The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-01
THE rowing SEASON Or 'S.
The Great Regatias To Be Held Duri6g th
Centennial Year.
Harlem River. Springfield Sar7Aoga Lake,
Charles River. Seneca Lake and
the SchuyIkilI River
A Glance at the College, Amateur and Pro-
fessional Oarsmen Of the United States.

The boating season for 1876 just commencing, and
from the preparations made by the prominent boating
ORGANIZATIONS throughout the country the indications
Ne that Of this year will provo be the
most exciting and energetic rv
lakes OF the United States Within the two
sceks, II the weather continues favorable, the
nay be considered as having fairly begun The pre-
liminary work in the gymnasiums is fast drawing
close and the looking alter their gigs
barges and shes Some of tho more enthusiast have
already taken to tho water, and the work OF picking
out men Tor positions In crews is active. The
ternational regatta the schuylk and the fact that
all the strongest clubs in the country rep
resented there and meet tho foreign crews has given
stimulus to rowing which in bygone years IL lacked.
II safe to presume that the Centennial regatta will
be great success, and bring out strong in
the several contests laid down In the programme.
England, Ireland, Canada, France Germany and tho
United States will and try win with their best
strength and accom- plished skill at the oar The
Australian colonies may also be represented In Amer
waters and from all accounts these Australians
will prove mean adversaries in the contests they
may enter into. glance At the coming events win
show that tho Is rich in promise Of sporting
contests.
TnE HARLEM REGATTA.
The Harlem Regatta Association, under the manage
ment OF which tho annual regatta is given, composed
pf nearly all the prominent boat clubs situated the
Harlem River. The association is nearly four
years old and embraces tho Athletic, Dauntless, New
York Rowing, Stock Exchange. Nassau, Nautilus and
Columbia College boat clubs under its flag. The Alta
lantas at time belonged to IT, and the Gramercy and
Harlem clubs Just retired from membership The
association has had struggle existence, but there
lis every to believe that from this It's
will be prosperous Owing TO the dissemination
u many Of the clubs making entries and competing in
me named in the programme for the annual
yatta much dissatisfaction and comment free
m relation to the action OF some clubs in the
lion, which, IN their club regattas, able make big
displays but were unable the day OF tho regatta Of
he association make nearly good showing That
Ibis will be changed this there every reason
10 believe the clubs the express
Aesire TO work determncdly TO make only the
spring regatta but tho association itself The
addition of JUNIOR scuers race and dared gig
SArgc TO tho programme Will give increased
interest to tho regatta and the fact that only active
members, having permanent residence In the city
Its vicinity OF the clubs composing the association
inter- viii contribute greatly the OF this
PEARS competition which set down for Saturday, tho
18th Of June The programme Of will consist ola
race for single scusrs diamond sculls), junior soul
krs race. pair-oared race, for four.
pared shells and for six-oared bargcs and
rigs All races to be rowed in mile heats.
YALE AND Harvard
Perhaps race OF the season Is looked forward to
With much anxiety by college students and the
friends Of the above the eight between
the two eghss Of Yale and Harvard universities which
take place at Springfield the Both OF June The
match brought about shortly after the retirement
H Yale from the Rowing Association OF American Col
escs Harvard p.uckily accepted the challenge thrown
out by her adversary Tho will be four miles
straight away, and both boats will carry coxswans
after the fashion OF the English university
prcsent tho prevailing opinion that the chances of
victory somewhat in favor OF Yale The style OF
stroke and Captain Cooks experience will, IL is
thought prove most valuable In long So Yalo
10 somewhat Of favorte at this early day This may
shange before the end OF June, when tho get
their hard work, did the opinions regarding Ok
lord and Cambridge in the annual meeting couple OF
weeks since the Thames The crew in the ale boat
As AT present composed consists OF Edmund Living
Iton bowl, Frederick Wood r. C. Cooke W. w. Collin.
David Hyde kellogg, Charles \. Fowler Julian Ken
needy and Robert ). Cook ts,rokel The Harvard crew
will be picked from Bancroft lie Nom, Boan Jacobs,
Wordn, OTIS, Thaycr, Irving James ana H. p.
Lorng Mr. Loring has been sndisposed Tor the last
BY Mr.. Bacon.
THE rxrERcoLLEGIArE REGATTA
lakes place on Lake Saratoga on Wednesday, July 10.
II 10 matter OF much regret that Yale withdrew from
The Rowing Association Of American Colleges and will
the only college that will be Conspicuous by alb
sence Amherst, Trinity and Williams will not draw
ability Bowdcin and Brown will be unreprcsenied OF
thc thirteen colleges which contended last year only
seven in ncxt July vii enter into competition for SUI
premacy. The colleges which remain those which
"showed up best in 1875. Cornell won, but how
closely she pressed at the finish line by Columbia
and Harvard is q matter ofrecord- Then, too. the
magnificent Improvement IN rowing OF the Dartmouth
srew, which stubbornly contested every inch with
Yale and won good place at the close, and the ever
reliable crew Of Wesleyan, which also well up at
The nnish when the race was over speak well for the
prospects In 1870 when out Of the thirteen
July the waters of Lake Saratoga Cornell the
winners OF rs will have ostrom ut his old position OF
stroke, with only two men. the rest OF the
being those who composed last year crew. Columbia
VIII have Goodwin, her old stroke and splendid oar
mined 10 win. Goodwin has his men out nearly every
lay on the Harlem and Is doing earnest practice.
Harvard Is already at hard work preparing tor tho
ghl-oared with Yale ana from the eignt compos-
mg that tho six will DO chosen for the University
REGATTA wesleyan, according TO good authority, IS
stronger than ever, and had so many good men
In training Tho prospects OF good six are excellent
and although the may be wholly composed OF new
men Il must not be inferred that inexperence will
characterize H. most OF tho men have won favorable
than las, year. and II the crew OF 10 IS as much Of an
Improvement rs as The rs crew was over that OF
"a they VIII prove dangerous rivals 70 the fastest
the lake. Princeton, with splendid looking
in rs. which held its own for the mrs, nile win
The leaders, and only for the illness OF Parmly no
doubt would have won good place al tho end IS now
progressing favorably training. and will send worthy
men to represent the orange and black Niccos their
Did stroke will be in the boat when the is selected
Hamilton, with Characteristic New York pluck, viii be
IN the with pretty much the same crew that Of
last year, but much improved by experience and hard
practice From the above IL be that the
University race Of rs will be perhaps the hardest
rowed University contest pulled American
The number Of competitors 4 reduced, but the
crews that will row will 10 the best college
men OF the country.
The National Association OF Amateur oarsmen will
this year mold It's annual regatta on the schuykiIl
The date has not yet been nxed but IL will take place
Immediately preceding the Centennial regatta In TACT
- will DO the preface TO the great international struggle
over the waters The racing will include Singles,
doubles, pairs and tours will be rowcd heats
the mile and half Most oil the hes, oarsmcn
In the country take part IN the annual racing Of the
National Association and this year we may expect 10
che number OF competitors vastly increased.
ruiz cKsrESSiAL REGATTA
The idea oil holding The grand International regatta at
Philadelphia this year was conceived over Two years
wo and from that time up TO the present Commodore