The New York herald., 1878-11-04
BOATING AT YALE.
WHAT is THOUGHT OF HARvARDs PROJECTED
TRIP TO ENGIAND-YALE's HOPES AND DE-
sIREs-THE NEW LONDON COURSE.
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WHAT Is THOUGHT OF HAhsAhDS . fhoSESAhD
TRIP TO ENGIAND-YALEs HOPES AND DE-
sIREs-THE NEW LONDON COURSE.
NEW HAVEN, Nov. 2. 1873
Yale is never apathetic. She however conceals, as
rule. much of her feeling that casual observer
might often suppose her less interested than she
actually is Thus her withdrawal from the Boating
Association of American colleges came surprise.
not only to the smaller colleges who were thereby
left out in the cold but also to many OF
Yale's friends and alumni. So also last sum-
she managed to keep it secret for
some days that Captain Bob Cook was coaching her
crew. and Harvard did not know Of it until he had
been working for the of 1878 for fully fort
night. Because therefore. her boating men have
chosen say little about Harvards failure to accept
the annual and customary challenge TO row four
mile straighaway in eighs in 1879 it would be
mistake to suppose that misgivings were not enter
tained. Among other questions were the one.
SHOULD Harvard send a crew to England would it
affect the date OF the New London regatta y OF course
there a host Of contingencies which. might
prevent Harvard from going abroad but. should she
CO. what then It would probably be impossible for
one eight to row both in the American and English
intercollegiate contest for many reasons. prom-
nent Yale boating man. who had read recent
HERALD said tonight that the Importance of the lat
ter consideration attracted attention and created
comment "If Harvard should go to England" he
remarked. "she viii probably send second
hand to New London to row Us. though that
would not be very fattering to us. and it
would not appear to be fulfilling what our men natu-
rally expect of her." 1t is however. the prevailing
opinion here that of the principal arguments
brought to Captain Bancroft to induce him to
reconsider his determination not to in 1879
the prospect Of possible trip and possible victory
on the other side Of the Atlantic. Yale men recog-
nize the excellence Of the crew Harvard showed at
New London in 1S78 which can hardly
be compared with any American college
crew unless it be the which had
Cook. Collin. Thompson au three captains in turn).
Julian Kennedy and the hreless Kellogg, and under
standing the % o. " very 7s @ hs
ton that Harvard would have to combat when refus-
ing to strive. with such hattering prospects
iish cousins "stiI,'' they say. I'VE In
Cured the brunt Of abuse which followed
to leave the boating association, taking
the first STEP and something is certainly due u.s."
But Harvard may not go abroad and her best men
but Of the 1878 crew Negate) and it is not i'm
possible that he may work in once more when the
boating shall seem nearer and the interest in
crease. To an outsider there appears to be reasons
other than those urged by the Yale men themselves
send SECOND hand crew to u.s." One Of the
most cogent Is that second hand crew. could
There is radical difference in the boating system at
Yale from that at Harvard. Here everybody rows.
There are two regastas per year at which there are
rowing done by the collegians privately and in
dividually. In fact. it is somewhat amusing to see
immovable hoat. provided, however. with the in
evitable sliding seat, pulling away for incredible
only race to stimulate them apparently being
one s ossween 9Gur Hsrv,rd dnd their
NJ 1nack pufat n1 thn nfnht h0Ua
done very little work. while Yale has been doing it
right along. The Harvard papers notice that their
class had been in Yale three weeks they out
with crew on the Quinnipesc River. Since the
regatta. and. considering that it was bad and windy
day, the various crews did quite creditable work.
POINTS TO Rx coNsIDERED.
discussion these points Ia made timely from
the fact that in all probability Harvard will soon de-
eide whether she will send crew to England. and
to that decision will be Immediately appended the
consideration to how Yale shall be met. There
number of suggestions which might be made. but
Yale men think that Harvard viii not want to
be beaten here any more than to be beaten
in England But the body Of her present
tsressed The defeat Of Yale two
seems to have created an erroneous impression in
several quarters One s that Yale did not do her best
last summer. Tho fact is that she encountered many
serious obstacles. About all her men were new or
green. and some never sat in boat until within
all sizes, and it was next to impossible to
make their work uniform. Then at the
the illness Of Of the crew; and another. who
noted athlete. had unaccountably been worked
down until il is doubtful he much than pulled
his weight in the boat And az to the 1877 the
Yale men have never felt satisfied to this day. and
probably never will. There questions con-
ssen'ns sse part n Of the sefeses the snoyins tse
placing OF flags; signals &c. Yale certainly
a 'ns an e % s s ss
beaten of 1878. hampered by unheard-of COM
binaton Of difficulties and annoyances 1ack Of local
In fha1 10tl
actually made much better time than did the victori-
at Springfield in 1876. as the official records
WORKERS." If defeated SO. although there is
remaining only the nucleus OF an eight for
w VIII rebeain although there has been nothing DONE
except ut class since the June regatta. Captain
Thompson is working at present az hard ut football.
he being q noted kicker. as he did at the The
usual course Of selecting crew will be observed. A
large number of men will work in the gymnasium un.
til about washingtons Birthday. when the eight and
substitutes will be selected by Captain Thompson
YALE WANTS TO ROW HARVARD ONLY
The communication from Cornell and the recent
editorial in the HERALD concerning Cornell's en-
/ thusiasm and desire to row. have not been unob-
served by Yale. But although Yale has not formally
declined to Cornell or any less formidable COM
pettor Tins year. several Of those in position best
enabling them to Judge of the sentiments OF
that there would be no use for Cornell or
other than Harvard TO challenge Yale, for refusal
would be inevitable in each They repeat the old
argument used by Yale when she withdrew from the
Rowing Association. which s substantially that with
large number OF crews the element OF chance is much
too prominent, and that with two crews only the
chances Of perfectly satisfactory results greater
OF six eight there will be two whose record
is sufficiently close to occasion quarrels, referee
can have only pair of eyes. and with crowd Of
boats IT is difficult 10 be indisputably just
and exact in all judgments concerning the number OF
feet or seconds by which one wins another.
Then in convention tho smaller colleges outvote
Harvard and Yale and compel them to do things
wholly at variance with their interests causing them
needless expense and Inconvenience. Besides this
Yale is committed to rowing In eighs. and that is hcr
preferred style of work. and it should be remembered
that she committed herself this under the advice
Of the almost rcvercd Captain Cook. and
to go back would be like rebuke
to one whose opinions will be author
ity until at least. the present generation Of col