The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-08-11
AQUATIC APFAIIss.
The Hutton Regatta-BabbItt. the wheel.
Scuiler, HcOops the Amateurs-Riley
Wins the Professional Raee.

AUG HUTTON MISUNDERSTANDING, the Whee
ScuileF, keOops the AmaIeurs-RiIe
. Wins the Professional RAee.
PtrTsBuRoH, August 9.-The final an
great day of the single scullers' regatta o
the Hutton course was in all respects
success, and terminated what was probabl
one Of the finest exhibitions ever witness
ed on Western waters. The air was coc
and bracing and the course was in magnif
cent condition. The pools were lively al
fday long, although they had been light Il
heprevious forenoon. In the profession
al sale, Riley, who had the call last night
was a big favorite to-day, Freuchy John
son selling for second choice. The aver
age pools were about SIS for Riley, s. TO
johnson and IS for the field.
By four o'clock, the hour set for III,
start ot the amateur race, It Is estimated
that fully ten thousand people lined the
two shores Of the Allegheny ut and abouI
Hulton. There were, OF course, the usual
accompanying scenes and incidents Gam,
blers's lay.outs OF all kinds, from the se-
ductive and gaudily painted wheel of for.
tune to the primitive chuCk.a. luck, turned
up at every corner, and their owners
piled lively trade with the lnnocents. il
was five o'clock before the amateurs were
called out. In drawing for position thew
were assigned places as follows: No, /,
Brennan; No. 2, Babbitt, No. 3. Morris:
No. 4, Handy-the first position being
nearest the south shore,
AT $40 O'Clock the word "Go!p was
given, and, after some trouble in getting
into position, they all got off well together,
Bremen took the lead at the start, but
Morris put on full steam, and at the boat.
house led the race, with Handy close be-
hind. Babbitt worked vigorously, but
with the eyidentintention Of staying, Al
the buoy Brennan had again captured the
lead, and Babbitt had come up to second
place. They turned with Brennan about
three: :tourths Of lengh in advance, Al.
most Immediately after gettin ingaround the
buoy, Brennan ceased rowing and his
head fell forward, while the others in sue.
cession went to the fore. On the return
Babbitt was in tho lead, with Morris some
distance behind, while the other two were
hardly in the race. At Hutton Lane Nor
ris seemed TO be laboring hard, while Bab.
bitt was rowing with a full, steady stroke
and passed the stake-boat fully five lengths
ahead: Morris came in second, and Han.
dy third, thus respectively winning the
l4:2l.
AS for Brennan, the game Southsider
VINO iai!eu 70 show up at the end, he had
tainted in his boat from sudden attack
OF sickness. A horseman who followed
the contestants rode out through the shal.
low water to his assistance and took him
to shore. lie soon recovered sufficiently
to assure his friends that he was in no
danger.
Meantime tho starting point for the pro.
iessional was moved up about the paper
mill, and while the amateurs were on the
home stretch the contestants for tho race
OF the day were moving up the river. in
order that the least possible DELAY might
be experienced. When the amateurs CT ne
in sight it was discovered that but four Of
the professionals were in readiness. Peo.
pie began to wonder what was the matter,
when Fred Plaisted shot out in his hand.
some paper shell from Eph Morris boat.
house, threc-Quarters OF mile away, null.
inga heavy stroke, thus doing double duty,
and being at the disavantage OF doing
several minutes hard work. While he
pulling to the stake-boat the positions
were being drawn, and they were gwen in
the following order: No. i, johnson; No.
2, Lee; No. 3, Riley; No. 4. Layberger;
No. ., Kennedy; No. 6, Plaisted. Still
there were but five. The word was given,
however, and away they went, getting
pretty send.otf. The men got away about
eight minutes before six. Riley soon
pulled to the front. and passing Morris
boat-house Riley was in the lead, Kennedy
second, PIaisted third, Layberger fourth
and Lee in the rear. Frenchy johnson
was the missing man, but the crowd didn't
know it, and as little Lee, the Newark
man, dark and tanned 50 that he might
easily have passed for mulatto, pulled
along, hugging the shore and almost touch.
ing the bushes, he received such words
OF encouragement as go in, Frenchy:
you want TO whip him, you black bean.
eater, and the like. Riley maintained the
lead he had got throughout. lie turned
the buoy with at least two boat lengths of
clear daylight between him and Kennedy.
and at the finish without the least trouble
by two lengths. The race on the return.
however, for second place, between Ken.
nedy, the little giant OF Pawtucket, and
LOe, the dark-skinned Newark man, was
one Of the prettiest contests ever witness.
ed. All the way down tho mile and half
Riley keptan even distance OF two or three
lengths, between himself and Kennedy,
while Lee Tapped the latter's boat and
came in in that position, daylight never
on the home stretch getting between Ken
nGdy and Lee. These three took tho prizes
Of $500, 500 and SlCJ, Plaisted being
good fourth and Layberge! bad follower.
Time, 2O:27.
AS for Frenchy johnson, who refused
to row, thus robbing the race OF some in
terest and creating a great kick about the
pools, he says the afFair was n hippo.
drome; that It was fixed up for Riley to
win, and there had been hole cut in his
boat the previous night in the interest OF
the pool'box, while threats were made to
loul him il he pulled. So, under the ad.
vice Of his hacker, he refused 10 start. The
Tact, i Is asserted, was that the negro was
afraid oil Riley. Nobody has been found
who saw the alleged hole in his boat.
Rev Adirondaek Murray NmrprIscd and
Indignant.