Year: 1874

pltched on towards caring for them and
their contests, and making all go along
smoothly. But it is entirely safe TO say that be-
side the Work OF preparation already done or now
doing here all that any past year saw, or even all
of them put together, is simply insignificant.
Nearly 200 OF the leading gentlemen OF this place
have banded together and gone sensiby and reso-
lutey about making the University race Of 1874 in
all that pertains to good conduct and right ap-
pOntments at least without rival. The willing,
almost eager interest shown by them ON every
hand would make nearly any project succeed and
the more especially when that interest ts aided by
sound judgment and no small experience. Sew
eral times before these very gentlemen have taken
their practice pull" at arranging for such
meeting. On the 1lth day OF September,
1871. on this same beautiful Saratoga Lake,
there took place one OF the sharpest and best
AND in many ways most important races ever
shared in by our professionals. Nor was it limited
to ours alone, for there was Harry Kelly, longtime
Engiand's champion with the sculls. and Robert
Chambers, man needing no Introduction to any
British hearthstone and Joseph Sadler, the best
waterman in England to-day, and Taylor and
Wnship, and the whole famous professional English
team, who paid us visit that summer and went
home with too sad recOections OF US and our
land. For before covering the first mile out OF six,
on the little Kennebecsis they lost the foremost
Oarsman OF modern, if not of any, tlmes-James
Renlorth. And again they had even worse cause
to mourn in the bitter cup poured out for them
right there under Moon's on this pretty sheet OF
water. To beat Americans Pah That would be
light work, mere play between the whiffs Of their
brief pipes But that same day they met four
quiet sons Of an Old man from the Hudson who
could furnish If called on, and these vaunting
English fell before them as the Phistine before
David. Saratoga, saltwater! These names about
here somehow bode Englishmen no good, and,
from the doughty Cornwallis to these men of the
''coaiy Tyne" they and their Yankee cousins have
never met pleasantly, at least to the former, in
this locality.


And again last August, when the shameful bum
Cling at Springfield (where, from between the
committee OF che city and that OF the students,
each leaving all work to the other, all as Is usual
in such cases, fell through between the two) threw
their exceptionally good management into bold
rehef they showed themselves completely quail
ned to engineer an affair OF this sizes for to look
to the every want of seventy five men, many Of
them used to deny themselves but little-to trans
port q score or more OF frail, delicate boats safely
many miles by rail or wagon aud securely house
them and their owners to the satisfaction OF the
latter, and perhaps OF the former-for boats have
RIBS and like to rest them easily-tO supply each
with q boathouse, well built and aDundantly
rOomy; to have the course so Jagged and
buoyed that child might not mistake it !;
(necessary enough, perhaps, as many OF these
rowers could yet, should little obligations annoy
them, plead "the baby act'D to erect grand
stand, easy of access and exceedingly cOmmodi-
ous to go to the Legislature and get an act passed
allowing all citizens to be assessed for sprnkling
highways on public days. which, being interpreted,
means on the day OF the University boat race; to
take such care of the thousands OF incoming
friends OF the crews as they can get in such num-
bers almost nowhere else, and to do all these
things and many more without one student hav
ing to place his hand In his pocket and draw
therefrOm one cent-wei possibly 1t is mere
pastime and nothing more, but it is a sort OF
pastime simply unknown in our boating history.
Not that ali will surely 60 smoothly for that is
beyond man to say, and doubtless there will, for
instance be many person seen struttlng galy
forth in all the new found dignity contained IN the
word 'police,n emblazoned tor the first time on
MS faded maitland. fit member OF the motley mas
queraders who with opuence OF nose and dearth
of trousers passed in review at Congress Hall
last night, the need OF striking out whose
lofty title and substituting so as to read
.'Lout," will, to some stray band Of students
seem 80 like duty that they will struggle to
accomplish IL; or that the water may be rough
or some other evil betide them after all their pains
and labor. But somehow when man has done his
best his wishes are more likely to come around
than If he had neglected part or all


THOSE WHO WILL BE HERE.


There will probably be on at this race represen.
tatives from boat clubs or nearly every State in
the Union. Already they have begun to come, and
blue band, or an orange, q lavender or white and
green alternating, Is seen on many jaunty hat Of
some comfortable. easy-going looking fellow, who
fha hap i,ar
ally educated, contrasting pleasantly with the
silent, sOmbre, black band of his senior by few or
many years. From all appearances there will yet
be one duty of these gentlemen OF the committee
which, used as they are to crowds will tax their
powers to the utmost. 1t IS to transport all who
are forced TO come from South and East and West
by railroad Of but single track, and DO It
promptly and in accord with the time table,
Worcester, nearly similar, had like problem,
though slmplided enormously by having two
tracks to work on, and thousands of people found
easy and rapid transit on the many trains saga
cous superintendent Firth Kept constantly run
ming Springfield. too, did the like, but with the
like advantage. whether the Rensselaer, and Sara
toga Railroad will be equal to the strain put it
is the conundrum Already you can quickly tell
when you have left vanderbilts line. Indeed
look even with pity on the poor conductor whoa
senseless and unheard-of custom-stands at the
car step and makes you show your tcket before he
viii let you in. Fancy some grim old dOwager
whose ticket has been securely ensconced in an
unknown part Of her clothing, having to down
with II at the bidding OF this exactng ofcial, and
this when the thermometer is dancing about
among the ninetiesl Would not one OF the deaf
brothers whom old Rip Van Winkle found away
mp among the Businesses Of the Hudson be
about the right sort OF party TO az





Still there have been many large gatherings OF
people here, and It ia 80 attractive place TO come
10 that one should out up with good DEAL


TIE ROAD TO THE LAKE.


Not only does the new United States and the as
good as new Grand Union make this great water
ing place always ono OF the pleasantest Spots to
come to IN sumrleY time in oil our country, now
more so even t1an ever but this halliday at the lake
is 10 De eatnre new 10 many who thought they,
even long ago, knew Saratoga wen. And the road
70 tho lake Is no such AFFAIR as the Old turnpike at