New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-07-19
VICTORY FOR COLUMBIA
FINE RACE AT LAKE GEORGE.


v1TrR-IAKE GEORGE SHOWN AV y"
PLACE FOR a REGATTA. ,o
Tho race between the college tours III A'NI
George took place yesterday and terminates
40 rocotta there. The contestants were
oroUs from Columbia. Wesleyan anu
Cornell Colleges. Columbia won tue race
=, tbo remarkably fast time or Sm' ZoSec''
Ill 10 the best time in slack water on
,oonrd WESLEYAN was second. The ex-
n,rienco of this regatta is held to prove that
lake George is an admirable place lor 'niS
class of contests
TIE CLOSE OF TIE REGATTA.
,o,r,r<Ts ON THE AVAILABILITY OF LAKE GEORGE
roR BOAT RACES - YESTERDAY LNO-i4N"
CONTEST.
typou SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE I'iBoNI'
IEr GEORGE, July 1S.-lhe first annual regatta
otIaks George was most successful one III Almost
r,s,,oct save in the matter of large attend
once and even that was very fair, when II Is con-
iar,5 that no boat races have ever taken place on
tIo Iale before. and that the people in the neigh
t.-boo5 had no idea of the character or charms of
toot racing. The whole affair was purely tentative.
ii t,e REGATTA was held with view to prove
,-hotl.rr tbe lake would IL. nc a good course Tor
I'm, vrheiber a sufficiently large crowd could be
attracted Z. make 81 pay, and what would be tho
hest class of races TO hold there IN the future.
At tine first question, the course is undoubtedly
good one Ii is possible 10 get there a Stralsh'
- course Of three or four miles. wide enough 10
admit If any reasonable number Of crews contest
ing. and the finish Is admirably situated Just III
front of the Lake House, the For. William henry
Hotel and the other large hotels At the heNu OF 'ne
lake. from all of which capita view q tie close
NJ the contest can be had. The water, to- Is as
I'D
catta Association had bad luck in having eXccr-
tionallv rough water on this usually tranquil lake.
tbere WAS only one race that for the college Tours
which had to be postponed.
A. to the second question, whether the gatta cin
be ~ ade to pay, nothing has been definitely de-
ciled 1t was the first regatta on the course, no
body knew quite how II would turn out, and ciowds
do not rusA to see set of races the attIactVehesS
Of whchis not quite assured. But the crowds were
quite large enough TO give every reason for the bet
that another season, If the proper sort OF races
shall be given. Lake George will be over
run by such multitude OF visitors as her hotel pro-
pretors-and they are really those who beneht most
by a regatta. for people must be fed and lodged
never dreamed Of. The access to the lake 8 not
easy to be sure but in spite of this the managers OF
the regatta may rest assured that another year, IL
the proper attractions are presented. they will not
be troubled by slim attendance
As to the third question. what sort of races ought
TO be be found there, 1t always answers itself. In
the first place, no class of boat races attracts so
many people as college races. The friends of crdi-
nary amateur Oarsmen will not as rule 90 much
out Of their way TO see them row, for
they row too often, and cah be seen
conveniently at home while at the same time the
friends of amateur do not take 50 much m
erest in their work do the friends OF The college
boys. Moreover college crews, as rule, row only
ouce year and if their friends wish to see the
contest they will go wherever 1t may
take place. And there is peculiar
lty about this lake which Is likely
10 make t especially attractive to college crews.
They ike to DO off by themselves, quite away from
the other contestants. so that they may not be
bothered or watched in their training and the large
number of excellent hotels and boardng-Lousos
around the lake render this an easy matter. Ger
tainy The main questions which this regatta was to
solve have been answered satisfactorily enough for
the association for the only serious drawback 10 the
pours. seems 20 be the difficulty of reaching the
lake, and understand that this is likely to be re-
moved before long by the building Of a railroad
from Glenn Falls to the lake.
There were also other capital features about the
regatta. The hotel accommodations are capital,
and since the houses are ali situated directly
on the borders Of the lake, one is spared
the long dlve over dusty road which is so
great an annoyance at Saratoga. The manage
ment Of the regatta excellent, too,
In the manu. OF course the committee was some
what green never having had to manage regatta
before and this is a thing which requires experience,
and is sure 10 embrace much vexatiOn of spirit
But the perfect courtesy and amiability Of DR..
Adamson and Mr.. Whitney, the most promi-
nent members of the committee, their
unfagging energy aud zeal. and their evident desro
TO do all in their power which might cOnduce to the
comfort Of their guests and make the races thor
Oughy successful, smoothed over almost all the
rough places The referee. Mr. VIM. b. Curtis, did
the rest. He is altogether the most lit man TO fill
this difficult position that there is in the
count j. and he handled the men through all the
races With the utmost quietness and ciyility. but
asowl.h the utmost firmness and clear headcdness
so that all the races went off with perfect smooth
less, and. 50 far as the state of the water would
permit exactly at the time announced Tor theln
One Of The most remarkable features of the regatta
was the absence Of fouls, or OF claims for them.
a POSEMENT-GRUNBLING.
The principal event of the week was by all odds
the for the college fours, because the speca-
tors IN general knew more about then, because the
crew had more friends on the ground than any OF
the other crews, anu because, as the event
proved. 1t was one of the most closely contested
Of the whole regatta and the one in which the
best time was made. There were three crews on
teTed-iTOm Cornell, Columbia and Wesleyan-the
statistics about whom were as follows:
CORNELL.
Age WEIGHT Height.
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