The New York herald., 1876-03-09
THE INTERCOLLEGIATE REGATTA

BOATING AT wEsLEYAN-NEvEB HAD so MANY
GOOD MEN IN TRAINING-DETERMINED TO
ROW AT sARATooA-NoT THE GHOST OF A
CHANCE FOR NEW ENGLAND ASSOCIATION
IN 76-wEsLEYAN RESOLVED TO MAINTAIN
HER PAST RACING RECORD.
MIDDLErowS, Conn, March Z, 1915
To THE EprToR HERALD:-
The letter in the HERALD of March certainly contained
many things before unknown to the boating men OF
Wesleyan. II cminently calculated to do us much
harm among alumni and friends BY reading that
article any would conclude that boating dead
at Wesleyan and that about to follow tho OK
ample OF of sister colleges and bolt" both
OF which assumptions very FAR from the truth.
There few things waich, Of common justice
ourselves, will attempt to rcfute:-
First--Your correspondent informs the anxious pub.
lie that doing and have done nothing in boating
matters this winter, and that there is probability Of
our not sending crew TO Saratoga The fact Is that
have never before had SO many and sucn good men
in training and at no time In our boating history have
our dono such honest work in the winter term.
There nj least twelve men IN training from whom
we will select our crew With reference to our
going TO Saratoga, / can say simply this that at
the New York Convention tho Wesleyan dele
gates voted for Saratoga because they thought
that Saratoga was the place for the Centennial
regatta and because they did not wish break up the
association this year, as resolution to at New
London surely would have done This being the
rowing at Saratoga Furthermore at n college boating
meeting vote enthusiastically passed TO al
Saratoga and captain Immediately sent to that
place 10 select quarters for our crew. When Wesleyan
TO support tho association she will do II. car
you that those who have had such hRh hope OF
Weslcyan's uturo" will not be 'sadly disappointed
but the piucky oarsmen'' which the years 1873 1874
and 1875 have produced will not be wanting in 1875
Second-''Thcre has been notable instance OF
high training in Wesleyan, which is too notorious TO
make II necessary 10 mention dates but IL exccp
tloualn So notorious indeed was that famous in.
Int uO Of qrnQ hat
fortunate overturned individual We have always
had system Of training, and that system is one
ply TO keep them In working condition. Surely that
"high .trainedp oarsman should be happy TO receive
the valuable sympathy OF your enthusiastic CORE
spoDdent
whether he will be able to participate, for private rea
sons the race" Mr. whitney Is not captain OF ouf
crew but is simply coaching" the crew.
Fonrth-.'Therc discomfort with tho man.
agemen; OF previous Saratoga regattas" This is sim
py a reportorIa nightmare. Wesleyan oarsmen have
ALWAYS received the kndest treatment at Saratoga
We have had Tor the last TWO years member on th.
work OF the committee. The only cause OF discomfort
connected with Saratoga Lake was n purely physical
common TO all the creWs-the extreme roughnesi
the water.
Fytlh-wescynn does not believe that there is the
ghost OF n chance 10 form a New England Associations
in 1876, nor would she have anything TO do with
after she has voted to row at Saratoga. Whether
there will be New England Association next
year is another question Whether Wesleyan will
enter such association ] cannot say. Hef
only for discomfort the present ASSOCIATION 10
the extreme latitude which colleges enjoy
lccting for their In other words the article
OF the constitution relating TO those who qualified
TO In regatta ought to be much more explicit aud
confined.
wcscyan's prospects for crew at present are FIRST
class IL will be almost wholly composed OF men,
that Is TO the University But many of them
have had considerable experience IN class crews
make these statements only out OF justice 10 ourselves
Hitherto Wesleyan has kept out Of newspaper bckcr-
ings satisfied that they Of little benefit 70 any
We claim to have the best average record OF any col
lege In tho country and we do not mean to disgrace
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