The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-06
A Tour of the Lake and a Look
at the Boys About
the lighthouses.
ALL BUT ONE CREW AT WORK.
The Crews that Will Row
at Saratoga.
Measurements, Figures and Facts that
Will Prove Interesting and
Valuable as a Record.
SARATOGA, July 8, 1874.

SARATOGA, July 6, 1874.
The morning OF "the glorious Fourth" was ush-
cred IN with sunshine in the still quiet streets OF
the village Of saratoga. As the forenoon advanced
good, strong breeze from the southeast was STIR
ring which gave every indication Of increasing as
the day grow older. The early ones, who were up
ana doing and lOunging round the piazzas
OF the different hotels, or migrating from
one house to the other. threw anxious looks
toward the sky, as II mentally inquiring what
effect the blow would have on the practice OF the
crews at the lake. For the past few days 1t might
he stated that the water has been rough during
the day. and unless in the early morning or late in
the evening the men who In the after
noon OF Thursday week, wind and weather per-
hitting, are to DO battle in siX-oared shells for
the aquatic honors OF their respective UNIVERSE
ties, have had very little chance to do the practice
SO necessary iOr success when the eventml day
arrives. Friday evening the Trinity boys wearing
the little white and green ribbons, the colors IN
der which they have chosen to row, arrived in the
village with their sX-oared shell and single.
They number seven in all-six for the crew and a
substitute, should he be required. They are fine
looking lot of young fellows, big and hearty and
retcent in speech. About nine O'Clock groups OF
twOs and threes and tours might be seen leaving
the hotels and directing their course toward the
lake to see chow the boys are getting along"
You could tell by the colors they wore in their but
ton holes how their feelings run in the wishes Tor
victory which still rests with the uncertain future
to reveal.
THE DRIVE TO THE LAKE,
along the dusty road which leads there, occupies
about half an hour from Congress Hall, pro-
vided you happen upon good team and driver
who prefers to drive rather than to talk as good
many OF them insist upon doing.
On arriving at Moons 1t was plainly to be
seen that for good practice the breeze was
altogether too fresh. The usually smooth sur
face OF this beautifully situated sheet OF water
was rufled and agitated by the wind, which
was blowing pretty strong from point nearly due
south. Along under the lee of the eastern shore
there was apparently good water; but over the
course which the crews are to row, and which Is
already marked out by buoys tipped with small
American bags, the water looked too rough for
Shells
SCENES AT THE FLOAT.
Notwithstanding the uniavorable look Of the
water there was something astir about the boat
house OF the Saratoga Rowing Association. 1t
was now about ten O'Clock in the forenoon, per-
haps little after, and Cook, Of Yale, and his
crew, were getting out their shell to 40 some
work anyhow" If only to keep their hands in.
few minutes more and the ship was in the water,
the men seated and the boat showed OF. The
crew padded down to the bridge, and then, hug.
ging the eastern shore, settled down into steady
pull to their quarters at Myers, near Cedar Blum.
While waiting for the Yale Freshmen, who were
about to follow the example OF their seniors, to get
into their boat, the remark, "Heres crew coming
down the lake, directed the attention OF the lockers
on I'D the course Down they came, over the course
unheeding the angry little white caps which
frowned up about Them pulling their thtrty-three
by the watch, and pulling 1t well and in good
form. Closer observation revealed their colors,
and the blue and white bespoke them Columbia. u
They kept right on until they reached point
opposite the noat where we were standing, wher
they eased up and pulled in shore. They were
bare to the waist and every man In the boa
looked in magnificent condition. Alter taking
little rest the Columbus started out again. and
with their boat pointing towards Snake Hill they
took it leisurely home.
VISIT TO THE CREWS.
whistle from the handsome little steam
launch which had now come up to the noat sum
mOned the favored few who had been invited tC
take their places on board and without delay
Through the courtesy of Mr. Charles SOuthgate
who commanded the little craft, the HERALD cor
respondent was enabled to make the tour OF tn,
lake, have look at crews on their noats o.
about their lighthouses, and take q glance q
things generally. The Trinity crew, which, a.
already stated arrived the night before, were also
on board with the six in which they rowed las
year, and q single, oars and outriggers, on tn,
covering overhead which sheltered passenger
from the rays of the sun. The drst stoppage mad
was at the quarters OF the Weseyans, at Abbel's
This is the first boarhouse on the western shore
nom Moons. Not many Of the boys who spor
the delicate lavender were seen about. Thel
could not have been far distant, however, for th
announcement that the mails had arrived brough
many o stray one to the waters edge for the ex
pected letter from home or dear ones, or the wei
come newspaper from the great CITY, briei adie
to the boys and the little propeller was stretchin
on towards the boathouse at the foot Of the slope
upon the brow OF which stood the old Schuyle
mansion, from the naestaf OF which wave
proudly in the breeze the magenta OF Harvard
Dick Dana, dressed in natty suit of blue nanne
stood on the noat, and four or five others OF tn
good aud true men who are to work behind hi
for victory were by his side. Running sufficient
near to hand the mails to expectant hands and W
were on again 10 where the cornelian OF the Col
nell University indicated the Local habitaton an
name OF the crew which bore that color.
was here that old Josh Ward and his three brother
nut up when they beat the best professional ere v
England ever sent abroad Similar to the othe
stoppages this was also q brief one. The Corne
boys were ON hand, uepiorin" VIC oohuitioh U. III
water and hoping that the wind would go dow
and give them chance to do their preparation
work on the water. The letters and papers the
received, however, brought glad smiles to thei
faces and, for the time being at least, they forge
that the water OF the lake was roughened by IN
Oreeze which was still freshly blowing. Tn
orange Of Princeton proclaimed Cue quarters
tue Princeton crew at John Riey's. Nice quar-
tiers, too, for the boys. Here some OF the crew
among them A<ldicks, who made q fair showing
an oarsman on the Schuylkill last year, crowde
into the little steam launch and took seat aons
side OF Mat Rley,,a good fellow, ~ the way, an
one who has many friends among the oarsme
now at Saratopa and others who eypect TO visit 1