The New York herald., 1879-07-08
NATIONAL AMATEUR REGATTA.
THE COMING RACES ON SARATOGA LAKE-DRAw-
ING FOR PosITIoNs-THE PROGRAMME OF THE

CONTESTS.
BY TELEGRApH TO THE HERALD.
SARATOGA. N. Y. July 7. 1879.
The Regatta Committee of the National Association
OF Amateur Oarsmen met tonight at Congress
Hail. Mr. Allen in the chair. After some
discussion to the method Of drawing
for positions in the coming contests on Saratoga
Lake. it decided that the committee should
choose six scullers from the entries in the senior
singles and six from those entered for the
fouroared shell race to head heats in each class two
to be placed in each heat Of their respective classes
1t was thought that this would insure a
more even distribution Of the best men
and good racing throughout. The balance
of the men in each class then drawn by lot and
placed in the heats headed by those chosen by the
committee. In placing the men, the positions count
from the western shore. The sult OF the commit
tees choice and the drawing by lot resulted tol-
lows:-
JUNIOR SINGLE scULLs.
First Hedt-No. /. Burt Brown; No. ?. G. p Reisel;
No. 3. Edward Field; No. S. h. seytert; No. s. H..
X. Leonard.
Second Meat-No. l. Harry Ball; No. 2. William
mell No. 5. William J. Gear.
SENIOR SINGLE sCULIs
First Heat-No. ]. William Murray; No. 2. William
]. Lear No. g. James Pilkington; No. a, George
Lang; No. s. W. b. Wells. Jr.. and No. q, r. L. Mus
grove.
Second Heat-No. l. r. W. Rathborne No. 2 E. l..
Phillips; No. 3. Thomas Higgins. Jr.; No. 4. W.
H. Rodgers; No. 5. Robert Larmon. and No. 6, John
Brennan.
III ra.rs a. HeatnNo No John crosty; No. Mum
No. 8, j. S. c. Wells; No. g. T. l.. Yates.
DOUBLE SOULS.
No.; !, Hartford; No. p wah- wah-snm; No. g..
New York Athletic; No. 4. Minnesota No. s. Wyan-
dotte; No. g. Quaker City.
pAIR-oARED SHELLS
No. l. Zephir; No. 2, Olympic; No. 3, Wah-Wah-
Sum; No. 4. Zephyr (the Craig crew..
EoUnoARED SHELLS
First Heat-No. l. Wah-Wah-Snm No. q Zephyr;
No. 3. Hope; No. 4. Crescent; No. s. Mutual; No.
6, Saugertes
Second Heat-No. 1. Lachins; No. 2. Olympic; No.
g. Friendship; No. 4, oe-wae-cae-mette; No. s,
Michigan; No. q. Elizabeth.
Third Heat-No. l. Watkins; No. g. Atslsnta: No.
8. Hillsdale; No. 4. Cohoes No. s. St. John; No. g.,
sIx-oARED SHELLS
No. l. Shawmut; No. =. Mutual; No. 8. Dauntless;
THE PROGRAMME AS ARRANGED.
large number OF oarsmen are here already, al
though all the crews have not yet arrived. It was
expected that protests would be made tonight
against some Of the entered but the commit
tee received whatever and all the entries
upon tonight is as tolows:-Wednesday, ten A. M
First. pair-oared race; second. college fours; third.
college singles; fourth. three trial heats Of the
senior singles fifth. sx-oared shell race. Thursday,
ten A. M.-Firsr. double sculs second two trial
heats OF the junior singles; third three trial heats
heats the junior singles second final heats Of
senior singles third final heats of the four-oared
shells.
Frank E. Campbell Crescent Club. of Newark)
and James harris (Hope Club. Of New Orleans) have
drawn their entries in the junior scull race and w.
NJ Goddard of Harvard has withdrawn from the
college single scull In the double scul entries
but club. the Union Springs, has been scratched.
Mr.. Pleasanton announcing tonight that the club
desired to its name from the list Of contest
ants.
THE REFEREE AND THE WATER.
The question OF who shall referee the has
been freely discussed tonight. the names OF
Mr.. William b. Curtis. OF the Spirit Of the
Times Mr. William Blake, the well known
ex-osrsman OF Harvard. and Mr.. Jasper T..
.Goodv in being mentioned. The question Of
what shall be considered smooth water was agtated
this evening" and the opinion OF the majority that
the lake must be like mirror or the oarsmen will
refuse row, which is almost equivalent to saying
that tho crews may remain iere for several
days. The water on the lake this morning
exceedingly rough. preventing any OF
the crews from taking practice. and white
caps were dancing about in the most lively manner
imaginable. This afternoon the high wind continued
equally ruffie the lake and the oarsmens temper
and though the Atalanta boat ventured out late in
the day. it was obliged to quietly put back to the
shore. heavy rain fell toward the night and.
though the wind has died down at this writing half
past ten p. NJ. the lake is not yet quiet.