Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-06-30
SPORTING.
AN EXCITING RACE.
The virgiaian vic,onous After q Hard
Pull.


bosToS' June 70,
Inc tnree-mle scul'ers maten 10. Sioo
SIDE between jas len Eyck OF feenskhi'
Ne" aofA anu NichoiAs Lay yoergsf v' "neef
,ng' west virginia, "as roweo over 1ne
Cnafies fisef course TINS aIteinoon. Inc
contest was nne one rom tue s'An 70 .ne
nn'sh' sno was snnessso oy some n.e ol srA m
Thousand spectators, VINO nhed the river waii.
Inc men appeared IN nne spIIts anu were
on nsno u tne Union Doat 0iuo mousse ~
tnIee CLOCK.
Mr. Eo"ato D. RANKIN, tne squauc eui'"r
OF the netAu looked aner the Prehminary
arrangements, wnicn were soon compte'eu,
anu "itnout any oeiay no'ineu sne "e" :" se'
feaay.
Len EycA son the toss Ana ueeioeu "
choose his POSITION. AFTER ne got 70 line,
Layoofger vas the nrst o9h and tne man ,ron
feekskiii foiiovea quickly and seiected tne
INSIDE course. Inc referee cautioneo tue
men about turning their respective stakes u
the mile and halt turn ana stated tnat as
ne was not going over the course. eacn .ou,a
De followed oy patrol Judge In . single
scull, IN which capt. Mclhery OF Lowen
appeared for Layoerger ana breen OF tne
west Emo Rowing ASSOCIATION TOT len HycA'
Inc betting at TINS stage was ABOUT even
but after the men reached the starting nne
the rates suddenly changed w"n the virginian
ss the favorite, as ODDS OF ten 10 eight' seven
and Elk dollars. The water was as smootn as
mirror and was on the ebb. when the
men were at the quarter miie buoy, the
Peeskiil sculler managed to get peep al
Layberger's back, but the latter soon closed
on him and most exciting contest followed.
Layberger tried to squirt but found that MS
rowlocks were so stiff as to prevent that free-
dom to his arms so essential to the enect IN a
qulck stroke or spurt. Ills arms began 10
suffer and become swollen and sore even at
the stroke he was pulling. but II was 100 late
to improve the matter. lie continued the
same stroke, and although Ten Eyck tried
several spurts to get away, he kept well up
to his opponent. At the half mile Ten Eyck
led by a foot or two, and both then rowed
stroke for stroke until the miii,dam was
reached. Here they were DOW 10 DOW. ana
on squarlng away for the stakes OH cottage
Farms. Ten Eyck made another spurt and
soon brought his stem alongside OF Layoer-
gers cockpit. Layberger still struggled at
his steaky stroke, but In the next one hundred
yards the Peeksklli man again spurted ana
let in clear water between MN ana MS oppon'
ent. Ten Eyck repeated hls spurts after
each breathing spell, and reached his turn
nearly two lengths ahead OF the Vrginlan.
Ten Eyck turned easily, but Layberger met
with no little difficnlty on account OF ms
rowlocks pinchlng his port oar. When ne
did get round Ten Eyck had increased ms
advantage to three lengths: Layoerger fol-
lowed determinedly and made such speed as
to hold Ten Eyck Notwithstanding the iatter's
spurts. Ten Eyck soon after showed fatigue,
and his spurts became less frequent. and the
Virginian began to close slowly but surely
upon him. At the mill-dam but length
separated them. The next dozen strokes
brought Layberger even, and a few more
placed him in the lead by half length. On
reaching the stone wall, Layberger opened
gap to . length of clear water, but then had