The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-28
Haw the Crews Worked on the Eve
Of the Races.
A NOISY MEETING.
The Nautilus Pair Ruled Out
Of the Regatta.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD ]

tho need Of rest shortly before tho race, there
we're surprisingly few oarsmen yesterday, though
The smooth water and fine air were tempting some OF
he mon went 10 church In whole crews together
like the Floral City iour, IN pairs like
The Aialantas. Others, ike tho Northwestern,
TOOK a stretch across country foot, or climbed
the rugged glen. The weather. which has all along
been SO nckle, brought in the afternoon smart hail
Storm which cleared The air and gave promise OF
better weather this morning Lee, the famous
sculIer, the Tritons Of Newark arrived during the
day Next came Detrot's far-famed sLittle Zcphyrs"
Word camc also that the Emeralds would not be here
30 that all the seven competing fours-tho Watkins,
Northwestern Carman, Zephyr Floral City. ATLANTA
and the Shoewaccacmctes, on hand and ready for
tho Tray.
MONDAYS PRACTICE.
Bright and early this morning--long before five
o'cock-the Carman got away from their quar-
tiers. walked quickly to tho boat house, stripped,
launched and sped or up tho lake, no one following
save stout sunburned, hardy looking and a
huge brinde bull dog, with tail ike a piece OF
clothes line. BY ana by after resting awhile far up
from the starting place. away flashed the oars thirty
seven and thrty-eignt strokes TO the minute she
few over the water, which almost smooth
as glass. There tagging falter-
Ing Every was well up to his work.
No crow all this company OF good moro
willing workers than these same men from Carmans-
vlIc, and their log Will show record Of any
here, whether they crafty their many iricnds
Washington Heights, they did last tall on the Kills
or not
LEE THE sCULLgR
Lee, the champion sculler, the 1rst man after
breakfast to take to the water. His boat looks
short and small for him, but he goes anywhere with
her, with all the nonchalance of a man a whaler
Nor there anything odd his being fastest OF
the scullers Five feet eleven inches In height with
chest OF about forty-onc inches, an arm OF four
een inches and a strong pair OF legs, The point
! rowing man looks Tor first IN good man, IS here
we'll marked-namey, the power OF loin. Broad OF
back and deep OF chest, the small OF his back excep
tonaily strong and plainly capable OF quantity Of
hard work. His 100 pounds OF bono and sinew make
him a formidable man. He is well aud all ready for
the morrow.
THE suoEwAEcAExErrEs.
was brought from me great cellar Of DAVIS malt
house, the general rendezvous and laid ia the water
by the RAFT Y was not yet uine O'Clock. aud break
last could not be hall dieested as her four eager
ios, ,nc nrs. up ~ .ne WHEN Win me true
tisng on Saturday There was Dessan, tho old
renowned stroke, for this was other than the
snswy Kanuck team from Monroe Mich. or heroes
OF many harn fought racesthe renowned Iour oil the
shoewaecaemetes Dessan is six feet high. just thirty
seven inches over the Chest tweive inches on the
per arm.
Next to him, at No. 3, rows the captain. Moses
Nadcau, man nvo inches shorter, chunky butt,
square wasted, with middle sized, tough looking
legs and the largest chest in the boat--lhe
most capacous, for the size OF Its owner,
pi any about this water. In commenting on
It's extreme depth and breadth at the buse lower
ribs, stephen Dessau says, .rhat's where you want
II" and that certainly this Moses Nadeau
It and Dessau as well, Tor that matter. All New
Workers. who nave seen Dan stern walk Will recall hat
chest he las, and this is like this stay pro-
verbal. rho new nan-w. Il. Durel. ut No 2--takes
Bowlesby's old place, and stands the same height
has SHIN legs aud arms Joseph Nadeau,
his Slshos ma s.os edition. %' Of h hssA :s
sreasing we'll the rails on which the sliding seats
move aoo adjusting their Balm rcwiocks they pad
north, and. instead OF gngcrly huggng tho shore,
pushed boldly out INTO the middle Of tho lake aud set
And such a cnaugo ssnoo Saratoga in '7ei Many
OF the marked faults which amounted 10 glaring
trying at each stroke to put their arms rounu
their necks, and Instead OF 10 or more strokes
q minute, and sometimes one man taking private
squirt on his own account, they
Ike other folks Tney mean, they say, TO pull only
pose pulling, bsssdes the test heats, the three
mile national race, tho trophy Of which they are at
mcaS"a ana ssruesnoss sucs ne ou,,ns.aka
way la all their work, that any novice
can see that thoy so last snd row very hard. The
too-and works as II he would never tire. HIS high
ou,riggsr makes him feather higher than tho rest
raise his hands moro ut tue finish. Moses Nadcau
gets a splendid grip ut the beginning and
pulls a strong oar throughout. jerking ON me
boioinr ms head up better. Dureli, at No. :.
does not swing his body half far enough af, hence
gives HIS much TO do, besides dropping his
head and meeting badly, which fault crops
the bow oarsman. But while their bodies arc not
parallel and nelr wsrk the boat brisos with faults
thing beyond question, aud that rs tue
"oars ali, got hold OF Tho water at the time
one OF tue secrols OF the rowers art II with their
strength aud stay they could Tor fortnight bad
hall nn hours daily coaching by some
they would almost ccrtaInIy win IN Ihursaay,s enn
lest. After their hvc mile pun this morning racing
pace, the stroke came IN frcsh daisy, and the
otncrs wore not greatly iasucd, showing that they
FLORAL CRY POUR.
The Floral CITY tour embarked and headed to tho
others rather short. Mono except the bow oars
man looks strong, aud he nothing great nor is there
Going OIL at 70 strokes tho minute they worked
the lake 1t was plain that however enduring
we're hardly ever together one oar on Que side con-
stantiy getting III ahead OF It's mate the leather Is
vcry irregular; all mss tho beginning OF the stroke,
and among individual faults those OF number two
arc especially prominent, his BODY hardly SWING
ipg forward and ait Ut all, ard his halt
developed arms not beginning TO pull his
weight No wonder that Courtney, when no saw
them. exclaimed. "how did their friends come TO
send them ~ aud Tell wondering whether bo ever
looked ike that To be sure when he them, they
tired from long pull and In rough water, but
ssi ,noy lack ana say they seem 70 nave ba, they
have fallen into awkward company II that Is all they
DAvIy,AxD yEEoaK.
Davis and Jerome 81 the North westerns, were out
In Their pair Dared boat the former swinging splcn.
adiy long. like Piaisted than ever, and the old
boat shooting along AT nno pace Though the steer
ing was Indifferent Indeed IL bye ana bye b, came
worse than that, for failing 10 keep sharp enough
lookout out ahead their progress was suddenly
stopped BY huge coal dock, into which they chancad
TO run, bringing them up standing, and damaging
their bow, though not seriously.
Curtis and Emsrson's now paper pair-oared boat
IA to-day from Troy. IL 10 beauty TO look at,
snd viii doubtles prove fast. W. q. Hall, Perth
Amboy, formerly substitute Tor one OF Yates best
crews aud last hurdle racer, here for the SENIOR
scuils, and Robinson, oil Union springs, expresses
great respect ms prOwesG
GaiscI OF the Granorcy took nual paddle preim-
mary 10 his JUNIOR scu tomorrow, but showed
nothing remarkable. McMulicn, OF the Column
bias VI Alicghany City. did the same lie
also pulls IN the junior scuils, does
Robert Ltrmon, OF Union springs, nephew OF Court
pey. the latter says Harmon mas remarkable stay
INK power Dut has been IN boat only lew lines
,hs season aud Is not prepared. A. McLancrty,
stroke pf the Watkins tour, aud OF their cehsp-
MAI Jour has been working hard for tue Junior scus
and stands excellent chance oil being either frst or
second out OF The ave entered.