The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-08

second. CORNELL .Cdfncllan.
Tnlrd.. ...... Amherst White and purple.
Fourth. bOWdoln Wnlte.
Filth ....Brown 1888. Brown.
sixth ......... Columbia White and blue.
Seventh. esleyan Red, white and blue
Eighth. ...... Prince ON. Orange.
Nlnth,... 80. Dartmouth Green.
lenth. ........ lae..... DARK Glue.
eleventh. hamilton Rose PINK
Twelfth ....... Harvard. Crimson.
thirteenth. Union. ....... Garnet.
Yesterday morning far over on the west side q,
crew moved down at good pace, doing thirty
one to the minute, and with few faults to the
casual observer. Tney were soon out OF sight.
Presently Princeton came padding down from
the same direction and 1t was then considered
that the strangers were from Yale.
But why 80 lar vut OF their own lane? No one
knew But Yale's plan has been to hide up Fish
Greek, and their bow can steer as well ia one lane
as another. me Jerseymen caught Yale's time
for
THE FIRST HALF MILE,
and it proved to be 2m. 30s Fast, on the whole
decidedly fast, and respect for the dark blue at
once took a sudden rise. Prtnceton's own time
over the nrst mile compared the wrong way with
this and so deepened that respect. However,
the strangers looked marvellously like a crew thas.
In llgnter-coored boat than the resi-, had been
seen last Saturday scuddlng along under Snake
Hill. then rs now three not swinging with the
rest, and then az now doing thirty-one to the
minute. BY their caps you could not tell them,
but crew that passed them brought the word
that they were the crew from Cayuga Lake, Cap
tam Osborne and his Carnelians.
A CAPTAINS ANXIETY.
Speaking Of Yale, 1t was number two, not three,
as mentioned in yesterdays letter, who absorbs
SO much OF Captain Cooks attention. one OF the
new men, the stroke OF the last Freshman crew,
while large and strong, like all Freshmen he
needs coaching. Whether the unsteadiness OF
q n
terferes with first class work, and II not me nje
may yet at the eleventh hour necessitate change
and, as last year, bring Hall 70 the front. Far
more Than in fol mer years should little faults be
attended to, for the days OF winning by dozen
lengths, as was then the fashion, are happily over.
Now out OF so many crews every one is about sure
TO mud at least one rva which can keep its side
all the way, and the opinion was freely expressed
yesterday by q man from one OF the most prom.
islng crews that If his team was beaten at all,
1t would not be by any clear water, In other
words, 1t would be by less than length.
THE FLAGS.
AS has been already noted the nags are an
eighth OF mile apart As you 60 dowa the course.
while keeping them separated so far enables the
rover to te just how far down he is for the half.
mile nags are all numbered-the nrHt being one
the second two &c and while they do not inter
ere with the passage OF boats across the course
as they might If closer together, there is YET 1T
tie doubt that the rowing would be faster II they
were closer. As it Is now the stesrsman has to
turn to look where he is going almost as often as
II there we're no nags at all. Every time he turns
he must slacken his work at the oar little. and
before the race Is over these items count up.
sighting along two Hines or nags 100 feet apart,
and where the nags themselves are over 600 feet
between, is far from being easy work, especially
under great excitement and Mr.. Gunster, the
ex-captain Of Williams, recently expressed the
opinion that II bow oarsman could not or would
not keep within his lane, he was not necessarily,
In either instance, unnt TO DO ntrusted win
steering University boat.
IT, then, crew does during the race cross over
into another's water and collision should take
place, while IL would look very much as II the
fault should all be laid on the straying crew. yet it
would not be conclusive rs advantage could
fairly be taken Of the great distance between
nags as noted. But things worth having do not
come in a moment. and as the chairman OF the
Saratoga Rowing Association states that these
two hundred aud lightweight Gags and their set
ting nave already cost 2,oOo and as, white there
is Jet much to 40, Saratoga has certainly spent
her money very freely. so much more so than any
regatta town ever did, and the students should
not be, as several OF them certainly have proved
TOO exacting, still next year there ought to be at
least twice az many nags. They should be more
securely fastened, for the wind on Sunday raised
quite u sea.
IMPROVEMENTS WHICH HAVE BEEN MADE.
In speaking oil the Improvements made by the
ASSOCIATION Tor the visiting crews many are SIM
ply admirable. A separate aud wen built house
for the boats OF each, with u RAFT and flagstaff;
board and lodging kept down In some instances
by an outlay on the associations part OF several
hundred dollars TO ten dollars a week; very
commodlOus and convenient grand stand, ana
the crews most literally supplied with tickets; the
course surveyed and ragged the latter never
having been done anywhere before; a sidewalk
ten Ieet wide built over most OF the Jour miles
numerous conveyances passing constantly TO and
fro, the price OF these kept 0y town ordinance
sna goou sH e1 10 70
boats and oars from railroad to quarters and back
without charge; free transportation OF all crews
and boats rom their college houses to Saratoga
and back; fast steam launch built pur-
posely for the referee. and another
about the lake SIDE and tasteful I and Comfortable
hotels erected by private parties. These things
magnitude OF the task OF rightly caring Tor the &C
tors IN college regatta, and their hosts OF
voted TO IL. Even though years. influx OF 5000
or more strangers, and the promise Is good Tor more
yet, which must bring with II tens n not hundreds
perhaps IL may be well enough TO wltnnold any
severe Judgment as to what should yet be done.
not In any part made OF planks or boards, but,
while gravelled for three quarters OF the way, tns
fourth mile Is OF sand, NOS we'll packed but loose,
to such a degree that the loot sinks 10 IN many
places over inch. Again, tue imposing OF a
penalty OF $25, or any other sam, on an exor-
tionate hacknan, Will certainly ail 10 end his ex-
tortion.
RAILROAD SUGGESTED
Never until railroad Ia built Will this dimculty
be rightly met. Suoh road cannot cost mucn,
and especially II the rolling stock OF another road
could be used. What with the Two days OF the coli
lele racing, the amat cur races In August and the
meetinRs az the race course, which is directly on
the way it woud pay for itself In three or four
years. Tne village could a1ord 10 do IL, and,
above all, the Delaware and Hudson Canal Com.
pany, who nave ninety-nins years. lease OF the
only railroad here, the Rensselaer, and Saratoga,
ought TO do ".
lac sulphur Springs Hotel, at the head OF the
Lake, about wnicn are qusrtered the teams or
| Harvard, Brown, Union, Hamilton, Cornell and
| Prince ton, aud which from It's charming site
the waters edge wf always be a very popular