The New York herald., 1876-12-06
COLLEGE OARSMEN.
THE yATE OF THE ROWING ASSOCIATION OF
AMERICAN COLLEGES TO BE DECIDED TO-

THE yATE OF THE ROWING ASSOCIATION OF
AMERICAN COLLEGES TO BE DECIDED TO-
DAT.
The Rowing Association OF American Colleges will
hold . meeting in this city to-day, when tho future
OF the Association will be determined The Association
formed 1871 and up to last year nearly all the
prominent colleges the Eastern States were enrolled
members. During 1874 the association was in
1ourishng condition and the best OF feeling pre-
vailed among the members The summer OF that year,
which brought SO glorious victory 10 Coumba IN the
intercollegiate regatta witnessed the defeat oil Yale,
owing TO Yaes boat coming into collision with that OF
the Harvard's Before the regatta Yale was always
spoken OF IN the highest terms by those who had
closely watched the practice work OF her crew. Had
that been rowed the finish without any fouls,
1t would doubtless, have been OF tie most hoty
contested engaged In by American college
From this period In the history OF The College
Association tho interest OF the members in is welfare
began to grow smaller by degrees and beautifully less.
Indeed after "a. II became question whether
tale would remain Ia the ASSOCIATION. Through
the influence OF number OF Yale men, however Il
was finally decided that sho should in the regatta
Of 1875, aud then, win or lose draw out Yale did
in 1875, bul true 10 her resolution formally ten
dercd her resignation alter The race.
YALE AND HARvARDs WITHDRAWAL
the meeting last January, at which Cornell, Columbia
Princeton, Union, Hamilton, Harvard. Dartmouth,
Wesleyan, Bowdoin, Amherst, Williams, Trinity and
Brown colleges were represented The action OF Yale
caused less comment than was expected Il Was re-
grettcd, however all dark blue would
ger he among tue rival coiors the annual
gatta. But The break end here for The
determination OF Yale was scarcely MADE known
ollcialy, wnen Mr.. Weld, at lne same meeting an
nounced that Harvard, win or lose would positively
WITHDRAW from the ASSOCIATION after the next race
ram lin M u. IN nrnte rYaH nn1 N n
probability Harvard, " she has not done already,
VIII DC as good as her word and follow The course pur
sued by her old rival The withdrawal o both faie
and Harvard, though severe blow TO the nssocia-
ton, dl not affect very materially There renamed
twelve or thirteen other colleges Two OF them winners
tae last three years all competitors and
they all scbd crewsto the annual regatta, the DAY
iccted Tor the ihtrrcoiiegia,a race u was hoped mat
bc day might s, continue TO be The grand fec day Of
the American college oarsmen. ialo aud Harvard have
already paired on and their annual match race Oh tho
pan OF the Cambridge and oxford ooat race VIII 10 all
probability awake little enthusiasm outside Of Tho
special partisans OF the dark blue ana the Magenta
numUer OF the other New England colleges recently
formed association, and have chosen
tho New London the water
which their annual regatta Neither Harvard
nor Yale lis as 70, enrolled the New England Associ-
alton, though II Is probable that they VIII take share
IN the houors OF the nndsrtaking Brown, Bowdo'n,
Amherst, Dartmouth Williams, Trinity and Wesleyan
will DO the controlling spirits Of The new associ
alion. Should they all Withdraw or absent themselves
from the annual meeting there VIII stiii remain Cor
nell, Columbia Princeton, Union and Hamilton 10
prcscrvo the association intact II they SO elect.
WILL THE ASSOCIATION DssoLvEs
With these nve colleges Tor nucleus even taking
IL for granted that the New England element wishes
10 absent Itsc--a strong association might be built
up. year TWO since number OF colleges up
ped Tor admission 10 The ASSOCIATION, but owing to
imperative RUE fortiddus any now accessions their
application rejected The power to resell IA
uton OF that character with tho body itself, and
II in probable that action Will be taken the
subject o-day. The material out OF which good
oarsmen Is To bc found in most OF the col
lcges throughout the country, the colleges in the
West and South being especially favored IN this re-
sections OF the country the old association would
not only equal but might excel It's past records.