, 1879-07-10
AQUATIC.
THE sAHATnUA REGATTA.

6peciat DtsDoscA to 1ne 1,4auuA
SARATOGA, July 9-11,e frat day Of the an.
nuat regatta Of tic National Association Of Am.
ateur Oartulcn was successful enough 80 far as
the racos wore concerned. There waa no crowd,
the grand and other stands being ptltfullY
empty. Hence the day did not count for .nuull
In The estimation Of Saratoga people. Tic races
began nj 10 o'clock, ulld race MAS started every
lour thereafter until l. There WAS DO delay or
hitch. Tile lake WAS In splendid condition
throughout, proving, What has often been, as-
serted, that tho morning ia Tie tins for cain
water and prompt races OIL Lake Saratoga.
THE rlna1 EVENT
was the par oars, for which tho entries were the
Olymptcs, Of Albany, the Wall.wal,.sutns, Of
Sa0anawt Mich, and two crews from the
Zephyrs, Of Detroit. Tic second pa!r from Dc.
troit did not arrive Ia time to pull, and tic first
pair might M well have kept out, sInce they
atecrcd straight for ta east shoro instead OF the
ahlsti-lne. and were not seen afierward. Ths
left tile race to the Olympics and Wat- ali.
sums. The latter, John Il. Clcrg and John Nc
Grcgor, nro powerful men. Tho ALBANY mir
ara brothers, r. J. md Il. r. t;arman,
and we'll known for their strength and cndur-
rance. After very pretty struggle tl,e
0'ymplcs got tic !call at tlln mile, steering d
straight coursc, mud held the advantage to the
closc, crossing the line In o:4lI. The Wah-
"ah-Sums' time was 0:579{. All the races Of
thls regatta arc milo a,n! a-half, straight away
THE NEXT TWO NACss
wero devoid Of interest. First, the Cornell COL
lege four rowcd over tho course in O:15-ycry
good tImc-in order to Ttn tho College Cup,
IIlefo were no coptcstants,-tllc Wesleyan,
Columbia, and Harvard falling 10 send rcrre-
eentatiFcs. The ]. Lewis. Of Cornell, lsatl q
walk-oyer for tho Triton vup,-malsng tile
course In 1l:545<.
THE THREE ENSUING RACES,
trial heats Of the senior s!ug'e, wcre very Inter.
csting. In tho first heat wero Murray, called
tlio "darkhorso," from the Eltz.beths, of
Portsmouth, Va; 0rcIr, Of I.acl,lne; PIIkiug-
ton, OF Brooklyu; LapE, of pittsbure, and Mus
grove, OF st. Johnts Club, New Orleans. Mur-
sn'y took tic lead at tue start mud held It
pressed him somewhat, taking scropd place In
ll:404. pilklNgton came III last.
THE sECoND HEAT
included Nathbone, champion of tho Unr]em,
oaraman Of his weight IN tho world; Phillips, Of
the Triton. Newark; Higgins, Of Cohocs; Lar-
n'on, Courtncy's pct pupil; and Drcnan, of New
uflsa1s. ena,a1. IT T!o betting was goM on Larmon
ag91at o. ,I,s Aathbone tte latter generally ut od.
eyer, ~ coming in last. Rsthbone drew quickly to |
sesoa ts dfpnt' +; !, nnd won in 11:a5. Phillips was
7I1H THIRD TRIAL
lncloucd J0hn CFottY, champion of Texas. Win
a1a Y the finish: Frank Aiumford, chn1prjou Of /
Lou!elana; Lyon, of New York: Hyntltnnn. nj
.Alnneanotts, Who was the hiu1 man in tic race:
hu Frank aoncs, Of the Pawtucket Club, The |
Lhyorltc. Frank Yates did not ap,'car. Holmes |
had hard and pretty race with Mum{ord, whu
Ht IH,tunF 70 him closely, but cou1d not catch ltp,
lhe t!uie Hls considerably faster than hoforn
ao'nes Whining II 1o:k3IS; hfufniord, 10: 5s1.
THE cLosiAG RAon
= T1as the alx-oared betwcon the crows Of tho
Oauntless. OF New York, In glg will boat
Shawmuts, Of Uoston, in shells. with tLe
oauntiess. stx thus handicapped, the bcttnf
favored tue Mutuats. Tho Dauntloss six 1padc
gallant e1tort, however, u,1d, had tie boat-
'watn been a better stccrer,> the result would
1afa proved excttingly close. I3c hfurl1als md
shnwmuts set out With splendid stsoka, whIrll
Yns TOO rapld, however, they being Unable 10
lold out at 10 md ~ to tliu minute. The
]auntlehs spHrtel At the haf mile, md kant m
warm pace thereafter. Tue Mutuals altered
1ery Wildly, but Worh SO far In advantage that
hey won easily In $3.50; Dnuntioss, 0:o5JS:
'hawmuts, 01tI+
THE RACES OF THE FouRs
4ilt be The feature Of tle rcgatta. Tho tr1ol
,eats Wlll @ 90 rowed to.1uorrow, the fnals FRI
lay. The At!antaa, of New York are In nerfert
ontlition aud stroke. Tlle Sllu- -sae-cac. c.uettcs
fo up With thcnt In the betting, bnt Bowleaby,
D ttt 6hos, Inns aGtn n.ltl fever null NAV not te
lple to row, which would cause tic withdrawal
y TIC crew. Eighteen crews from a[i parts NJ
no country WILL make tho contest Of the tours
memorable.