The New York herald., 1875-12-02
THE COLLEGE REGATTA ASSOCIATION.

ANNUAL MEETING YESTERDAY AT SPRING
FELD-ELEcTIoN OF oFFIcERs-GREAT COM
PLANTS ABOUT sARAToGA-No DECISION AR
RIVED AT AS no THE PLACE FOR NEXT YEAR
TOM HUGHES, OF ENGLAND, TO BE INVITED.
sPRNGriKLD, Mass, Dec /, 1875.
The annual meeting Of the Rowing Association OF
American Colleges held the Massasot House in
this city to-day but resulted practically in deciding
nothing other than that tho shall take
place about ths 10Th OF July next and that
Mr. Thomas Hughes, the well known English
man, be invited as referee. The
important questions OF place and style OF were
left with other minor but important matters TO be de-
cded at adjourned meeting to be held az the Filth
Avenue Hotel, in New York, the 4th Of January
next The Convention very full one, every one
Of the fourteen colleges belonging to the assoca-
tion being represented as follows
Amherst G. W. Cloak, H. s. Red1eld; Bowdoin,
Oliver G. Stevens, c. Sargent; Brown, E. H. Luther,
s ]. Bradbury Columbia B. r. Reese J. T. Goodwin;
Cornell J. N. ostrom, A. NJ Ensign; Dartmouth, Z. c.
Carringan, b. Il. Robinson; Hamilton, N. w. Codwell
II. G. Sringer; Harvard, W. Y. Weld, G. NJ Cummings;
Princeton, William A. Butler Jr, Benj Nicoll;
Trinity b. f. Warner, II. " Rutherford; Union, b.
Brockelman Wesleyan, W. G. Wallace J. w. Whit
ney; Williams j. II. Haynes, r. G. Hasey; Yale,
L. p. Howe r J. Cook. Trinity, which did not
pete in the last regatta account Of tho death Of
Cameron, Of her crew. reinstated in member
ship, and after considerable debate amendment
the constitution adopted providing that like cir
cumstances in future shall not work forfeiture Of mem
bership
OFFICERS
resulted ADMINISTRATIONS, 0. @ Stevens OF Bow
don Vice President B. 4. Warner, of Trinity; Secre
tary, N. W. CALDWELL oi Hamilton; Treasurer, j. H.
Haynes, Of Williams These prelminares over, the
important work of the association
SELECTION COURSE
for the next college regatta began in good earnest
animated but not in the least acrimonious discussion
followed which lasted, with interruption dinner
till late in the afternoon The report OF the Regatta
Committee which read during this time, reflected
severely upon the locamanagement OF this years.
gata at Saratoga declaring that while the Saratogans
profuse in their promises they fulfilled many OF
them only when compelled to do So and others at
all The report intimated and several members OF the
association aferward declared that would be better
TO inferior If the coegians
could deal with gentlemen There very strong
feeling among the delegates against permitting the
regatta to be made again one of the attractions
OF "show town." or of throwing them
selves their at all into the hands OF
outsiders, professional otherwise On this point the
Convention unanimous most clearly mani
tested by the action taken regarding the programme
already issued by the Centennial Committee of the
SchuyIkil Navy The Convention unanimously de-
cided to ignore utterly the proposed International Cen
tenna regatta at Philadelphia and 70 take into its
hands any International college races that may be
deemed desirable AS is natural the New England
colleges favored strongly course nearer home than
Saratoga, and werc about equally divided to the
Yale Amherst and Trinity rather preferrng Spring
field Harvard Dartmouth Bowdoin favoring New
London and Williams perfectly indifferent but against
Saratoga
THE ROWING OF THE RACE.
There was good deal of talk about rowing the race
n heats and evidently growing feeling that that style
OF rowing is farer to the contestants aside from the
manesty greatly increased interest IL would throw
into the contest for the spectators But whether to
make only two heats and then let the winners of,
divide it into several heats OF three four boats
each extending 1t over two three days, and
ranging the heats as to give each with
every other crew, after the manner of ball
and billiard matches, the delegates we're unde-
cided 1t was finally voted by q good majority ITO
row the IN heats If the water will permit" But
lust what that last clause meant no one seemed To
know, and the matter was practically left for further
consideration and probable amendment The discus
sion over the subject OF heat and the quest
Of place brought out such rambling and unsatsfac
tory discussion and protracted that coming
darkness Of evening found the Convention still as
! finally IL resolved TO postpone the matter
adjourned meeting to be held at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, the Regatta Committee being Instructed in
vestgate the subject in the meantime and report at
| the adjourned meeting They also instructed
receive scaled proposals from the citizens ofspnngaeld
New London and Saratoga Of what each is willing TO do
in the way OF providing accommodations These sealed
proposals TO be opened by the Regatta Committee
at the same time and in the presence OF all the
bers of the committee
ROWING WITH coxswAISs
There was hurried discussion over a motion row
with coxswans, but the opposition any innovation
that respect strong and the motion voted
down almost unanimously. The question OF referee
brought the only centennial bombas OF the meet
ing; and for few minutes there enough of il to
make up for all the previous lack Of it. II resulted
resolution, carried by good majority and aiterward
made unanimous, to invite Tom Hughes,
of Oxford, England fame, to act in
that position, with Mr.. Chitty, OF the
London Rowing Club, as Rrst substitute, and Mr. Wat
son, the referee, this year. In the Englishmen
decline. The movement in favor OF tho foreigners s
in a reflection Mr.. Watsons decisions.
This year criticism made at the meeting
he being the first choice of the Convention after tho
Englishmen The only other business transacted was
the election of the Regatta Committee and the adop-
ton Of resolution placing in their hands all matters
not specially provided for.
INTERNATIONAL RACE.
On the subject Of International race the Conven-
tion not enthusiastic in fact was very indher-
ent The prevailing opinion that II any such
had IL should occur at the time and place of the
Associations regatta and not at Philadelphia and
should be purely the American style, In sixoared
boats without coxswains The matter finally left
in the hands the Regatta Committee report
January meeting.
REGATTA COMMITTEE
The Regatta Committee consists OF ]. +. Eustis
Wesleyan ia (who the committee this year,;
f. \. Rees, Columbia, IA and S. A. Mccall Dart