The New York herald., 1878-10-28
COLLEGE ROWING.
CoRNELL's POSITION WITH REFERENCE TO
OTHER COLLEGES AND FUTURE BOATING

OTHER COLLEGES AND FUTURE BOATING.
IrHACA n. Y, Oct 26, 1878
While the interest In boating at Cornell never
livelier than now the officers Of the navy and tho
oarsmen are somewhat respondent. They have been
brought into this mood by move Of their own but
by the inaciion of those from whom action
sonably expected. The fact Is that Cornell
before in as good trim Tor intercollegiate race and
mover really needed such now. The finances
OF her navy are IN good condition, and before many
weeks no man will have a bill against II.
Thcre number Of excellent oarsmen In
tho classes OF '79, 80 and 'sl, ami GOOD
unsKled m uscle and endurance among tho fresh
men that might be used in The event OF inter-
collegiate race. The reason why Cornell wishes and
needs to be brought into race with Yale, Harvard
and Columbia Is that, without some such stimulus for
hard training. her are unwilling TO do tho work
necessary to keep them form, and at THIS writing
not stroke OF work is being done by any In
the university.
While Cornell still claims tho supremacy IN boating
and TO certain extent, OF course, gories IN IT, she
has no desire TO faunt that fact before the eyes OF
colleges Who have been beaten by her She merely
desires chance her old Saratoga Lake CON-
pctitors IN fair water, and again
her men with tho Os,rom stroke pltted against Yale
Harvard and Columbia, with their English, Anglo
American and Goodwin-English strokes.
This chilliness mat hangs about the boating
cevng expected challenges. IL was antlc pated that
Columbia, alter crossing he overcome those
she could conquer, would, upon her return, tackle
those at home whom she never has conquered. and
attempt to bring them into subjecton. IL 10 not
much 10 say that Cornell has daily expected chal.
lenge from Columbia and has actually been frettng
with anxiety for IT, Thoughts, too. nave run 70 tho
direction OF Harvard. university talked
OF Tor the coming year at the time OF tho fresh man
race last summer, and considerable encouragement
given Cornell that she would be called upen
TO defend her honors against Harvard's victorious
eight but that hope seems 10 have been drowned in
its obsc curty. Cornelis experience with Harvard
on the water has always been pleasant and has
created among the majority OF the formers students
healthy respect ana warm esteem Tor the latter
and strong desire again her In hard compe.
tition tor worthy honors
woN'r STARVED OUT
II II IS the intention OF the older colleges get rid
OF Cornell oy starving her out in the way OF running
her appetite for muscle they will certainly .cal up
to use college term lor While Cornell! does
TO allow any questioning o tho validity of her sitle
as champion at tho oars by sending out q challenge
they could help Il, such challenge will surely
be sent rather than allow year Of inaction want
OF a race.
In 1877 Cornell challenged the winner Of tho Ok
ford-Cambridgc race, but the challenge was no.
cepted. Harvard may be able to get up another
race with thom, but IN the light OF their treatment
OF CornclPs challenge, aud OF the utteranccB of
Engishmen who wore defeated at Philadelphia in
1876, IL looks doubtful. But II challenge from q
representative American college were sent the
Englishmen would be obliged TO accept IL or forego
the title OF college champions OF the world. Why
not have an I'M rcollegate raco between as many
standing that the winner 10 to challenge the English
univcrsites? This Is the question that college men
In several institutions asking, and with o great
show OF reason II might be answered that such a
race would bring out the best American oarsmsn,
ana put college rowing (thc only rowing where honest
work Is done) on sound footing.