The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-16
LAKE GEORGE REGATTA.
CALDwEIL-EXcIrIAG COLLEGE RACE ANTIcI-
PATED.

THE ROWING CONTESTS TO TAKE PLACE AT
cAI.DwEIL-ExcIrIssG COLLEGE RACE ANTIcI-
PATED.
10y TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
LAKE GEORGE N. Y. July Is. 1879.
Novelty is an alluring word. The summer resi-
dents of the great hotels the head of Lake George
have been promised diversion in the way OF re-
gatta. 1t Is the first time that Caldwell has at
tempted anything of the kind. and the pros
poets are that the managers may not make
a complete success of it. The water is here. to be
sure and the majority of persons think that this is
oil that is necessary. There also already here
fair representation Of the amateur rowing ability OF
the country. but up this hour hardly anything
definitely settled. The sporting infection has spread
to the guests OF the hotels. and the relative
merits and dement's of the crews are dis
cussed by everybody A great. many people
have come up from Saratoga and Albany to witness
the contests. All the young men met on the pazzas
are aglow with ribbons of various hues. and in tho
twilight see that even the young ladies wear parti
FIRST DAYS PROGRAMME.
Mr.. william b. Curtis the referee, will not arrive
until tomorrow morning, and. the one man being
absent who expected to bring order out of the
present chaos it is difficult to tell at this moment
exactly what to-morrow's programme may be.
The secretary of the Lake George Rowing
Association. however. indicates the following
Two heats of the junior single SOULS will be rowed
at 10h. som. A. NJ and 1lh. SON. A. M. respectively.
The senior single SOULS will start at five o'clock,
and as so many of the men who entered have failed
to make appearance, will be rowed in
one heat The men who will start and the
clubs they represent are as ollows:-John Crotty.
of Galveston Club. Galveston. Texas: P. G. Acker-
man, of Manhattan Club. Hoboken, N. j.; M. A. b.
Wilson, of New York Athletic Club; r. G. Musgrove
OF st. Johns Club, New Orleans. La; p. Higgins
Jr. of Cohoes Rowing Club, Cohoes. N. Y; Thomas
Monahan. OF Olympics. Albany. N. Y. This
is expected to rest between r. &. Mus
grove and John Crotty. 1t will be remembered
that these rowed at Saratoga the other
day, but the result was not decisive. The great
event of tomorrow will be the four-oared shell
between crews OF Argonauta. Hudson. Saugerties and
Cohoes clubs This will engage considerable
attention. It will be started at twenty minutes to
six o'clock and will close the first day racing.
SECOND DAY.
On Thursday will occur the chief event of the
gatta-namely, the college race between Columbia
Cornell and Wesleyan four-oared crews. 1t is i'm
possible at this moment to form any estimate of the
comparative merits of these three sets of men. The
crews quartered at three different hotels, and
every person about each of these places. from
the suave guest who never boat
race to the laxative waiter who brushes
front door, does not hesitate express the opinion
that the crew dwelling within the walls of the said
hotel is sure to wn 1t IL stated. however that the
Columbia four seems to be in the best condition,
while perceptble difference be observed between
the Cornell and Wesleyan men. The shortness of
the course, mile and half. will render the race
a ''spurt from the start and the muscle of the
from the Cornell University may enable them
to win. when in longer they would have no
chance whatever. The truth Is told when it is said
by sending out crew this year when there no
laurels worth winning and when she really had not
o that fairly represented her. 1t is almost an
even chance which OF the three crews will win.