The New York herald., 1875-12-13
The Internationally Rowing Chai-
Ienge.


simultaneously with their reception
abroad we lay before our readers this morn
ing the text of the challenges to the Univer-
sity boat clubs of Oxford, Cambridge and
Dublin, and of the invitation to Mr.. Thomas
Hughes to stand as referee in the Inter-Uni-
versity race 1876. In so promptly adopt
ing our suggestion in the HERALD of the Goth
ult., and seizing upon far the tittest occasion
which this country will see for bringing the
famous Universities of both countries to-
gether on this side of the Atlantic, our
students have shown to as good advantage as
they have in the manly letters now pub
lished. The only terms asked are 50 reason
able, and, beside those accorded Oxford
before her memorable meeting with Har-
ward was brought about, SO easy, that,
especially when the widespread interest in
the occasion is considered, there can hardly
be much doubt that one if not all of the
three institutions named will not gladly en-
brace so rare a chance to enlarge their re-
nown and make it truly international The
English crews row their annual eight-oared
match in the early spring, and SO will have
ample time and plenty of relays for the six
cared American contest, while the encourage
ment they held out to Commodore Ferguson,
when he visited them last year in Centennial
interests, was hardly less than that of the
Dublin men, who, with true Irish pluck, are
practically certain to be on hand. Captain
Rees, in the letter of generous welcome
which accompanies each challenge, but
fha &c oil
America toward Young England and Ireland,
and from private source we learn that our
visitors will find our youth even better than
their promises, and at Strengthening friendly
intercourse perhaps ahead of oil their
seniors.
Nor need there be any fear that Mr.
Hughes will not appreciate the exceedingly
fattering testimonial rendered him prac-
tically by the young men of the whole land.
No Englishman, or American either, ever
before got such compliment from them.
He has not written often, bat by his pen and
life he has already so cotton hold of them al
to have done more to stamp out the bad from
their lives, and stamp in the good, than prob
ably any other man who breathes. Cheer
after cheer went up from the Music Hall in
1870, when Boston, young and DID, packed
it to welcome him, and he must come again
and find whether tom Brown" and ''Scud
East" are not still loved, not only in appre-
ciative Boston, but in all America as WELL
PUT AN END To Ir.-There is some dis
cussion to the representations now adver-
tised at one of our theatres, under the super
vision of Matt Morgan. These pretend to
give real life portraitures of some of the pic
lures of Gerome and other free French mas
ters. Their essential point is that they pre-
sent the female form naked, or with closely
fitting fesh-tinted garments, and in such
manner as to violate all sense of propriety.
To be sure, Matt Morgan calls the female
thus displayed Diana or Cleopatra or some
such name and speaks of the exposure as
''classic art. But it is the kind of classic
the surveillance of the police, and is apt to
end in its exhibitor going up to the Island.
We do not suggest any such hard measure
for Matt Morgan, because he may feel that
he is worshipping art all the time. But the
District Attorney, however much he may re-
spect Matt Morgan's enthusiasm, owes
duty to the people, and that is to suppress
an obscene, indecent, improper entertain
ment This is the truth in nutshell. Matt
Morgans show is disgrace to our stage and
if he does not withdraw it himself it should
be withdrawn by the police.