The New York herald., 1879-08-24
ROWING ON PECONIC BAY.
TWO SELL RACES AT GREEEPoRT, L. LEE,
OF NEWARK, AND CoRNwELL AND o'BRIEN,
OF PORTLAND THE WINNERS

| Greenport awoke yesterday morning and looked
out of the window. strong breeze from the south
west yet famed the waters of its harbor. but the
Regatta Committee spread the announcement that
the shell races would certainly come OF. For any
other purpose than shell rowing the day was
q charming one. Breakfasts hurried down
and the inhabitants almost to child took their way
to the shores OF old Peconic. Eight O'Clock was
TOO early for much of an influx from the neighbor
ing towns. whose people had done their duty on the
day before. and to whom the postponeInent had
been a genuine disappointment. When. at quar-
ter past eight the judges boat left Main street DOCK
| the sunbeams glanced from a hundred bright
oar-bades and from well filled sails around
the starting point. Everything in Greenport
Harbor that would float pressed into service.
| and those who could not thus get place on tho
| quarter stretch avaed themselves Of the nearest
docks clambered into the rigging Of fishing steam
| that lay alongside 1t the first regatta for
shells the nice old Long Island town had and
from the time it first projected its people had
not been wanting in enthusiasm.
| SINGLES
! Harrin gton Fitzgerald and Edward Plummer were
| chosen judges and Elisha Holmes, of Greenpoint
was referee. There appreciable lul in the
wind when George Lee OF Newark. Charles Knoth.
of Brooklyn, and James Ten Eyck of Peekskill.
came to the score. The stakeboat of point
southwest. of the town, and the mile
and half straight down the bay and return.
George Faulkner had drawn first position in the
| singles. but Tor some reason failed to start.
AS it was Knoth had the inshore place Zen Eyck
the second with Lee terror upon the outside. The
| word given. Ten Eyck got the best of the
start and went o at strok ke OF from thirty to
thirty-six. closely pursued by knoth. Lee had
taken his signal from the other boats instead of
from the referee. and lost couple OF lengths
sequence. He pulled slower stroke than his
competitors. bat it was confident one.
and the spectators had iaith in it, At
exchanged places with Knoth aud was away after
Ten Eyck. The latter struggled samely to retain
his lead but the halt-mile buoy Lee drew beside
him, while Knoth Was plodding steadily along six
lengths III the rear Now Ten Eyck. who made the
straps and gives Lee clear lead of three lengths:
The Peekskil man has small boat. and
the water is none too smooth Tney are
most needs the wash boards with which Lees and
Knoth's provided. The first mile over. Lee
makes it in 6n. 84.s., Ten Eyck two seconds later.
and Knoth seems almost out Of the They
getting too nshore. where the water is rough.
| Lee knows he stand it and leads the way reck-
essly Ten Eyck is used to rough water but his boat
is not. The waves are lapping him badly, and he
over now and Ten Eyck plays a waiting game for
Knoth. He afterward WIS he'd he had not That man
from Brooklyn has plucky look about him, and no
strong and steady strokes of his become in.
stantly stronger and ste adler Protng by Ten Eycks
| experience Knott makes further Oft shore. Lee
OF the two buoys at the mile and half in
lin. 44ais- then waits to see what his competitors
|
clear water to Ten Eyck, who turns in I'm 91ss.
Knoths mile and half is just six seconds slower
than Ten Eycks.
Lee goes back in his old track. but the other two
keep further out. That eddy has some advantages
from this sido which only tho Newark man seems to
know about Soon he has them 300 yards behind
Ten Eyck has been taking it tor granted
that the second place belongs to him.
but Kuoths steady progress becomes alarm
ing len Eyck quickens his stroke. but his
boat is nearly full OF water Two three times he
stops to throw some OF it OUT but seconds valu-
able to him now. Knoth Is hardly more than two
lengths behind him and the stakeboat is not in
sight. The pursuer's grip is firm when he
started and his strokes are provokingy regular Now
his up tho of his adversarys boat and
it looks very like foul. There are shouts from the
judges boat Ten Eyck the danger and generously
pulls to port. Knoth sees 1t, and settles down on
the other tack. One glance at the is enough to
foreshadow the result Ten Eyck is in distress whie
Knoth is cool and determined. Still they make an
Knoth finds himself in the coveted second
place. Lee is way out of wash. He made
the two miles in lem. 41ais.. and stopped
at the two and a quarter to bale out. Then
he finishes the leisurely and passes the stake
Ten Eyck and Knoth after the two miles and half.
The former continued baling and finally waved a
sail boat to his aid The shell seemed sinking. but
he was taken off safely. knoth finished his three
miles in 29n. 234s. There were just prizes enough
in the race to 90 around-s1oo $50 and SIS.
Now for the pair oars. The water was momently
growing smoother aud no time should be lost.
Three prizes offered in this race-sl25 to the
hrst SO to the second and $25 the third. Origi
nay there fourteen entries. but only five boats
came to the scratch They were. in the order of
their positions, as foIlows:-Hiil aud Brawley of
Boston; Googin Brothers. of Boston; Faulkner and
Delano. OF Charlcstown Mass Ellis Ward and mate.
OF Philadelphia, and Cornweu and O'Brien, of Port
land. Me. Fully half an hour was wasted in the
start. The Portland men gave more trouble than all
"kickers." Everything on the bay they declared
in their course. Hill and Brawlcy.
ali all of it seemed to be aimei against
Wards and Faulkner's boats. The result
lore start could be obtained it was necessary to
send man out in a small boat to make the align
men,. Cor! he shouted suddenly. and the five
boats swung of splcndidly. Hill and Brawey got
slightly the best OF the start and at the end of 200
yards there foul between Faulkners and Ward s
boats. without damage. All five pairs rowed about
thirty strokes to the minute. Faulkner and Ward
got out OF the course materially. the former going
outside and the latter nshore. There pretty
squirt tor the lead between Hill and Brawey and the
Googins. At the half mile the order OF the
boats was-Hill and Brawlcy, Googins, Faulkner.
Ward and the Portlanders. The time OF the irst
three boats at the mile was-Brawley, 5m. 24sl $. ;
1ioogins 5m 3oiSs.; Faulkner, 5n 40s. Ellis Ward
and mate are squirting tor place in the race. but
in bad water Now the Googins pun
hard for the lead and at the mile
determined to show that they can row as well AS
they talk begin fast stroke and pass Brawley.
and at the mile and half wrest the lead from the
Gioogins The three boats almost in a bunch at
the turning point. while Faulkner's and Wards
boats some ak lengths astern. The Portlanders
make their turn in lOm. ao zs.. ana tue uoogths
make theirs in ION. 4O1s. The next quarter OF
mile settles the hrst position, AS the Portland men
get a lead of ten lengths and are rowing
without flaw. The Googins have lead of ten
lengths Hill and rawley, and are sure of second
place barring accident. Interest in struggle
for third position between Brawleys boat anu Faux
ncrs. 1t is well done both sides. but Faulkner
gets the best of IL quarter OF mile from the finish
| and holds the advantage. The time for the three
| miles was:-Portland, 22m. 3lA Googin. 22m
32as: Faulkner. 22m. AIS; Brswlcy, 23m "a !;
! Ward stopped. time not taken.
HANLAN WILL NOT ROW AT OTTAWA