The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-12

RIFLEMEN AND OARSMEN.
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE sUBJEcT-AN ENGLISH
MANS FEARs-AMERIcAN HOSPITALITY AND
AMERICAN FAIR PLAY.


AMERICAN FAIR PLAY
New YORK, Feb IL, 1915
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Allow me, old friend OF the HERALD to reply,
through Its valuable columns to the letter contained
in its issue of this date, and signed can English Rifle
man and 0arsman." He asks what you would say If
Sir Henry Haford to invite team, or, he puts
it, "so insist" upon team composed exclusively Of
natives Of one State. The correct answer would
70 be That We would think him fool While team
made up in this way would OF course, be called Aeri
cans your correspondent will note that team
posed OF natives of either ireland Scotland could
never be called Engishmen Sir Henry fears his de-
feat unless he should manage TO obtain few members
of either the Irish Scotch teams for the purposes OF
amalgamaton God forbid that he should DO success
lul regards the former Let them by all means visit
an Irish team, and enable to extend to them
that hearty reception and hospitality which they SO
well deserve and TO prove to them that we have not
forgotten their lavish attention and kindness to
Americas gallant sons last summer Your worthy
correspondent trusts that neither oxford Cambridge
Dublin nor any British rowing club will be invelged
into" our regatta Bah he talks nsaney. SEQ
what MT Bushe says in an interview with
your Dublin correspondent He says:-"Making
the most extravagant allowance for American hospi-
tality-and we know that We cannot estimate 1t 100
highly /" &c-I incline think that this club has NOT
nowned Renforth, l can only pity the ignorance of
the people who believe his death to have been the
those Immediately connected with him, both on and
previous TO the day Of the race when over training
and exerion have been universally accepted as its
cause Then TO another Yankee dodge, F" hope
my English friends will not when dwelling upon it,
lose sight OF the dodge" practised upon John O.
Heenan his tight with Savers, nor blame for
believing him the victim OF second dodgo in his hight
with KING, In view OF the precedent. And last, but
by means least, comes the bare-faced 'dodge' OF
our 'cousins during the trip OF our peerless Cap
tain Bogardus the action OF that contemplate shot
Shaw included, but who, thanks TO Mr. Smith OF Beips
Ltfe, most completely balled In conclusion
would say the Of the gentlemen connected with
the Regatta Committee a than sufficient
guarantee that every detail Of the Will be carried
out in the most impartial and satisfactory
all concerned, independent Of any and all threats.
IL view OF facts connected with previous international
struggles will end fault with our howl" when
the reached OF the defeat of plucky
Harvards by 'dog in the manger" crew. who would
neither row without coxswaIn nor allow their oppo-
nents 70 do il To say that "a fair chance would not
be allowed foreign oarsmen, however, In view OF
all the facts, and in land that has become celebrated
for its extreme courtesy and attention TO It's visitors
is premature and very bad taste. Let thom all come
and will extend to them welcome truly American,
and give them reason TO forever remember
glorious 1870 Very respectfully, &c,
FRANK j. HIGGINS