The New York herald., 1874-08-26
THE INTERNATIONAL REGATTA.
The Second Season of the Saratoga
Rowing Association.
CIR E VS. ON THE LAKE
Where They Are LOcated-RuleS for the Guild
ance Of the Cont eStantS.
The PRIZES AND The PROGRAMME.
Drawing Positions fol. the
start.

Drawing Positions for the
start.
SARATOGA, August "a 1874.
From race horses the men, women md children
OF this pleasant retreat have gone over to racing
oarsmen From the track the crowds are now
transferred daily TO the lake, and FellOwcraft's
unparalleled feat seems to have been buried IN
oblivion in the anticipation that one more of
the CHEEKY faced boys who pull the oar viii wipe
out all previous and put the figures SO low
that professionals Will open wide their aquatic
eyes. That something of this kind will occur in
the coming international regatta l am sure, for
already the crack amateur oarsmen OF the United
States are here aud Canada will soon follow and
others almost hourly arriving, so by the morn
ing OF Friday, the opening day. there will be with
us representatives from twenty -four clubs who
have superiors, and, perhaps, but few equals In
the wide world, even for success in what they un-
dertake In this phy sical pastime Of rowing and for
intelligence and clear perception as to the manner
OF doing their WORK. II the wide awake handful OF
Saratoga's citizens, who have made the village
almost an Eden In it's fascinating temptations had
never done anything else than to bring together
within Its boundaries these rival rowing men from
Cne IOuT pOtHtb Vi tHc cCOupdsb-iTom Iuc
regions Of Maine to the palmetto groves OF the
Carolinas, and from the swiftly running MenOnga-
hela to the placid Harlem-they would be entitled
to the thanks OF the community, and their names
handed down to SaratOga's remotest posterity; (;
for, indeed, the coming aquatic reunion Is great
one. 1t may not create the enthusiasm, the
hurrah, the idiotic ram-jam OF the college contest,
but 1t win show the thousands who Will be in at
tendance on the three days events remarkably
fine races, contested honestly to the end by men
whose present condition represents what one may
take TO be something not far from reaching the
ideal OF the trainers art All the competitors
here are ripe for the coming struggles, and, in the
way Of further preparation wish only to keep
themselves in good nx.
PEEP AT THE CREWS
On Sunday 1t seemed to me to be good time
to take o peep at the nine fOur.oared crews on
the lake. and in company with Commodore Brady
and Mr.. George W. Smith, one Of the few active
citizens who have enthusiastically taken hold OF
this reg alta business and will carry 1t successfully
through, logged out to that pretty sheet of water
Nothing could have been quieter and less sug-
gestive OF important coming events than the dull,
lazy sOmnOience OF the surroundings The MORN
ing was lovely and the water quiet as fish pond.
and indeed, 1t has been SO for a week or more.
The little steam yacht Una was in waiting Tor us
and soon steamed away on her mission. Some OF
the crews, forgetting the day, we're found on the
lake practising short spins, going
couple OF miles or 30 and then return
ing to their houses, and about two O'Clock
the visitors to the Conkling Sulphur
Springs and the daily driving assemblage to the
many hotels on the buns made the course of the
lake side events take o pleasant turn The Chin
neys OF the rival farmhouses planted like senti-
nels along the bold banks, cleaned hercely In the
sun. striking in bold relief cloudess sky; the
green OF The giant trees on every hand, the big
two story boat houses the campers on the water's
edge, the rustic fishermen, the rugged heights of
Snake Hill, all caught increased life as
the afternoon wore on. few idlers
OF the well known Saratoga Lake pat
tern planted themselves against the convenient
boat houses and loafed in the shade to their
Brady, moved swiftly up and down the broad
water and tssn snon par sS%1 oar or double
the shore Tor their evening pull. And
for day one week almost removedfrom the races
The whole talk among the thrOng turned on the
events OF the regatta. Some old fellows who then
tired Of adyancing their opinions. Int II Is adj.
mitted on all hands that the majority OF the crews
are trained to admiration, and personally very
confident OF success, 80 you see these contests
will be crackers from the inception OF affairs.
In turn, the Argonautas OF Bergen Point, N. j.;
,
YORK; the wah-wah-sums, Of Saginaw City,
New YofK ahs ATTAIN
tics, % Of HoboEen, N j., and the Palmestos, sos
Of Charleston, 8. O., were visited. Each and
location and do not think they could be better
placed under any possible combination OF pleasant
circumstances. The convenient boat houses in
which they located have been made memora-
BILE TINS year by the bone and muscle OF American
universities, and alongside the paint and daub
crews.
are in the old quarters OF rlucky Williams at Wash
Abes, and II some OF them catch the same enthu-
slasm that pervaded the heart OF John Gunster In
the college College, hsr % al the
home possess to cross the finish line In front Of
them. On the other side OF the lake. at Myers, the
old Yale quarters are to he found
THE POTOMAC LADS.
They eat IN the same room, overlooking the
Haven, and Quietly and modestiy attend TO the the
arduous work before them Barring all accident ts,
these Georgetown rowers will come out Of the four
cared struggle, the only one In which they in
terested, without tue tarnish or "lOu" upon their
bright banners charged against their college pre-
former quarters OF Dartmouth, is the camp Of
THE wAH-wAH.suAs,
sa ss csssn II Wheeler ss West s % bows right s'r G
but theym be back soon" We couidn't
i know that they VIII 90 into the fouroared she'll
race confident or taxing home the prize. They
may be 8stOnished before they get through with
the struggle; but as their individual health Is
good, aud they are tough and brown as leather,
the crew is worthy OF prominent note. Further up
on the eastern shore, and where the old road
stopped among the trees, are
THB GRAMEkCIES,
at Ingraham's. Here the stout champions OF Co.
lumbia College finished their training and showed
the New kngand university gentlemen how 1t was
best to row and win. The Gramcrcles like the spot
up there all alone In practical wilderness and In
tner leisure moments have been beautitying the
place. Young % trees have % been set out oy them
OF the hill to the door OF the boat house.
the stumps OF Old trees turned upside down
and In the hollow earth has been packed, where
Mowers and plants now thrive--rusic n0wer pots
indeedl Here the Cdlumbias, In little bit OF par
donabe exulation alter their great victory, Dlazed
the bigger tree and lett their names In blue paint
''Go thou and do likewise" pleasantly said Com
modore Brady to the Gramercies, pointing to the
Coumba'S record. NWell. we'll try and whan