The New York herald., 1879-07-09
The Festival of Oars on
Saratoga Lake.
KEEN STRUGGLES ANTICIPATED.
The Crews and Their Probable
Chances.

Involuntary INDUCED In ut the late metropolitan
regatta ut New York. the oarsmen regarding the
wet skies overhead and the wet streets under foot
and wondering if it will stop raining and ever
cease blowing. The hotel proprietors and Saratog-
ians in general assuring the visitors that
"behind the clouds the is still shining"
but the regatta il not to be started
heavenward, the crews refuse to be comforted Yes
terday and to-day important hours for the men,
who were in every need OF practice. some Of them
having arrived only at this late hour. and II was
more than tantalizing to discover on reaching the
lake yesterday that it anything but smooth and
that white caps dancing up and down as though
in high glee at the general commotion they were
making among the contestants calculations. The
course looked very pretty in its restless
ness. but the oarsmen declared it unfit
for practice pulls. or the illnature
excusable, for at many boathouse the loss of prac
tice' rows yesterday and to-day meant the serious
lessening of chances Wednesday. and perhaps the
utter loss Of which might otherwise have
been won. The roads too wet for pedestrian ex-
ercse and too dry for sculling and 80. neither on
land water is there comfort for the restless Wis.,
itors who stand in the lighthouses alongside their
crafts with nothing to do.
A large number of strangers came in by the lat Q
trains last evening. noticeable among them being
many prominent athletes from New York. as we'll as
from
walls aggregate quite respectable number, there
is nothing seen of the crush and crowd observable
in years gone by during the few days previous to
the famous intercollegiate races. There plenty
OF rooms be had everywhere yet. and while there
Is fairly good custom doing at the hotels tho pro-
pretors still politely demanding more" No
one need be afraid to come here fearing to find him
self neglected by reason of the great crowd
THE ENTRIES.
The list of those who have sent in their names to
the committee contestants is grand one. embrac-
ing as it does. the flower of American oarsmen.
The National Association of Amateur Oarsmen may
well feel proud OF the OF their Efforts which
have resulted in such superb list that presented
to the public to-day, and though there WILL of
sity from accidents other unexpected causes be
few absentees the contests will be wol worth long
journey to see and the result should be lasting
honor to American blades and. let it be hoped the
waters of Saratoga.
In looking over the colors of the men find that
there are from eleven different States
in the Union and that the colors of Canada
the programme. look at the proportions Of the
list will prove interesting. Reckoning the men by
clubs fortyone associations sending represents
tives hailing from the extreme North South. East
and West. There thirty-one sculers alone.
There are eighteen four-oared crews. In the six
Dared race the three fastest in the country
is found eievcn champion amateur oarsmen Surely.
with such glorious list there should be q glorious
result
The men located as follows:-Dauntless six at
C. b. Moons. Mutuals six and tour at +. d. Wheel
er's. ST., iu town; Shawmut six ut Luther Abells,
Cornell College four and single ut White Sulphur
Spring, Atalanta four and senior single at Grand
Union, in town Cohoes four and senior single
George Riey's, Elizabeth four and senior single at
Charles Moons. Hillside four at George Rileys,
Hope four and senior single At calvin Averys.
senior single at Luther Abeils ssueerties four At
Myers. wah-wah-sums four. double skull and pair
oar Ut John Rileys. Watkins four and senior single
ssu Al ps
at White sulphur Spring. Hartford double skull
at Luther Abells. Minnesota double skull at Wash.
sculls ut Luther Abel's. Quaker City double scuu
at James Rey's. Columbia senior single at
Calvin Avery's. Galveston senior single at
Charles Moons. Pswtucket senior single at c.
Is. Moons; Perseverance senior sing Q, ut Luther
Abell's; Riverside senior single. Calvin Avery's;
s.awanhaka senior single. at Luther Abelrs; Mon.
mouth Junior single. ut Charles Moons; Nautilus
junior single at Charles Moon ana ta'ssae }Sn,or
arrived this morning ana lifting their boat from
the speedily on their way to the lake to
ing fer something in the way of smooth water
TO turn up. Robert Larmon and Burt Brown.
the Union Springs scullers, arrived last evening.
John Gynn, Jr. captain OF tho st. John Boat CLUB.
| OF New Orleans. and Mr.. Charles Boyd. formerly OF
the coluTSa NIB q College crew a, nnd nov acting h
| Monday evenings train and Immediately proceeded
to the lake to coach their crews ON q
practise row. but altered their minds for
| obvious reasons and said something about the
weather. The shawmuts, OF Boston, were late
last night but expected to be out esriy this
| morning q row. pleasant anticipation that was
not fulfilled The Dauntlcss six arrived in Saratoga
early Monday morning with their six-oared paper
glg and their wee mite Of y coxswain. whom they
! carry In the race. He Is pocket edition. bound
| Inst tha II pnfgf nf yes-
terday. He looks quite small compared to
Davy Roacn's huge proportions, or vice versa. as
! train yesterday and made the necessary comments
on the westher. In short all the crews IL the wires
and when the referees whistle is sounded tomorrow
exceptionally largo ncld OF starters will obey the
summons.
The usual number Of gentlemen are looking about
for odds the various events but thus far little
betting has been induiged In II was intended to
Institute pool room this afternoon, but the hotel
proprietors are frowning the thing down and are
earnestly endeavorng to elevate the moral and mus
cuar tone and to keep down the betting instincts
all engaged In the Affair
The wind died down little this noon. and visitors
the hotels cast about for means to get out TO tho
lake. The sportivc omnibus horse was yet tied up
in his STALL and that method OF moro OF less rapid
transit was of the market the bus did not run
this morning The little launch was tied up at her
| was the only hope of the inquistive sightseer.
Tho being reached the boat houses were visited
and q chat had with the men Eacn man was con-
fdent OF winning, and, IL we are to believe all the
quiet ps" received there will be an extraordinary
race, with person second. No safe Judgment
! can be made to-day from observation. as the mon
when they did get out were obliged to take only short
practice pulls above the bridge in little coves or
quiet hooks here and there. under circumstances of
| wind and weather which made Judgment almost
vaueless.
| rouR-oARED sHfLL CREWS.
Among o field OF eighteen crews 1t IL no easy mat
ter to pick tho winner. as past experence shows 1t
often happens that boat little thought OF comes
| in first on race day With such field of crews as
this it is all improbable that some crew con-
sidered out of the may be the winner. The
Regatta Committee, with the view of having the best
crews in the fnal heat, exercised their Judgment ~
to who the best werc and picked out six whom
they considered the fastest and placed two OF them
| In each heat. How well they judged them the re-
suit the alone will tell. II certainly will not
be wise tor the other twelve to quietly give up
the race and say that they have no chance, but by
their rowing show the committee that alter, ana
! not before the regatta, IL the time to tell who
are the fastest men. rho six crows selected by the