The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-08-11
THE SARATOGA REGATTA.


THE coURsE-TURN1Ne INSTEAD OF STRAIGHT
AWAY" NOT PoPULAR-PRoBABLE CONTRASTING
CREWS FOR THE GRAND CHALLENGE CUP.
SARATOGA, August 10 1875
The Saratoga Rowing Association has fixed the dates
for the Grand International Regatta the lake. and
the 24h 25th and Goth Of the present month the
ing viii take place. As with the two past the
regatta will be 'open to the members OF all regularly
organized amateur rowing clubs In the United States
and the British Provinces" On tho first day single
scu she'll race for the championship the of New
York and single scu for juniors will be tho
traction The second days racing will be devoted TO
a single scull race for seniors and pair
cared shell race; and the third and last
day double SOUL and the great fouroared shell
will DO the concluding events The prizes offered
for competition artistic and costly, aggregatng in
value, it is claimed, about $4,000. The committee
having the arrangement of the regatta have done well
in adopting the suggestions of the HERALD to hold the
regatta earlier date than that OF last year. The
LIST OF September unwse selection. Business
commences TO revive about then, aud very many OF
those people who take interest in rowing were pre-
vented from coming here on that account The change
this year to earlier date will doubt prove advan
tageous, and although there is but a slight chance Of
having the Georgia and South Carolina representa-
tives, as did last year, may have other parts
Of the South put. in appearance. Tho amateurs
set good example in 1874 when the pucSy Vernon
and Palmetto came all the way from Savannah
and Charleston to meet the Northern oarsmen on Lake
Saratoga When the summer of 1876 comes round and
the busy hum of preparation for the great University
of that year will be going forward is to be hoped
that every section of the land, and particularly the
South will BIO represented and that in the annual meet
ing of the students of American universities North,
South, East and West will take part Some of the cob
leges may not have facilities for rowing but the youth
of these institutions be deferred by that,
the meeting in 1876 will, in all probability, embrace,
with its walking, running boating and base ball playing
exhibitions that of rifle shooting matches thus aordng
all chance compete tournament games which,
with the growth OF years viii be regarded annual
and national event
A srEMGHrAwAY
The which attended the college regattas in
adopting straghtaway course is worthy of tho serious
consideration of the managers OF the amateurs regatta
Objections to turning manifold and obvious
to every rowing that is to be regretted that the
Regatta Committee this year did adopt the straight
course instead OF following out programme similar to
that Of The previous years by having turning
It is notyet late to make the change. The lanes
used in the college still in existence Let
these be appropriated in the approaching regatta Give
TO each competitor separate lane, and let the
conditions which governed the University oasmen also
Influence the amateurs in their contest II is still an
undecided question whether University beat
amateur II the winning of Cor
nell could be got together and induced to APP
pear upon the scene of their July triumph
there is doubt but six from the
many rowing clubs which will be represented here later
in the month could be organized to test the result
If this cannot be DONE then let the for fours in
fact for all the races be rowed through the University
lanes, and some close estimate may be arrived at by
comparison OF time and allowance for the difference in
the number Of az to who rows the fastest Aside
from this the straight the rue one and in this
opinion every oarsman We have little doubt will concur.
SARATOGA CUP.
There rs little doubt that the number Of fouroared
crews to compete this year will be much If any behind
that of last year Thirteen entered Tor the Grand
Challenge Cup OF the Association twelve months ago.
Nearly every section OF the country the Pacific
slope and New England sent representatives. None OF
the visitors heartily welcomed as the Southern
crews, who came from Savannah and Charleston and,
although tho Southerners did not achieve victory, they
can well console themselves with eredIabe perform
ia the race by beating The famous Duquesne crew.
Of Pittsbg the winners Of 1873 together with the At
lantc OF Hoboben; the Gramercy Of New York city, and
the Argonautas OF Canada II s to be hoped that both
the Vernons and Palmetos viii again put in an appear
the water this year. and, instead Of being
enth and eighth they may DO able 70 obtain much bet
ter place when the Is rowed As might naturally
be expected the Beaverwyeks of Albany not only in
tend to row. but look forward with degree Of
tainty to hold the position they won last year. They
proved their ability to win not by chance but by good,
determined rowing in their performance over the Troy
course immediately after the Lake Saratoga event.
Their victory at both places surprise to most
people, and W none than to the ArgOnautae,
Bergen Point who bat short time before had beaten
The Atdantas well taken away the SChuykiu
prizes. As the Argonauas intend 70 come again this
year with the same crew with which they rOwed last
year look out for work between the Albany boys
and the Jersey lads. And yet neither may take
away the prize. Last season was a disastrous
one In the Atalantas Iuck uas a,ainst tbcno
aud, although Dr. Withers and his associates
lacked not pluck determined effort Skill yet the
Magenta Of tho honored old club failed TO show up at
the 'front.' An entire change in the made, and
this year Euss the Wesleyan stroke OF 1874 lays out
the work for the Aalantas. Associated with him is
Gdnstor The Williams College stroke, and two others,
equally good and true II weight height unver-
sty skill and good boat will make good count the
Atalantas ought 10 give the best the water
hard race Eusts IL said has his out for prac
tice every day on the Harlem. Their rowing according
to report rs not particularly good or uniform There
are however three good weeks for practice before tho
ranr and much can be done in that time. The Alta
antas may not win but there is little doubt they will
have good place. Speaking Of New York city and
the Harlem calls TO mind another four now practising
there for the coming regatta The Athletics, the
lem Association, will "take hand inn this year.
A light crew--a very light crew, in fact-stin it
should be remembered that the DuQuesne, Of
Pittsburg the winning crew Of 70 were Also light lot
OF men. Too much dependence must not be placed in
gants--they sometimes fail TO do giants work Tho
Neptunes Of Staten Island 1t Is rumorod, will send
crew, and good one. too II whispers correctly
about the men. The Neptune four viii 'go1 hotly for
the Argys their opposite neighbours and II they beat
them they will not be Gar OF from the Of victory
Some OF the Neptunes men are those who sat in the
Waverey crew last spring at the time they gave the
still the winners may not be among those already
toned. The Potomac boat will contain far better
this year than last No will the Buf1os and 10
said the Pittsburgers have also improved vastly The
Buiaos and Poomacs third and 1fth h4st
season., with Wah-wah- Sums in fourth place,
and al three only few seconds be-
hind the winning boat II is pity the Wah-
VANS are not coming Possibly we may
have the Pilot four, OF Chicago, the winners OF tho
Toledo rgata on Thursday W represent the West The
tme they made two days since dangerously cose to
be regarded as other than crew 20 be feared The
undines of Toledo and the Fxoelsiors Detroit need
not be ashamed 70 submit their rowing the critical
tests and comparisons OF tho Eastern oarsmen Then
there are number of Boston clubs who for tho honor
Of New England, ought 10 try Saratoga waters They
might be able TO take the prize to Boston and surely
that would BIO something W compensate Tor Cornels
victory over Harvard and Yale IN the University race
The SchuylkiH Navy might wei send four There a
chance FOR all; and imagine what fworc Il would
ate IN the Quaker City II the Saratoga prize there
Paramount Park would DO Illuminated and Strawberry
Mansion would remember the until the OF