New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-09-16
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
DEFEAT OF THE HILLSDALE CREW.
LOSING THE RACE BY AN ACCIDENT WHILE HAVING

DEFEAT OF THE HlLLSDALE CREW
LOSING THE RACE by AN ACCIDENT WHILE HAVING
GOOD LEAD
LONDON, Sept 15.-The race between the HIS
dale crew and the Thames Rowing CluD crew.
which was rowcd on the Thames this afternoon
was won by the Thames crew by two lengths. The
Hsdalcs broke a slide after leading TWO miles,
and to this their defeat is attributed
The weather was fine and the number Of persons
who witnessed the race was large, Tue lhaines
crew won the toss and selected the middle Of the
river. The crews were cheered as they took their
positions. and great interest was shown along the
course during the race. They got away well to-
gether. Tho Hlllslales Immediately began boring
ont but soon took the lead, rowing fifty strokes to
the minute. Half mile from the start the HIS
dales forced the Thames crew over toward a barge
and n bad foul occurred, the oars OF bon crews
being locked together. After getting clear, both
crews steercd wildly, but the H'lsdales had Il
good lead. At IIammeTsmith Bridge they were four
lengths ahead. A quarter of mile iurther had
been rowed, when the bowman OF the liIllsdaies
broke his slide and they stopped rowing allowing
the Thames boat to 20 well to the front. This
order was maintained to the finish. BESIDES the
slipping of slide in the IlIsdale boat the rldder
wire snapped as they approached Thomeycroft. AL
the time of the accident the lllsdales were iour
lengths abe al and rowing easily, but the Thames
four weGo coming up rapidly, owing to the Dad
steering of the Americans. Alter being eft behind
the Americans followed leisurely, the Thames crew
making very good time. namely, 2O:4O. The UNI
pire awarded the Tace to the Thames crew. Mr..
Gulston. who was to have been umpire was absent,
and Mr. Chambers acted as umpire III his stead.
CAPTAIN Tcrwlllger, of the IIilisdaes, Celegmphs
rs follows: "Thc guide on my seat broke. The ac-
cidcnt was unavoidable. We had the raco well in
hand AT the time and were lcang by three lengths.
| threw the seat out and TOWed the balance OF uie
course without it. The foul with the Thames boat
was caused by q barge lmpcdlug my view
4 correspondent on board the umpIc.s boat as
serbs that the Ilisdacs twice toulel the Thames
crew badly, and deliberately crossed the BOWS OF
ther boat.
Tie NlapdGyd in its evening edition, saws that the
time of thc lllisialcs for the frs, mi c was ~
and that they hld lead OF clear length lhGr
time to llammCrSmlth Bridge was Eo1 lhdt 81 me
Thames crew was sol. The hllsdalcs arrived
opposite Ch"sWlck Church n lz;5'.. NotAWlth-
standing the accident the IlllSdales time al me
finish wa, only fourteen seconds behind that OF ne
Thames crew. The N0Hddd, neyerthrleSs lhilhhS
that the race has vludcated the hneilHh siyle Oh
rowing, and that ihe Americans were Cllhg IaPl"IS
The weights Of The men in the IIil'sdale and
Themes Rowing Club crews are as 10 lows:
Iuamc>-H. b. Tween, bow, 100 pounds D.
TEsiIe trho stcerctl 1872 pounds; II. Rust, l69
pounds. and f. Canton. stroke - pounds.
HIhsdalrs-C. ". lerwIllger tWho sirtIed'. pow
lis pounds; II. F. Mead, l52 pounds; l.. +; Beck-
hardt. is pounds and +. b. Van \alkrnbur2h
stroNe, IG@ pounds
LONDON sept. 16-Iho Sp0rismG2 SAYS:
II f. remarked that the foul the between the
ITl,.ll. and Thames crews to-day very Lul0rtu-
nate. the Ili.,d lies wcro to blame, hlt me Ortdt-
renee MAJ, duo to fhcr inability 20 ,.,cr properly. OWING
Ia their steering WItnou "a coN5Wali 80 Impartial
persons wouid accu. them OF NilfW misconduct. IL Is
nie probable that the lil aio5 would have won, us.
at the moment the catastrophe they were going ~
brtor pice than their opponent ana row SirpIlen S
Stronc II il mailer Of surprise thai they were abe
oh, ain such pace. me accusations when pIr7" Il
between thc spectators ihr steamers at the time
when the course of the Iil.ulics was most eccentric
wcr. quite Il. Justified Tao sccuug VI both crews was
iIAn-llLlfnIIII Nn.-nL nc.