New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-01-10

UNFAIRNTss or QUOTING THK TINE MADE AT RACES
YEARS AGo--AN IMPROVED TRAINING AND BIT
TER BOATS.
To III. Editor Of The TrsJwHc.
SIR: Permit me TO say few words in regard
To she letter Of Capt Oatrom Of the Cornell crew which
appeared IN The columns Of THE TRBUNE OF Dec 30
The letter alluded 20 attributes to YALE in Withdrawing
from the Association and IN deciding 10 row In eghts with
coxsWans the motive Of challenging the English uni
ycfsues and OF alone with Harvard representing
American colleges IN such contest. His opinion that
this IL Yae's motive j. cur0usly dednced from -etacs
Of former races In which Yale has roved with covswans
without them. by thcec statistics he proves 10 his
Ovn satisfaction that faster time be MADE without
cvswaius than with them. Hence he infers that Yale
la adopting slower system OF rowing, must have somc
deep acucne He Then jumps nc the conclusion above
stated, that Yale is anxious 90 race with hcf English
h thrfn honor to which, he aeefa she has no claim
Ai thrse conclusions spring IN his mind from mistake.
H. a. C,pt. ron says, faster time can bo made when
steering at tbo how shan with ooxswaiD, then grant
thgt Yale's Gcraifure IS a foolish one. But, M
order to show that Yale ~ sincere IN her belief
that cOxswans are an advantage, let ~ exam
Inc the facts from which Capt. ostrom reasons
10 a contrary result lie says "Yae's average
time ~ ilcs without ooyswain in a series % seven
trials a - minutes i121 seconds, and its average time
in etes With c0XsWans IN series of ihtce trials il 81
minutes O793 seconds" His Other facts arc WimpOr-
iaui ~ They coll into dispute the relative merits Of
former Yale md Harvard crews 10 lie ordinary reader
who takes fsctq as presented without looking into the
reel I,sos aud for th,m the above seems con
,.nc.u argument hut via 90 back to he reasons and
et hr public dcoe whether th6 facts fairly stated.
Iri. well known 10 Capt. Cstr0m That the irsf races
win Hp1ard were rovrd with very ;'te II any previous
trJiunc. and "a boats which were neither more nor Ices
.han plea -bo.is, boats which were MOI doomed
worthy ui ioa. oJ.es, and which after uso we're drawn
np ~ dc shore ari lrf % tho complete mercy Of Tho
f.H.
rcq ned move. For The years - md - tles' un-
dcnahs facts and ~ m,t he remembered that in 1859,
5n She very u,zt daj sitter making bcr rcrori Of 20
minutes - seconds, lA'o Dv rice over ille same
rru.-e IN lJ u.rutfa seconds, qua oil u Hn oI5
olv iUl feet inc. These IRE lalcS inces VIZ cox
sus 81 tuy ou onh- loi uioneii 4, 10, til,Citht
rt~-fltrafnrr 81. ~ 30 n"w unjust i c"npaui -on
between Diem ana me f''es since a. ~ 10 tht lime
t hrr iIar ri uOr Yale had lUNtt i'm aty system.
prove 'Hre Sat 'u9'e o4} .4a ..nc' ~ .i. ,pi
alton Joe lf has been mat or study All E3td
rar,s without coXsVau4. D. i5 H-rt. Iy then did
u..yrn.4ts ,Jno m!' fcon...s uat l can see
nat ,a.s sr 10 C1p OstFom next m kc' an an
CI..rd,f fle t!.,.tp .l, thai tlc EugU iIncD make
lss,.s unr ruan W '.,-use sh"} ro% ocvef what ne
frrv s b.,.,rse hey are 6b,zrd TO have ,uEswains.
,I"u1-df r' oo' be- on no ih%lrS s %Hc ~ ~ teh-
l,-urc.-4. t1ssvli's. au the fa' rmliai lat ul"y
b. 20 o,n tIr bu, ln utriotr enough 90 t'lefe Tint
tAtr Iow ns b. MOT - i'' iif'l 30 9i rs - 'h1.'
il,ir 20 r.L DOS Ni.'i hua rtu'c. no, Ore Hstt
D.f.r r~e- VII SLOW taai their snlruof5 IN style D.
not .rai ,uuu-ii fu overcome -ur! differ ne IA the
times ~ races ro.d with :uo without toNsWr.u "a Capt
O.trUm holds up Co FiDiic Nte~. ~ closing tapi.
a. rom cl,ui. iaat if any one -hould with Gne
Enfla, nr-sp. i,iss. d. ,0l'd pr either tlrh.N ~
f,Iurr.s. Ply, NJ hit does Can't C~frDn moan by
.,l..r. averages - ,rt iuA-rlll II De- Was about 40
commit ht sI,'irdIf4 o. hriG4.u2 into account yera M
wiii usi4lrr tprIti Eug t.Iiuul ci, ior ie -Ib
ntt,l.a at mahrg the averages OF Vale aud Harvard
10 isiss } doe hu at 30 har, i' tio " pct
,etr. uf Lf o. which Tortd Win rrfsWtu1, HuA
ritr nut jh,ir averages from J9f f'Jini His i," Woud
iA.n have aup, setd r stronger Looking 81 tc matter
tla pfF I-Htr a. .h.rr tr 4ttgl',o ft- .ft
hr,. ftare, ia result aih Bt aon- hit 4iom tGai
col iEs furutt tfpiaiu: