The New York herald., 1879-07-10

out increasing his speed in proportion. Pilkington
rowed a clean stroke most of the time hut did not
work hard he ought. He with a
very easy swing and should very fast, but he
needs some good coarhing. Gear rowed slow.
easy stroke but did not haye the power TO orce his
boat along as last as the other men, Murray took
the best course and rowed in the best form which
Musgrove rowed as smoothly and steered as well
Murray it would have been very ex-
Murray gained slight advantage at the start. which
he lost 10 Musgroye at the eighth OF mile, who
then led the aeld Murray quickly regs,ned his
second. Gear close third Pilkington fourth by
few feet aud Lang close alongside. At the half milo
the positions were unatered, but ut threequarters
Gear had dropped back half length, Pilkington
and Lang still rowing side by side. slightly behind
Musgrove. who in turn headed by Murray. At
the mile Musgrove was behind Murray length.
Lang third by two and q half lengths. Pilkington
half lengthbehind Lang. with Gear three clear
boat lengths to the rear OF them ALL Here Pilknc.
ton picked up little and by good squirt improved
his position. Gear drew up also. and Mms-
last half mile was grand race home. Lang Piiking-
and Gear were punched an eighth from home.
took third place just Murray slipped over the line
ahead of Musgrove by clear length the rest OF the
field being well to the rear
Rathborne, Phillips, Higgins. Larmon and Brennan
started in the second trial heat of the senior singles
Rathborne at once Jumped away Wisn t5e ,,. LEAD IN
following in the order named. The press boat, with
the strange fatality that seems to usually attend the
boat placed at the disposal or the newspaper
men. left the finish for the start about the
time the referee ready to start the men.
1t was impossible either to see who got away first
or to criticse the rowing of the men very closely
From what could be seen it was plainly manifest
that Rathborne, was rowing in the best form
Phillips showed very good form and handled
his sculls very WELL and what is the best
of all he hung well to the end. Some had very
good opinion OF Larmon more especially because he
is Courtneys pupils, but it is not enough for
a man to have good teacher to be able to row fast
He must have the right stun las the saying is in him
to begin with. Larmon went off WELL but he seemed
to be very anxious. and kept looking aroun. and
soon became quite ragged he and Higgins poth
Rathborne having gained slight lead in the first
two hundred yards. there was determined fight for
second place between Larmon and Higgins, in which
each alternately led the other. Rathborne had the
best of the way far but he men were yet toeraby
we'll bunched the boats all tapping each other At the
half mile, Rathborne in superb form had made his
lead more decided one, Higgins had dropped back
a little and Brennan had moved up to challenge Lar
mon for second place. Both men put on squirt and
cracking ensued to the mile, where u foul
occurred between Larmon and Brennan the latter
being out of his water despite the repeated eau
tons of the referee Meanwhile Rathborne was send
ing his boat along fast and close to the western
shore, and behind him some three lengths Phillips
was rowing proverbially long stern chase. After
the foul between Larmon and Brennan the latter
ing, but not until both Of them had had hard
tusse, from which each seemed exhausted. On
Brennan's stopping quarter mile from home Lar
mon gave signs of distress and easing up lost his
place to both Phillips and Higgins. who were now
making.a determined push to overtake the leader.
The clever leader not to be caught, however,
lengths ahead of Phillips, who headed Higgins by
a length. Time of Rathborne lin. 1875.
The starters in the third heat were :-Crotty of
Galveston. Texas; Mumford. of the Perseverance
Club of New Orleans; Lyon. of the New York Ath-
Paul, and Holmes, OF the Pawtucket Club, OF Rhode
Island. Holmes led off at the start showing the
nose of his boat slightly in advance in the
first twenty yards. but at 200 yards further
the trailed little, Holmes leading
Mumford now by half length nh, who S..% was Jus, in
and Hyndman. At the quarter mile Holmes ana
Mumford began to ont out tho work. pulling away
from the others and beginning at once abattle which
they kept up till the end. At the half mile Crotty.
who pulling close in shore, began to lose
ground, but squirting determinedly made mp some Of
his loss in the next eighth of mile, partly closing
the gap between himself and Hyndman, who was half
a length behind Lyon. Mumford put on a squirt
! just after crossing the halt mile and by grand
effort headed the lot, though he was pushed terribly
and at by Holmes. Once getting the lead. how
a struggle that gameness itself ensued between
| the men TO the mile point. every inch OF the way
mile the speed of the men was turther
increased. although the previous qnarter had
divided into two lots the first consisting Of Holmes
and Mumford. the former having again gained .
barely ;perceptibe lead. The second lot comprised
Lyon, Hyndman and Crotty, the latter apparently
hopelessly to the rear. The positions were hardly
changed to the mile and quarter. exec 4
came ofUs with '"ru rash a0 to the 'front.'. Nearing
the finish the were met with tremendous
| cheers from the lighthouses and stands and
Holmes, Munford and Crotty again put on q squirt
that sent the boats bounding over the water taking
Holmes In winner. Mumtord second. Crotty third
Lyon was fourth and Hyndman fifth. The
struggle between Mumford and Holmes was
as game race as was ever rowed. and
| did honor to both victor and vapqushed.
Holmes time lin. 351ss. Mumford's time
! lin. 404s. Crotty rowed in very good form on the
fast stroke but 1t was too much for him. He would
| have done better. and made much better race of
| it If he had rowed a slower stroke and held his
! form. Mumford is strong man and pulls hard,
| but he rushes forward too fact. Holmes trips
the water and misses the first part OF his stroke aud
though he gets his boat along quite fast he does not
do it gracefully but more by sheer strength. Lyons
rowed in the best form of any one in this heat yet
he did not have the power or stay to compete with
the other men. Hyndman trips very badly aud does
not keep his boat at all steady
stx-oARED RACE.
At O'Clock the six-oared crews we're in line,
Shawmut of Boston. on the west; Mutuils, of
Albany. In the middle and Dauntless. of New
good start and all settled down to their
work in earnest The Snawmut in the first
strokes, str with the Mutuals haif q length III the
rear. rowing A strokes. while Dauntess, rowing
in gig with coxswain. against the shell. was dog
/ them and the Mutual boat. 1t a hot
race. every man doing his best. from the
| little Dauntless stroke to the giants of
the Mutual. At the quarter the boats
in the positions, but the pace became too hot
for the shawmuts. They began to splash little.
and then little by little the Mutuals gained until at
the halt-mile they forged ahead. Then the Daunt-
J less Apurtcd and came mp almost even with the
hard struggle. The Mutuais answered squirt with
spurt and at the thrcequarters had little than
half length the best OF Dauntless. while the latter
leading Shawmut by two lengths. At this
point the Mutuals went in toward the pauntless
men. and getting too near at ubout the mile IL
looked though they to foul the Daunt-
less boat. but putting OH spurt their rutder
! Just cleared the bow of the latter. and then
they gained length before the Dauntle5s could get
/ out OF their backwash. From this point the
virtually over, although the Dauntless men
hung it to the end but they 80 fearfuly
handicapped in their boat they could expect TO
catch the Mutuals after this point The Mutuals
in Sm. Cos, Dauntless second, in 9n. 5hs. and
Shawmut third, in 9m l1As
SARATOGA.
The six-oared sooner over than the
roads were fairly jammed by crowd of carriages
their way back to Saratoga while the piazzas at
Moons were overrun by throng of interested men,
discussing the results of to-day's work. The first
of the three mornings the water passed most
pleasantly ana every is deli with the capital
rowing and the excellent arrangements for the com
fort OF spectators. The sky GUIDED little this
afternoon and the wind freshened somewhat 70 ward