The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-17
LAKE GEORGE REGATTA.
FIRST DAY OF THE ROWING CoNrEsrs-AcKER-
MAN AND sEYFERT WIN THE JUNIOR TRIALS,
AND THE GoRMAN BROTHERS THE PAIR-oAEED


MAN AND sEYFERT WIN THE JUNIOR TRIALS,
AND THE GoRMAN BROTHERS THE PAIR-oAEED
RACE.
BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
LAKE GEORGE, N Y. July l6, 1879.
The morning opened very unpromisingly. Dark
clouds hung about the mountain tops surrounding
this beautiful lake. and the strong breeze which was
blowing threatened to utterly spoil the days sport
The were all postponed until this afternoon.
but there seemed little prospect of their taking place
even then. The rain ceased about past two
O'Clock, however. and the referee. Mr.. William b.
Curtis. announced that the two heats of the
junior single SOULS and the pair-oared race
would be rowed. The water was very bad
for single shells. The wind blowing up
the lake from the south. and although the
rain had smoothed off the crests of the the
lakes surface exceedingly lumpy. The starting
point had been fixed about one and three-quarter
miles down the lake. opposite small lighthouse on
the western bank. the course being mile and
half. This arrangement brought the finishing line
opposite the Columbia College quarters. series of
log RATS. placed about hundred feet apart. in
dicated the starting point On each of these floats
man stationed to hold the boats until the word
was given.
JUNIOR sINGLEs--TRIAL HEATS.
After considerable delay the contestants for the
first heat of the junior singles made their appear
ance their names and positions, beginning at the
western side of the lake, being follows:-First.
Charles Aldermen of tho Manhattan Club; second,
g. P. Reisel, of the Hartford Club; third, H. H. An
drews of the noboken Club. Mr.. Reisel came out
looking exceedingly confident. He by all odds
the heaviest man of the three. Young Andrews al
though plucky enough, is clearly not dangerous
rival for the others. The word given at seven
minutes past three o'clock and Rese took the lead at
4
did the rough water bother him. His steering bad
aso and he went far the eastern side of the
lake. His form not very bad. and his confidence
in hopeless contest admirable. Meanwhile
really fine taking place between Alderman
and Reisel The Hartford held his own well,
and at the halfmile seemed to have settled down
win i'll defiance of anything. but the young New
stake, and they passed tins point bow and
bow. Alderman spurted soon after, and led
again took the lead Alderman pulled into his
water. Reisel soon he again pressed, ap-
slightly of to the eastward. and the result was that
his antagonist came up on him hand over hand
first tapping and then leading him. The last
quarter one of the best pieces Of work lately
done by Junior scull oarsmen. Alderman won in
good style by two lengths The time, which was not
very fast, owing to the rough water. was fol-
lows -Ackerman, lam. 91ss. Reisel, lam. los. An.
drews' time was not taken.
With his usual prompttude Mr.. Curtis returned
up the lake and ordered the contestants for the
ond heat to get ready. The following
in their places at the starting ne:- First s. r:
Seyfert Of the Nautilus Club, Reading; second T. w.
Schuyler, Of the Nautilus Club. Reading; third, w.
b. Peet, of the Resolute Club. New York. fourth, L.
Claiborne, OF the St. Johns Club, of New Orleans.
Little is to be said about this heat. 1t clearly
Seyferts from the first. The water in better
time was proportionately much faster. At the
threequarter mile point, Seyfert led by four lengths
with Peet second. Schuyler third and the New Or
leans far in the to be out Of the
Scyfert won by fifteen lengths. The time of the
first three :-Seyfert. I'm. las; Peet 12m.
| 49Hs.; Schuyler IL minutes. This score reduces
almost to nothing Ackerman's chances of defeating
Seyfert in the final tomorrow, because it will
be observed that the third in this second heat
made better time by I'm. O9s. than Alderman did.
| who pressed throughout by Riesel. forgot to
mention the fact that Riesel WAS taken very sick
after leaving his boat and carried to the Lake
! House by his friends.
| PAIR-oARED RACE.
The next event was the par-oared race twenty
minutes to five O'Clock, and two boats started.
These L. j. German and r. J. German. Of the
William Craig. of the Zephyr Club of Detroit. This
race was very pretty exhibition OF good oarsman-
| ship the part of the German Brothers: but the
interest slight. because of the inequality of the
| two crews. There was really no chance for tho
Zephyr men to win; After calling the crews back
once because of false start the two boats got
| Off together The German Brothers. it will be re-
membered. rowed at Saratoga in 1874. Their form
was very good to-day. At the end of the
FIRST half mile the Olympcs pulled clear of
| the Zephyrs and took their water. The
practically at this point, for two lengths of
clear water opened between the boats.
The Germans did their halt mile in 3m. 10s. doing
about 81 strokes per minute to the Zephyrs' &c. At
the three-quarter mile line the Olympcs were lead
ing three lengths but did not seem to have gained
an inch ut the end of the mile. The time showed
| I'm. 20s. The Germans had increased their lead
another boats length ut the mile and quarter. The
wind was very strong and bothered both crews con-
siderably. The Albany men finished nine lengths in
advance of the Detroit crew. The official time
53hs
The water had now become so rough that the four
cared shell race postponed until tomorrow.