The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-07
The Next Contest To BE
at Saratoga.
Meeting Of the General Committee at
Springfield, Mass.
APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS.
Princeton Getting Up Her
Muscle.

Inc preliminary arrangements I0r the COllege
Regatta at Saratoga next summer have at length
been completed Just before the adjournment OF
the American College Rowing Association at Hart
ford, Conn.,, a committee OF tweve-one from each
college in the association-was chosen, on motion
OF Captain r IL. DANA OF Harvard, to select q
regatta committee OF three, in whose hands was
to be placed the entire management OF the Sara
tOga regatta. This step was no doubt suggested
by the bad management Of last year, when CON-
mttee OF eleven was found to be unwiedy and
inefficient, and the arrangement OF numberless
details necessary to secure the complete
success OF the races was neglected, owing
to the difficulty of getting majority
OF the committee together and making
its members feel any sense of responsibility
which was so much divided. Captain Dana's idea
was a good one, and the action of the committee
OF twelve which assembled at the MassasOit House
to-day, was limited by his motion to the appoint
ment of this regatta committee OF three, and the
election of five judges, none of whom should be
undergraduates
LOBBYING FOR SARATOGA.
First to arrive on the ground last night wac Mr..
John X. Conkling, President OF the Saratoga Row.
ing Association, VINO I0bbied 80 earnestly and
spoke so eloquently at Hartford in favor of the
Saratoga course. President Conkling interviewed
each Of the delegates on their arrival, and Har-
Conkling had him by the buttonhole land
was tea rfuy laboring with MIN to dissipate
his mind Of its cloud Of error concerning Saratoga
AS it happened there was time for lobbying. as
the members OF the committee began TO come in
on the morning trains. BY noon the following
gentlemen had arrived:-J. NJ Benedict OF the
Amherst Agricultural College; c. b. Hubbe, OF
Williams College; F. r. Appleton, OF Harvard;
Captain r. J. Cook, Of Yale d. Dorchester, Jr., of
the Wesleyan j. d. McKennon OF Trinity; T. d.
w. Thompson, Of Columbia, and J. N. 0strom, Of
Cornell, leaving Amherst, Dartmouth, BOwdoIn
and Princeton unrepresented. 1t was the inten-
ton to call the committee together at eleven A.
NJ, but as 1t was supposed that Bowdoin, and pos
siDly some other colleges might send Delegates
on the midday trains it was decided to wait till
MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE
Soon after two O'Clock the committee assembled
in one OF the parlOrs OF the Massasoit House and
called to order by its chairman, Mr.. Benedict
OF the Amherst Agricultural College. Mr.. Apple
ton OF Harvard, was chosen clerk, and the roll call
showed that the four colleges above named were
represented: 1t was at once voted to proceed to
A REGATTA COMMITTEE OF THREE,
by the use OF the marking system. This was
amended so as to mark three colleges whose rep
resentatives should be allowed TO name the three
men, each delegate voting for his college; A
vote was taken with this result Harvard, :;
The first three being chosen.
ELECTION OF JUDGES.
The decision with regard to five judges were
similarly ascertained. each delegate casting i've
ballots and the vote standing :-Williams 7;
leyan, d Yale, 2; Harvard. i, ana Dartmouth, /.
The first five colleges were therefore entitled to
the choice but Mr. Benedict in behalf Of 'Aggies,"
stated they did not expect to participate in the
regatta and that some other college ought There
fore i TO- be selected BCWdoin was accordingly
no delegate was present Its choice for judge was
not announced.
A REFEREE NOMINATED.
Mr.. Dorchester, OF the WESLEYAN College,
nominated William Wood, Of New York, f for
and the Mr. Of yale cordially
although he had no personal acquaintance
with Wood, he knew him as author of some splen-
did works on physical culture, a leading member
OF the Young Mems Christian Association OF New
York and a fair and square man. AS there was
to choose referee, Mr.. Hubbeil moved to make
the choice subject to the approval OF the accept
Wood was unanimously chosen.
A regatta ball committee was selected in the
same manner as the judges. and the full list OF the
appointments made is as follows, the regatta COM
mittee and judges being, without exception, grad
Regatta COnn,ittee-C. II. Ferry OF Yale; Grinnel
Willis OF Harvard, and ]. B. Thomas, of Wesleyan.
Jttdges-P. e. Chandler, OF Williams; j. II. Brock
lesoy Of Trinity G: D; r. Moore, OF Columbia, and
Reteree-Wllliam Wood, Of New York.
Regatta BaI Con,naittee-R. j. Cook, of Yale; F. R.
Appleton. OF Harvard; George r. Allerton, of Co.
lumba &c b. Hubbell, OF Williams.
Captain Cook, of Yale, advocated rowing the sim
gle scull race on tine day previous to the Uni
versity and Freshman races, and the run
ming race for the Bennett Cup was appointed for
July 49, the grand regatta coming on the 10th.
Mr.. Ferry, or Yale, was appointed temporary
Chairman OF the Regatta Committee of three, ior
the purpose OF calling that committee together as
soon as may be necessary, for consultation with
the Saratoga Rowing Association. At halfpast
three the Convention adjourned
THE DIsSENTIENT COLLEGES.
There considerable private discussion
among the members as to Dartmouth and BOwdoin
and considerable apprehension was expressed
IN fVrn ,bArct
colleges, and drop out OF the race. They are PROB
ably the only doubtful ones, as both the Wesleyan
ana Trinity declare themselves enthusiastic Tor
Saratoga.