New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-14
TEE NATIONAL REGATTA At SARATOGA
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED FOR LIVELY CON-
TEsTs-CLUBs THAT WILL. TAKE PART.

ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED FOR LIVELY CON-
rEsrs-cr.UBs THAT WILL. TAKE PART.
Preparations are complete for what promises to
be one of the finest National regattas ever held In
the United States The boat races on the lake at
SARATOGA on July II and IS will not have an eight
from the New-York Athletic Club as one OF ifs
attractions as generally the case. but this eight
cared race Is going TO be one OF the main FEATURES
OF a programme made up Of attractive contests.
In fact one OF the crack Fights entered In the Ma
t,onas this year. the Bohemians. defeated the rep
resentatiye New-York Athletic Club eight AZ the
Harlem Regatta on Memorial Day. The Bohemians
are Woodworking young men. VINO nave nad none Oh
the advantages OF a crew Ike that OF the new
York Athletic Club. for instead OF being able 70
AFFORD a professional trainer, and such a magnin-
cent trainng-ground as Is Travers Island. they
can only pick up point here and there from some
fellow amateur knowing perhaps. but little more
about rowing than themselves.
There never was more determined set OF men
got together TO row In a boat race than these Bo-
hemians. Every rowing man on the Harlem River
expects them to win at Saratoga. almost through
sheer pluck
There are four good crews in the senior eight
Dared race this year Singularly enough none OF
them have ever met In a race together before.
These crews will represent boat clubs In Worces-
ter. Mass Newark. n. j.; Minnesota and New
York No one here say anything as to the
merits OF the Minnesota and the MASSACHUSETTS,
crows but Jerseymen are said 10 feel almost az
confident that the Tritons will be the nrst eight
over the line at the finish as are the Harlem
River enthusiasts that the first Bohemans cannot
be beaten.
The senior eights are not alone In promising
hot race The prospects Of sharp struggles for the
trophy that will reward the winner OF the senior
single SOULS were better F. Hawkins II
already on Saratoga Lake as is his partner. Maggie.
of the Harlem Rowing Club. who will row with
him In the doubles
From all the principal rowing centres come the
single scullers In their frail paper shells. Among
Fla wkins's most dangerous competitors as rowing
exnerts rank them. will be the Albany man. Bull
GER. Whitehead. Of the Columbia Boat Club. Of
Roston: RYAN, Of Toronto. and Cressger. OF Phila.
delphia
There ought to be some pretty racing In the In
,orrneliate four-oared shell race. In which the
Metropolitans Of the Harlem River. have a team
that has been through hard course OF training.
The New-York boys will have as competitors the
Winniper Boat Club crew. from Manitoba.
The intermediate doubles Will be particularly In
teresting battle OF the blades with such starters
the Crescents. OF Philadelphia: the Institute Row.
ing Club OF Newark. and that other hardy rowing
organization Of New-York. the Harlem Rowing
Club =,
Secretary Fortmeyer will leave several days in
advance OF the opening Of the regatta, to Insure
the fullest attention 10 such OF the contesting ath.
ietes as cannot arrive ahead or the throng that
viii be sure to flock to Saratoga this week IAN
the town has walked up to the importance OF an
annual regatta on Saratoga Lake, says Mr.. Fort.
meyer ''and efforts will be spared to make the
Saratoga fete for the participants as well as the
spectators"