"Great Five Mile Rowing Match for $4000 & The Championship of America."
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Description
Illustration depicting the race between Walter Brown (left) & James Hamill (right). Race was won by Hammill, 'on a claim of "foul" allowed by the referee Stephen Roberts, Esq.' Time: 41 minutes, 56 seconds.
Hamill's boat: The Frank Smith, built by James M. Kay of Harlem, N.Y. 31' 6" long, 12" wide, 6" deep, weight 35 lbs.
Brown's boat: The G.P. Butler, built by Elliott of Greenpoint, L.I. 34' long, 11 1/2" wide, 6" deep, weight 35 lbs.
Hamill's boat: The Frank Smith, built by James M. Kay of Harlem, N.Y. 31' 6" long, 12" wide, 6" deep, weight 35 lbs.
Brown's boat: The G.P. Butler, built by Elliott of Greenpoint, L.I. 34' long, 11 1/2" wide, 6" deep, weight 35 lbs.
Title
"Great Five Mile Rowing Match for $4000 & The Championship of America."
Publisher
Currier & Ives
Date
9 Sep 1867
Format
jpeg
Identifier
S12LD20
Subject
Sports
Coverage
Newburgh, Orange County, New York
Original Format
Clipping
- Date Added
- October 11, 2012
- Collection
- Sports & Entertainment
- Item Type
- Still Image
- Tags
- Racing, Rowing
- Citation
- “"Great Five Mile Rowing Match for $4000 & The Championship of America.",” Main & Market: Sights and Sounds of the Queen City and Beyond, accessed August 7, 2022, http://mainandmarket.poklib.org/items/show/2578.