The New York herald., 1874-08-31

1t. There IL another crew which has made quite
the best Of them on the lake when the time comes.
This Ii the Wah-wahsum men. They have
not taycraby commented on. COOK with his Yale
boys pulled a SLOW stroke ana held Harvard,
Columbia and WESLEYAN at bay up to the time the
HIN out OF the race Dartmouth. with rapid
stroke, up in the i0rties. made poor showing for
such an apparent expenditure OF strength. So 1t
was. The slow stroke OF the Wah-wal sums may
accomplish good deal when the trial Tor suprem-
any means to be undervalued. They were out last
evening, and the way they made their boat
attention. Harry Truax pulls an oar in the boat,
and he has the experience OF last year to profit by.
the Hudson River few years ago. Some OF the
men who were even then prominent as Oarsmen
Of the thirteen boats which viii Contend to- morrow
five OF them will contain men who have met before
tine waters S Of ne IN & hsdspa Edward Smith the
name and lame as an 0arsman on the Hudson;
William Cannon, OF the Gramercys,, owes allegi,
Quick Boat Club which, it is to be regretted has
passed out OF existence; Harry Truax, Of the Poto
mac, knows the Pleasant Valley course quite as
well as he does the Potomac upon which he has
now taken up his residence and DR. Withers, of the
Ataantas, achieved the reputation he possesses
on the Hudson long before he went abroad to do
his best for the credit OF American oarsmen IN
or the iault OF his crew: They made the attempt,
fairly beaten and took their defeat like men.
Of as d NOT be TSe oSd
Atlantic club has a crew here ana will show their
a Tay Of Of tSs
boat house at HODOken follows them to the quiet
shores OF the beautiful lake The Beaverwycks, OF
though they have been here but few days they
% water to find out what they can do The Beaver.
wyck's pair on Friday made good show
curtis and Yates Of the New York Athletic
Club and though they were beaten they can con
sole themselves with making good time. The Buff
falo crew will have an opportunity TO redeem
their laurelss as they VIII again meet the Argo-
Kills last spring. Then the Argys were rowing on
their own water and had all the advantage that q
TnIs tme both crews meet on Neutral water and
all can fairly Judge OF their pr0wess. The Palmetto
crew, OF Charleston. are not only IN fine condition.
but arc good crew. They are well pleased with
the treatment they have received and will carry
many pleasant recollections of tnelr present
seawanhaka sta crew. Of Green Point is the
.'dark crew.. Little is known of their practice on
the water. There is "a little unpleasantness''
about one of the men in the boat. 1t is claimed
that he Is professional; but the dificulty has
been arranged and all the thirteen crews entered
for the regatta Will come to the starting point to-
morrow, when the gun ON the hills will summon
them to their places: s,u o,nus
The reSan,e OF the several crews Is given here
with. and in this iour.oared, marx my words.
races ever rowed on American waters or any
Fortunate enough to draw the position OF No.
at the starting line was the Gramercy Club, OF
ough boating association, and not been within its
roomy house ON the Harlem, IS lar behind IN
water and physical pastime OF rowing lor the
health which 1T imparts, they have never been
behind IN giving coqntenance e 10 everytning or an
OF SUCH endurance and could send four-oared
shell bilin, along at such rate, the other clubs
two or three 'smal fry'' specimens went 10 work
at the last apology Tor regatta held on that river
OF this muscle-k -knotted Jour, and that was the
only way in which they could get rid OF them.
grand prize offered by the Saratoga Rowing Asso-
citation IN this contest and the club found that the
This end, as at once the lads threw aside those
excesses inconsistapt with the idea Of attaining
seaSn 2, Of physsa I'll poe such 1e as
victory N hotly contested struggle Oh three
miles The Grams, came 70 the Springs early
10 the college race as their quarters. How they
have Improved the walks and put fresh appear
already advised. The crew, under the direction OF
captain Williamson. who WIN pull stroSe IN the
ing OF Howell and williamson in the pair-oared
contest of yesterday is any criterion. they VIII be
struggle OF tomorrow.
THE CREW.
VIVA SsT f. Cannon roisr sS~ 6 4 sS T re ss is
II WaiEy K N.sSssh N s,sSss e e s sSs ll ~
Cedar shen L. J. Atkinson, built by James
Mckay, Harlem. N. Y. Length, 40 ieet inches;
100 lbs; sliding seats; length OF sweeps, II feet
incnes; weight OF do, q lbs.
Total displacement 1858 lbs.
Racing dress, blue and red.
ATALANTA-NO. 2.
It's Character in New New YORK. @ needs but little reer
ence here. All who have been Identified with
boating interests IN tn tnat 1ocalty are acquainted
expertness with the oar which 1t has borne. Many
who were members In years past, and gone to
ing in those localities an impetus it would never
have attained but or their assistance and CO.
operation. This club was chartered In May, 1S4S,
and has since held Its own, standing unharmed
amid adversely. and at all times having crew in
some kind of trim tnat was ready do battle for
the defence OF it's reputation and the successful
resistance or any encroachment on their domain
gagged in seem almost to be the entire number of
prominent amateur 1aces in this country. But
lew times have they lowered their coIors to an op-
pOnent. In years gone by they have measured
sweeps with the crews OF Yale and fair 'Arvard, and
beaten them both on their own waters. But lew
will iail TO remember other Efforts oil theirs, one
in particular being their visit 10 London when
they deemed 1t an easy matter to "clean out' the
easily recalled, and how our lads came home de-
ieated and demorallzed need not be further al
done ", much ior I,, tnelr improvement, though
Or. Withers VIII always have it that "the
Engsnmen can't row any better Than we."
surprise in store for this club re-
Gently on the Harlem. They met the "Argys,"
OF Bergen Point, the same iour they will again
meet tomorrow on the lake, and they were badly
whipped-used up in an aquatic as well as pecn-
mary sense. But the persistency Of the organization
ton is such reconstruction was at once begun by
changing the bow and one OF the waist seats. with
two Of the old crew and the new men the Alta
lantas came here and have zealously trained and
practised on the lake to reduce their superfuous
avolrdupos and build up the suiiicency OF muscle
that Will enable them to pull honorably through
tomorrow's grand trial. know that the Atalan-
tas want to win the four-oa prize and am well
assured they would not again be beaten by the
Argys' for new boathouse II they are not
success iul in the contest they will have a good
place at the finish. The Atalantas' quarters are in
The Harvards' old Doathouse on the schuyler
property.
THE CREW.
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