The New York herald., 1876-02-11
THE INTERNATIONAL EEoATTA

rEosPEcTs or TIE TRINITY CoiIE0E oknsNEN
coMfNG TO TlM rSlrFn sltrrs stlUHr
CHANCE on MEETING ruE AMrNcAN CoLLEoE
howEEs Az sAnAIoCA AZ slxKs.
nrnils, Jan cr. 1870
Things remain pretty much ia rtaa qsa aith respeci
70 the nyiiaiou compete Ia ths intercollegiate rs-
gatia which forwarded early last mcui1 through
Mr. Frank Rocs On me pars % ste rrFaita committee
had Interviews to-day wiih NJ Arthur Basis. D.,
she Captain q the University Ro~lnf Cub, aud viih
Rov. Mt Leslie one 0f ne Fellows of lrnfiF College.
Dublin, and Vice rrcsdcnt cf me Irlv,rsity Boat
Club. This club is Al present wthout captain. nr q
H. Pentland who lately Esd that posi- having lasi
tired no s away from home but I hls bruther,
Mr.. Alexander Peniland, who also IS an Influential
member OF the club Al we're agreed THAI o. crgws
win be chosen BY tho clubs 20 be- seat the Atlantic
to compete with American oarsmen.
AZ OVERSIGHT.
was surprised 20 learn IRON Mr. nlfhe. ne Captain
Of the Rowini Club that % 90 lhs momeni 40 chal.
lengo or invitation has reached that club an although
ii is the senior aqualc club The Dublin University
The explanation would appear 10 be thai NJ Rees'
letter came into the hands Of Rev. Mr. Leslie who
seems have considered that be had acquitted hiu-
self OF all duty regard % a when ne communicated
il TO the members OF the club of whfh Dr.
President ignoring the existence Of the rival
ton altogether II would be matter ior deep regret
20 an omission or oversight Transmitting the chat
lenge could attribute the n0n.parucpaiion OF the
men Of the Rowing Club M the contest Bot tAs is
not the case For according 20 Mr Husho his fcl'0a
cubsmen had they received the challenge ln regular
course, would have been constrained 10 decline ID Tor
the very reasons alleged By Mr. Leslie,
QUESTION oF FUNDS
This gentleman told me, frankly that Il was ldle 90
suppose that the Boat Club could send a %
thai they could not afford 10 do So The club had
funds which they could devote such purpose, Of
the individual members IL might candidly b. said that
they could take upon themselves the charges of
such expedition, involving not ouy the doubio
voyage but the expense of trainer and conveyance
&C. OF boats Making the most exlrayacant allowance
for American hospltaitY-and they knew that they
could not estimate II too hghly-sull this expenditure
of the bare transit TO and fro Of themselves and thcr
belongings quite beyond the means Of the youths
who formed their club.
observed that efforts were reported 90 be making
TO form volunteer new OF members p cked out %
both clubs, who should so over TO compete AZ lhado
pha later in the Mr.. Leslie said be knew OF
these efforts, but his belief that nothing would
come of them The question Of expense would prove
lnsurmountabe barrier to the enterprise. When t
came to the point of asking Mr. A. B. 10 write down
his name responsible for certain round sum there
would be an end OF it,
NO sIxoARED CREW
Mr.. Leslie also adverted TO the custom Of rowing six
cared boats, and without coxswain which prevails in
America rms TOO, he regarded as fatal 10 crew
from Dublin, where the custom tor many years has
been to use four oars, with a coxswan. The young
enthusiasts who talk glbly Of easily falling into the
American fashion" would, fortunately for themselves
not have an opportunity Of expiating their aeusioa
GOOD sUGGKAIoN
Mr.. Leslie at the close Of our interview made
important remark the effect that the case might
have been very different had the challenge gone 20
rowers from ''the IRISH nation " In this a
might have been easily selected by process similar 10
that by which national rifle would be chosen
public subscription would in such a case have been
cheerfully launched, and wOulo have realized much
more than sufficient TO meet all reasonable expenses OF
this national crew. However, probably such
rangement would have been foreign the scope OF the
projected contest
PROBABILITIES or RowISG PHILADELPHIA.
Mr. Pentland, Jr., had nothing to add 20 what his
said with reference the clubs sending
crews But he stated effort being made 10 get up
a volunteer crew who should row at the international
Regatta 10 connection with the Centennial Exhibition
some time in September This crew would greatly re-
joice II the American Intercollegiate Rowing Ass0ca
ton would give them an opportunity OF meeting n-
They very desrous OF knowing whether this
feasible TINS projected of Dublin University
/ oarsmen-who may not however, take upon
themselves represent the aquatic skill Of their
Alma Mater or imperl the reputation OF either
rowing or boat clubwOud consist OF the Captain, Ar.
G. H. Pentland, two Messrs harrington and Mr.. Kick
Besides, Mr. Labatn, the most distinguished scu
Ter in the university, purposes going and probably
also Mr. Penuand, Jr who good at both single and
double scuning The six could coalesce into sx.oar
crew for an intercollegiate contest But this last
notion seems only dclusive dream OF juvenile mex
pcrience, which Mr.. Leslie did not consider worth
moments consideration
PROSPECTS UNIVERSITY CREW.
on the whole IL must be admitted that, least
cordng present outlook the balance OF probability
against the presence OF Irish university OF any
kind in American waters this coming