Year: 1875

came of this forenoon Saratoga Lake and resulted
| in easy victory for Engelhardt Both men have a
large number of friends who previous to this race,
had great confidence in tho ability their respective
champion TO beat his opponent How sadly some of
them disappointed the result of the present
test goes to show. The race which should have
OF on Tuesday, was postponed from that time until
this forenoon account Of the unavorabe state Of
the water for shell boat racing; yet there times
when the race might have been rowed The delay from
the original date proved in the end satisfac-
tory. This forenoon the lake was in splendid
condition and afforded both men a fair chance
to row on even terms In the early morning the
steamboat Commodore Brady ready to 90 up TO The
upper end of the lake to bring Engelhardt down from
his quarters to the starting point Arriving there he
and his friends were ready to embark short delay
in getting all board the steamer was of again on
her way over the course and down grand stand
The crowd which had assembled there for the past two
days was perceptibly dim nshed and the pool seller
had but slim attendance round his stand The
was almost as still mill pond A little ripple here
and there rued it's surface Sd not of such nature as
to interfere in the slightest degree with the smallest
shell or the lowest rugged boat.


CONDITION


was variously criticised. Engelhardt was never in
better condition. looked splendidly, "as brown as a
berry," and, of his friends said of him, he was
Ht row for mans life" He was full OF life and in
good spirits, too and had the old grin which dstin-
gushes him when he sits in his boat ready to row.
ONeil on the other hand, while looking finely and ad
mtting he was "in good shape still in dread Of
bad cough which has hung to him for the last week
ten days. and which was liable to come against him
at a critical time in the when he was working hard
Otherwise he in every respect well trained
well prepared for the contest as his opponent


BROUGHT ABOUT.


.la
Saratoga number of the friends of both Engelhard
and oNell had talk about the relative merits of
both scuIlers and from this talk in great
the present match arranged. Engelhardts
friends believed that George could repeat similar
tory over jim to that which he achieved the Troy
in 1872; but 0Neils friends contended then
they have done since that James not at that time
good condition. and that they attributed his
defeat While acknowledging defeat o'Neill many times
since then felt anxious to again the antagonist
who defeated him. and last year there prospect Of
their coming together the which they rowed
over to-day but somehow other Engehardt was not
ready to attempt the ordeal and ONel rowed the
course alone making the distance it is claimed the
Little has been heard OF either
oNe Engehardt since then until the present match
brought about On the 31st of July the represent
of both together and signed articles of
agreement to sculers' race, three miles, with
turn, on Lake Saratoga on the 2lst September The
following is a copy of the


ARTICLES AGREEMENT


under which the race was rowed to-day


Atss Of s St 2s S t day July
Engehardt of Greenpoint L. 1.


Saratoga Lake. on Faesda SEPTEMBER 81 orer Re
O'CLOCK AZ NJ provided smooth Water cam be- had at Ss
time The condition of the water shall be determined by
from hour to hour Out the race shall not take place later
2 The course is to be from two sakeboa anchored fifty
yards apart and around anchored fifty
yards apart at the @ turning point one mile and half from
g. At starting the competing boats shall be held by
4 The shall they please; but each competitor
shall keep his own water from start to finish


g. Each contestant shall have iudges of each
follow the with the eree the others to remain in the


The choice Of position shall be decided by tossing up
r. Graft for referee and his decision Shall be final If Dr.
Withers Mr. Graft decline to accept the office of referee
then the referee be chosen the mutual agreement
of the sgners of these articles their
the 9' be- e e POSTED fol-
owsfve hundred dollars to be placed in the hands Of Mr.
saEeholder at he tSo Of signing these articles and the
and fs%enSg 5 placed n Lis hands sH
o'clock p NJ The play or pay to the whole
amount as soon as posted default by either party in
$500 In the rowed the stakeholder hereby





on the order Ol the referee.


10 All questions arising that are not fully covered in these
the laws Of boat racing adopted by the National Association
OF Amateur Oarsmen.


Gigned }GEoRGR EStiT1uARDT
Witnesses


H. ID. MCINTYRE.


The following sketches Of botn will enable the
reader judge of the past performances of these
oarsmen, who may now be considered among the best
professional scuiers in the country


JAMES o'NEILL


formerly belonged to the Mutual Boat Club OF Albany
where lac was always considered from the time he made
his debut oarsman, Of the most reliable
oars in boats crew The Mutual Club was then in its
palmiest days, and racing club Of the best
known in the country. 1t to be represented
most of the regatas, and many trophies are as so
many evidences of the strength and ability OF
the club in these days. The Hudson Amateur
Rowing Association regatta then nourlshed,
and in most OF tho noted contests which
distinguished the career Of that organization
O'Nell took prominent part Leaving the Mutuas,
James went TO New York and there joined the Quick
Boat Cuba well known and plucky club in those days
but now gathered in and reckoned among the things
that were Whiie member ol The Gullcks, O'Neili
pulled in the in the memorable six cared Shell
race with the Atalantas, which regarded of
the hardest rowed races that ever took place the
Hudson River In this the Gulck crew were success
full and from that day to this ONcill dropped the
and never aiterward pulled a sweep in race He SUBJ
sequenty turned his attention TO scung and has shown
by his performances that he is quite good with the
SOULS rs in former days he was at the oar
Tom Fearon, OF Yonkcrs, noted amateur sculler
about this time attracted O'Neils attention, and a
match arranged between the two men The race was
rowcd, and unfortunate foul occurring the race was
awarded FeaTon. The next contest in which he en-
gagged was with Engelhardt, the Troy course in
october Of 1872, when he defeated Last year he
entered the extra scuers here the international
regatta, and there beng no competitors against
him he rowcd over the alone, making the dis
tance in 2lm. 1885, which, it claimed, the fastest
three mile record.


GEORGE ENGELHARDT.


Compared with ONeill, Engelhardts record is COM
paratively brief His have been few but in all Of
them he has proven himself the ablcs man over every
antagonist he has been brought contact with He
first into notice during the dying days Of the Hud
son Amateur Rowing Association regatta and in the
last regatta given under the auspices Of that organza
tion, October ., lo1l George, in seventeenoot work
ing boatthe racing craft Of those days-won the SIN