New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-07-04
REPORTERS NOT WANTED HERE.
AHARyARD MAN EXPLAINS.

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pv.eovs FOR POSTING THE NOTICE AT THE BOAT
HOU,E-wHY RFPoBTEts WERE CIAssED Win
Lo,FERs on THAT SIGN BoAED
To the Edffor Of the Tribune
SIR. In reading in THE TRIBUNE this morning
vour account OF tno Harvard-Yalc race and your ed
toral Of the same. was surprised oat yo" "o
attempt Harvard AN injury in saying Inat tne no
placed over the door of Haryards boathon9o h'Po'o'
and loafers not wanted hcrc must have been TIE III
/ spration OF a blackguard." You certainly mIs"n'oi
stand the notice. and you little know the great annoy
that many reporters give captain and MS crew. anu
Mr. Bancroft in having The notice put mp when the ieoi
ter OF THE TRIBUNE and Of other pap II soo"i ~
take as an insult their profession meant DOM
ing more than very plain n0tice lha' '"oi
was no TO outsiders. Many Of tho papers Seh
men TO repor these races who are totally ignorant VI
roun, while others have men who college graduates
who would receive the greatest courtesy from the bar
ward crew, and would any reporter VINO "ouiu "SN
sensible questions and not bother the captain "nc Nv "
busy with his the boats. Bnt many Oh the IT,
porers are like the cOuntryman at tho Centennial WIN
thrust his cane through oil painting in attempting 10
point out beauties for they handle shell as va"
canal boat and therefore, notice OF this KIND ba' 10
be put up to keep them out VI the boathose ana away
from the boats
But the insult seems to be in chasing reporters with
loafers though Capt Bancroft did not wish to convey
the impression that considered reporters and oafers
touse thc latter because they always nuisance
and by the former mening those who wish to obtain
news for their papers subject Of when th'Y are
greatly gnorant and although tits espc caly applies
to the country papers, it would also well apply To many
Of the NewYork reporters visited Saratoga wlle
the regatta was held there. Now while believe that
tne notice might have been worded lille more pOhely
vet any one VINO has interested in college boatns
for tie past years viii agree With Cap Balcroi' Ill
The necessity of putting up some notice Of tins KIND
Here ia one other subject which your reporter at
ack both Harvard and Yale. which is as unjust as your
editorial on the matter mentioned above when he saws
that this conclusion irresistible that Yale and Harry
ard lack the courage aud energy to enter contest open
TO the socalled lesser colleges, aud are playing Dig
load in the comparatively small puddle OF New
England" Now this subject WIS discussed year ago.
and Harvard and Yale's arguments have since been
proved correct then asserted that they carried
the burden Of the whole regatta on their own shoulders
with great disadvantage to themselves as II took 100
much Of their time thcy continually annoyed Dy
the votes of the csser colleges in the arrangements Tor
the regatta barely escaping having 10 10" i"uf-
oorcd race i'm the place Of sxOarcd eightoared,
which they anxious 70 try and the association
was gradually becoming none y-makng ALTAR AMI
public exhibition rather than trial oi skill IN rowing
which Harvard and Yalo VISA for Bur harFofd
gave notice that she would row one more year
and m the regatta of that year ns7G she victorious
all colleges with the exc ipOu % cornell auu u
Cornell SEM n,r polite challenge his year. am sure
wOuld en accepted, and ms cad oi Two uciodeu
crews fighting in corner" Harvard Ieticd nom
the assoc atiOn with NE best general record ana az INC
conquerer all except G. rncli, while fde hdd ere"
tar superior Harvard, and inc equal or the famous
| crow OF the London Rowing tluD when ut{ met ~
ptl,d.tltia THE ASSOCIATION OF American colleges dis
banded ~ Harvard ana Yale lei /, anu hOhi %
he ol,e- deserve me name of 4 boating college with
te execution of Coiunbla who pUculy cha lcngcd and
r,w,d III rvari this ydlr; and had All tie colleges actrd
IN past like Columbia, the association WOu sun ue
in existence, instead oi "A thlDg OF the past 80
Harvard anxious 10 WIN iduf'lS from inc tnn'
thouV She at AL other colleges aud put loose III the
sru lie win Yale she wOud reel chagrn AT Ler de-
and take pleasure M ner victories Ihe StIr tNily
t.,t ,X,t- Oct wr.n Yale and UaIVIrl j. shown be-
tween gHt ana thr dark luc fd.ly on tlc IIthS,
We all otners are excluded otiI Duuhi CHI''Is.J
and other smaller crews laVc IN opportunity 10 COM
pttC four-Odred regatta hcIu ~ inc SUMMER, 10
v h.ch OK ora and CAmbudge Gehtiai! Schn "a CROW.
Now NcN-lOrH gcG up regatta on Tue ia s'h OF al
=. af,g, and lei bo managed by respectable parties.
and lei IN Ice A De rmlutut annual regatta Tor colleges aud
,hr, nlJt ur crews ana Yale ana Harvard, au sure,
viii generally nd crew. But let them enjoy their
trrsrn race without applying 10 OtDtTs suc names a.
ir,V .r,l," suoJs." ana Other eWticts unworthy O
the Ncw-Nork daily papers. and "nch tend m re 10
place the far distant wien harvard 'hA i"N VIII
mn ~ their sister colleges tan any personal feelings
tues. co yes may nave. Yours yer5 MY,
HARVARD 70.
N,tr-I OyL. ,Uly =, 1871