The New York herald., 1876-12-10

time on record In double souls the Nep
tune representatives, Riley aud Kcator, also
distinguished themselves by coming In second
to the famous Courtney and Yates crew. Tho
regattas the Schuylkil both national and inter-
national, were unsatisfactory In many respects
There why they should not have been
the most successful held In tho United States.
The Yale tour showed It's pluck. mette and grit when
p.teu against the famous London Rowing Club tour
and gave that the closest and hardest race OF the
regatta. Though tho Beaverwyck crew subsequently
beat the Londoners, there is no doubt that the Yale
men could sgct away with" the Albanians in a three
mile contest. The Columbia College crow, unfortu-
nate all through the season, mado good display
against the mishaps which bccll the four and
nearly all the races they entered. Courtney
sustained his previous reputation OF beng a
hard man to beat No one has yet been able
TO get near enough to him to how
fast no can make boat travel In the beginning OF
the season New York crew, OF which John Bign
was stroke promised we'll At an early stage OF their
training they beat, with ease, the wekpown Faux
ner.Reagan crew, which Bostonians considered well
nigh invncblc This broken up by the de-
lection OF Bglin and his withdrawal from the crew
previous TO the Centennial contest The Halifax men,
though they lost the championship OF the world on the
schuylkill proved their ability, by their fine rowing,
The last regatta OF the season was held at
Greenwood Lake II tended 10 show tho rowing
strength OF the Neptune Rowing club. 1t was here
Julian Kennedy and James Riley appeared for the first
time in pairs and surprised every one. They are to-
day the most formidable pair in the country In the
professional race lake Pastcd proved that,
sculer, whoever will beat him Will have TO row
fast The season, taken altogether, was busy one.
New crews and new scullc-s came to tho 'front.' In
competition with the foreign oarsmen It was found
that the Americans had vastly improved in the last
few years, and should sculler be sent from
this country next or the year after to England,
which unlikely, there will be less reason to APP
prchend defeat than there has in years gone by
BAsE
has had its votaries, but 1t has not been popular
with the during the present as wns the
or two previously and this falling off In popularity
has been occasioned by the msmanagemsnt OF those
who have had the various clubs in charge. They
have been Offering premiums for the best players and
paying salaries and giving political Offices 10 players
leave club TO go TO another, and some OF these
paid experts have been suspected OF specializing in
defeats 1t is hoped that next year arcvsing OF the
players the several clubs will insure confidence
with the public and that the mat onal game' Will be
as popular few years ago and should ever be-
The National Base Ball League has just finished it's
session at Cloaveand, Ohio and all the world are
anxious to know what has been done in the shape OF
reform.
FOOTBALL
now pastime has just taken possession of the
youth of land, although II has been INDUCED in
for centuries in the Old World We aude to tho game
OF football OF the most exciting and healhiu pas
times that young men can indulge in. Our COL
egans have adopted the Rugby rules, and nenceforth
we may expect witness the game on all The vacant
fields on the outskirts OF our cities.
The above modes OF Strengthening the human
frame and insurlng longevity wc hopo to SEQ
encouraged from end or the country to
the other. But thcre many other ways OF
taking healthtul exercise than those enumerated
above, which be taken by those who cannot get
out OF tho city 10 enjoy the fresh air-dumb-
bcls Indian clubs boxing dancing, the skipping rope
and many other ways IN which the muscles can be
eoped chest expanded and tho general health
OF man and woman improved and preserved, which,
without exercises soon goes to decay.