Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-04-13

RED in favor of Siraight-away race, but after
wards recousdered and a committee, consisting
OF the captains of the various crews, was APP
pointed TO examine the different accessible
places where a regatta might be held, aud to de-
termiue whether the contest should he a turn or
straight-away race. The committee was also
empowered to select an umpire and time-kecp-
eTs.
The question as to whether the crews shall be
selected from all the departments of universe.
ty, or from the under graduate department only,
was next taken up and discussed Harvard and
Bowdoin favored the selection of the crew from
any of the departments connected with the uni
versities, as this would bring out the whole
strength and skill of the various institutions
The question was finally settled by the adoption
of a motion providing that each crew entering
the regatta shall be selected from a single de
partment only, upon the same principle as that
on which the crews of Yale and Harvard have
formerly been selected.
L. G, Luther, of Brown, offered as bylaw
that any member of the ASSOCIATION not repre-
senled in the regatta, shall lose its vote in the
next convention, and if it is not represented in
two successive regattas, shall forfeit its mem
bership, which was adopted
The convention was mostly composed of rep
resentatives from colleges who have never taken
part in any Of the coll &c regattas, and this by
law was adopted to either make them send on
their representative crews, or forfeit their votes
in coming meetings,
Adjourned until the first Wednesday in April
1873, at eleven o'clock
!f all the colleges that were represented in the
convention decide to send crews to the regatta
and thry all now talk as though they were fully
determined to participate, the selection Of a
place viii prove a very hard matter, as it is al
most an impossibity to find a sheet of water in
New England upon which nine boats can pull
without danger of lOuling. The Lake Quinsga-
mond course is out Of the question, as it would
be impossible for more than four boats to turn
separate stake boats. The Springfield lower
course was proposed, but seriously objected TO
on account Of the currents, while the lnglesidc
course was treated with contempt. At New
London there are two courses--tbe up
and lower which are all we'll enough
as far as they 30, hut the accommoda-
courses we're also proposed, but as they are out
oil New England it is not probable that the re-
gatta this year will he held there, though the
fact that the contest is open to all colleges may
some day take it there.
ia turn race is decided upon and the number
ofcontesting boats such as can be accommodated
on Lake Quinsigamond, there is a slight posi-
bility that the regatta may yet he held in this
city. The probability is, however, that one of
the New London courses will have to be taken
if the regatta is held in New England. Before
it is too late, wouldn't it be a good idea for the
Harvard and Yale crews TO arrange a race be-
tween the boats Of the two colleges, return to
the programme of past years, settle upon some
course permanently, and save the trouble and
expense of running about the country in the
vain search for better course than the one on
Lake Qunsigamond?