The New York herald., 1879-07-11
Second Day of the Festival of
Oars at Saratoga
INTERESTING TRIAL HEATS.
The Double Scull Race Won by
the New York Athletics.
EXCITING STRUGGLES BY THE FOURS.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


morning. and when the sun broke over the Saratoga
hills to-day it looked down quiet lake as it
had beamed upon in many day. The water was
almost motionless, here and there only a ripple
disturbing the quiet surface and the sky
clear of the smallest feck of cloud.
The men at the lighthouses up and at break
fast by eight O'Clock and soon after out under the
cool shade awaiting the call of the referee To-days
along the roads and in the town OF Saratoga
were merely repetitions of those of yesterday-the
crowd being little larger and enthusiastic,
the drive to the lake somewhat peasanter. the
toilets and equpages more brilliant while the grand
stand not quite so bare in all its wooden glory.
The arrangements to-day for the press in the way of
special boat any thing but satisfactory. The
experience of yesterday proved conclusvely the
utter unftness OF the Nellie Price, the press boat.
for the work intended, and notwthstand-
ing the earnest words of the reporters present
they obliged to be content with fair promises
of greater speed to-day and trust to the same m1ser-
able means of observation was provided them yes
terday Other steam launches ON the lake. but
had been hired to private parties. and the press had
to be content with second choice and were often
viewing the races at a distance quarter half
mile from the boats
With the prompttude that was 80 excellent .
characteristic of yesterdays programmed the men
were promptly called out by Referee Curtis, who
had steamed away from the dock for the start, in
company with the press boat, at fifteen minutes Of
ten o'clock Proceeding to the stakeboat the fol-
lowing boats caled:-1. q. p. Reisel and
Thomas Held, Jr of Hartford Club; 2. p Nc
Elgunn and b. Topping, of Wahwah-sum Club 3.
Irving A. Lyon and r. W. Rathborne. of New
York Athletic Club; 4. W. II. Hyndman and
II. NJ. Butler, of Minnesota Club; 8. H. w.
Stone and S. j. Laurence, Of Wyandotte
Club; 6. Frank Henderson ard W. A. Rennert, Of
Quaker City Club. The Quaker City boat was tar
diest in coming to the line, putting out from shore
only after the other contestants resting idly
their at the stakes. The referee boat await
ing their arrival impatently. and. as but moment
lacking of ten O'Clock. there some chance Of
The being rowed without them. A friend of the
Philadelphia men gesticulated to them wildly they
pulled along lesurey. and hurried them somewhat,
enabling the contest to be started at the hour,
The Quakers and Hartfords did not wait for the
pistol stealing half length the others,
who got away well together the Athletic boat show
ing to the front before twenty yards gone
Following close after them the Minnesotas and
the Harfords the Quakers losing their first lead but
still ahead of the Wah- wah-sums and Wyandottes.
who bringing up the Pulling down tow
Ard the half-mile flag the positions but
slightly changed. the Athletics increasing their lead
to two lengths while the other boats were merely
trailed out in their first order. The practi-
cally here, the leaders reducing the time OF
their stroke and holding their advantage in the race.
which. barring accident. must be won by them. The
only interest now as to who would be second,
the Minnesotas holding lead on the Hartfords and
more decided one on the Wah-wahs. who
At the mile the first change came. 1t occurred
after spurt in the wah-wah boat. which
level with the Hartfords and on toward the
Minnesota craft. The Wah-wah and Hartford
boats ran dangerously near each other here. and
foul was momentarly expected but both gave way
and, with powerful stroke, the Saginaw men
astern a little further and the Wyandottes boat,
although the men 'picked her up. was passed by
the referees boat and left behind An eighth Of
mile from home the final effort was made
and the speed auickened in all the boats.
The New York men were well to the front; the Min
nesotas were second but the Wah-wahs were in
shore, rowing fast and tine angle of their approach
to the finish line decidedly in favor of their slip
ping in ahead of the Minnesotas, who were steering
too FAR east. All the approached the finish
good speed and repeated bursts of speed in
dulged in the last few hundred yards. The Min
nesotas and wah-wahs made desperate struggle
in finishing the latter fairly lifting the boat
out of the water aud drawing level with the Mime
sofas a hundred feet from home. The Athletics went
over the line winners by good two lengths ahead Of
the wah-wahs, who Just managed to get into second
place by about iour feet. The winning time was
gm. 1sS4s; second boat, 9m. 2414s. third. 9m. 25s
fourth. 9m 5ss. and fifth. lom. los. The Athletics
rowed long. clean and easy stroke. which
sent their boat along at fast pace with
apparently less exertion than any of the other
seen in the other boats. The crew lighter
tnan of the Others and yet they won they liked
Rathborne is certainly the pretiest scuer here. He
rowed from "a to 36 strokes per minute. The Wah-
wah-sums do not use slide enough They seem to sit
almost still. Had they utilized their legs they
would have stood better chance OF winning. They
rowed SO strokes a minute. The Mnnesotas did not
swing steadily together and seemed to tire They lost
second place by going to pieces on the last quarter.
They rowed from 3s to AZ strokes to the minute The
Hartford crew have a slight hang on the end
OF the recover and they do not have an
easy swing 1t is Iabored. They with
good amount OF dash and vim. but lose
speed by ragged rowing. The Quakcrs were very
unsteady, their boat rolling quite badly times.
This was owing III great measure to the unsteady
swing OF the men and u too hurried recover. They
do not use their backs enough, doing greater part
of their work with their arms. Many thought they
would win, and after the said 1t
strange to them that they did not The Wyandottcs
did not pull very well together. and as couse-
quence spashed badly. 1t retards boat very much
to keep striking the water on the recover and makes
1t very unsteady.
JUNIOR sISGLEs-TRIAL HEATS.
on returning to the start the referee found four
men ready. Burt Brown, of the Union Springs Club.
had the west shore; FIELD of the Monmouth Club
next Seyiert. of the Nautilus club. of reading and
Leonard, of tine Watkins club. drawing the eastern
positions The men were no sooner under way
than Seyfert shot ahead with a rapid stroke, Brown
and Field making slow starts and going to tho
at once. AT tho eighth of mile seyfert had
good length the best OF it, Brown having
come up to second place. with Field and
Leonard trailing. From the quarter to the half
mile the men continued in tins order. and at the
latter point Brown pulled up little closer and chal-
lenging the leader both men spurted to the three
Yuartei nag where they Bot on even Terms, leaVihB
Field several lengths to the bad, with Leonard hope
lessy TO the rear. When the mile was done
Brown made push FOR first place. and
In another eighth of mile showed the way,
seyfert squirting gamely. and trying again and again
TO recover his place. The Union Springs sculer
was the better slayer of the two, however. and in
creased his lead as he went ON toward the hnish
Seyfert showed great distress hundred yards from
home. and was so completely "done" that he came
almost 10 dead standstill but a few lengths from
the line. Field who mad picked up wonderfully in
the last quarter mile, came on in good style and
made rush for second place. Seyfert, seeing his
danger, made ano her effort. and gathering himself
together pulled the few strokes necessary TO take him
over the rlark barely winning from Field, who was
Immediately after him, Leonard being in the
dim distance. The winning time was 1Om. 26s. /;
second boat, ION. Bis, ana third boat. ION. 33s.
The second heat followed. The press boat was
about to up the course to witness the start OF this
heat when the engineer In charge of the boiler
nounced that the engine had given out All hands
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