The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-06
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY OARSMEN.
MENTs FOR THE COLLEGE REGATTA AT sAIA
ToGA--MATTERs STILL IN MIDDLE.


MESTs FOR THE COLLEGE REGATTA AT sAIA-
ToGA-MArTERs STILL IN MIDDLE.
DUBLIN, May IS, 1876.
Mr.. Frank Rees, Of New York, arrived here last Sat
urday, hoping be successful among the oars
OF Dublin University than he had been at Oxford
and Cambridge. lie In communication
with Mr. Leslie. OF the Fellows Of trinity College,
and, have often had to state, Vice Presi
dent OF the University Boat Club. Mr. Leslie had been
from the rst quite decided In the opinion that an I'M
dcrgraduate crew could 60 from Dublin ard the
invitations sent rom America by Mr. Rces had been
courteously bat firmly declined. However, after per-
sonal conference with Mr. Rces, Mr. Leslie seems to
have quito changed this view and to have become
converted to the feasibility Of sending over crew.
ON Monday morning Mr.. Rees was able to assure me
that his mission had been quite successful Said he's
s.rhe Dublin men had at last decided to send repre-
sentative dcrgraduate to Saratoga There was
faint prospect that they might send six instead
OF four, but this was likely. The would
or before the 18th Of August, that date II
desired. Tho undergraduate will land America
about the last week July. Everything has been set
tied. Some of the Dublin undergraduates generous
friends forward and offered pay all expenses
Alter rowing at Saratoga this will so to Phila
dcphia"
CENTENNIAL REGATTA CREW.
formed couple Of months ago OF Dublin oarsmcn who
propose going philadelphia This consists Of
the two brothers and Pcntland all mcmbers
Of the club, and Hlckson, the captain Of the
ing club Mr. Recs' arrangements did take
them into account at all or course their plans for
Philadelphia could not be affected by what was done
in respect Of Saratoga Mr.. Rees himself stated
that his arrangement for the undergraduate representa-
tive will exclude the harrington they
all graduates, the elder harrington having had
nection with the university Tor four five years. (Ths
quite correctly The Barrngtons also will be at
Philadelphia, and Will enter Tor the graduates' race
uates' Saratoga Lake the Same day as the
undergraduates race.
REEFS pELIcArn MISSION
/ Repeatedly Mr. Rees assured me that everything was
settled except the names OF the crew, and that they
would go into training immediately. He seemed well
pleased with the result OF his visit 10 Dublin and with
good He told me that hts task was delicate
and by no means easy one, on account OF rhe RI
valry between The two Clubs The readers OF tho
HERALD are aware OF this rivalry, but Mr.. Rces
to have had notion OF Its intensity TIL actual expe-
| rcnce revealed It.
] OBJECTIONS TO THE ARRANGEMENT
The names OF tho undergraduate crew had not been
settled with Mr.. Rccs Upon waiting on Mr.. Leslie
nation WINS shocked to hear from that gentleman that
everything was again quite lat sea-" On the Monday
evening some members OF the boat club called Mr.
Leslie 70 protest against the arrangements made with
Mr.. Rees declaring them lIegal- e. contrary 10 the
rules oil tho cub-and insisting that the whoie matter
should come de nouo before general meeting Of the
club, to be held next saturday. ''And So said Mr.
Leslie II have nothing TO tell until Saturday nj least |"
Upon making further inquiries Il TRANSFERRED that the
arrangements made with N r. Rccs being objected
to two grounds. First, tho rules OF the boat club
require that whenever undertaking Is made 10 take
part distant regatta the proposal must first be
sdered and approved III meeting OF the committee OF
| the club ana then it must be ratified by q general
meeting OF the club, to when all members arc sum
| moncd Now, this has not been done in the present
case hence the action Of Mr. Leslie and his friends is
open to lie not merely challenged, but repudiated by
general body. Some members Of the Club are per-
suaded that representative undergraduate quail
ided uphold the character OF the Dublin oarsmen 10
not TO DO Ind Just at present They are not likely on
Saturday TO approve OF Mr. Lcsc's action In engaging
the part OF the club 70 send over such
tive
The second ground OF objection Is perhaps moro
serious 1t has been asked very. widely herc-'what
right has the boat club undertake. TO send repre-
sentative undergraduate TO America 7" Any crew
selected by the boat club from among It's own members
may represent the club, but certainly not the unver-
sty. Those acquainted with public opinion aquatic
matters In this city and the university Will expect TO
lind the representative character Of boat club crew
REPRESENTATIVE CREWS REQUIRED
Mr. Rees told that the rock which the ncgotia-
tons with Cambridge split was precisely this point of
the representative quality OF the crew. He willing
to concede almost everything else TO the Englishmen,
nizcd representative. Most properly he was re-
solved that beaten, their friends should not be able
TO discaim them fairly representing Cam
bridge. Now. here, this rock begins appear.
| Even of tho newspapers deny tho right OF the
boat club 70 pick representative crew; .nas IS one
university As IL stood, Mr.. Rces' arrangement, II
carried out would have been most lair TO the Dublin
University. This Of Mr.. Lcsic's choice, all boat
club men, would have well represented tho under
graduates Mr.. Barrington's crew, who all
members Of the rowing club excellent representa-
tves Of the graduates OF course nothing now be
said with any security until after the meeting Of Mr.
Lcslics opponents
| ! may be permitted to correct some misinf:rmaton
given to MIR. Rees about Mt Charles H. harrington.
This gentleman rowcd at Henley only two years
stroke OF the boat club He graduated In Deccm-
ber 1874 II 10 not quite accurate, therefore. to say
that the eder Darlington has had no connection with
| the university for four or five years. /"