New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-27
THE BOATING SEASON.
OARSMEN ACTIVE.

AMATEUR CIUBS-PROsPECrS or AN NTERNA-
TIONAL RAcE-CAPrAfSs OF The COLLEGE CREWS
--POOr RACES AT SARATOGA.
Notwithstanding that the frOsts OF Winter
inger preparing for the contests Of the
Summer On Saturday afternoon when 1t could ut most
only he said of the arns Of final contestIake Saratoga
that the ice loosening little round The edges
more than hundred ennlous Oarsmen were skimming
over the Harlem River deep In the mysteries OF stroke
feather and recover RumOr, too, IL early az work as
usual Matching out flock Of canaris ~ 10
what Is to he done and who IA 10 do IT, The story that
ayrap,ements were In progress international race
Is one Of these; perhaps II may be worth while to contra
diet IL.
THE INTERNATIONAL RACE.
n II were not for the colleges might b. safe 70 cay
that tre will be irrational at all this year
between United States and British crews. But the
students are capable Of doing anything IL YALE or IN
stance or Harvard, Princeton, or any OF the rch COT
leges should win the great regatta under b1snt cheu
stances the boys just likely as not to call meeting
next day. thrust their hands deep as may be into Their
fathers pockets challenge by cable, and dispatch their
champions to Europe forthwith Barring this rr'pres-
sblc contingency, seems possible II has been
extensively that the Atannta Club whose boat
IL now by distmg uisbed veterans oil Inc 'oi
lego Regatta, would send crew 10 Europe, ont
there is no present intention of the Kind. sbonh
the splendid crew which this club IL getting together
prove successful In all their home struggles they Will
undou btey go Europe TO meet English Four; but
hefore that tho club has do to retrieve IFS rep
utoton IN our waters When the attempt IL male
ifit il uadcit will doubtless meet with strong "pP"S'-
ton from soe of the rival clubs, and with reason, Tor
orr amateur clubs many, and the frsteiaS' oars
men are 50 scattor,a among then that no single c''o
can expect raise which shall fairly repfc nj The
whole body Of American Oarsmen. much more por"-
lar pIan and one which would be most gealousy sup
ported, would be TO pick from inc Wno.o
body en- Eight to race a picked English Eight
Cook of YALE Eldred " The Argonanas Eusis ana
Guneter now OF the AtIlsnts and Cornell now Oh tne
New-York Rowing Club; si they could select three men
10 MI M their number as good themselves This would
be aId TO accomplish however, for though the boys are
all on the best of terms with each other Individually,
not little rancor exists between som5 Of The ciubs In
their corporate capacity.
THE AMATEUR CLUBS.
The influx Of college into the old boat clubs around
New York City will turn their amateur races II IL
continued Into sort of post graduate college regatta
Already It l. filling them with renewed life and energy,
aud iu several the racing is partly or en'eiy
made up OF college men, The Atalania' the DIGEST
and weafthiest Of these Crows appears tiis year
with John of last years Wesleyan crew as captain
I'D stroke John of last years Williams crew as
No @ Downes, captain of Wesleyan, this year will
pu bow O. T. Johnson formerly OF Harvard, VINO was
a of this crew, cannot pull, on account Oh MS
business his place will probably be nled oy col
lego nap though several mentioned for the vacant
1
wear for the Saratoga and Troy National Amateur
gattas but the Harlem Regatta since they were
ruled last year grounds TO which they tooA cA
| cepton.
The New-York Rowing Club bid fair to get some OF tho
best and strongest Of the college men, and they have
material for very pow rful Cornell and Tmpson
of last wears victorious Columbia crew, have hreahy
ioned as we'll Capt Cook OF Yale They are working
very hard having had out both four and s1oar daily
for some time past challenge has been Issued by the
s...llua ipl
TO the NewYork Rowing Cub and II the Athletics could
preserve superiority of style their adversaries
the RawiIix Club Would fare hard hut early
in the season 1t L. futile 10 crticise style The Ar
gapaua's crew, which won good name last year, re-
tain Ellred the old Agricultural stroke, In bis plnee
Stevenson pulls No. and Edward smith bow as before;
college oarsmen being Mr. Ward stroke of the Amherst
S SocSs famous s last year by winning at
and Troy regatt consists Of pairs Of brothers, vii
sSeSri"s to appearsnee Neptune Of Staten
q which ss su hs n"ah at
tempt vain and they are as likely 10 pull under
The old waverIey Club up this with crew
consisting of w. X. Williamson, stroke; II; NJ Hrwoi
son and Howell well known in rowing circles to
require any mention. Coser Is member OF the sara
ties OF Mobolen The club win also have pair oar in
the field, consisting of H. NJ. Howell and W. r. william
Among the minor events which attracting great at
les Who won tie stngcsc,l Saratoga last year
and Baibhrdge Of the Atalanis Tbs comes on 81 me
snr,h Of the Arpunautas viii row doublesca race
anst Yates and Curtis of the Athletics at the me time
THE COLLAGE CREWS.
In the college crows captains selected for the
most part and that IS about all that has beon definitely
done. In Columbia Goodwin, No Of last year the only
remnant OF that who pulls this year. will be the
master sprit In Wesleyan, Mr.. Downes, bow Of last
year. will he captain and will probably have an Opporu-
nifty and train 10 his hearts content as inmed
lately n ai'fr t S i him for The Bow sea-,
The stroke Will probably he whitney who trains below
I4O pounds Marsh viii be the Gully other member Of the
old crew who Will row this year Eustls has Imported
Hhnglc Creek who stands six feet two and now Weighs
200 pounds The consequences arc yet to he seen Al
hands, with several probable oaIsei are hVlng ~ tbe
MscDonoaigl House training diet, and concen
tating efforts 10 command success fresh hand, who
retuces In the III jack, ivory promising aspifant
for this In tho Harvard crew. Taylor OTIS, and
remain One Of the two latter VIII undoubtedly
command and the will form the directing influence
of the crew The and the chances Of the college
thought be better than last Williams, the fourth
crew 10 last years race will be- engineered by either
Wsshburn bow, or Gilbert No 4, Of last years crew
Wasburn IL is settled will pun stroke. Dartmouth will
have considerable proportion OF ,helr rt year crew
Trinity are "a yet wrapped 10 profound mystery.
Niccll who won the most individual fame Of any man
on the lake last year BY the pucky way In which bo
victory out Of the very jaws " defeat with DIS
Princeton Freshmen, has been rewarded win the cap
ismos athlete Of Princeton who mani pilates dumb bell
which varies weight from 100 20 800 pounds according
ton win be one his Nicoll ncautiousiy went
out in the boat with Euetls lev days since, ana
was straishtwsy ispord 10 nave J"iheu .e Ata xnt
that the two pulled tOeethe. one AFTERNOON COOK, OF
course, commands At Yale on the Brown crew T MI
the boat house Of The Browf s.udsns was burned
renre septed Nv one Al not two crews In the rgatta.