The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-22

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| opens ana they have also the three weeks or
month Immediately preceding the great race 10
| thoroughly prepare for II and do nothing
else. The members OF boat clubs on the
other hand, have little time for practice,
| and save In age ana experience have
little else TO boast or There are 70 he sure,
some members OF boat cluos who do nofhlng else
| but row and thus give q faint OF pro esSlonaiism
to the pastime: bul fortunately, THESE individuals
are few ana and as they hold rowing commissions
and belong TO many cubs at the same tine Tor the
sake Of the pr yes they may scoop In" during me
rowing season, they are scarcely worthy Of men,
ton. These men regarded as professional anna
Tours It would be well, therefore 10 test the mat
ter oil time, and by making due allowance for the
| difference between skies and iours correct es'
timl.e OF superiority could be arrived al. Let
| the amateurs then, row through the lanes. Let
the start be made rom the point OF snake Hill
aud terminate at the imaginary line across tie
lake opposite the grand stand. 1t can then be
! seen VINO rows the faslest-Cornei or the
Beaverwycks, Columoia or the Aryonautas
/ Harvard or the Wah-WAh-Sums and Yale or the
Ataantas
.PROBABLE CONTESTANTS THIS YEAR.
Little tine should now b. lost ii making prep
aratioas Tor the coming reg alta. Tne managers
here should lmme iilttlg -et TO work, issue
their programme ana appoint the time when
the entries open and close. Close scrutiny should
be observed, so that none out bona Bde amateurs
be allowed 20 compete for the prize. The time
Tor the races ought not be set too far back IN the
season. Towards the close or August NOT TOO close
on september, W Juld oe an acceptable ume. The
fall business commences with the litter month, and
the su amer vacations OF most OF The yOung men
would be up and their services at their respec-
tive places OF business will be rtq nred. Make
the contest. as in the past, international one'
nd v IA q "A
her Langtons and O'Briens to red EN- their de
feat OF '73 and revive their success OF ~.
HaliaX prouu or It's osrsmen. the land
which gave birth to Waiter Brown,
may be induced to senu crew.
from the sunny South, If we are not TO nave the
Vernon and Palmetto crews from Georgia and the
Carohnas, possibly Louisiana might send four
TO take their place. There are some good crews
IN the South. ana New Orleans can boast OF more
than one iour wuicn would make the winners
row hard for victory. The Potion les and Ana
lostans from Washington it Is rum0red viii De on
hand. The Potomacs were Attn last season IN the
race, the position as that held oy Cornell IN
the University OF the same year. Since then the
Potomacs have recognized their crew, and In
stead o. being liLh in the coming regatta the boys
OF the Potomac, like those oil Cornell, may take
first place. The West, 1t is said, VIII also be
represented by a crew. Whether the Wan
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dehni ely settled This Is really hns crew,
! and they row q telling stroke--a little slow, but
! one which SENDS their boat rapidly tnroGgn the
! water. The Buffalo crew sure TO be here, and
the BeaverwycXs and Argonautas are anxious to
. meet again on the waters OF Saratoga Lake.
will New York again repeat the victory OF Cor
nell and vanGuisn the men OF JersegH In all
! probability the crews viii be the same ana the
struggle will be as keen as 1t was last september.
hnrn I'M
In 1878 they won the prize. VIII they be as sue
cessrul In 1875 ? Time Will tell. New York city
will nave at least two crews, report goes the
| ATLANTA, with It's university four, and the New
York Athletic A good deal OF interest is centred
| in the ATLANTA crew, account Of the SHIN
ing lights 1t contains. Eusus and Gunster
aud Downs and somebody else, II is sa d,
Will compose TIE quartet Is 1t net posi-
BILE Tor some club TO get Cook, OF Yale ostrom. OF
Cornell Rees, OF Columbia; and Edred. OF the
"Aegys,n to compose C ew oflnvlncioles No
use In doing things by nall, he New YORK row.
ing Club found out last spring on the Harlem
River, when they rowed against the New YORK
Athletic four. 600 the whole animal or none.h
Half and half won't do. 1t is English for sara
toga waters. Speaking OF the New York Rowing
CLUB, wilbur Bacon might get up good crew IN
that organization, winch might prove TO be the
dark horse in tn. encounter. Referring the
stead OF having representatives from only two
or three clubs the Nassau, Harlem, Nautilus, Gram
ercy, Dauntless, Carman. Friendship, and Reso-
/ lures may sport their cOlors. Here's feet or
itself which might make splendid reg itta. Little
Jersey Will not be without lis representatives.
and besides the Argonauta, OF Bergen Point, there
/ may be the Atlantcs OF Hoboken; the Pdssaic
/ Triton and Eureka crews OF Newark. And Pnila-
/ dephia-generous, whole sou.ed, chlvairic Phila-
I delphia-whose boating navy invites competitors
every year 10 compete In tue Schuylkil might
well come here aud win prize, Tor her ubs
rarely 40 It at home The schuylKill Navy md 1t
80 pleasant allow It's prizes TO 20 to oCner ciues
and other states that the boys OF Paramount Park
do not care TO train for rewards 10 be gained in
their own waters. Come. then, to the neutral
waters Of Sara oga- Let the Vespers aud the
Quakers the Pennsyvanians and the Bachelors
prepare Tor the coming struggle on sara oga
Lake. It will TT them for the great work they
have in view when the Cen ennial comes round
CANOES AND sAILBoArs.
More than once it has been demonstrated that
the waters on the lake can be ruined and DIS
turbed and white caps dance over a Eurface which
is usually as smooth as glass. To avoid disap-
pointing the crowds who Will throng TO the lake
on the days named for the regatta let 1t DE ar
ranged that, IN case the water Ia too rongn for
shell boats, a sailing race over sstaEed out course
will be substituted Let there be prlze Tor
canoes and prize for saiboats. Races OF this
kind would attract great attention. great many
OF the BOAT clubs nave canoes and cultivate sail
ing. There are NUMBER OF sallDoats on tine
lake, ana others would be brought mere II these
/ races are added to the programme. Let Saratoga
add TO It's attractions by the features named. and
the season so brilliantly iuaugurated by ths col
| lege races Will have an equally triumphant close
by successful lalI regatta in when many states
and many cities will De duly represented.