The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-09-16
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LONDON, September l5.-The race be
tween the Hillsdale and Thames Rowlnl
Club was won by tho Thames. Thume.
won by two lengths. Tho weather wal
fine and the attendance large. There wa
good start,thc Hillsdale's taking the lead
A foul was made half mile from tho start
for which tho Americans were 10 blame
apparently. After the Ilillsdales had LED
for two miles they broke q slide, ant
tho Thames crew went to the front and
finished four lengths ahead. tl-ta /.
: LONDON; September 'l5.-The Hillsdale't
broke slide after leading two miles, hence
their defeat. VI. 4 e.. ISL, isS
Besides the slipping Of the slide in the
IIillsdale boat the rudder wire snapped as
they approached Thorney Croft. At the
time Of the accident the Hillsdale's were
four lengths ahea d and rowing easily, but
the Thames four were coming up npidly,
owing 10 tho bad steering Of the Alneri.
cans. When the slide broke the Aneri.
cans stopped rowing and the Thames boat
shot ahead. The Americans followed
leisurely. A correspondent on board the
umpire's beat asserts that the Iiillsdale's
twice foulded the Thames crew badly, and
deliberately crossed the bow OF their boat.
Another account, The Thames crew
won the toss and selected the middle of the
river. The crews were cheered as they
took position. They got away well togeth-
err The lillsdalc Immediately began
booming out but soon took tho lead, row.
ing litty strokes 10 the minute. A half
mile from the start the Hillsdalc's forced
the Thames crew over toward, the barge
and II bad foul occurred. the oars OF both
crews being locked. isi5 n 81
]. After getting clear both crews steered
vcry-wildly, but the Ilillsdale's had good
lead. At lIammersmith bridge they were
four lengths ahead. A quarter OF mile
further had been rowed when the slide Of the
bowman OF the Hillsdale's broke and they
stopped rowing, allowing the Thames boat
TO 80 well to the front. This order was
maintained TO the finish. The time was very
good, 20:i0. The umpire awarded the race
to the Thames crew. Captain Terwillinger,
Of the liilsdale's, telegraphs as follows:
"The guide on my seat broke. The acci.
dent was unavoidable. We had the race
well i'll hand ut the time and were leading
by three lengths. threw the seat out and
r0wed the balance OF the course without it.
The foul with the Thames boat was caused
by the barge obstructing my view."
The Standard, in an evening edition,
says: "The time OF the Hillsdalo's for the
first mile was 4:23, and they had lead Of
a clear length. Their time at the Ham.
mersmith bridge was 1853; that OF the
Thames was sol. The Hillsdale's arrived
opposite Cheswick Church in 1885.
Captain Terwillinger's slide then broke.
lie held it up in his hand and threw it
overheard. Notwithstanding the accident
the Hillsdale's time at the finish was only
fourteen seconds behind that OF the
Thames crew. The Thames crew, never
theless, think the race has indicated the
English style Of rowing, and that the Amer.
leans were firing rapidly when the mishap
occurred. Gulson, who was to haye been
umpire, was absent, and Chamber acted.