Year: 1875

gained by another victory over PROSTATE foe Beaten
as they were, the Argonauas took up the challenge
almost forced upon them; yet thoroughly apprecatlng
the spirit II which II was offered and the intended
humiliation in their own waters They saw, however,
that they had everything to gain In case OF victory and
nothing to lose even If they we're again beaten and
they also that victory TO them robbed the Alta
lantas Of all the grand prestige Of Saratoga and Troy
and made them the conquerors OF the conquerors-in
fact the champion four of the United States Edred had
TO go away and not quite week was allowed them to
prepare Tor contest with Tour men IN such magnln
cent condition the Ataana were, and with the
flush OF success still hot upon them.


RACE


The day of the came round, and both crews met
on the Kill Won Kull The Atalantas felt confident
over conhdent-the Argonautas selfreliant and hope
full The river was crowded with craft, black with
spectators II was the Of the year. Nnc-tenths
OF those present believed the Aalantas, to COM
mon phrase, had dead thing" The difference
in tho crews was most marked The Ataantas were
great, able powerful men, all except the bow, who
though smaller than the others, had proved himsef
good and true on more than one occasion Tho ooas
were started and never did eight men row more game
or pucky race From sturt TO finish IT was struggle
all the way There much to admire in both boats
With the Ataantas there strength muscle, terrible
tearing work. lacking style and catch and nnish with
the Argonautas there was strength, but there was
also style and regularity Of movement and unity IN the
catch The steering of Smith was superb Their boat.
not the they rowed at Saratoga and Troy-carred
them spenddly Eustis, the Atalanta stroke, worked
with terrible energy and he was backed up as strongly
by unstcr who sat behind him, and laid out the work
for his side OF the boat II was grand, powerful crew
and every man in the boat-Downs, Rodgers,
Gunster and Eustisfelt he was rowing TO sustain the
championship OF the country which ten days since he
had gaantly The even swing steady stroke,
harmony of action true steering and stanch heart to
back all up doing its work steadily and surely ana
keeping the Argy's boat in advance The difference
much, and time and time again Eusts tried TO
les sen it and failed Gunster and Downs were doing
good work More than once 1t seemed as If their side
the strongest and the boat veered toward the Jersey
shore. II grand throughout, and after one
of the hardest contests pulled in these waters the
flag the finish dropped to the Argonautas, winners
vctors the conquerors Of Saratoga and Troy-and
champions of the United States.


REFLECTIONS PAST.


All who witnessed the pronounced II the best
they had The time in which 1t was rowed
proves that it fast and the losers were but Few
seconds behind the successful crew In face OF these
be regretted that the chagrin of honorable
defeat should make some OF the unsuccessful ones I'M
pute their loss in the race OF work the part
Of one of their number. Brave men magnanimous
in their Acknowledgements they are in their acts and
when worsted in honorable competition freely admit IT,
Responsibility for failure is assumed by ALL not thrown
upon any Que, has been the in this instance The
Atalanta four were outrowed from the beginning, with
every man in the Ataanta boat doing his full share of
the work allotted to HIM, and the imputaon that one
member of that failed to do his full share
Of the work unmany as 1t is unfair and contradcted
by the time made and the work done in the race by the
side pronounced weakest but which was strong enough
TO not only keep that side OF the boat up but occasion
ally to give apparent evidence of strength in the way
they pulled the other side round


sTRoKES-FoREIGN AND DOMESTIC.


At the beginning Of the season there was great deal
OF talk about strokes particularly the socallcd Engsh
stroke" Cook, OF Yale who went abroad to learn 1t,
going to prove its effectiveness and good qualities

Der of English admirers and they took up the notion
that the foreign style thc correct thing" 1t was
rowed on the Harlem to the amusement OF every row
ing man. There jerk at the oar, bob of the
head and slow recover and that was 'the humor of
It," How any such rowing ever going to win no one
could well make out The New York Rowing Club tried
it and got we'll beaten in the trial by the Athletic four,
who pulled pretty stroke with little power and no
reach In the University race the rowing Yale
perhaps the most finished in the contest but Cook and
his beaten before the starter got them
away Cook, 1t is claimed pulled the English stroke,
Of 1.tttc tha rha
believe they "havc 1t down nc'' that no person would
imagine that there was any relationship between the
two styles. What particularly remarkable with
every good rowing crew during the season was that
they all rowed less number of strokes per minute
and the strokes heightened out Even Dartmouth
down from her forty EIGHT to thirysx and made
by the change. The Cornell stroke showed good
reach forward and clean pull through the water
devoid of hang or drag, and differed very
materially from Columbia and Harvard. All the
college crews showed marked improvement in rowing
The same may be said of most of the amateur crews
The improvement of the Buialos was extraordinary
In twelve months they made such rapid strides that it
is questionable If they are not match for any ANA
teur crew the country. The Beaverwycks have ret
regarded rather than advanced The Ataantas have
rather had Is scarcely possible that John Gunster
VIII ever row IN the poat again. powerful crew, put
their rowing anything but even On occasions it
most ragged. The stroke was slow as rule, but
Euss showed he could run 1t up to thirty If need
be- and do good work at that Eldred perhaps one of
the best strokes in the country, rarely gets beyond
thirty-sx, mt the start and when squirting" He
has magnificent reach and he pulls clean through
TO the finish His crew know him thoroughly and he
them and it is owing TO the harmony and accord exist
ing between all in the boat that much of their success
may be attributed Unless perfect harmony exists in
boats not great deal may be expected from it as
a rule.


LIGHT AND HEAVY CREWS


1t appeared to be the object at the commencement of
the season. when the different were being made
up to pick out big men TO so in the boats In the Uni
versity, well as among the amateurs. the practice
with some EXCEPTIONS was noticeable. Harvard
Princeton and Columbia among the colleges had their
big men in each boat Among the amateurs there was
Atalantag the BeaVerWyckS. the Mutuals all
heavy crews composed principally of men large in stat
ure ana heavy regarding weight The Cornell men were
a little above the average weight, of good age and
height, and perhaps AS evenly balanced crew ever
sat in shell. The Buffalo crew rcsembled in many
respects the Cayugas The Duchesnes light,
something like the Athletics, but possessed of much
more vim, dash and power The Argonautas can
hardly be considered light crew, yet it is not far
moved in point OF weight. Many others might be men,
toned but enough have been named of those who have
been prominent and victorious in the great regattas
illustrate the fact that very large men, though possess
sing superior strength are desirable men
in boats crew, and that men OF average weight and
height preferable The performances of Cornell,
the Bufalos Duchesnes and Argonautas this year will
go far to sustain this idea


scULLERs.


The number of single scuers who have come into
prominence this year has been quite numerous.
There was time, and that very short time back
when two men went the rounds of the annual
rcgattas with fair certainty Of carrying or the prizes
That little business is at an end and the circus over
New men have come to the front and the men are
good ones Little than years ago ana Charles
Courtney unheard Of Curtis and Yates at that
time the bright Particular stars. Both quite
MS good to-day they were, but better
men have appeared Courtney beat either
one. James Riley, another conner, has
shown up this season, and by Court
ncy he has yet been beaten. Frank Yates an ac-
compishcd oarsman, never in better condition
than at present. X d. cambridge is also rowing fast
and has much improved since last year Lathrop ono
of the Beaverwycks; Maxwell and Orr OF the Sea
wanhakas and Ackerman, of tho Atlantics, give line
promise Of future excellence in rowing.


PROSPECTS '76


are therefore, good, and in our Centennial regattas
when crews and scuers come here compete the
prospects fair that American rowing and American
oarsmcn will be able to stand the OF comparison
with the Craftsmanship Of the best amateur pulcrs In
the world.