The New York herald., 1874-10-04
INTERNATIONAL AQUATIC CONTESTS.
English Commsnts ON the SchuyIkiIl
American Rowing Challen~e for IAz6.

English Commtnts ON the SchuyIkiIl
American Rowing Challenge for 1870.
From Land and Water, London Sept 2l.J
Two years ago, befora the Atlanta match with
the London Rowing Club was arranged, our
American friends had tired to induce a crew OF
amateurs from England to try them on their own
waters. New YORK, Canadaand Philadelphia were
all an Xious to receive the viitors; and no doubt
our cousins would have beef as hospitab,e and
generous in their treatment as they could
be; but as yet no Englis, club has sert-
ously entertained the idea, ant we believe no
committee OF our amateur rowng clubs would
feel authorized i'll devoting any fnds OF the club
TO such pioneering purpose. Within the last lew
days the subject mas cropped up a,ain, and al q
small meeting held in London on MOntay at which
were present some members OF our amateur clubs.
though we do not understand that hey we're
officially accredited, q proposition was made by
MIR. Ferguson commodore Of the SchuyklI Navy
of Philadelphia) tnat a great International
regatta should be held IN the river there
IN 1876, and that competitions, open & all
fours, pairs ana souls. The selection OF k76.
two years hence, VIII so hit Off the time OF he
Philadelphia Centenary Exhibition, and thus tie
two big events can take place at the same tint
ones, aud further guarantee that beyond the s2o
return lare there would be no cost whatever To
the competitors from England 1t is proposed, IN
addition that the aquatic visitors should be lion
ized through the States TO Canada and the Niagara
Falls before gong home. AS to the course we
are not quite clear, Tor in MIR. Fergus0n's letter
he SPEAKS OF II beng three miles straight away.
with little tide, and $50 yards broad. In
the speech, however that he made on Monday,
the Ddily Ne,rs reports him to have sald that
they had "a three-mle course on mile and q nalf
straight away.n An international regatta with a
course out and In would he u most objectionable
Arrangement, and rowing men would, no douut,
like beforehand to have this most important point
explained. TO every one cOnversant with the
great difficulty experienced in getting crews TO
row together IN tnat automatic style so essential
to victory, the interruption OF swing and style
caused by turning sharply round buoy in the
middle OF O race, not to speak OF the injury to
hight boat, must at once prohibit such an idea aS
All out and III race. We nave seen so much OF :,
at the coast regattas, and the upavoidaLt
unairness frequently attending the slippT
OF the markhoats, iouling cables, &C., that ira
sooner the Americans give up this pernlcious prac-
tice In their racing the better. They have wisely
and gear that we approve OF In England; and VIC.
on the other hand nave not been slow to take up
their sltdng.scat 9ud their cockswanless lOurs.
Let them take THIS last tip from US, and STICK TO
stralght-away racing OILY. With regard to their
definition OF an amateur, the Schuylkll Club have
taken nrm and lnte,hgibe stand, and since ~
/ they nave barred ans one VINO has rowed i0r
money, or has engaged IN manual labor ON or ABOUT
| the water
We now have definite proposal from Phiiadel-
phla Tor Al ust, '1e. In the next Two years there
should he many opportunities of discussing y. ahn
i making use o. g0Od English crew 10 repIescnt
us II one shoulo 20, let u be GOOD one, III
! strict trainnQ-not scratch lot on an excursion
tOur: II not !Or the credit OF the cI4b oLlv thai
sends The ~ 0rlll NJ least far thnt al ~" nothet
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