The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-02
AQUATIC NOTES.

The Harlem Regatta Association have decided
to hold their annual regatta in June on the Har.
lem River. The regatta will only be open to men,
bers of the New York Athletic, Nassau, ATLANTA.
Harlem and New York rowing clubs.
The Yale crew have been on the water nearly
four weeks and are now rowing daily. The boat
will this year, with two exceptions, be filled by
new men. r. J. Cook. OF Pittsburg Pa, will reap
pear as stroke, and Julian Kennedy, of Pttsburg,
Pa, win row In his old place, starbOard stroke.
The new men are NJ G. Nixon, of Chicago, and @.
N. Fowler, both In the waist, and Frederick Wood,
Jr., OF Norwalk. and George L. Brownel pulling
port bow and bow respectively The crew at pres
ent average about 16S pounds.
The Schuylkl Navy intend TO hold regatta in
June. which win be open to amateur oarsmen OF
the United States and the Canadas. 1t will be gov
erned by the same rules made use OF last year at
the regatta OF the Saratoga Rowing Association,
excepting the definition OF an amateur. which
Princeton college intend to be represented this
year 10 the College regatta, and are busy getting
The Saratoga Rowing Association have two
steamers on the lake, and on the day OF the big
race one will be given to the referee and two
judges and the other to the press.
MI. G. H. Kellogg, OF the Yale Freshman crew Of
49, viii train this year as substitute for the Col
Neither Amherst, the Aggies or BowdoIn will be
represented this year at the College regatta.
a. Rar snake @ Where tDeT viii
rive about three weeks prior TO the college race.
The committee Of the Rowing Association OF
atoga Rowing Association visited Saratoga Lake
last Tuesday and selected the course for the COL
lege race. The boats will be started from point
about quarter OF mile southwest Of Snake
Hill, and pull three miles straight away, finishing
close to Moons.
up, but Will probably be selected from Messrs Il. p
Merwin, F. J. stinson. E. 9. Cooke, Q. b. Canin, 9.
b. lockwood, y. L. Brace and some seven or eight
others that In training.
The college ball Will probably be held on the
evening or the 10th OF July In the saratoga Town
Hail. as that Is the largest ballroom in the town.
The Neptune Boat Club, OF Staten Island have
decided 10 rebuild the boat house recently de-
The Saratoga Rowing Association intend holding
their annual regatta on the 4tn, 10th and Goth of
race is now being arranged between the Yale
University crew and the Atantas. that Will prob
ably be pulled at New Haven during Commence
The Regatta Committee OF the College Associa.
tions are very well pleased with the arrangements
In IL 5 nf s
one to each college.
10 build one OF the handsomest boat houses In the
country. They propose to locate It on Chapel
viii Be- TWO story frame building and have accom-
mediation for seventy.fve boats. The building
viii cost about $4,000 Of which $12,5O0 has al
ready been subscribed for the most part by the
students. The management OF the building has
been accepted by three members OF the faculty,
and contributions sent to Professor Z. ]. Richards,
treasurer OF the committee, or c. n. Ferry, presi-
dent OF the boat club will be gratefully acknowl.
edged. The students have hitherto betrayed all
boating expenses out OF their own pockets but the
magnitude OF this undertaking renders necessary
this their first appeal TO their graduates and the
friends OF aquatic sports.
Trinity University crew have secured training
quarters at Ricy's on the eastern bank OF Sara
t0ga Lake.
second grand stand is to be erected at Point
Breeze on Mr.. Leslie's property on Saratoga Lake.
Yale University crew Will put up at Meyers
Cedar Blun Hotel during the regatta week.
Harvard College Is at present negotiating for
the purchase OF piece OF property on the banks
OF Saratoga Lake, and should they fail In buying,
the crew will be located at Ramsdelrs.