeling, the Victor.

The P0Hell.BFnee1nnd Boat RAeo-Hfaee'
land, Of wheeling, the Victor.
The boat race between VIM. Braceland,
Of the Leasure Club, this city, and Ed.
Powell, Of the Columbia Club, Pittsburgh,
came Of over the lower course Saturday
evening, and was witnessed by large
crowd Of people, who lined the banks on
either side Of the river, and filled numer.
Gus floating crafts that dotted the surface
Of the water In the vicinity. The race,
which was for a purse Of $500, was won
by the Wheeling man in 81 minutes and
4st seconds, the time announced by the
referee, Mr.. Townsend Adams, Of the Heg-
ner Boat Club. Both the contestants were
in good trim, and made q good race, the
struggle being close and just exciting
enough to be interesting,
The weather in the morning was rainy
and generally disagreeable, but after din
ner the heavy black clouds which hung
over the city disappeared, and the sun
peeped out and frightened up things gen.
orally. Towards the middle OF the alter
noon the crowd began TO assemble in the
vicinity OF the boat houses. An excursion
party from Pittsburgh, numbering some
seVenty.hve or eighty persons, came down
about noon on the P. w. 4 Ky. Road to
take in the race. OF course there was
some betting going on In the crowd, but
noting like what is usual ut aquatic con.
tests In this city. Small bets OF IS, $40
$l5 and SO were plenty, bat We heard oil
no heavy betting. The bets generally
were even, neither party giving or asking
odds.
The stake boats were set about s p. N,
Powell won the toss and chose the Ohio
shore, and at hali.past live Referee
Adams, pulled by six.oared crew from
the Brown Club, in the barge james
Hamilton" visited the Leasure boat
house and notified Braceland to report al
the starting point. 1t was almost six
however, before BraCeland made his ap
pearance, dressed in white shirt and red
trowsers, accompanied by Felsing, OF the
Nail City, and Hanke, OF the Leasurt
Club. A few moments later Powell, attir
ed in blue shirt and pants, left the Brown
boat house, and after waiting moment
for Bob Brown and Joe Hooper, OF thC
Columbia Club, Pittsburgh, who were t
accompanSshim over the course, pulled
directly to the starting point. Both Brace
land and Powell were received witt
cheers upon their appearance, and the i'm
mense crowd awaited with renewed inter
est for the start to be made.
The word was given at 5:54 precisely
and the men got off well together, boil
rowing about forty strokes to the minute
When near one hundred yards from The
starting point Braceland pulled slightly
ahead, and with but little variation main
tanned the lead to within short distance
of the buoys, when the Pittsburgher pull
ed up and turned, leading by about half {
length. After the turn was made, Brace
land gained rapidly on his opponent, ant
soon covered the distance between them
Three hundred yards from the stake boa
he had reduced his stroke to thirt!
to the minute, and was fully six Lengths
ahead. Powell pulled along steadily, ant
succeeded in closing the gap about three
lengths before his opponent pulled in a
the finish, that distance ahead.
BraCeland's time, as announced by the
referee, was q minutes, 4S} seconds, which
is very good, considering it is the first ract
he ever rowed. The judges were as fol
lows: Sam Brown, Of the Brown Club, ant
George johnson, of the Nail City, iol
Powell, and William Knoke and Johr
Braddock, Of the Leasure, for Braceland
Mr.. G. w. Seabright, the clothier, who il
a member of the Nail City Club, was thu
stakeholder.
Among the prominent oarsmen from
Pittsburgh who witnessed the race werI
Henry Coulter, Pat. Luther and A. Roll
Maxwell, the well-known Pittsburgh boa
builder, was also down. Messrs. Georgl
F. Plowman and W. A. Greer, Of thu
Pittsburgh Sunday Critic, accompanied tn,
Pittsburgh excursionists.