The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-17
1HE IyEER.UsVEasiTY CONTEST.

To THE EDITOR OF TIE HERALD:-
A correspondent writing from London under date
of August 2, adopts tone which venture to con.
slider is greatly to be deprecated His surnises and
unworthy suspicious are wholly unjustifable, and,
so far from being sustained by single fact, are
answered and reluted by lengthy articles which
have been reproduced In your columns and In the
columns Of your contemporaries from the London
press. tfI.0tt
The English journals with commendabe unanni.
ty have spoken in the kindliest spirit and fully
cognlzed The pluck of the Harvard four In going to
contest with the strongest University four now In
England. The press of England, as Of America,
calm the right OF honorable criticism, and
| am not aw are that this privilege has IN any
instance been stretched or unrlsnaly In sentiment
to tne gallant Harvard crew. When supposed de.
fects pointed out there was none or the SUPER
cous tone employed watch your correspondent
asserts, and which, n employed, would be petty and
contemplate. Had the critics not meant well by
the Harvards they would have refrained from call.
Tag their attention to such small points AZ In ther
judgment should be rectihed. The opinions put
forth afforded the Haryards the opportunity OF test
ing the value OF the advice prior to the final test. le
must not be lost sight OF that rowing Ia q part OK
ne caacao sa OF a young men a. nc eoese III Eng
pear when the Haryards row In an English boat, Rs
they have been advised to 90. The Oxford ana
Cambridge crews are always s'coached'' when train.
Ing for their annual Contests and the Interest Of
the Harvards nope your correspondents IL la error
In saying that they NOT acting under the sdvico
OF q professional oarsmnn. SUCH manly eoasests as
that on the tepis should be encouraged, and !
greatly regret to see that your correspondent Is moss
marked In tue opinion that the Harvard viii not
rcceiVo lair play and, with singular bed taste, ne
compares contest IN an honorable and manly sport
between gentlemen OF two UuiversIteJ with bru.
,ali2lng encounter between two professional pugi.
hsts.
TO sustain bis suspicious OF foh play he twice
asserts that the English press Oppose the necessary
steps TO ensure clear course fine press, On the
contrary have congratulated TIN OXonians on the
fact OF the conscryancy OF the thames having this
year Increased powers by which O clear course II
more likely TO be obtaned thar In any previous Uni.
veYsty race Year Correspondent Ia clearly LAHORE
ing under the influence or pgencrous suspicious Of
tho bona focs0 the OXoni1ls when he says they EN-
deavored to rress the coRf TO an early issue 90 az
10 precludet hetr brave rivals from necessary train.
luz Ia answer to this and other insnua.
u0ns refer VOC TO- letter written
been fuly copied by the American press. Mr. i0i
ring st,sod tnat at BIS FIRST interview with Mr. fpna
nc was met In the lanhest spirit and assured that
lhey ehe Haryart4 could hX tholr own tine for thu
racaand tlat every proposal vi theirs, compatible
viii far chance f0T both contestants, would be
copplied wita anu assuring Inn or his convection
tDt the arrangements IA Contamination woud en-
eire clear course. Mr. Loring In his letter nre
dctcd that many English oarsmon wond hack ths
uarvards, thefeby evincng q mora Charitable ana
san.sune leiiei IN lar play aud absence OF small q
eonled, Jetty Jeaonses than yonr correspondent ia
dispose 10 accord the English people. At present
H. is ~ admissible TO Offer the Haryafds much at.
tentyh Tne renowned London CiuD have done ali
thesourtesy possible hitherto, but let the contest
te,dnate as II may, 1t WIN make difference with
" open hearted reception they Will meet with at a
dung time. lf they did not receive fair plnv mt
land.