Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-08-26
A GAME RACE.
KN0Ke AGAIN WINS IN 232Ol'
In Spite Of Bad Weather The Race is Re-
Rowed-Murphy is Game
bat Loses.


bat Loses.
The continued rain and occasional
gusts OF wind that prevailed through
Yesterday threw grave doubts over the
minds Of the sporting fraternity whether
the Knoke-Murphy race would come OH.
For scarcely ter consecutive minutes
during the day did the rainfall cease,
and even then it only degenerated into
a misty driZzle, aggravating and uncer-
tain. Referee Adams was IN demand
for his opinion, and at o'clock a REG
IsTER reporter found him at the Nail
City boat house and asked if the race
would Off:
Said he: 'If it gets no worse than it is
now, I'll have the men out" AS it was
raining quite hard as he spoke, there
was every prospect OF its being mo
worse" and we lett satisfied the race
would be called.
PRELIMINARY.
About five o'clock we crawled down
the river bank at the Belmont mill and
found "Nidsie" Adams Just starting out
TO place the buoy boats. From this 1t
was evident an hour at least must pass
before the men were called out,
and we spent the interim IN
visiting the boat houses and
noting PREPARATIONS. The Schultze
was nearest, and scrambling up a slip
perry pole, we entered the parlOr. Here,
with closed doors and the temperature
about 100 degrees, a dozen members
were seated discussing the prospects.
Murphy was not aboard, and passing
through the overheated room we en-
tered the boat room, where Manton,
Murphy's trainer and guide, was busily
employed in preparations for the event.
The &C. j. Hayes" Murphy's boat, is
a Waters paper shell, and in lair condl-
ton. Manton was engaged in rubbing
it down with oil, and also amounting
the oars, giving them, as it were, a
"chrism Of victory" Very little surmise
was INDUCED in, quiet "do or die
feeling prevailing. They were quite
confident of winning, and said their
man might have won on Saturday.
At the Leasure boat house, we found
Knoke sitting quietly by the
stove, his limbs disposed over the
back of an adjoining chair. Hanke, his
trainer, was sitting near, talking OF
"Swope" as "the boy" and "the child, 4"
expressions that seemed very dProp0S
upon glancing at the small pair of red
trunks lying near and seeming very
diminutive indeed. His white shirt
bore the letters l.. b. O., worked by
some GIRL" as Hanke said. An easy
spirit prevailed here, every member be-
ing confident the race would be knoke' s.
At 6:l7 the referee
CALLED THE MEN OUT,
and being still in the Leasure boat
house, we witnessed the rubbing down
process given Knoke. He seemed a
mere boy, and small one at that when
he stripped and stood up for his bath
of whiskey. His boat, the "Wm. Sea-
ton" also Waters paper shell, had
already gone through a course of treat
ment Of oil. Murphy had arrived and
been made ready, and both men arrived
at the stake boats about the same time,
the position and judges being the same
as on Saturday.
THE RACE.
Precisely at 6:24 the start was made,
Knoke dipping first, but both getting off
well together. The referee was in the
ga. G. Miller" and pulled over most OF
the course with the men, being thus en-
abled to observe every point OF the race.
Knoke pulled rapid, clear stroke,
drawing his handles well in toward his
pody, and recovering in the Elliott
stvle. Murphy's work was well done,
his stroke being followed by
the quick recover, which is Han
lan's chief characteristic. The
"ittle fellow" slowly increased
his lead until nearly three lengths OF
water interviewed. Murphy closed a
portion of this distance at the turn,
when Knoke crossed to his buoy-boat,
but the latter again forged ahead to
about the same distance. A stif wind
down the river made the return very Ia
borious and kept the time up, Knoke
crossing the line two and hall lengths
ahead in % ;20!, Murphy never showing
front during the race.
Everything was satisfactory and
Knoke was declared the winner.
Murphy certainly pulled a game
race and his club may well be
proud of him, but "Swope" was
too much for him. The "Hayes" is said
to steer very badly and Murphy wanted
to use another boat, but for some reason
or other did not.
The Leasure boys were jubilant over
another victory for their club, and great
was the rejoicing in lower RitchietOwn
last night. Barney McEntee, Andy
Ray and others, with some lady friends,
presented the winner with several fine
boquets. About nine o'clock, all hands
adjourned to Mrs. Niedermyer's saloon,
where a fine collation. was spread in
honor OF knOke.