The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-07-06
AQUATiCs.

series OF very important rowing contests wero
inaugurated early in the season by the Atalanta
Boat Club OF this city, which invitations to the
Harvard and Yale University crews, and to the mid
shipmen at Annapolis, Nd. requesting them to com.
pete In SIX .oared she'll races. Harvard and Yale
accepted, and botn races are to come on soon.
With the Naval Academy oarsmen the Atalants
did not succeed in getting on race. The Yale
event will be rowed on Lake Saltonstall,
beautiful sheet VI water o few miles from
New Haven over the course upon which the annual
class regattas are rowed 1t VIII be three mile
race, with one turn, and will take place on Tues
day, July IL. The Harvard and ATLANTA race three
miles straight away, will be rowed at lngleside on
the Connecticut river. on Tuesday, July Is. InRe-
side is picturesque rural suburb OF the city OF
Springfield, Mass from which 1t is distant some
eight miles. The Connecticut at this point Is about
q quarter of mile wide. the water is SELDOM
rued and the course is probably one Of the best I'M
the country for q regatta or match race. The Har-
ward crews have Won world wide celebrity for
their admitted excellence In Craftsmanship and for
their repeated victories upon the Charles river and
lake Qulnsigamond Yale, too, ranks almost az
high as Harvard the scale OF superior and endur-
ing rowing; and whatever club or crew gain laurels
from either college 1t Will have TO be accomplished
by display OF first class Craftsmanship.
eminently worthy Of honorable mention. 0fganizea
in The winter of Is474s they are the oldest rowing
club IN the United States, and are only outranked IN
the aquatic arena by a lew years by the ar.iamed
organization they have been an unusually successfat
and formidable rowing club, Justly noted for their
nea n@ says se ss
unbroken, their defeats have been few and
far between. or their services in behalf Of
the amateur Craftsmanship OF this country 1t 10
unnecessary to dilate only to recall the significant
fact that they have been continuous and unwaver-
crew ne TU CONSISTS Of Rnsse ssrs soss
yheQdore Van Raden, Leander waterbury. Henry B.
they Win have three six.oared shells built; one BY
Charles B. Elliott, Of Greenpoint; one by George
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thoroughly tested and the races Will be rowed IN the
The Harvard crew IL probably the best placed
BY them upon the waters to do battle for their color
i consists Of George Bass stroke 3 W. Rlcs: a; 9.
Thev have been I'm constant and long practice on the
Charles River, and in day or two WIN proceed 70
Springfield, and from thence to lngleside to prac-
Use upon the course the Atalantas win leave New
York, via New Haven steamer, on the
t the Yale University crew on Lake saltonstaIl
on the loth and from thence Will 60 70 Springfield
to practise on the Connecticut River for their Har-
ward match The Yale race is looked upon as likely
TO lie very close and exciting contest. as norw1th-
msioty Of Contests the Yses have for the last two
seasons rowed them exceedingly close races Tor the
college wnSn IN YEARS pass ' oe
occasion.
Siu8be sCUIt RhCc ~ tvcWOoGSs ~.
Yesterday morning the single scull race In the
Newburg regatta, postponed from the Fourth Of
July account OF the roughness OF the water, took
place In Newburg bay. An immense crowd Of PEG.
pie lined the wharves OF the city on the afternoon OF
the Fourth, nxious 10 see this race. but the wind
blew small guns from the SOUTH and the tide begin
ming to ebb just about the hour appointed for
the race, the white caps" on the waves
betokened the 'frrepressibe CONFLICT" being waged
tions, and also put head on" the anxiety OF the
multitude. For If there Is anything which crowd
assembled to witness O sheboat race especially dis
likes 1t Is white caps on waves However, the water
was not rough for the doublescull OF boys,
who were started or on tw o.mle pull, which ex-
cited little interest,"
The sngle-scul race was for distance OF four
miles; first prize 800; second prize, $50. The for
lowing were the entries for this race:-Ellis Ward
ana Gilbert Ward two OF the famous Ward brOthers)
OF Cornwall; James Ten Eyck, OF PeeksKill, ana
John McKelll, OF Cold Spring. The four were re-
garded as being pretty evenly matched, and cniy
inferior to ne very rs class Of Garsmen
IN placing the men in the following order:-.Gh
Ward MoKe, Ten Eyck, Ellis Ward. The judges
King, OF Newburg. Their boat, the schooner Ida
Ward, moored In the river opposite the foot Of
crowded with spectators, and the roofs OF houses
and even Of churches on the hill winch is crowned
ny Tile illIc HlRHdnu CITY DOTe tuelT OeVleS
OF anxious pazers the fair sex being. usual we'll
represented. The day was beautiful one Just
enough wind being on the stir to temper the In
heat OF the River craft OF all sizes and
varieties darted here and there about the bay, and
the scene was picturesque enough to charm the
Ellis Ward showed ahead aud maintained
the the LEAD Lead to the ar,ce end of the race.
OF sraning athletes, followed close behind him. the
distance between the two varying only from length
and half to three lengths throughout the II
Was one OF the best contested pulls that has ever
taken place in NewburQ Bay. Third In the string
came Gil Ward, VINO kept Just about rs far behind
Ten Eyck the latter In the rear of Ellis Ward.
McKel In poor condition for rowing, and
hauled or the course just alter completing two
miles OF It. The judges awarded the first prize to
Ellis Ward anu the second TO Ten Eyck.
The time was as follows (the stakebOats being
placed mile respectively north aud south OF the
IIIdHes bOatl:-SOuth stakebOat turned IN $685..
Judges boat passed IN 10 minutes, north stakcboat
turned In 24l5. Ellis Ward running the race IN u
MN. So sec. Ten Eycks time was SO minutes. The
first prize was awarded to Ellis Ward and the Sec
Ond to Ten Eyck. A match between the TWO for
ly It