New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-09-12

OUTDOOR SPORTS.
SARATOGA AMATEUR REGATTA.
rue SENIOR scuu RACE WON BY COURTNEY

rHE SENIOR sCULL RACE WON BY COURTNEY OF
UNION SPRINGS, n. ". AND THE PAIR-oARHD
SHELL RACE BY THE ARGONAUTs OF TORONTO
(BY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNEl
SARATOGA, Sept. 1.-THE opening of the
amateur rowing regatta has been successful even be
yond antiopaiOns OF the Association under whose
auspices &c was held. The day perfect bright and
warm with breeze enough for comfort but not enough
10 rue the surface Of the beautiful lake. There
defects in the arrangements the starts were
promptly made there were fouls, and yictors
and vanquishcd agreed cordially that the decisions
Of both contests had been reached by the honest and
skiful OF manly muscle. Most OF the hotel guests
having gone home the number OF persons the grand
stand did not probably exceed 2OOO though the trains
brought visitors from Troy and Albany and small
number from New-YOrk The order Of the
programme reversed, and the Senior
soul race OF two miles for Grand Challenge Cup aud
diamond badge first The contestants In this race
were named in yesterdays dispatch. at 500 the gun
sounded "Get into line" and James Wilson of the
Beaverwick Club reached his stake with few bold
strokes quickly followed by Courtney. Fenton, Keaon
aud Yates the others soon following iuto their
places At the sound Of pistol shot ron
the judges boat, all sped away except Fehton
Of the Mutual Club, Albany, who had only
placed himself in position bis entrance money.
The start was perfect Wilson leading for short dis
lance with Graves following him closely, but soon
Courtney was fully two lengths ahead Of Wilson, and
these increased TO five before the first quarter of
a mile had been passed over Courtney rounded the
stakeboat ISL seconds ahead Of Keaon who came next
on the the hOmestretch Courtney rapidly increased his
astauce, and in IA minutes 90 seconds Keaton of
Harlon second in 1855; Yates, OF Grand Haven, Mich,
third in iA:5s; Wilson, of Beaverwick, Albany fourth,
In 1901 very nearly together in the follow
ing Repeabrink, Hughes, Traux, Lehman Graves
Courtney the heaviest OF the contestants weighing 40
pounds. His muscular development proelams him
an athlete, and remarked by experienced boating
men before the they did not win 1t would be
from want Of proper handling lie expected to carry of
the Challenge Cup, and is positive that it viii re-
au in his possession during the required three years
Courtney is native of Cayuga County, and graduate
Of Cornell University, where he received his first train
Ing as an OarsmaD,
Inc chief interest of the day conferred in the second
race with pairoared shells for two suer gobles. Dis
lance two miles mile and return The contestants
being the favOrite Nassau Club, of New-York repre-
sented by Oliver T. johnson and Frank g. Brown. and
the ArgOnau CLUB OF Toronto, Canada, represented by
3 and II. Lambe. Odds of 10 were privately offered
on Nassaus'. johnson in the Harvard freshman.
crew 1870 and Brown the starter at Springfield.
The Canadians brothers and have learned TO pun with
such exactly equal that they rudder their
SHE'LL aud thus make appreciable saving Of strength
The signal gun for preparation sounded at 45, and
q fair start was made at 447. The Nassaus started
With AZ strokes minute, the Argohauts tribe
quicker, though Nassau got the Dest staft'
Argonauts soon began 10 forge away ahead At the
end Of one half mile the rate Of the Nassaus had in
creased to A strokes ia minute, and that of the Ar
gonauts had fallen 40. and the latter gaining
very fast AS they neared the buoy the rate Of the
Nassaus was So and Of the Arconauts So The lat
ter turned the stake-bOat IN 40, and the former
q later. On the return the time Of the Mas
eaus stroke was s. and that of the Argonaus &C. They
were rowing very esurely and continued to do so unt
they arrived at the starting point coming In with wide
.sweepng course. The Nassaus kept up their speed
throughout pulling for time when victory hopeless
Time, Argonauts, 15:4S; NassOns, 1915 There was
much disappointment the result. but general feeling
Of qualification that the prizes had not left the country
by any easy contest boating saying that the time
made even by the defeated remarkable IN the
annals Of amateur rowing.