The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-07-21
OLE LINERS Al 7HE OARS.
Josh Ward and en wnrd show that They
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Cnn SIN Raw.
NEwnuRaH. July 20. MANY old time oarsmen
gathered at Cornwall this afternoon to witness
what proved to he n revival Of the scenes Of
the days when sculing contes e were frequent
upon the bosom vi tho hudson. and II the late
Jimmy Eenfoith. Dave Brown. and other we'll
known oarsmen Of that time could have wit
messed old Josh Ward again pulling in u race
to-day they would have been delighted to ku w
that. a. OF old. the veteran came out vctori, us.
The rnce was the result of u banter, aud was
row>d for glory. some time ago Josh and Gil
Ward. brothers. AMI both in the III
four oared ciew that cat the world ut taru-
{ ga. got into conversation about old tin,.s,
,hci' T. Wig cXi erienc"s, III" races won and
lost. AMI the rel tive merits OF oarsmen g,.u-
er.l y. IN, articulurly mumhcrs OF their own
family. The Ire in the, .ver.ia lie rhami,irn
Isat tho ''n;.ts "tl'' o q, anl his matt.
resulted in tns "e t toaay E Who IS no
fgra y lax Year ana Si S"S yrsr1 y%%s.r
n, phew, aged Il, ears. Az Josh 10 Superior to
HiI IN oars ,, SO al il Dan thought to
teams were evenly matched. and a bnRg-up
At 2Ia o'clock the race was called. the
Ihn %istance 10 hs row"d wa from the orn.
l.
nnmsasured mile and u ha {. heofgr W.
lav'ds u Pnu hkeersir of1icaed as starter:
Htur4e A. Price. messenger Of the Court "
Appeals. wa reielec; John f. Tucker Of New
hu GU, judge at the finish. and George
tights and white shirt. and Gil wore da rk
tights. blue SMUT. and ntri. az in his earlier
races. 4 tIi-colorsd handkerchief II out his
head. o>h AMI mate mad The hoat stranger.
and their opponents were in the Victor he
older 'n!l"r. In anch noat r"wed stroke. while
the Youngsters ulled the bow oar.
Nj n ar
away the old tIme,s went. pulling us If tho
cha npi"nship of the world again depended
upon what they acc ,mrli. he'd. The, caught
the water pretty closely together. and Io, h,
Wth their old time >agarity RULED IN toward
shore +" keep out OF the tide. They 9th
pull q an even stroke. and A. close as nlld
9 calculated. a. out thirly-eiglt to the min
ute. Ii - a lively gait for the veterans. and
they kept 1t up surprisngiy. neither one gain.
ing mucn On the othe until the stakeiuat
was reached. Josh was slightly in font as
broken away one Of his foot braces, he kept
the race
Tue Victor went around about one length
behind. and when they Strengthened out I n
he start ing point aR lin It reminded the spec
tat.rs OF the great contest IT years ago in
which these re Q rated 0arsmen engaged.
Inc race WAS pretty one, but era Iually the
veteran DO rs boat forged ahead ana wien
hall way back II way Sc n that tho Stranger
had tho race we'll IN hand.
She crossed the line, about four lengths
ahead u Gil aud his mate. Josh was h-ar,i y
congratulated. and he thinks tuat he Is still
an onl sinan II no mean ability. He has never
given M the idea Of race with harley
COURTNEY. and lie believes now. as lie has al
ways believed. that he can urat him. Gil
tn nks tie st aGger is a little the best hoat
and he now proposes t" exrha ge boats with
Josh and row the race over again. 1t may be