The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-10
THE SARATOGA REGATTA.
a GREAT DAY IN THE HISTORY OF
AMERICAN BOATING.

SARATOGA, Aug. 9-To- days races con-
oluded the fourth annual regatta OF the Saratoea
Rowing Association, which, as regards the close
ness OF the contests and the time made, 10 the
most brilliant ever held In America. The
achievements OF the winning pair-oared and
double sculs crews Monday and Tuesday
were OF themselves eItraor binary. but they
compare unfavoraby with the victories OF the
winners In the senior singles and four-onred
races to-day. All through the meeting there
has been beating OF past records and shat
terine Of ancient rowing traditions. The victor
of the single-scus race heat the hitherto In
vincible Courtney's time with ease, and the win
ners In the great four-oared contest, rowing
against two champion crews and two others
scarcely less renowned, knocked of nearly half
minute from the fastest time ever made In the
East, aud with one exception In the country.
In L. Il. II kef's pool rooms last night "A larger
amount tnnn he had ever sold before IN n re-
eitta was waRered. Courteney being the favorite
III the single sculI race, and the Atalantas In the
four. Kennedy sold next to Courteney, and the
Shoe ae-cae- Net es to the Atalantas. Tue win
ners in each race sold third choice. The day,
though very hot, was favorable to rowing. Tue
Rr mi stand W. 3 all flled.
At ii o'clock sharp the final gun was fired TO
draw the senior single sculers into line, and ten
minutes later MIR. Richard L. Neville. the ref
sprngs, +. E. Yates; Atalanta. Y. Z. Ackerman
Yale. Julian Kennedy; Neptune, James RILEY.
Courteney OF the Union Springs, rompkns OF
the wolverhooks aud Maeins Of the waverleys,
withdrew Just prior TO the start. The with
dtawal OF Courtenev occasioned SURPRISE but
the result OF the race showed his ehrewdness.
The race was two miles, tufnabout. Acker-
man, OF Atalantas, caught the water hr.t aud
took the lead. Yates aud Kennedy took VI easy,
not length astern, tor awhile, and on the ex
treme lett lt,ley urged his shell along as though
he would rather be fourth than not. aud softly
pulled for an eighth OF II mile. amid breathless
suspense from the onlookers. Then OF a sud
cen the by play changed to earnest work
At the quarter Kennedy was O frying the old,
steady Yale stroke OF 81, aud all that perfect
acence in rowing and IRON nerve could accom-
plish was at work for the honor OF the blue
cOlors. Yates was rowing X TO - aud Riley
nervous stroke from "a To 30 IL was NIP and
tuck up to the three quarter, aud as close as
were the superb contests on Monday and Tues
| day. Toward the three fourths Ackernia
showed signs OF weakening. aud began TO II To
the rear. There was not q lengths difference
between the Others. On they whired to the
turning point at the mile. and. as they ap-
| preached. Riley a1ickened his stroke nervously,
and developed n perceptiDle lead. KENNEDY and
Yates were not length astern. with a slight
| lengths astern. tie went no further than the
mile. The mile .wss reached, and Riley skifully
| for the tug on the home stretch, having made
his mile in 9 minutes and seconds.
onds behind, and Yates turned and straight
ened scarcely length behind kennedy.
leuetbs and MALI from Kennedy in no time,
and then Yates put on a squirt, and. after mag
nihcent side play, forged snead OF KENNEDY and
went for Riley. At Che mile and half Yates
was increasing bis lead slowly over Kennedy,
and lessening that OF Riley with n brilliant
| squirt whish augured consciously for the leader.
An eigthth OF a mile or 81 from the fnish how
ever, Yates dropped In hts boat Ike dead man.
aud Riley increasing his lead on Kennedy ran
| 10y tue hnish victor In l32lA. Kennedy tine
was 1887. Botn Riley anu Kennedy peat Court
ney's fastest time. Courtney's fastest time
match.
At Il o'clock the i've superb four-oared Gre VS.
| drew slowly into line for their three mile turn
about race. hey were AS follows, ranged IN The
order named from west to east:
Beaverwyck-J 7. McCcrmcs, bow j. @. heEntee
sho-wse cae-meIIe -sieo,ge BowlsOy, Jr, bow Jas,
Nadtan, No. 2; Nose Nsdean, No. stephen Dusseau,
,A.aianta-w. II. Downs. bow II. " Rodgers, No.
Sorthw e.tern~M. b. castls, bow Henry smith, No.
Hot S Smith o sS a.,el
| c. h. dunbar. No. 3 \. G. kiored. stroke.
Two were from the Far West and three from
the East. Inc prowess OF the stern cham
pions Is well known. word before the start
TO the men OF the West. The wais; men Of tue
| North western crew were the victors In the pair
cared race on Monday. Their bow. Curtin, has
II national tame, anu Corning, the stroke, and
the waist men have local reputation of high
degree. the Description OF the tdiusyncracies
oil the other Western crew, the sho-woe-cas-
mettes, would scarcely be complete without
| adding that their training Ii as novel as their
| style Of stroke. They smoke, drink lag Deer,
| aud IN otneT ways violate the rules OF training
In "a way that would make a college oars 1 an
stare with amazement. Instead OF the ira
diuonal oscker IN the shape ~ JaunIl collie
gan, with college colOrs, their chIef adherent
| was jolly Westerner Ia a hickory shirt, with a
clay pipe stuck IN his hat band anu "a revolver
| sue King out OF his trousers pocket.
As the referees boat took up position, and
tue nDal instructions were given. the crews e, ed
each other warilS. lhe water continued as
smooth as glass, and was IN erfect cpnditi ON
for the race. At l2:05 the clear, ringing voice OF
the referee sound over the water. Are you
readyl Co." twenty oars flashed IN ali, eau .ht
tue water, and the greatest four Dared amate ur
race ever rowed In tnis country oegun. The
AtalanIas we're up to their old tricks, aud stole
a stroke on the start, pulling tslyly through. As
the word go" was given they took hall
| lrad Han Il ha frat iVnI
At about IS strokes to the minute.
The Northwesterns had a stroke Of 3S and the
Argonautas about the same. The wonderful
accounts of the Shoe wae-cae- mettes stroke
proved true. Timed at " to the minute, they
kept IT up with ease for some time, and on the
hone stretch ran up 70 % without eyincing the
slightest fatigue. Tue Atalantas kept slight
lead Tor some distance, aud al the quarter he
NOrthwesterns were close an their heel-. with
the " Sewing Machines as tnose with the Jaw.
breaking name were called for short-in \ good
third place. Falling astern were the beaver
wycks, and, to.the establishments OF the Jersey
men. the famous ArgonauLi crew.
Such rowing had never been seen before. At
the half mile the Northwesteras without an ef
fort sent their cow Up on line with the Alta
lantas. Inc other Western crew, the Saving
Machines had taken third place with q
stroke rowed In a way that made eyerybod,
laugh Every man In their Loaf ADpeai ID
to be puliiOg on his own hook, anu how
such little fellows could do sueh work II
such hlouchy manner was mystery
Their boat was an old paper one. rugged
for aooxswain. IL was twenty two inches wide
not to he compared 10 the other light, elegant
smells. Before they got through they made II
mum, however, IN "a way til 4 astonsbed every
BODY. Al The three-Qu irters the AtaIantas we "a
nghuag furiousy To regain the lead from ths
Northwestern crew. but were only holding theI
own with the Sho-wae- cae- mettes, VINO hat
crawled up nearly abreast OF them. A lengti
only Denind we're the blue capped Beaverwycks
who had forged ahead bare length OF the Ar
, gonautas. A glance at the chrOnOgrdph told a
what u tremendous pace the boats lad beef
going ana at the mile It's effects were clearll
shown on Que crew At least. They now began /,
let themselves out sun more, and wnired alnnC
to the Olle and quarter at IA rate Of speed sim
ply astonishing. At the mile and half the AT
alantas cIavled up on the Northwestern boys
| little, and shook ON tho Sho-wae- cae- et les
tribe with desperate effort. The Beaver ny X
were two lengths behind the jawbreakers ant
| the ArgOndutas about the same. On thel
| dashed at the Same tremendous gait to th
stakebOats. The North western crew and Alta
| lanIas whirled around together In min g. sec.
| the Sho-w -cae- mette's on their heels, tn,
Beaverwycks two lengths behind them, and thl
| Argonautas last. Skiduly straight ening out
| the Atalantas dashed away from the NOrtn
westerns and gained a lengths lead. Unlimite,
| powers appeared TO lay In the Northwestern
crew, however, and a splrt sent them up abTe rs
again, aud before a quarter OF a mile on Tn
homestretch had been rowed they had u length
lead az ain The 5hO-wa0- oae-mettes now began
to show their mettle, and running their strUk
up to ~ took a IOsition one and a half ength
behind the A talintas. Down to the two mite
the desperate struggle waged The North