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The hail that swept from out the dell
Saratoga has been mentioned, and it has no doubt great advantages, especially in hotel accommodations; but the course is three miles away from the city, and, if the race is not rowed towards the city, the finish will be six miles away, and there is nothing but a carriage-road...
As to question of smooth water, that can only be told by actual trial. Some one ought to be sent by one of the boat-clubs to try the water for four or five days in a shell, and give a report after thorough examination and personal experience, and also...
The summer winds at New London are south-west. The river runs south, and at the end of the course Winthrop Point projects well out from the west bank, and so protects the river from below. Moreover, as there is a tide of two feet, there will always be one...
The Hudson above Troy has been mentioned, but, like Saratoga, it is out of the way, and has not even the advantage of still water, which can be had at Saratoga. At all events, let the courses be thoroughly and impartially considered. Let not the decision be left until the...