The New York herald., 1874-09-01

TIE INTERNATIONAL REGATTA.
"A Splendid Days Sport and
Fine Races.
THE ATALANTA'S BOAT SUNK.
ON ellis Great Race
Against Time.
Tho Besvsrwyck Crew, Of Albany, Wins the
four.Oared Race, and David Roach, of
the Gramercy Club New York,
the Junior Scullers' Race.
THE ATALANTA'S BOAT SUNK.

SARATOGA, August 81, 1874.
Tne FESTIVAL OF oars is over. The second Interna.
uonal amateur regatta given by the Saratoga
Rowing Association is among the things that are
on record, and the representative oarsmen OF
america know who are the champion four The
oanner Of victory floats o'er the stalwart Beaver
"ycks' OF Albany 1t was secured honestly, ana
VIII be accorded them with pleasure.
AL the trains that centred mere on Saturday and
since brought large accessions Of rowing men,
unany OF them IN company with their families, so
she hotels were crowded, and this mornings sun
mao hardly ushered in the day wnen the farmers
2nd all the country iOlks for miles around began to
Rour 10 TO the village for it was rumOred that
sne Ioux-0ared struggle was to be terrible one
AZ nine O'Clock Broadway was thronged with
vehicles and, with an early breakfast, the popu-
sace began TO make their way out to the lake. In
NSe same manner that had previously marked all
IN, ~ Arrangements the association had the
vprin.N .Np0g carts at work by dayhreak, and the
road vas< <Vtrhour> dust. How the ladies' thanked
the o1icers .<or thsswOrkI The drive was pleasant
And the nelds iHran>and-the deep emerald foliage
yparkled with beauty.
1t was long before\teA O'Clock when .he favnrKe
heats In the grand stand were at presnium. T6SfA
WAS a dense mass Of lovely ladies hand to wit
ness the great aquatic sgStess Of the season. All
were anxious and all were ia speculation
as to the victors. Ten minutes befofa the> yacht
Brady steamed down to the starting line the grove
back OF the stand contained luly 1000 men, w0-
men and children, and over on the other side of |
Rhe lake the carriages were standing on the shaded
Shore at rough guess to the number of thou
sand. All the little boats and all the big boats,
Ehe saiooatss apd; me dugodss ,TsFs se9stine or I
1klmnmlnR aseSut. Each and all of them had their
:.1ep .pants, ana on the face Of every individual
hthere were expressions OF satisfaction that tee
fday was 80 pleasant and the water 30 smooth In.
deed, the lake was on it's good behavior, though IN
The early morning the wind was somewhat tricky
and the oarsmen on an nxious seats. But every
khing Was proptious-good weather, good man.
Iagement and good water
Now the gun on the hill bios the junior scullers
prepare for their race, the frst the programme.
twenty minutes later 1t orders the contestants
Into line and soon the 1.-THE form of Roach Of the
Gramercys, is seen padding hts cigar-shapetSfait
10 his starting boat. Lathrop Of the BeSVerwycks;
4hen Hardy, Of Norfolk who was t.ird at the finish
In the senior race Of SATURDAY, and then Acker-
ADaE, Of the Atalantas ptil the entire eleven men
Of muscle and easnfance and courage were in
hne. Promptly they were sent away on their mis-
non and tell you that never was there grander
race Of It's kind rowed In America, and the honors
or that battle fall on the shoulders of the little
BCuller VI Tue uariem hlVer, DdVy hOaCu.
Between the frst and SECOND contests there
elapsed tire usual time, when Jimmy O'Neil, also
OF the "Grams," Of New York, was bid, by the
booming of the cannon, to get ready and then pre-
pare to start. 1t was the extra scuers race OF
three miles, made by the association for the oars
men Of the land who were ION the fence;" In
other words, who were not professionals; but yet
hooked upon byamateurs as having been 30 en-
gagged In rowing and building boats, or something
of that kind, IS to disqualify them
for their company. Three contestants entered,
but O'Neil was compelled to go over the
course alone, and when he left for his job muscles
and man were in perfect harmony, the one want
ing to eclipse all previous records and the other
attuned to that degree OF perfectness that they
we're ready to stand the pittess strain. Bronzed
as an Indian and cheerful as a kitten, Jimmy came
70 the score and he did his work with master
hand, pulling that hong three miles In time that
puts to blush all previous efforts, either by anna
teurs or professionals. Professor Jim can be
proud Of his great work and wear his diamond
Thirty minutes more and the gun again boomed
1t was the signal ior the fours to prepare. me
and talked and guessed and speculated Men made
big bets with their friends and the ladies' wageret
si0nally husbands and lovers ventured tr1nes WILL
their wives and sweethearts. Long before It wa
c1ews were ras ordered @ into tine The Palmetsos
nrst, then the Beaverwycks (oh, my betting
magenta white and all the coors that ever coyeret
the heads and backs oil competing oarsmen, nittet
y the n cs a ana Ne% o9s
stand, with the Pot0macs, of Georgetown ar ava,
on the other side. such sight was never oeor n
tive champion amateur oarsmen Of the Unitet
states and Canadas. and here was the result
expected q bitter struggle, and . bitter, terribI
pub there was over those three long miles A
boat and glanced over the lake and on the shore
and on the O2rsmen, there was s1gnt 70 deugn
the sSe hearts xsre IN %
the lookers-on. Fiity-two hopeful souls were u
the tiny boats that would % soon speed along I'm TN
modore Brady took his last glance along the. I'm
that stretches from shore to shore, raises his arm
mechanism shot towards snake Hin the thtrteel
ahells. delicate as OF woven wood
the thirteen boats having been all drawn int
11e and the starter satisfied they were All o.
ssne sa9
to catch water first and get away. The Gramercy's
70 the west Of them 50 CLOSELY yhs Snat wan n
got at tnetr WORK in beautiful style and bid lair
sSs% % rns % Pls;sOufsers. sne yicsors q last yea.
were making hot work for their next hand neigh
hsks crew was fast cutting away from tn
Canadians, even In the first 200 Yards. Stretching
Ssrsen Point avorses the race
making clear water between their boat and tn
Beaverwycks OF Albany, who we're to their right
kldred, pulling sasning stroke at lorsy 70 - IN \
minute, was doing all that mortal man could DO II
his boat and his crew In the early part OF the rae
responded nobly. II was killing stroke, though
and, Notwithstanding the hercuieau efforts oein
made In the Argonauta's boat, the Beaverwyck
were hanging on closely behind that II they pos
sessed the reserved strength they appeared to b
keeping back when they came to bring It into plac
was gong to astonish people at the finish. IN
ern extremity Of the line, were doing we
and testing each others strength. the Pot0
Charieston crew ana were working for better pc
cnion BY the time the first mile was rowed tn
AHonautas had good lead and had sackened u
ntue on their work, pulling less number Q
snokes 70 sne minute and not pulling them g
stI0nRy Ine Beaverwycks close on shem, wer
DONG tnlry-elRht as good, honest strokes as
crew ever put In. To The 1Yast Of the peaxel