New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-12-02
NEXT TEAES COLLEGE REGATTA.
OUR BRITISH COUSINS INVITED.

OUR BRITISH COUSINS INVITED
ANNUAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES COLLEGES REPRE-
sENTED-THE RACES TO BE HELD JULY 80
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED-ADJoURNED TO MEET
IN NETWORK.
icy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Dee. 1.-The sixth annual
convention of the Rowing Association of American Col
leges called to order In the parOr OF the Massaso
House, at 10 o'clock a IN. vicc-Presdent RapalO Of
Columbia occupied the chair On calling the roll four
teen colleges found to be represented as follows;
Amherst-G. W. Cloak, II. 6. Redhed.
BowdOin-0lver stevens, c. Sargent.
Brown-E H. Luther s j. Bradbury.
COumba-T. b Rces, j. T. Goodwin.
COrncll-J. N Ostrom. A. NJ Ensign.
Dlrtmouth-E c. CalTigan, H. +. Robinson
Haryard-w. f. Weld. G. N. Cumming
Priuceton-Wm. A. Butor, b. Nicols.
Trinity-B. i. Warner, II. V. Rutherford
UDicn-B. Brockclmann.
Weslcyan-W. c. Wallace, J. w Whitney.
Yae-E p. Howe, L. J. Cook
The sccetays report OF tine last Convention was read
and adopted In the absence OF the report
OF the finances Of the Association given Commit
tee on Printing reported the revised constitution 81 the
Association stu unpublished The Convention ordered
500 copies printed, % copies to be sent 10 each
college, and the rest TO be left in charge of the Secretary
Trinity College having lost its membership by failing to
the last regatta account Of the death OF one OF
the crew, renstated and the constitution wac
amended TO give Trinity vote IN the Convention
and to provide for similar accidents in the future
The following officers were elected for the ensuing
year President, Oliver Stevens; VicePresident, L. T.
Warner; Secretary, n. W. Caldwell; Treasurer, J. II.
Haynes
The Convention then went into private session. ]. F.
Eustis Chairman of the Regatta Committee, made long
report for the Committee detailing some Of the grcv-
ances which they had endured from the Saratoga Rowing
Association, and recommending that the next Regatta
Committee have the control OF the money used for The
college regatta he advised that the Convention consider
Il a.ivsabiity OF rowing the in heats, and
protested against Philadelphia the regatta ground for
1876 long and dsOdcrIy debate followed on various
topics such choice Of course the ACCESSIBILITY OF row
Ing IN heats, and of using coxswan. No conclusions
reached aud the Convention adjourned for dinner
in the midst of great confusion Of tongues and Of ideas
On reassembing at p. H., the Convention adopted All
order OF business devised by Hartford delegate and
proceeded to business Owing to an ignorance OF paria
mcntary rules the part OF the newly-clectcd Prce
dent and TO disposition on the part OF several delegates
TO speak without knowing what they were 10 say the
progress of the business Of the Convention slow
Much confusion was caused by few members, who
offered amendments TO nearly every motion Prominent
among these was Dartmouth delegate, whose violent
gosticulation rapid speech and frequent illusions to
the wishes Of Lis college, source Of some amuse
ment
Ii was resolved by the Convention TO row the next
race II the chosen for the regatta Is not
wide enough for fourteen crews 10 row ABREAST An OK
citing and confused debate followed in regard to the
choice of a course. After a motion 10 row at Saratoga
had been made and several amendments had been pro-
posed and carried the President and most Of the dec
gates became much confused that the motion as
amended voted down. thus leaving the matter unde-
cided. motion to have cOxswains in future regattas
was lost by a vote OF 10 TO A. 1t then decided t.
hold another convention OF the Association in Ecw-iork
City on Jan. 4, 1870, at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
ne hal ot or TIA
the choice OF b. L. Rees "a, Of Coumba j. l.. Eusts
"a OF Wesleyan, aud s. A. Mccall "a Of Dartmouth
The Hon. shcs of England chosen UNI
pre- Of the regatta and Mr.. Gritty Cf the London
Rowing Club lis alternate. In neither OF these
gentlemen serve, the captains to choose UNI
pre- at their meeting in July. The Convention decided
that sealed proposals lie received by the Regatta Com
mtee from the Springfield New-London, and Saratoga
Rowing Associations such proposals to be opened mul
taneosy and that they make all possible investigations
aud report at the NCw-YOrk Convention
A motion unanimously carried inviting tho Uni
yersuos Of oxford and Cambridge, England, and Of
Trinity at Dublin, u with the winning crew
during next Summer the to be rOwod i'll sx-oared
shells without coxswans the course selected for the
next regatta The time for the next was fixed as
July 49, 1876 After deciding that each college be re-
quired send only delegate to the special meeting
in New York. the Convention adjourned.