The New York herald., 1877-12-25
THE COLUMBIA CREW.
IT PROPOSES TAKING PART IN THE ESorrsI

IT PROPOSES TAKING PART IN THE ENGLISH
REGATTA At HENLEY NEXT YEAR.
since Columbia won the University In 1874
she has taken a leading place among the amateur
parsmen oil tho country Since the breaking up OF the
College Rowing Association In 1885, anding that she
rould not make match with either Harvard or Yale
on terms satisfactory TO all she has thought seriously
OF crossing to England and meeting the best student
oarsmen OF Tho Old World and the best amateurs, not
Students AS well. at the famous annual Henley meet
Ing This disposition has now colminated in de-
termination TO takc part in tho Henley races next
June, ana tho ball to bc held at Delmonico's on
Thursday OF this week is directly for the purpose OF
raising funds for this enterprise. conversation
OF the outgoing crow ecits the following par
iicuars:-Wne the actual day o. the contest Is Is mol
definitely known, yet " IS expected to come OIL on
some lay during the last nali OF June The crew WIN
probably away from here late IN April or early 10
Nay IN order TO have ample time 10 get INTO cond-
non and become thoroughly acclimaied In England.
SIX men likely to go--Messrs GOODWIN, boy',
SAGE, colgale iimpson aud dabock--out OF whom
The actual four will be chosen. All OF them have
proved good In various races, captain Goodwln's
record running back 10 the ~ uaiversty race, ne
son also then pulling at BOW, whiie MessfS Doyu
apd Sage were in tho 20 crew, ana tue oIner
two have done good work In the races
Of the season now closing Except Dir. Boyd,
who weighs trained over ono hundred and seventy
pounds, they will average In weight slightly under
ono hu ndrcd and sixty, and IN height not lar from
ave icel ten inches While they have not met the
last Northwestern crew iHcy nave occH Fcty iottu-
nate with the best OF the Eastern crews, counting
among those they have beaten this last summer no
less famous oarsmen than the picked tours OF both
the Atalana and Argonauia clubs, though IN justice
10 the Ataantas II should be said that one o their
best was absent. While Columbia was unior,
at tho Centennial races, owing 10 tho illness OF
one OF her men, tho private work OF her team since
then, ana the time made, as compared Win that OF
tho best amateur tours thcn the SchuylKil either
foreign or home jusnes her IN expecting TO appear
well at Henley.
Naturally the she Will like best TO meet there
are those from the univorsities-0xlord, Cambridge
ana Dublin. IL Will be remembered That the latter
two had tours In Centennial races, aad that Co.
lumbia lncn had trouble with them, though Cam
bridge was crippled by the sickness or President
Close Burring sickness and accident there seems no
reason 10 think that the outgoing four cannot make
a very crcdiiable appearance at Henley, even among
the amateur students, such as the men OF iho
London, Kingston and other rowing clubs. II rs not
fuly decided whether Columbia Will take out a boat
iron, hero or row IN Engisn craft. The latter plan
would reduce he expense OF the irip materially.
The Columbia team also proposes taxing part IN the
Paris Exposition races thcy find that possible with
out interfering with the Henley meeting.