The New York herald., 1878-03-15
BOATING AT TRINITY COLLEGE.
OBSTACLES IN THE WAY OF PUTTING A CREW
ON THE wATER-wHAr TRINITY DESIRES
AND HOPES FOR.

OBSTACLES IN THE WAY OF PUTTING CREW
ON THE wATER-wHAT TRINITY DESIRES
AND HOPES FOR.
HARTFORD, March 12, 1875
Trinity College oarsmcn arc not beginning tho
season Of 1878 with any marked degroe OF energy
In iact, to casual observer the chances OF there
being any boating among them look decidedly SLIM
Since the destruction OF their boat house The Con-
the college has not owned shelter for boats
and, In addition to this drawback. which would gcu-
orally DO deemed nsurmou nable, there no boats
owned by tue Collegiate Rowing Association. This
latter tact explains why Is that Wesleyan offered TO
loan boat Tor projected race between the col.
lcges in case tnat Trinity snoud want TO row Yet,
all this, there has been kept IN pass
ably good training four-oared crew, which Is ready
ut any time TO row under favorable conditions TINS
has been accomplished IN private boats. and there
a number OF these always to he mad, which partially
removes great obstacle to rowing But tho
river Of Ice, there has boon out
Two causes have been ins rumenial IN dampening an
ardor which, without encouragement, has survived
several seasons inactivity and In The first
place It essential to know whether II n crew should
tram regularly II would nnd competitor Tho an
swer to inquiry concerning the anticp pated action
OF other colleges which might be expected 10 compete
would be tho only satisfactory solution this There
Is tus peculiar feature oil the attitudes assumed,
.
cupy substantially the same position New England
excepting Harvard and Yale oil what might be termed
aquatic neutrality. Wniiams whites 10 Trinity asking
Trinity VIII do. hut not say ig that she (W III
iams) Is ready TO do any thing Wesleyan writes 10
Ir,nay, Brown and others, asking their opinion
whether II would not be best to nod IA Convention at
Springfield Iu the language OF one OF her boating
men, Wcseyan uocsn'I exactly want 10 say that sue
Is on the ience; but sue Is waiting what some
other college Will do Meantime, TRINITY talks
about the facilities of Brown aud what she might do.
rRISIrY's POSITION
ntain0 haa In fhs sYult ~ a0sn ri
TRINITY ACTON, will be seen that small college
I'll u matter OF some moment on the ground oil ex-
pense and trouble AS 10 now many men she shall
should shc train SIX, and newly formed asso-
citation IN convention declare or iour or rice rersa, II
that out oi all tho New England colleges one shoula
DO bold enough 10 take the lcad is necessary to de-
clare Standard tor In TACT other Now England Coll
egcs IN the matter OF number OF available to PICK
from, ana funds and friends TO pay expenses, are
somewhat similarly situated with Trinity. igno-
rance OF the intentions OF others ana consequent
enforced blindness IN forming plans being the nrst
cause OF Irinity's backwardness, disappointment
when has met the sangun ones IN their Efforts To
raise funds speedily Tor the erection OF
boat mouse Is the second. With boat
bolse navy would be speedily formed,
followed by class prldc and rivalry bringing
In class boats ansss deepening interest IN boating,
establishing feeling or dosire ior lrinty 10 dsln
guish herself as u college A few weeks ago IL was
confidently believed that tho trustees OF tho college
would contribute tboraly toward boat hou-o bat
they have recently refused to do So and as plan
haf formed TO schd out circular letters appealing to
the aumni 10 aid thom financially has been aban-
uOucu, uniess some Weaithy or graouase5
shall the boys Will be conf PEELED TO
try the generosity OF Hartford people THIS
has been appealed to In times gone BY, and not IN
VAN, part oi tho sum about 5000 desired having
been pledged from that source. IL ~ expected thas
another appeal Will also be made TO the faculty. la
dviduai opinion IN Trinity Is odlspokcn IN favor OF
the formation OF "A new rowing association Two
years ago she was represented at New London, ~
timo when other colleges were expected to send
representatives, but faod irntys object then being
to arrange Tor regatta on the Thames II beng un-
dcrtood that esleyan 10 To send out letter asking
for convention IN Sprius field the comment here is
''Sond II aicng, aud tho probability ~ that TriBity
would be represented Al this does occur her
Ing will amount TO very little this year or nj least,
TINS summer possible increase OF with the
removal TO tho new buii1ng, which Is hoped for,
might inIusc more lie and give an impetus Ia tho GO.