The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-29
YESTERDAYS ROWING.
First Trial Heats for Four-0ared
Shells on the Schuylkill.
ENGLAND WINS TWO.
New York is Victorious in
Three Heats.
WI u pLAIS Iul lAMpQIlCR TIME
ENGLAND WINS II
YALE BEATS THE CAMBRIDGE TINE.

scattered along the banks the houses
eagerly discussing the prospect in the various races
and turn which you would you could hardly fail to
discover oarsman Of national or international
repute Towards eleven O'Clock q steamer put or
from the boat houses, towing scow containing the
four.oared shells, aad steamed up stream to
boat house. the starting point OF o-dsy's races
three miles away. Yale out Tor a :..e practice
and every now and then single double would
dart by, while every steamer passing up the river
seemed unusually full OF people BY O'Clock the
ofcers press and the visitors steamers began to
Oil with passen gers. Shortly all under way aud
at the start promptly by Two O'Clock the time set for
the opening contest The crews were equally prompt
and as they lay there In line the rcd capped Eurekas
on the west the Argonautas, all in white. IN the centre
and Dublin, with her tasteful royal blue the
outside, with the red buoys bobbng between tho
bridge. looking heavily down Just above were the
pretty wooded high banks on the east Long lines OF
carriages with their elegantly dressed occupants
on the road on the west side. Tho whole elect was
very pleasant and lively.
After word or two from the referee Frank Brown,
captain OF the Nassaus, of Now York. all three 60, OF
with dash, Arganautas at once pressing tre ahead
Eureka huggng her inside bsuk we'll and gong stroke
for stroke with the former, and each doing &c. while
Dublin The outside making 81, and even
the quarter mile Eureka, pulling smoothly and stead
iy, had slowed to thirty four, and the Angles were
cutting out plenty OF work all around while Dubhn
gave no sign of looking up. AT the half mile Dublin
was length behind and the shorter inner OF
the Eurekas was beginning to help them notceably.
While the Argies worked over westward toward them
and Dublin kept straight on gradually the Newark four
begin to creep away, the other Now Jersey team to
look tired and the lrishmen TO come a2; the lat
ters steadiness had all along been good
but no, remarkable snll It looked as If
they might mean q waiting race. little below the
mile the course breaks away from the western bank,
and crossing the head of Peters Island continues
the east side, and tends help the In
this instance Dublin did not negiec, it. but having shed
the Bergen POINTERS, tugged hard TO close the gap
which the Eurckas had now unmsiakably opened.
But they had waited too long. The gap, instead OF
closing, yawncd wider than ever and Dublin though
she never varied any minute more than stroke
from thrtysX and her rival had slackened to th,rtv-
four, was beaten by the latter by twelve seconds and
hali-ovor three boats lengths. Time, ON. 29t,s.
THE SECOND HEAT.
Al about quarter OF three Yale, who had been on
hand Tor over ten minutes was lying of the ceptral
station the hot sun found the Vespers the best OF
the Philadelphia crews, drawing into line on her west
and the Cresccnis, OF the same place, her east
At the word the Nespers sprapg away leading Yae at
once who III turn, was doing tho for the Cres
cents steering well and keeping close along The bank
The Vcspers still kept Yale back and with plenty
OF snap and lie, while the Cresccnis last fell back
Yale. looking hearty and powerful, swung along very
steadily at thiry-six and did easily tho best rowing
yet seen, not excluding Dublin; and st she Gid
catch the Vespcrs, ana still she would vary from
her thrtysx, but almost till the mile reached had
tact that her stecrsman. from not being fam
Thar with this place. every ana then, In
western bank. would BRING bor ,bo', ,oo a or
rupty, and so losc noiiccaby the way, but at
The mile She had ut last col AIRED her rival and
was now surely TO The fore From that sho. still
varying her pace" able TO keep up while the enemy
had gone beyond his strength ana was last failing
and tie third boat lar the rear In this order
ale, rowing splcndldy. with plenty O nd
beet, sped on and crossed the line easy winner IN
hc fastest time yet and the second fastest to-day
Nm 2saS Tho Nespers ragged and scratching, followed
eleven seconds later The crowd which nlled the Grand
stand and the bank appauded Yales handsome victory
IN most vigorous way, and gladly waited the inter-
vening three quarters OF an hour for the next heat
rHE THIRD HEAT
Inc quaker Ctys OF the Quaker City. had with
drawn. and the Elizabeth -four, OF Portsmouth Va
were side by side with Columbia, who had avori,c
position Now We were TO see a faster stroke than
yet appeared or Columbia the send OIL ran It close
M to forty, while her rival would be contcnted
with less than iortythrce. At the quarter Columbia
had settled to thlrty-six and we're a ht,e anead
the others and rowing plainly every
swinging lar forward aud within themselves were
doing really beautiful wcrS All saw that good judg
certainly hers Though the N.rginians were now will
never got above thirty tho latter rowed in "A
winner by ga seconds IN 9ni. lis.
IN rHB FOURTH HEAT
sne Beaverwycks, OF Albany and Duqucsues, OF
Allegheny City. on the TWO outside stations did let the
Falcons, ot Burlington. " j. slip through their ngers
unrommoniy fast and made ma iiicen; race OF il all
over the course, the Albany men having half Ie,yth
the best of II at the quarter and striking thirty eight,
while tho Duquesnes at more were bucklipr TO
their work IN the most determined way Al The halt
the BeaverwycSs began TO get of lori3 and
OF tho boat. No. especially beng already
notccabiy short and rough, sim they kept peggng
AWAY, and he game little smoky City even could not
md them, though they tried so hard until clear
over the finish line, which the New York four passed
IN sm las, beating their antagonists by clear
length with the Falcons hopclessiy beaten In the ds-
lance.
IL THE FIFTH HEAT
Me watkins Glen meu beat their enemy handily tho
race just being close enough be interesting nearly
al the way. The Pcnnsyvsuans lurched fearfully 10
arboard at the start, and lost seriously by il: while
The watkins mon, though round backed and without
noticeably good form. got on steadily and FAST and
were never headed, making the best time yet after
four were nearly three lengths behind.
THE SINH HEAT.
But now capo the great struggle OF the day. All had
expected H. and throughout the afternoon the crowd
had steadily thicKened. and London" and North.
western" were ia every mouth. Even the wind
gracious Tor blowing considerably in the early
noon, u had quoted, I'll the water almost calm
Word had gone about carly in the day that Rodgers,
the large OF the Atalantas had a seri.
susly sore throat; iha, the doctor ,ad n
be rowcd 1t would likely prove a trip irought with
peril, and SO tac Atalanias were not to row st tho
korthwcserns had beaten them recently at Saratoga
and ali were hopeful that they would give the London
rowing men q splendid race Sull Smith.
como on the sick list anu besides they we're
In new boat, tried but before, though
Of the old model Aner long waiting, which only the
more tharpcned the expectations, both padded down
70 the score. London little behind; but, uniortu-
patey for American interest she had the de track
aud Curtis, the Chicago bow. showed how he wished
no had, by calling out TO London just ne ore the
start, III get too near, please Just mention H."
Squared away abreast and 100 ieot apart they
lake the word, and no preiticr thing seen on tins
river to-day than the way London took the water at
ihc start, picking up each blade by the buckctul
ana hurting 1t ait in fashion which would have made
oercc work Tor boat winch happened In their wake
But marked surprise for all VINO saw the star,
HE number each pulling. tor both crews
bad actually run 1t up sliding seats ana
al, clear to ioriy-four and dashing on
NJ pace which kept the cloud OF horses on the tow
path right down TO their mark ali tho way. But here
showed y fatal error. Almost before they had gone a
minute Curtis instead as he had feared, crowdIng
over toward the pole. and so fouIiug London, was
actually dying OIL at Tangent as u heading Tor tho
Eastern or outer bank, and the reason obvious
Easily, tho most powerful man In the boat
unless tho TACT be that he has not tho