Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-02
THE SARATOGA REGATTA.
An Exciting Coatest--Tn,rteen Crews
lOmpete for the challenge sun

a.
An Exciting Contest Thirteen Crews
compete for the challenge Cup.
Tie result of the regatta at Saratoga on Mon
Gay and description OF the Beaverwycks (the
winning crew. ana the Potomscs of George
town, have already appeared in THs STAR
Appended is an account of the four-oared race
a. published by the New York Herald Of yes
terday:
Thirty minutes more and the gun again
doomed. 1t was the signal for the f0urs 20 pre-
pare. Men made big bets with their friends
and the ladies wagered gloves and bonnets be
tween themselves, aud occasionally husbands
and lovers yentured trifies with their wives aud
sweethearts. Long before it was thought thai
the time had passed the thirteen crews were or
dered into line. The Palmettos came nrst, then
the Besyerwyeks, then the Buffslos, and 80 on;
blue, red, magenta, white, and all the colors
that ever covered the heads and backs Of com
peting oarsmen, fitted by the referees boat
and took their positions in liue, the Grsmmer-
cys, OF New York, nearest tn stand, with the
potonses' OF Georgetown, far away on the
other side. Such sight vas never before seen
on any water They expected a bitter struggle.
and bitter. terrible pull there was over those
three long miles As Commodore Brady stood
in the bow OF the starters boat and glanced
over the lake and on the shores and on the oars
men, there was sight 10 delight the heart OF
the lover of this grand pastime. Commodore
Brady took his last glance along the line that
stretches from shore TO shore, raises his arm.
when snap goes the pistol, and away like pieces
of mechanism shot towards Snake Hill the thlr-
teen shells, delicate as Of woven wood.
THE RACE.
It was a splendid start. The Atalantas an.
geared TO catch water first and get away. The
Grsmmercys, to the west of them, followed sO
closely that the advantage gained WAS insignia
cant. The Wah- wah-sums, a crew from which
much was expected, got at their work in beau-
tiful ST le and bid fair to sustain the estimate
their fTiencs had set upOn them. The Pitts
burgers, the vicUors Of last year, were making
hot work tor their next hand neig "a bOrs, the At
lantics, of HJbOken, ard the SeaWanh4ka crex
was fast cutting away from tue Canadisns, even
IN the first eco yards. Stretching across toward
the eastern shore, the Argonautss, Of Bergen
Point, the favCrites in the race, were making
clear water between their boat ana the Beaver
wycks, Of Albany, who we're 10 their Iight
Eldred, pulling sisshing stroke OF forty 60 The
DlTute, was doing ali that mortal n an could Dc
in his boat, and his crew, in the early part o
the race, Responded TObiy. Ii was 8 killnl
stroke, though, ard notwithstanding the her
culean efforts being made in the Arg0nanta's
boat, the Beayerwycks were hanging
closely behind that il they pos. s-ed the re
served strength they appeared t. be keeping
back, when they came to bring &c into place y
would astOnish peopis at the finish. The Pal
mettO and Potomac crews, at the astern eN
tremity Of the line, were doing well and testing
each others strength. TIE Potomac bOy~
however, had the l. ad on tae Charleston crew
and were working fer better position By :ht
time the frst mile was rOwed the ArgOaauta,
had a good lead AMI had slackeBed up A littlt
on their worn, puiiiDg a less number OF stroke.
20 the minute and not pulling them so strongly.
The Besyerwycks, close on them, were dOins
thiTty-ei as gcOd, honest strokes a creE
ever put in. TO the west Of the Beaverwyck.
and The Argonautas the Atalantas, wah-wah-
sums and Duquesnes were 50 closely bIncheo
together that foul became evident.
THE ATALASTAs BOAT CAPsIZEs.
A few seconds later ana the Wah wah-sums
and the Ataantas were seen to come together
and cease rowing for a while, but the MicLi-
gamers cut loose and started away again to pull
up the time they had lest. The Ataantas' boa
now seemed 60 come ia contact with the Daques-
mes. IL was only for q minute, however, aud
the boys from Pittsburg left tue Atalantas.
something the matter on the Atalanta boat"
sung cut some person on the judges steamer.
and sure enough there was. The bow appeared
to be under Inc water and was fast settling
Two of the men rolled out OF the boat and a few
seconds later the remaining two were in the
water. The race for a time was forgotten OF
lest sight of, as il was known on board the
steamer that one Of the crew could not swim
Haihng Vice Commodore Southgste's steam
launch Julia, she was directed to pick the meu
up, which was accordingly done. In the mean
time the contestants had got around the turning
stakes. the Argonaltis showing the leaf home,
followed closely by the Beaverwycks.
THE CLOSING STRUGGLE.
The race back TO the finishing line, after al
the boats got fairly around, was most exciting
The BesverwycEs had quickened their number
of strokes, running the up TO forty, and were
catching mp on the ArgOnau'ss. TIE Struggle
with these crews wSs terrible. The men ia both
boats were working with the greatest energy.
and the steering was as near perfection in one
beat as in the other. The POtomacs were
making better showing up, now that they
entered the last mile and half than what then
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lead OF several lengths on the Palmettos and
lad Also gone by the Scawanta kas. The Yer
Bons, Gramercys and Atlantics were working
hard, with the Georgia boys holding q slight
lead. The Argonautss, OF Canada, of which g.
much was expected, were away in the rear,
rowing a hopeless stern chase. When the las
mile wss entered upon the Beaverwycks hsc
not only crept up and passed the ArgOnautas
but were leading them several lengths and
rowing within themselves, pulling thirty-siS
strokes to the Argonsutss' thirty-nlne and
forty.
THE VICTORIOUS CREW.
The Times account says at this point: "The
tall, wiry Beaverwycks continued to put more
and more between them, and within half mile
of the home-stake had q lead OF fifteen lengths.
The Potomacs had also done some sharp work
and br ushed close up on the Argonautas, but
the Buffalo and Wshwasum gradually but
surely rowed them down and wrested theiI
highly creditabie position from them. The
Palmetto and Vernon crews who had come ali
the way from The far southern waters not only
to try their skill and mettie against their north
ern brethren, but to settle the question OF
premacy between them had Q very deter mined
race among themselves, and for Q half mile IL
Was nip and tuck IL Charleston or Savannah
could boast of the best crew" No further
changes took place, and the Beaverwyck-
crossed the score ahead OF all competitors In
the excellent time Of 1884. The Beaverwycks
had Q reception which only the pent-up 'enthu-
siasm Of o large and excited multitude can
Give. Cheer after cheer was given for the
Champions, who now carry the grand challen ge
cup to Albany.