The New York herald., 1874-07-20
RACE GOSSIP.

SARATOGA, July 10, 1874.
The great University boat race Of 1874 is now q
thing Of the past. and the 0arsmen OF the Ameri-
can colleges, together with the friends who &C.
companied them, are getting ready to bid adieu
to Saratogian hospitality and turn their faces to-
wards home. And such hospitality and treatment
as they experienced Will not readily pass out Of
the minds of those who for the last few weeks
made the Springs their temporary abiding place.
Regatta week brought many people here who
came, no doubt. wish the idea that from the time
they arrived until they left they would be SUBJ
jected to q series OF mpositions and extortions
sun1cient to frignten Q millionaire and stay him
even on the threshold Of the village. But these
imaginings proved delusive and visitors to Sar-
atoga for the first time were pleased as well as
surprised at the way things were conducted.
HOW THE MULTITUDE WAS HOUSED AND FED
Never during the history Of the Springs as a
fashionable summer resort was there such an
influx of strangers. Immense as the capa-
cities Of the hotels are they proved made
auate to accommodate the thousands who
poured into them during the week just gone by.
For all that, however, no one who came was in.
convenienced or compelled to stay outdoors. Many
a good villager, anxious to "turn an honest
penny made spare apartment or o couple of
rooms held by him serve that purpose. In this
yet to hear persons complain that.they were seri-
Ousy inconvenienced or victlmized during their
STAY On Thursday last there must have been
nearly thirty thousand persons here who came TO
see the regatta Nearly every section OF this great
and mighty Republic was represented, and from
the first citizen In the land down every class had
representative. The Empire State, as she ever
does on great occasions, was here In her
strength. New England, as never before, had
her thousands, ana from the Middle States there
was goodly sprinkltng. And what came they to
see What the magnet which attracted them was
has already been told by the press OF the country
in the accounts Of the great University race of 74
HOW THE CREWS WERE TREATED.
And now regarding the way the students we're
received during their stay. They were provided
not only with good houses for their boats, but at
the quarters which they had provided for them
they had everything they could desire at the most
moderate rates. This was due to the Satatoga
Rowing Association, the President OF that body un-
dertakng the duty or not only making agreements
with the farmers and hotel keepers along the shore
of the lake, but even had contracts made binding
them to charge no more than $40 week for each
OF the crew. 1t Is only just to admit, however,
that not only did the people who took the students
to board during their training live up to the
contracts they had made but did It in such a
way that the time the students spent at Sara
toga Lake will be long remembered with pleasure.
Never were arrangements more complete or
better carried out The disappointment OF not
having the regatta on the day named win count as
nothing when all other things are taken into con-
sideration. Even the hack and omnibus drivers
hard fellows to deal with under any circum-
stances-were kept in check, and, II occasionally
jehu with an elastic conscience stretched it q
point or so and charged 81 where he had right
only to nfty cents he did 1t at the risk Of his
license.
THE RATES OF FARE ON ONE BUS.
Many amusing incidents occurred during the
three days just past. l remember one parttcu-
larry, and how two gentlemen were brought in
from the lake for twenty i've cents each when the
driver OF the omnibus was charging 81. Just after
Columbia's victory, and before the crews had dis
persed from around Moons the small-potato
mans place, loud-throated conductor OF an
omnibus was yelling out at the top OF his voice,
"Here you are n0w-iust Oh for Saratoga-only