The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-14
COLLEGE BOATS.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ROWING ASSOCIATION
OF AMERICAN CoLLEGEs-THE NEXT RACE AT
SARATOGA.

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ROWING ASSOCIATION
OF AMERICAN coLLEGEs-THR NEXT RACE AT
SARATOGA.
HARTFORD, JAN 13 1875.
The Rowing Association OF American Colleges
met at the Allyn House. in this city, at ten O'Clock
ing present.
Amherst-R. N. Smith, G. W. Clark.
brown-S. J. Woodbury., F. Lawton.
ColumolaaE, L, Rapailo, J. e.; Rees.
Cornell-Chas. Harmon, - Ensign.
Dartmouth-S. b. Wiggin J. Foster.
Harvard-H. 5. Van Duzer, S. d. Warren. Jr.
Prineeton-A. Alexander, B. Nicoll.
Trnlty-W. J. Roberts, J. Burlington.
Wuliams-F. Johnson, q. Gilbert
wesieyan-W. Ii. Down, II. c. Hermans.
Yale-C. IA. Ferry, k. J. Cook.
The business OF the meeting progressed with
more regularity than is customary at these col
lege gatherings, where parliamentary motions
CONNOLLY give rise to tresome discussions ana
often TO rulings that put the manuals OF practice
to the severest tests Experience Is manifestly
working a good and perfect work in establishing
q clearer knowledge OF proceedings among these
college students and in due season possibly their
deliberations Will be properly condensed The
frst business done was the passage OF vete le-
galizng the meeting, as under the constitution OF
the ASSOCIATION the meeting should have been held
in April Then the applications OF Amherst
Brown, Union, Rutgers Hamilton and the College
OF the City OF New YORK were put In, and q sepa-
rate motion was made TO admit Amherst
and Brown. Some objection was made, but not
pressed, to the admission OF any more colleges as
there are already niue in the association, and II
others are added it will break by it's own weight
The two named were voted H. with condition
that they should have the privilege OF the moor.
but not be allowed to vote; but 1t was subse-
quently urged that Brown was barred in conse-
quence OF not having rowed in the last regatta,
which was brought about by the fact that the
meeting OF the association to arrange therefor was
not legal one. and that to exclude a college
under constl tutional provision where the ascot
alton had not followed the letter OF the consti-
tuition would be maniiestiy unfair. The privilege
oil voting was given to Brown, but denied to Am
herst which had no technical claim to put in.
1t was then voted to act on the admission OF the
after a motion TO ballot to keep secret the action
OF each college voting had oeen adversely acted
upon and was voted out to T. as ioilows:-
YEs-Columbia, Cornell Williams Wesleyan.
No-Dartmouth Trinity, Yale. Princeton, Harvard.
Harvard first voted in the affirmative, but be.
fore tue vote was announced changed to the neg
alive. No delegates were present from the New
York City College, and as il was said that the COL
lege would not probably take part In the regatta,
ilton was then taken up and rejected by the iol-
lowing Vote
No-Oorneii, Dartmouth Harvard. Trinity, Yale,
Princeton, wesleyan
Rutgers was voted out. to 3 only Columbia,
Williams and Princeton acting iavorabay to her
admission.
the Nominating Committee reported the follow.
ing officers, and the Convention adjourned TO the
afternoon President w. j. Roberts, or Trinity
Vice President, E l. Rapallo, OF Columbia; Secre-
tary, b. Neoll, OF Princeton; Treasurer J. Foster
OF Dartmouth. The report was accepted I; but Mr..
Nlcoil declined the secretaryshlp, and Mr. Ensign,
OF Cornell, was substituted.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
! A considerable part Of the afternoon was de-
voted to q discussion OF rules, resulting In the
adoption OF part OF those governing the Amerl-
can National association, the most important
Its own water. from buoy to buoy, and not to wash
any competitor; and also, in case OF foul, to
except in case the boat louled shall be the winner
The action OF the morning, rejecting the applica-
and tnese colleges were admitted to the associa-
ton, and the following named delegates ap-
Unlon-F. H. Harris, V. b. Brockelman.
The other important business was the hearing
OF statements rom gentlemen representing sara.
Tor saratoga and spoke OF what would be done
there.
NEW LONDON COMMITTEE
The New London committee was headed by
Mayor waller, ana presented a written Statement {,
somewhat laDored as to It's showing OF advan-
tages
It was voted TO hold the regatta on Wednesday,
yuy - pu tue M nG bed was Io. no.
motion spectators and reporters were excluded,
ana the members OF the associate held private
session, which Was quite protracted.
SARATOGA SELECTED.
In the secret session there Was a tie vote be-
voted In favor OF Saratoga, Of the selection OF
which there was no doubt IRON the start, and the
tie was. apparently, an arranged result for effect
The Convention unanimously adopted the report
OF the committee OF tue whole.
THE EVENING SESSION.
At the evening session a long discussion arose
on motion OF Harvard 10 allow c0Xswafns, and
IL was ur-ec that with coxswains Better tme1can
| be made. Cook. OF Yale opposed the motion as
forcing 700 radical change. The motion pre-
vaiied:-Yale, Wesleyan, Dartmouth and cornell
alone opposing IL. subsequently Cook moved that
1t be left optional with crews to take cOXswains
! not. This was passed by the casting
vote OF the Chair Columbia voted for It, as well
/ as Tor the original motion. Mr.. Ferry, OF Yale.
moved that each course be buoyed on each side at
least once IN each eighth OF a mile, and this was
! passed, Columbia and Harvard opposing. Ii was
/ voted TO nave TWO authorized witnesses, not COL
lege men, 10 view the race and testify in OF
! Disagreement IL was also voted to give each COL
lege Judge, also to tax each one t25 and give the
usual prize colors.
The regatta committee selected were:-Eustis,
OF Wesley ian Dayton, OF Princeton, and Ferry, or
! Yale.
Adjourned to meet at the Massassoit House.
Springfield April Z.