The New York herald., 1871-09-12
The Wards First, Tyne Crew Sec
ond and Biglins and Taylor
Crews Make a Dead Heat.
sADLER WINS TIE sCuLL RACE.
Saratoga Illuminated i'm Honor
OF Americas Victory.

SARATOGA, Sept. IL, 1871.
For days one subject alone mas swayed and
triumphed over the men, women and children, resi-
dents ana sojourners OF this watering place.
That all
ABSORBING THEME IS OARS
oars OF all shapes and fashions, OF every shade and
color-spuce oars, ash oars, pine and elm, oak and
hemlocK oars without and with buttons, spoons and
nat blades; six foot and twelve foot oars; oars
broken and oars whole; and Heaven only knows
what other kinds Of oars, that am unable to emu.
merale without Interviewing some old Battery
boatman, like Jim Lee, OF the First ward. This
morning the hotels swarmed with boatmen, proles.
sonal and amateur, from all parts OF the
land, and they mingled freely with the arls-
tocratic visitor OF the Springs who looked aghast at
the swarm OF betting men, boatbuilders, enthusias-
TIC and fashily dressed crowds. B0otblacks white
and black, forgot the mineral water and talked oar
and shell as they brushed and polished your under
standings. Young maldens and old ladies' wore on
the streets ribbon In their hair and tied to parasol
handle
THE cOLORS or FAvORITE CREWS
thus testifying their love and admiration for the
pulers. Peaceful lazy going, sturdy farmers forgot
their crops and dreamed OF what they had never
seen, boats and oars. Commands and drinkers
washed down fearful dishes OF hash " ith whiskey
8uu WdtcE CdlIcu IOI tuO uVuC0 lutStuotiVudl
punch,n and many restaurant served up
poor soup with spruce spoons. Everything
but the boat race was forgotten, ana many house
holds partook OF o breakfast and postponed dinner
TO be on hand In plenty of time at the scene OF the
struggles, the allpervading frenzy OF oar and boat
thus breaking up the routDeef households. Any
body who even knew ANYTHING about boating could
be treated every minute AMI convert q barroom into
q lunato asylum.
Everybody knows the residents Of Saratoga love
THE ALMIGHTY DOLLARS,
and just for once they took advantage OF the rush
and exceeded themselves in the matter OF out
ragcous and exorbtant charges. buggy 10 the
Lake brought almost fortune and as for a team
and carriage, you paid as much as the whole estab
lshment was worth for the privilege OF using IL an
Eour or two.
SARATOGA LAKE
Three miles and half from he village IS Sara
toga Lake, where the greatest four.oared and
sculllng races of the world was to-day decided. or
Its beauty tongue cannot tell nor pen depict. 1t Is
seven miles long and in the widest part two and
half miles, To this gorgeous spot came vehicles
and foot passengers OF every grade The country
around about had sent many representatives, male
and female, and the hotels were vacated, none but
the ONCE boys and waters being left behind to do
them honor.
AT THE LAKE.
When the blun overlooking the lake was reached
you could see hundreds on every hand. The day
was as bright as ever man enjoyed and the sky
clear anil beautiful. Not cloud big as hand
drlfted along under the blue vault above II gave
Impulse and cheer to the anticipated sport Not
thread rpped the water and thousands Of spectators
lay suspense for the space OF miles around eager
yet patient, but without any OF the bluster and bra
vsdo OF heterogeneous crowd. To the right OF the
starting point under bur yet green as an emerald
toad ruf in Urop cfo
1t was a goody sight to look upon, with
faces of beauty and gentlty. Here was all the
elegance OF Saratoga the grace Of the surround.
Eng country enthroned in It's magnifcence and
womanly grandeur. There were fair faces Of every
type and cheeks sparkling with mingled snowy
and roseate hues, woman lovely as o dream carry.
ing the nush OF health in their faces To the left Of
the stand and
NEAR MOONS HOTEL
from amid forest OF green foliage, at least six or
seven hundred vehicles OF every description. but
mostly carriages. were spread out, and their
occupants distributed about on BLUFFS and
points OF vantage Fronting the lake another grand
crowd watched and waited for the great event.
while pedlers OF every character, withered, tawny
old pieces, endeavored 10 sell drinks OF stimu-
lating nature at rates of usury Stretched away on
the eastward side were the bridge ana lake road and
upon these gared IN many buttonholes and from
many dresses the colors of the contendlug crews.
Away on the surface OF the lake Snake Hill oomed
up clear outline, and on the water sailboats
skns working boats. single sculls, dngles and nat.
bottomed craft going hther ana thither with ex-
cursOn parties. Amid all this grandeur OF beauty
In nature and humanity the oar was talked OF with
terrible energy.
IN READINESS.
Old Josh Ward and his brothers-wlth Ellis
at the bow, Gil at No. g. Hank stroke, and Josh
at No. 2-pued their shell, the Dick Risdon, at
twenty-five minutes past ten O'Clock, under tho
grand stand, and were cheered Immensely as the
hrst crew out. They ran the boat up lille cove
and, doiing their blue nannels. stood out in the
Iustre Of the red and white OF their colors. Then
followed the Taylor wnshp men, and pulling about
moment, rowed beyond tho starting point and
stripped TO the bun, In readiness for the great
struggle. Now there came q lu,l In the baDbllng OF
half OF the immense crowd ana the faint mnr
murs Of thousand voices died away over
ihe lake In whisper which struck the
shore about Cedar Blum and shivered the foliage OF
the elms and naples like sudden gust of wind
There were Two or three minutes OF quiet but II was
a long while to many an American heart, and hun.
ored girls blusned 10 the temple. The red auJ
white. blue and pink of the modstes art waved
softly in the perceptible breeze coming down the
lake. Hush what Is that and q report OF small
qua on board tue Judges steam yacht ls heard and
while the smoke noats upwards IN spiral wreaths
another shout Is heard and the narrow, long, cigar
shaped
QUEEN VICTORIA
OF the Tyne crew darts our 10 the starting point
nlled with Ihe four powerfulIy-bui men who when
ulons OF the world. They are naked to the bun
i,nd look wonderful athletes. Then came another
snors short WAL ana @ rom tne opposite shore the America
'nre me ne. Bg!ins @ ~ for there IS thuaderna shout
ihsMp Mhild they lIe sun Ior a moment rs