New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-08-28
THE INTERNATIONAL RACES.

THE TRIAL HEATS FOR FOUR-OA ED B0A1s-ARRANGE-
MENT OF THE RACEs--A GREAT CONTEST.
IRON THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUsE.l
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26.-AlthOugh not as
important the final heats TO be rowed later In the
week. trial heats for four-oared boats that Of
Wednesday afternoon will be in one respect the most
teresting of all the the remarkable regatta
IN progress They will bring upon the course no less
than twenty crews-more than ever participated In
any boating contest in this country certainly,
and probably greater number than the
world ever saw together on one course
In a single day. These crews are OF all grades OF
merit and ramc from the NOrtlW csterns who lately
won the championship of American waters at Saratoga,
and the famous London Rowing Club. to rural crews
with no reputation away from home The trai meats
ought to eliminate the inferior crews and ave the
really strong ones IN the lists for the final struggle But
the system OF drawing for positions ana eaynz to chance
the selection the three for the different heats
makes this impossible will be apparent from glance
at the programme In the sixth heat the three best
crews on the river to row-the London CiuO' from
the Thames, the Northwesterns o Chicago, aud the
Atslantas Of Ncw-York Each ought TO bayc a place
u the final pull for prize, but only the winners Of the
heat will be entitled to row. the two losing crews being
out OF the race, while ub with no rowing repu-
aton or history, placed ia heat With antagonists OF no
greater powers will win the right OF appearing In the
concluding races. There Will have to be, however, a
OF trial heats 10 Gull out nom the seven
winners Monday three crews to make last dash Tor
the prize for than three cannot row ON tue schuy
XIII course ut once without great hazard Of foung
These three Vctors each In Two coIees aiready
will Enthusiastically make 6piendd rit'c, put "
IA doubtful that IL will be close one as
the sixth heat on Monday. Boating men regard thas
lace s The great event OF the Regatta since the baZdru
Of drawing positions threw ihc thfce best iours on
the river into IL. The Thames crew is undoubtedly e
strongest anateur four In Great britain IL the word
alnacur properly Do applied TO veterans OF inOro
than IA tough contests. The North Weolerns
DEVELOPED remarkable power al Saratoga and placed
themselves their victory there at the LEAD Oh Aof
can IouPs while the Atalantas, whom they deteaeu,
the National Regatta this week. that they can recover
their prestige not increase IT, Dy Dealns theH EhSian
rivals. 49,,
Inc frat heat on Monday, to be rowcd at O'CLOCK
brings out the Trinity College graduates crew OF DuDhn
lr.aud against the wellknOwn Arg'nautas VI bergen
Point, n. j., and htue-knOwn club nom Newark.
called the Eureka The Dublin men are the ia'Ofltea 0r
this ruce bus tho Argonautas strong crew and may
wu Ia the second neat the Yale university Gre" pus
wltn the Vesper Club the Crescent CIuD OF Pnllt
delphi aud would considered sure OF winning were
n not that the bad be Teorsanizcd at the last
moment. Mr.. WUodss bad hhger has grown worse, ana
he has given up all hope OF being aole 20
probably not pull the bow oar. Inc thra
heat Il conceded to the Columbia College crew.
Their tho Elizabeth CiuO OF Portsmouth,
Va and tue Quaker City OF Philadelphia lhe latter
crew however will push the college boys closely. In
the fourth heat tue Beayerwycks Of Albany nave no
After the great sixth heat the last for Which Two
clubs are entced-the Cambridge rev Of Englahu anu
"A new club, Oncidas, from BurlIngton N j. IneIe
IS no doubt about the result here.