The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-26
WATKINS REGATTA
Appearance of the Crews on Seneca
Lake Yesterday.
SPLENDID PRACTICE.
Voluntary Race Between the ATLANTA
and Nautilus Pairs.
(pY rELvoaArH 70 THE HEnAIp.l

Watkins. N. ", May rs, 1878.
The course which bus Tor national name and fame
this week lies along the western back OF Sepeca Lake.
close TO It's head southern extremity IL is beau
tiful inland sea, forty miles long, mile wide In thii
locality. range OF hills rises gradually each side
to height Of several hundred tces laid out in gener
Gus farms ncrsperscd with occasional broad belts
timber and dotted with many comfortable looking
farmhouses. Az the lake lies porth and south
these hills would efectuaily shelter it from
any winds from tho eastward west
ward II the wind blew from other
quarter the rowing man might revcl in Watkins
perfect place for tho exercise OF bis skill. But for
tho last few days the wind has blown directly up and
down the lake, making the watcr rough even near
shore aud everywhere on tho proposed course. rem.
dering II, as Gaisel, OF tho Gramercy. camc near
finding yesterday, impossible for shell to live on.
EXERCISING SATURDAY MORNING.
This morning after shower the wind died
away, and greatly to tho general qualification, the
water fell calm. All the were ont. Robinson,
the Union Springs sculer, looking muscular, clean
cut aud rcsoute, representative OF some Of Cornels
best mon, headed for the Chevsring Canal aud shot
to tho southwark Soon the click click Of oars
told that a four-oared crew was coming back from
SPIN up the quiet canal. This was the Carman four.
Hunt was out, and their captain. belong, was In his
own place, No. 2 Hunt is wiry looking man,
evidently at home the oar, and backs up tho stroke
(who Is also good mani in fine style. They doing
more work than any other here and II all Tour
could row as we'll as stroke does they might make
q tremendous fight Tor tho nnish sfs
CUeTIs' CREW PRACTICE
The water had hardly nattened down when Cnris
had hts aloas, aud OF to tho starting limo.
Though rough and strong and willing they do not
keep their boat on even keel. They constantly
the Big bout does slip along very fast On thor veor
thiYty-hvo stroke. This was their first chancs
seized i. with svdisy rhoy said sterward that they
dong their best, but they covered The milo
and fve-sixteenths in eight minutes ana came down
almost fast az they went AS they Padded IN "a
the aoat the two waist mon looked hot and wet bus
ny means "used up" Emerson, as No. 8, began
Jerome their stroke is relative OF Messrs. Leonard
and Laurence jerome, OF New York.
-f*A. RATHER QUESTIONABLE STATEMENT.
They state that though the two waist have
boon members OF their club since last fall Mother
over un II y = Goa q any
II Will be seen that they have learned
70 row , ~ no osa,nary rae, as .ney nave
other crews here. man may be taught to row IN
MONTH but to have his muscles strong enough to
stand the tremendous task these people set them
selves all over the course they must either have
rowcd great while or have done some other work
which would give thcin powerful backs and loins.
Salt and lumber work have doubtless done them nc
harm In this direction.
rMRoARED CONTEST.
IE lew minutes pulled PAIR cared boat, the
Atalantas and Walsh and Levien, Of the Nautilus,
h'E pair al Scas %
Lovien's 80 strokes the minute, II looked very
much ko race. though mo crews DO not adm!
Ra,hbonc, tho sculier who was up tho track,
says that the Atalan,as were leading while the Nau
titus say other way. II exceeding unfor-
tunatc that hcte Two old enomics cannot get each
other mere race gay Their styles, too In such
marked CONTRAST The long, strong slash OF tho Alta.
antas opposite possible TO the shorter, neat,
clean, quick stroke OF tholr rivals.
kArHDoNE the sCuLLER.
Rathbono, who has been trained down TO 100
pounds, was out Tor an airing He always takes
one except Robinson, psrhaps Tho latter viii havo
plenty 70 DO on race Gay II ne beats tnis good man,
rHE WATKINS FOUR.
| A lour-oarsd craft next coming over
from tho canals middle s,zed young looking fellows
working hard and driving along q fair gait This
| was the Watkins team-not that famous team when
made namo Of their little CLUB at shs Centennial and
which u known all over England owing 10 the stub
| bora manner 10 which they kept Customs
London four occupied In tho Centennial ana heat.
TWO Of that Watkins Jour have moved away.
Since then on occasion, with another four, the
CLUB did very well, but they have only OF this last
named crew now and tins new Tot Is not more than
'slarn Stroke keeps oar in lar TOO deep III the
lnsh does not sit up erect and pulls his handle in
/ high TO make his wrists come almost up TO his
chin No 3 swings well forward; no has far the best
body movement IN the boat, II not, indeed, OF any
man in the whole leet Four ike him would make
hot work for a irst class crew. But the good quail.
itics practically end with No. s. No. lacks grip and
= sloadv pull Tho bow Should got his weight on.
l
ers and In the trial heat may make things Interesting
they want little more power and good deal more
couching
! PROGRAMME ron TIKI WEEKS SPORT.
The programme Tor the weeks sport has been pub
| lished and reads ~ iollows:-
Heats will be started haikpast two o'clock
each day at Intervals Of frtyhvs minutes The following
Day first pairoared trial heats Junior
single sen raes three mile pair-o special match
trial heat and second snas TRIAL hsats
I.i.d Day.DSssls ssall race foa,-o.rod trial heats
tion vi Oarsmen three mile four Dared
OBJECTIONABLE HxAra
II viii thus be seen that II has been detsrnHys
have the races ~ heats alter ALI serious mstaks a.
the managers will nnd before the 10 out, a mis-.
take thoy have made not Inadvertently but directly
In the face Of earnest ana vigorous opposition
| lautas, states that had hts team known when they
| began 10 train that tho races 20 be rowed IN
come; that tncy understood there 10 be only
breast races IN Wilton all should contend
protest 10 uniting nree days. ago a.a sney Known
| the real facts they would have kept out OF tho
.ss. me Athletic ssuiIsr, Rs'heono 10 aiso opposed
mistake consisted in allowing all these to 10
lss. ths greater mistake tho committee ars now
quite as entitled 10 be consulted as -ths
one man from the association, aud that, too
an association making assumptions u has no right to-
There - another man ON tue committee IRON the
same body who has never rowed race his Ito,
give Sp ms and aoos or race are Ssu mSv
allowed TO nave voice in management; certainly
to have their expressed wishes aud the Vat
| kns committee can hardly again afford TO TALL Tito
tho OF this y,ag
| PROVIDING THE CROWD.
| Many thugs are being done we'll rhoy are kind
and obiigiuE MI. Drake aud many others work.
ing vigorously Tor the comfort OF tho gucsis Having
got together the elements Tor great raco and set Of
races they are determined to have them. There ID
nttc doubt that the outlying comm mites will pour
In nero In hosts day. rnus they will
put more money IN their pockets than they
have taken out 10 send eleven men
10 Europe. IL would. however, be piece OF sound
wisdom u they would, at the Monday night meeting,
vote 70 drop the heats anu make each race a clear
thing BY itself with a whole day devoted 10 H. ali tho
crews rowing abreast Saratoga and undcr exactIy
the sane copditionk Then danger which stands out
IN roiieI IN TOO programme, would be averlcd,
Tor on The second day thcv adyartise
nrst aud second iour-oAfed representatives
trial heats and on The same day amer tho bref inter.
val required Tor a short single scul race they an.
nounce inc par-oarcd heat. Now, suppose that 10