Year: 1875


uans bound for Troy ''we shall again at Troy" "
Iad Of the prominent scuers the international
regatta another who had taken equally prominent
position in the just concluded The lake pre-
Iented almost deserted appearance this morning
singles, doubles pairs or fours could be seen
anywhere the smooth surface Of the water fish-
ing skin here and there and the annoying little Una,
which created such swell aud washed the racers with
The omnibus steamer and barge in tow, the only
signs of life visible from the bridge to away beyond
snake Hill All the boat houses, save the one IN which
The well known oarsman Jim O'Neil is doing his
training for his great match with Engelhard are
closed.


LIKE UNTO


The races are over the have gone, the inter-
national regatta OF 1875 is thing of the past
more successful meeting and representation of
he leading Of the country were never
before brought together All the participating in
.he races however do not express themselves alto
Eether pleased with the arrangements in connection
herewith The Saratoga Rowing Association evinced
little interest they complain, in the men who
came from distance TO In former years members
of the association visited them at their boat houses and
showed concern in their progress and practice
work This year it different and many of the men
et annoyed about It is all past and gone now,
however and as, the whole it proved grand sue
sess the little chagrin Of the past will shortly slip from
memory


scULLERs


The racing just concluded has developed unusually
strong of scullers Men have come TO the front
who only had local regulations before Courtney shows
head and shoulders above every he has yet been
brought into contact with. There is something wonder
ul in this mans rowing, Pulling stroke at once so
easy and slow, imagines while looking at him
from a distance that he not sending his boat along
Time tells and the time made in the for the cham
pionship of the of New York stands the best
record.


Yates and Bainbridge held well the position scull-
srs they had already achieved. Tuesday and Wednes
days racing however, brought new men TO the fore;
and henceforth Riley, OF the Neptunes, Ackerman, OF
the Atlantics and Lathrop of the Beaverwycks must
be remembered when prominent scullers are men
toned


What fall for poor little Roache, the victor Of last
year, in this regatta Literally speaking, he
where. At Troy he may 'pan out' better.


Yates win 60 the national regatta serious illness
In his family calling him home


Courtney, Riley, cambridge, Mccormack, Alderman,
Lathrop and nearly all of the others who rowed here,
With several new additions will meet on


LAUREATE COURSE


This course is an excellent one for a mile and a half
The starting point is almost line with the Mark
Tily boat house and term mates line drawn
the river from the Laureate boathouse. Last





shoa which lay almost in the centre of the thus
making it at present of the best in the country


THE RACES


will consist Of single scu pair cared doublescu ana
four-oared shells-the in the international re-
gatta They will be rowed in trial heats and the win
ners in the trials will then row final heat the vctors
of which will be the acknowledged best men,


gNTREs


For single sculers there scuers entered and
possibly this number may be increased to two more as
there is some talk of Riley and Lehman, of the Nep-
tunes entering the list If Riley should row at Troy
he struggle between him and Courtney will be hard
Dne The winner of the State championship is not
good condition he days
since. felon has made its appearance
f his fingers, and causes him intense pain
de may not be able to at all II it grows
worse he may have to become spectator Of
the sport and not particpaor in it, In Courtney
out then Riley If he entered, and Banbridge,
Lathrop, Ackerman and Roache would have hard
struggle for the prize The showing made by Orr and
Maxwell of the seawanhakas and by Mccormack of
the Beaverwycks proves that the task OF winning will
not be easy Randall Of the Potomacs, and R.
w. Young OF the Aringtons, also named among the
scuers that taken altogether the field may be
garded strong that which into line Sara
,oga Lake


FouR-oARED


This promises to be exciting the just
concluded. 1t is to be regretted however, that the
Bunaloes and Duquesnes not again appear 1t is
questionable in the minds Of whether the
Bunaloes would not have better position
in the international regatta but for the way
In which the Duquesne boat crowded them
the up TO the stakeboat. They gave them
their wash twice thrice and nterfered and bothered
them considerably. The practice Of washing should
be discountenanced and frowned down by every true
oarsman II is the meanest and most unsportsnan-
Ike advantage that oarsman a can take over
rival competitors Apart from this the pulled by
Ihe Buffalo and the Pittsburg boys so well rowed
that II is matter Of regret that they cannot again
ZONE together this The Atalantas will work
hard TO maintain the proud position they have been
able TO win by good, honest faithful rowing Speaking
OF the Ataantas there scarcely crew on the lake
who worked at greater disadvantage than they did No
had any faith in them Their club almost
ignored them They left alone to themselves
and when they went out Thursday last TO row the
they nobly there not, with one or
Two EXCEPTIONS Ataanta the shore to greet them
and say, "Boys, you have done we'll" The crew
felt sorcy and rowed that day very much like
band Of soldiers would fight "a forlorn hope.n They
won victory, perhaps they may also have frends
The Beaverwycks will meet them the Laureate
next Tuesday Wednesday, and successful the Alta
ianias have been at Saratoga Lake they may Troy
nnd their Waterloo, did the Argonauas last year.
The hutuals, Of Albany, 10 expected, will do much
better than what they did last Thursday. Without
doubt II is good crew. The position the Argonautas
had in the a surprise to most people. The
crew is good one, but they outrowed by every
crew competing against them Tho Bunalocs,
whom they beat on the Kills a year ago
fairly outrowed them. They were hopelcssly
last when the boats got round the stake
and were making for home. Even the Pittsburg boys
IAN exceptionally light crew-got the best Of them.
Win It be the way at TroyY 1t is difficult to be
eve that IL will In the national regatta as IL to sup
ply the vacant places Of the two crews who have gone
home, New York ctysends the Friendships to Ill one
gap and Philadelphia fills the other breach with her
Quakers The Friendship have named eight good men