New-York tribune., 1876-07-15
THE COMING COLLEGE RACES.

II-STRONG POlNlo VI ihb ShA"S'
ryRox SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT or THE TRIBUSE'l
LAKE SARATOGA, July 14.-On Tuesday the |
College Regatta - fer 1876 viii begin Gradually as
the time aprro cnes tho interest here grows more ana
cro intense The ha Is all in place ard blowing out
with true Centennial Gutter all gayety. The NUMBER
and variety OF boats on the LAKE is as great as ever
the crews In training for the amateur races
making up for the decrease in number OF inc co..
leo crews. The first event OF the regatta
is the single scul race on Tuesday lhs
will be Immediately followed by the Freshman race.
Tho University rae, will he contested the next day,
the l9th inst and the athletic games Will occupy the
day. or perhaps the two days. following Inc smeie
scu race which heads the list bids fair this year 10
have moro interest tban before 1t has Gchelay
been very onesded affair and usually between ohy TWO
men, Four gentlemen expect TO enter this year. ana
ass are now The ground in rst-rao condition and tuy
equipped they may all be expected to DE on manu- on
Tuesday 10 start at the word They are suucehiy wei
matched insure exciting struggle Cornell Will 10
represented by C. S. Francis OF Troy, Prlncaton
b, Mr. George d. ParHlS Of Ncw-forA, C0iuinMa
by Mr. Weeks OF NUw-York, and Harvard by Mr. Daht-
forth NJ. Parrly the oig man G last years Pr4hce
ton crew. He then unfoitunats enough to nave a
felon ON his hand which b Ike hIm down III the race III
spite Of gallant effort. lie is prob ably The strongest
man here. and famous for putting up ll3-pouha
duub-bell with one hand. Mr. PagI.y weighs only
lGs pounds which is a very light weight for HIM lie Is
I'm splendid trim and has nice paper boat onil' oy
Waters. The scus somewhat toO small Tor man
of his great strength but lie make bis boat go very last
and, on tho whole, is faV0i1te IA the Aaee'
Mr. francis il pupil OF Courtney
the famous amateur Of Union spilnSS-
he weighs lao pounds, and is in the finest condition
possible. lie is strong in the back, and IS lF''t!
sler he holds out OH tho drs mile nc VIII IrOo""!
win lie has probably more hackers who expect hin 10
viii than any the others. VIM DanOiGrth Is power
fll man OF about Mr.. Parmlys weight. He Is thousl
,Sello by the Harvard men, but rs mol so Sef'r"u|
believed in as either OF the aforementioned ro"ers' nc
use, cedar boat by Bllkey. MI Weeks OF Counbl' Is
the Lght man, weighing l2S rounds lie mas soo'
reputation Oh the Harle River and his hsh We'sht l'
considered an adV antage He also uses paper pOa"
The F,c7hr,an fce VII cali out oDy -hree but
A. will prohably be one the best of this class on
record The Columbia Freshmen have the crew "hi'h
pulled over the yesterday and to-day mSae l7
niL ltes Cornell also has fine crew, hut IL Is ny no
means So great a 1vore Haryards, whose men "fo
considerably the heaviest Of the three crews The h
arA men have been racing with The Princeton crew over
the course within day or two in manner calculated 10
inspire respect They pull the Harvard srcSe WIFE "e
straghtbacked jump forward or the recover
which is Of itselI considered by oarsUon suih-c
10 beat them II met By an equa' ere"
with q commor-sense stroke. Yesterday, however
they raced Princeton evenly two miles over the course
One of Ire Princeton then became III ana stopped
rowing aud Harvard eft them at that point To-Day
they tried it again. aud Princeton kept ahead and no
more the Harvard coming n six seconds OF some
thing over two lengths behind Both crews were pMuy
doing Their best. This either argues that taf HArNaI"
bows are irst-ate freshman OF tAat the Prince
tons arc not TO DC much counted upon as University
boat crew. Tho proper inference may be oTa" from inc
generally credited that Harvard freshmen Lave
beaten the best time Of her University crew 10y % Sec
onds in three miles Cornons freshmen also must be
well spoken Ol They have good 5trv ke oarsah VINO
Keeps them up 10 work. aud they seem 10 second
his efforts handsomely They pull the PLAN stra'S't
forward stroke adopted by Capt OsiroH and Pilt ven
The boat with e, AMI as they passed me on ire
lake YESTERDAY pulling "a to the minute, tley did their
quarter nile in 1:2S with apparcnt ease TIC thfee
crews each feel confident of victory aud tbs Fiesnen
likaiv 70 be memorable as closely ana
obstinately contested suuS-tV.
Six crawg will eutcrhe University All here,
1uarteed close together at the loot OF the IA = eght
miles OF moro from Saratoga, and as far from tho
"msddng crowd" rs they could possibly get. toumolA
Is the first crew reached in going down on the Lady OF
the LAKE" They board at Jdghams, on the cast size OF
the lake and their hoat-hOusc flies the white and bue
a little way from snake Hin, whose rOrtawestern
corner are perch the Cornell crew, with their canean
aIl white Tag. The Wcsleyaus, VITA their lavender
colors are on the other SIDE Of the hill Princeton Cad
IA yellow and black is a stones throw, while HaTVards
crimson Is only few hundred feet below, at sulphur
spdngs Union is r,ie Two straight acrOs, the bay,
With coors OF garnet which are as Ike unto baVaFds
q one grain ssld unto another At present Conpa
Ia the fa7orite FOR which nay be Drcny mon
toned. 1t has been again aud again SHOWN "a tle
course Of this regatta that the brilliant successes cf
cuevs have been in nine out OF ten due 10 the
extra hard work Of single Jealous map and where
man failed 10 command the confidence OF his co.,
lace ara crew duly direct their eforo there the
college matter what its zeal or ts resources has h
beatAu by some Young Nlpollcn bearing some hostile
colsr IN some casos, at Dartmouth this year, The
crew fallen to pieces for want Of come ndiyiiual
with the ability capacity, and patient seo nia neces
.aiy 81 ol ganze hold IL t0getl 'r, AID make IL
work veil IN def at In prosperity. Column ia was for-
inmate from tho START IN having such Uan. hr Rec
had energy the capsci The patience, and above
all tho heartfelt interest IN the Tega1a which makes
him nr9trste captain; and he has beer suO-
ceAded by one who pCss 5ssea - these qualities.
beside being almost peerless oarsman NJ Godvin'
captain and srek Of The Of last year and OF this,
must certainly awarded great credit for the splendid
aspect OF rs ct this tle, whatever may be the
result. Everything, however has favored him, az ne
has not only simOst unlimited resources OF equipment,
but the identical which pulled behind Inn through
las, years campaign and came in good second out
II boats the II ia essentially aNev-vOrk City
crew though Mr.. Murphy is from Midd'ctOwn, Conn,
aud Mr. Coz Hin himself OF N@wEng.aud birth. Ii viii
be stugge of city agaus country boys, for Cornell e
apparently Columbas most formidable opponent Other
things being equal, 1t may be acknowledged that the
country boys wl win and yet it is TO be feared that
other things not equal Coiunbia's men are all "A
splendid condition in spite OF the great heat ard are pull
ing vel together, notwithstanding Il few minor octs
IN Cornes the main chances are Just ~ c1traor-
dnarily good az IN Coumblas and both crews Gay be
pronounced FAR ahead OF the average, and perhaps
rospeo;ively b.r than the bert the regatta has
produced II no Cornell md the king in Capt
Gstrom--a man older and maturer than Goodwin, i'm
rneDse the size and phenomenal In TIE quality OF his
mEscleWho through two years OF most dscouragng re-
verses trying after crew, and beaten with all, al
In tho Of f,oth