The New York herald., 1875-12-13
INTERNATIONAL ROWING.

STEPS TOWARD CENTENNIAL MATCH BETWEEN
ENGLAND AND AMERIcA-cHAILENGE TO
OXFORD, CAMBRIDGE AND DUBIIS-THE IN
yIrATIoN TO ''ToM BROWN"
Below VIII be found the official invitation 10 the great
British Universities to come summer and
US In best Jackets and repeat If they can the little
lesson OF them taught on the afternoon OF the
27th Of August, 1869, the Putney. to Mortlake
course. Probably feature Of the year viii equally
interest youth and after the generous reception
the visiting VIII find at Saratoga and Philade-
phla and doubtless, in this city and Boston, Chicago
and San Francisco there Is every think
that 1876 Will inauguralc TO accompany our national
university meeting an international one
CHALLENGE.
The correspondence reads as follows, COPY OF the
challenge being sent to each OF tho institutions
named
TO THE CAPTAIS THE OXFORD UNIVERSITY CREw:-
DEAR SIR-At the annual Convention OF the Rowing
Association of American Colleges hcid az Springfield,
on December l, 1875 II was unanimously decided to
invite the OF Oxford Cambridge and Trinity Uni
verstcs 10 compete with the leading crews In our In
tercolegatc Regatta, to be held on Wednesday, tho
18TH OF july 1875 The will be rowed At an early
date after such regatta in sixoared boats, without
coxswans and the intercollegiate Regatta course
Tho Regatta Committee were instructed to communi-
cate with these Universities and urge upon them the
acceptance OF our invitation Yours truly
Is. FRANK REEFS, for tho Regatta Committee
PROM FRANK REEs
New YORK. Dec 8, 1875
To THE CAPTAIN OF THE OXFORD UNrvERsIr CREW.
DEAR SIR-We earnestly hope that your University
will send over crew requested by association
We confident that soon you land in this
try every attention will be shown you By our reprcsen
tatives and by people at large While In training
the place Of the regatta pains efforts will be
spared to make your visit pleasant one, and every
thing that be done to assist you in your prcpara-
tions, and make your work less arduous and moro
agreeable, will be DONE Facilities for the ransporta-
of boats and shall be at your disposal
well boat houses and training quarters We shall
try and make good impression English cousins,
and show them while here how and cordial
feelings toward them and how much have de-
sired their presence among us Hoping TO receive q
favorable response at an early day am yours truly,
b. FRANK REES,
No. 303 East Seventeenth street.
HUGHES.
NEW YORK, Dec. 8, 1875
Hon. THOMAS HUGHES, NJ. p. -
DEAR SR-At tho annual Convention OF the Rowing
Association of American Colleges, held Wednesday,
December /, 1875, you unanimously elected
pire and the Regatta Committee were instructed TO
communicate with you and urge your acceptance AS
the coming year IS our centennial year, and our re-
gaa promises to exceed in interest any that have here
tofore taken place in our land we are anxious
association to have everybody and everything
nected with of '176 in accordance with the
importance OF the times II the highest compliment
confer association, and Is intended as such
BY those who have always admired the author of Tom
Brown, " and the sterling integrity oil distinguished
man who has been friend OF our country; and also
compliment from not only American colleges to Eng
lish Universities, but from America to her parent
country. England, and small means TO help
strengthen that friendly feeling between the peoples Of
the countries which seems each year 10 be growing
stronger We have, therefore, hoped that. our friend
the water would revisit u.s. and az the same tme
while visiting Centennial Exhibition, confer on
American college youth the great honor of acting as
their umpire Hoping to receive your acceptance at
an early date, am yours truly,
b. FRANK REEFS, for the Regatta Committee.
No 303 East Seventeenth street