The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-14
Tie Work of Preparation for
the Great Events.
THE SCENES ALONG THE ROAD.
The Single Scun and University
Foot Races.
THE ENTRIES AND PRIZES.

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Saratoga Is Justly entitled to be regarded as first
'class watering place. The comfort all are taking
out OF 1t Is that there will not be any water lett for
the rest OF the week. and so on the two 81 eat
days. that Of the last boat race and that or the
University foot races there VIII be fine weather.
Calculating on the weather more than day ahead
Sst0o much as YET, both for Old Probabilities and
anybody else and this uncertainty ought TO be at
once seized and looked fairly IN the face
by Nessrs. Appleton, Ferry and Thomas. the
committee which fortunately have the supreme
control OF this regatta. They have taken some
steps which, If they win carry out viii do more
than any other thing they could do TO make the
aEar complete success.
Section 5 Of artlcie Of the constitution OF the
college Association Is as toows:-
An college clubs taking partIn this regatta shall strictly
by association shall abide by the decision the
referee whose decision snail be maj IN an cases Any
shall be liable to expulsion from the association.
II they win live up strictly to this rule every one
OF the ten thousand around that lake will thank
them, and no one much more heartily than the
contestants themselves Meanwhile they can
thoroughly test their rules IN the of the pre-
vfoas day, the SINGLE scu and the Freshmen,
while two OF the committee from their pun over
the water to-day may have learned other points
well enough to know. The two officials who with
Jlsem will be mainly responsible for successful
Gay OF It's reverse are
THE REFEREE AND STARTER.
The former is Mr.. " illiam Wood, an Old oarsman,
araIner of the successful Yale Of 1864. and
present, believe, the superintendent OF the GYM
nasium of the Young Mems Christian Association
OF New York CITY. He must be upwards OF forty
years OF age and, from having known him for ten
years. think him a man OF good judgment and
fair resolution. That he will try to rule impair
italy never knew reason to doubt but Mr..
Wood has accepted position which, though 1t
may prove anecure, may, on the other
hand prove onerous in the extreme. At best
II is a JhapKess one, and until our college men
Ap0w each other better and agree on some man, as
oxford and Cambridge have agreed for years on
NJ. }. W. Chitty, an OXFORD man, in whom all have
entire confidence, the filing it properly viii be one
OF the hardest bits OF work connected with the
regatta. Many Of the powerful newspapers OF the
country viii be represented here-two Chicago
men, for instance, being on hand already-and the
press boat is to accompany the referee and watch
ali he says and does and fails TO say 40, and note
The surrounding circumstances. Hardly another
gathering in the year is so largely attended
mind the difficulties Mr.. BabcocK-a really very
suitable man, and whose aquatic experience IL
much more recent than Mr.. Wood's-had last year
10 encounter and the abuse heaped upon him iii
some quarters.
me world for example mas sometimes. when
describing referee, the irreverent habit Of call
ing him iackass. This mistake in the species
will at times, when made by ooy In attempting
brief biographical sketch OF another. awaken a
slight feeling OF Ill Will, and perhaps leave a mark
not sncn permanent one as the late Mr.. Keenan,
seems TO have left on that feature OF the face OF
WOOD must be above these things and try to first
see the race as carefully as possible and his acl
tiles will be excellent, single steamer being
allotted 10 him and the starter, no one else to be
on board but the engineer and helmsman, and
then, II questions come, take ample time ana rule
fairly.
The starter, Commodore Brady, is also man
have known or years. and the acquaintance with
his share OF the work and his Quickness and
tboronghness at it nave been OF invaluable SER
vice TO this Saratoga Rowing Association. Indeed,
Brady happens TO have one bodily an1iction which
greatly fear Will quite unfit him for the post he
coud otnerwlse MI admlrapy, and THIS especially
If the day Is windy or there is much noise IRON
any source about the starting line. TO call two
boats INTO line Is not always play, especially If
and more especially II the wind Is in
your lace. TO call nine is another story
altogether and needs operate lung power But
both need something more-name.y simply power
TO hear the answer TO your question, II there is
o1e-and with the dsarrangement OF some gar
ment OF this the swinging that boat
around TO get her heading just right, there are
often between starter and men many words ex-
changed Mr.. Brady unfortunately has slight
deaineHs-enough 10 often be valuable | doubt
not-Dui in all Kindness say it, and knowing HIM
30 be man enough to axe it in the spirit in which
~ 10 sent. DO not think he is the right for the
place Mr.. Wood himser would do II he mas voice
enough and IL should not be hard to get man.
But is better to look these Things In the face be-
kgehand rather than have them coming up aw&-
waruly when too late TO mend them.
THE TELEGRAPH THIS YEAR
Lat year some Harvard students ran tele-
cut, beside the track, Springfield. with sta
tiops at every half mile, and, after fashion, got
WORD 10 those at the finish how the battle was !
gong There VIII be no such thing this time, but /
Instead thereof men stationed at the haifmile !
buoy propose to signal Mr.. Cramer the surveyor,
at nis signal house, near the grand stand, in what
order the crews pass, and he VIII communicate the
same 10 the spectators. 1t is expected to work all
right, and there is no reason why should not.
Regatta week has certainly begun with a will.
The hote lists have doubled in length. Long files
OF people from New YORK. both city and State from
Pennsylvania, Boston and other points are mere
There were plenty here asst week to make it lively,
but more are coming. Striped ribbons of all coors
adorn yoEthul hatbands, or are entwlned nattlv
about feminine locket guard outtonhoe
Already there are plenty OF students here from ali
the competing universities ana colleges
TIE EVENTS THE WEEK
The balls OF To-day and tomorrow and the boat
races of Wednesday and Thursday and the loot
races Of Friday will furnish abundant sport TO IN
tereet each and every one A drive to the lake
now is a very pleasant task, and fifty things along
the road suggest that you are on the eve Of some
unusual excitement carriages, many Of them
stantiy. the ribbons worn telling you quickly who
their occupants hope viii WIN; watering tanks
dust OF Tnul sday, which some entepris.
ing, individual mas already embeliished
brand OF cream soda Jour morse stages swinging
past With students OF ali colleges Interminglng
An frendly way; nothing talked but boat, boat
boat" wesleyan, Yale, Harvard, Columbia being
IL everbody's mouth; load after load or the sawed
lumber passing you all healing Tor the lake. aud
5nmerous grand stands hall dozen
oars snuxly tied IN the express wagon marked
crew" Tom Burphy's dasning team.
With his son-lr.law, II learned rightly, and two
,adIes: well known New YORK faces everywhere;
reporters from Jar and wide; now SIX
pared boat, nnH from her long railroad
ride, tnmbilug doNn on the associations drag,
frank Lesic's hover Of California bark helping
cut the scene. Here member OF one or the crews,
a ( nlpn blask hafo
be left home, par Orwell our foreiathers might
have called them bi eec hes, or they might have
been ioreiathers oreeches, from their practical,
noubtless out certainly not graceful cut: "a
nashng dog cart, with blue ribbon on whip
ana everything blue, even sIown 10 the goggles
Of the driver. These are some or the
sights You might often have seen to-day.
bad you driven down The lake road |
, one thing you could not have failed TO re- ,
Ia ARK WITHIN nnnrs les. ~ a nard dr,ulnex !