The New York herald., 1875-08-22
Fourteen Boat Clubs Represented
on Saratoga Lake.
TILE CONTESTANTS AND THEIR POSITIONS.
Review Of the Men and the Races in
Which They Will Row.
HERALD TOWER, SARATOGA LAKE, I

and continues for three days II was thought for some
time previous that the number OF entries would be
greater than what but the time eapsing from the
day that It finally resolved upon to hold the re-
gatta and the date set down for the closing of the
tries brief that many crews and several
sculiers found It impossible to make their
rangements to get away However what the
meeting will lack in quantity will be more than made up
in quality Never before in the history OF amateur boat
racing in this country has there been many first class
and accomplished oarsmen brought together at one
time Whoever wins in each Of the several set
down will have work hard for every boats length OF
water rowed over Favores are few There is no
''sure thng for any sculer any boats any
of the The entered for singles doubles
pairs all first class having good records
and each determined 10 win If he In sporting
parance there ''two to one' any single entry
against any other single entry. Courtney, the cham
pion OF the State will have 70 row hard TO maintain his
supremacy single sculls when such Balm
bridge Yates, Riley, Roache and Wilson pitted
against him, each OF whom is determined the
aurels the champion In the double scull and
pair Dared similar feeling exists regarding the
present holders of the prizes The four cared will
be warmly contested and is not an improbable event
that the Beaverwycks, Of Albany, who won so mag
nincenty last year may have takea conspicuous
position, close will be the contest after Thursdays
baste is decided "
DRAWING FOR POSITIONS
The Regatta Committee met last night at the rooms OF
the Saratoga Rowing Association and opening the
entries proceeded draw for positions in each of the
During the drawing many of the dropped
in and watched the progress of the work and when the
drawing concluded expressed themselves as thor
oughy satisfied with the Of its procedure The
positions commence from the shore of the lake. SO
that No is the station the grand stand In the
for State championship David Roache, Of the
Waverey Club, New York, has the FIRST position,
with Courtney alongside of him; then Maxwell
of the Seawanhaka and Mccormack, Lehman, Riiey
and Gervin at the fourth th sixth and seventh stake
boats In the single scull junior G E. Mann has the
post nearest the Grand Stand Riley, of the Argonauta
next; then comes Ackerman alongside of him Lathrop
Gervin next then Tompkins, of the woovonhooks
with Robinson and Orr in the seventh and eighth posi-
tions. The single scull senior gives Courtney No. l.
Randall, of the Potomacs No. 2; Riley, of the Nep-
tunes, No. s. Frank Yates of the Pilot Club Michigan
No 4; Mccormack, OF the Beaverwycks No 5; Balm
bridge, of the Argonauta, No. q; Dave Roache,
Of the Waverleys No u Maxwell, of the Seawanhaka,
No. 8; Gervin of the Beaverwycks No. 9; Lathrop,
of 1.-THE club, No. 10; Ackerman, of the
Atlantic, No. IL, and Orr, of the Seawanhaka,
No. II In tho pair-oared Smith and Edred of the
Argonauas have first place. alongside of them Cor
man and Wilson, of the Beaverwycks, with Fenton and
Hughes of the Mutuas No 8 In the double scull race
Randall and Copeley. of the Potomac Club have No
the grand stand; Riley and Lehman, of the Nep
tune No p Courtney and Robinson, of Union Springs
No. 8; Mccormack and Lathrop, of the Beaverwycks
No. L. and Orr and Maxwell of the Seawanhaka, No. g.
The drawing for places for fours gave the Red Wing
boat, ofMnnesota No. l; the Beaverwycks No 2; the
Atalantas, No. 3; the Mutuas No. 4; the Duchesne,
No. 81 the Bufaloes No. g. with the Argonautas hold
ing the extreme position on the east of the line.
ENTRIES.
1t will be by the reading of the preceding para
graph that there altogether fourteen clubs repre-
sened for the approaching regatta They rank among
the best and energetic clubs in the country and
the each club has sent to do battle for the honor Of
their respective colors are all picked and tried men.
The entries for all six races will number forty-two
The sections of country represented comprise Michi
gan Minnesota Pennsylvania, District Of Columbia,
New Jersey and New York
THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
which takes8pace on Tuesday and naugurates the
gatta, will be fair There seven entries for
this Courtney the present holder of the prize,
will work hard TO win 1t again Ho will find it easy
task Riley of the Neptune oarsman well known
in Saratoga, is going to make the champion fast
Roache the Waverey representative, has the ambition
to ill the place. and Dave is rowing splendidly he
will be far of from the finish when the raco Is
ended Lehman also is regarded favoraby, and the
Beaverwyck entries to be overlooked the con-
test
THE JUNIOR SINGLE
will bring out eight good sculors Riley, of the Nep-
tunes figures here again. that IL he fails to win the
championship of the State in the first race he has
chance to win junior field The Argonauta Mann is
also in this group of eight and, in order to keep him
company, the Beaverwycks have two of their boys.
The Argonautas and the Beaverwycks like close com
panonship Itis strong evidence of the frendiness
existing between the two clubs Robinson who rowed
from Union Springs last year In the juniors is here
again. looking well and rowing better than he did a
year ago The Woovonhooks, Of Greenbush, pin their
faith ON their Tompkins and the Seawanhaka and At
expect that Orr and Alderman will do their duty
THE SENIOR SINGLE scULL RACE
for which there are twelve sculers entered win it is
thought prove of the finest single ever rowed
in American waters Nearly every entered is well
known and have splendid records. If there should be
''dark horse' in this field he will be well known after
this race that II ho wants row again without being
regarded a favorte, he may have Ego westn and
get name-a practice sometimes adopted With
such competitors Courtney, Yates, Bainbrdge Riley
Roachc the Beaverwyck's three entries, the Seawan-
hakas two and the Potomac and Atlantic representa-
tives the cannot fail, if all the named row, and
there is doubt but they will, to prove being the
hardest single race ever rowed on these waters
THR DouBLE-scULL RAcR
will have Eve boats competing The Neptunes will try
hard to win the prize with Riley and Lehman, but the
Beaverwycks think that they will have something to
show with Mccormack and Lathrop Courtney and
Robinson may interfere with some calculations. Tho
seawanhakas feel very confident and the Potomacs II
they get good boat to infor both their shells
smashed Friday last when the collision the
railroad took plaoo-may take the prize on to Washing
ton.
THE PAIRoARRD
There only three entries for ths-the Argonauta
and Beaverwyck and Mutuals-al friends and all will
ing be each other at the start but anxious to
part company before thOy have finished three miles
travel on tho water.
THR RACE ToUR-oARED SHELLS
the great feature Of the whole regatta, will possibly
bring seven boats line and may be only Eve. The