The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-08
THE SARATOGA REGATTA.
Yesterdays Proceedings Of the Rowing As
ISOLATION Of American Colleges.
CHANGES IN THE ROWING RULES.
Arrangement Of the Details of the FOrthcom-
ing Race.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, April 7, 1877

The Rowing Association or American Colleges,
tho regatta OF which is TO be held at Saratoga
next July. held o meeting at the Massasoit House.
In this city, to-day. Twelve coreges-Amherst,
Brown, Columbia Cornell Dartmouth, Harvard,
Princeton. Trinity, Union, Wesleyan, williams and
Yale-were represented, each by two delegates;
Hamilton only was unrepresented. Mr.. w. J.
Roberts, OF Trinity, presided and J. x. Rees, OF
Columbia, was chosen secretary. pro TEN.
THE RACING RULES.
The racing rules were amended in several re-
spects, the most important change being in
tended to prevent foullng In future races. AS
amended the rules stand as follows Each boat
shall keep It's own water throughout the race, and
any boat departing from Its own water shall
be Disqualified; a boats own water is its
Duoyed course from the station assigned
to 1t at starting to the finish, and the
umpire shall be sole judge OF boats deviation
from its own water during the race. In the event
OF q foul the umpire shall have the power LAY to
place the boats, except the boat committing the
foul, which Is disqualified, in the order in which
they came In, provided that the fouled boat comes
IN nrst. or that the first boat had sufficient lead
at the time OF the foul TO warrant the race being
assigned 10 It, (o) II the fouled boat does not
come in first, or II unable to decide which boat Is
in error to order such of the leading boats to row
again as In hts opinion are entitled TO another
competition.
IL was further decreed that such subsequent
races, II ordered, should not be rowed on the same
day. The decision OF the umpire 0nstead OF
s'reieree'o Is to be nnal. The other amendments
OF the racing rules were immateria.
AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION.
Amendments 10 .he constitution were adopted,
changing the date o. annual meeting from April to
December, providing that the umpire ana Judges
| and regatta committee oil three shall be CHOSEN
at the annual meeting, declaring that any crew
/ employing any but cOllegian as coach, trainer,
boat keeper or Janitor OF beat house, shall be dis
| qualified; also the lolowing:-
ANY college no, represented in either the uni
| verslty or Freshman race OF the regatta immedl-
ately preceding the annual convention OF this
| this association and snall not have vote in any
| succeeding convention, until 'lt snail have gained
It's Iull membership by sucn representation In the
| regatta Immediately preceding such con-
ventlon No college club or clubs other
tnan those now members aud those which
| hereafter admitted as members ana any college
which shall lail 70 be represented IN three con-
secutlve regattas OF this ASSOCIATION shall be de.
/ barred rom future membership.
THE LAST REGATTA WEEK.
"A resoiutloa was adopted appllca6le only to
| University or Freshman race shall participate IN
| the otner contests OF regatta week. me associa-
ton voted Its THANKS 10 James Gordon Bennett
| and William BaIkle Tor their lberalIty and IN
terest In the athletic sports Of regatta week.
BowDoIN READMITTED.
Bowdoin College was unanimously readmitted
to the association. The Secretary. A. M. Ensign, or
| Cornell. j. X Rees, OF Columbia, and c. H. Ferry,
wise the constitution. The Regatta Com
mittee reported an agreement containing
twenty-four articles which they hal made
with the saratoga Rowing Association as to the
arrangements Tor
THE NEXT REGATTA,
and for the exact Iuhlment OF which that
association had given bonds. The paper
and crews, good boathouses comfortable
quarters and nrst class board. at $40
per week per man; the regular delivery or me
mall, freight and express regular stagesto run as
directed by the Regatta Committee; the survey
Ing and DuoyinR OF Saratoga Lac noats; a
steamer Tor the umpire capable OF running twelve
miles an hour; also three steamers lor tie press,
signal corps, Telegraph, police force, sidewalk.
watered streets and a grand stand capable OF
seating 10000 people; certain stICulated reason
abe rates OF travel Tor the public; a Committee
extoruon; tue repression OF pool selling; re-
gatta ball, aud. finally, the carrying out OF any
other reasonable regulations. Tie Convention
Voted against 3-tO row tue University race at
eleven A. A.
RESULT OF THE DRAWING.
The drawing Tor positions AT the start resulted
es IOllows:-l, Williams; 2, Cornell: 3, Amherst;
4, Bowdoin; 5, Brown; Q, Columbia; I, Wesleyan;
5, Princeton; g. Dartmouth: 10 Yale; IL, Trinity,
IL, Harvard: Is, Inlon; IA. Hamilton. Brown.
Columbia, cornell, Dartmouth. Harvard, Prince
sending Fres hmen ere - while Cornell Dart
mouth, Harvard, Williams. Yale ana B0wdon vii
furnish ssnge scuilers. The rule To trainers,
coacners, &c, Vas amenued 20 as to permit the
employ meat OF any person VINO has attended col
lege Tor two years. James Watson, OF wakes
Spirit M the Times CHOSEN umpire; after
which the Convention adjourned