The New York herald., 1878-11-18
BOATING AT TRINITY.
PROSPECTS OF COLLEGE ROWING DURING THE
SEASON OF 1S79-rHE OLD ASSOCIATION

ING ENTHUSIASM.
HARTFORD, Conn.,, Nov. 18. 1878.
mo" said Captain Appleton. of the Trinity Col
lege navy, in conversation with u HERALD reporter
to-day. Il don't think there will be another inter-
collegiate rowing association for some years. He
anticipated, however. that individual colleges would
not maintain the inactivity which has characterized
them for the past year two and confident from
the signs of life at Cornell the atterng prospects OF
renewed boating interest and prospective boating IA
cities at Trinity; from rumors from Wesleyan. and
what word came from Brown and Williams colleges
last year. that boating is not dead at either the New
England or other colleges. How matches were to
come about he did not express any opinion. but it ap-
pears certain that the spirit which shown last
year must result in something by 1870 at least.
A great deal may come out of the arrangement made
by the National Association Of Amateur Oars
men, which will furnish prizes for the
winners Of four six and eighoared races on the Pas
sale next season. Trnitys specially Is rowing in
fours 1t has been generally and enormously sup
posed that had Yale and Harvard remained in the
Rowing Association there would have been boating in
all the smaller colleges the same scale as previous
to the assocstion's involuntary dissolution. The
greater reason was that by unexampled series OF
accidents nearly every Of the New England col
leges least able to bear pecuniary loss suffered so
greatly to annhate the boating interest for the
time being. Trinity's boathouse, which on the
Connecticut River, was demolished by ice and the
boats were destroyed Dartmouth's boathouse was
crushed in by heavy snowfall and her boats shared
the general ruin. Wesleyan which suffered material
loss financially. had the misfortune to have one OF
ticut, and this. coupled with poor success
at Saratoga and subsequent poor at
heartened this body of boating men. Brown Univer-
sity and the freshmen crews were both defeated at
Saratoga and the to class alone was over
ST. l00 and pickpockes materially increased the ex-
pense to at least of the oarsmen making alto
gether time Of prevailing disaster To recaptulate,
neither of the colleges had to create
latve spirit among either undergraduates alumni.
and the road to starting again respectfully was uphill
At Amherst more attention has been paid to baseball
and, one of the boatmen concisely summed 1t up,
in 1878, "Boating is dead" What may be the out
come of another season it is unsafe to predict.
WILLIAMS BROWN AND WESLEYAN.
Apart from Captain Appleton's prediction. or rather
surmse indications given early this that
row. and as there appeared no other feasible way
than through an association, and the precedent had
been for an association, that method was talked
of at length. 1t went so far that Williams sent dele
gates to the Massasot House, in Springfield, at which
place the last meeting Of the old association was
held but for various the other colleges did
not make appearance. 1t is due them to say that
they could not we'll their way to carry out what
was expected and it better for them to act thus
than to ruin all future chances of association
by q probable failure for the first season; so at
least the president of the Brown navy reasoned
and Trinity and Dartmouth had not yet
replaced their ruined lighthouses and boats with
ones. subsequently race between Wesleyan and
tween the Yale juniors and the Wesleyan Seniors
who on the same day, ut the spring regatta Of the
respective navies, had made nearly Identical time
each winning prize The first project fell through
and latter prevented by the action Of the Yale
faculty. 1t might have been that Wesleyan's part
ality for six-oared race, and Trinity's for four
Dared, and the lack Of funds to buy new boats. Wes
leyan's being about all one kind and Trinity's the
nd 70 40 ahe al at
failed there really more interest at the opening of
the of 1877 than for some time previous There
a1,cra cofin
tages and the plan Of the Amateur Association is with
out these drawbacks.
TRrSITY's APPEAL.
Whatever may be the events in which Trinity may
engage there seems to be obstacle in her path
which shall prevent her from all rowing next season,
as for the past two seasons. The establishment of
boathouse will be the rallying point OF the newly
created navy. and should the expected success
crown concert to be giver by the College
Glee Club for the benefit Of the navy fund
the deficit standing in the way will be obvi-
ased & n 10 ca n cenrb On
tions from alumni. The necessary fund was raised
once but the very day to be drawn the bank in
which 1t was deposited suspended. The town people
have responded quite literally to appeals and alumni
have contributed about $500 the reception OF the
appended:-
HARTFORD Conn, Sept, 1878.
s so%mss !; wa; ,pss sppolp@ef @
to funds n IRON % 'ae nrn@ :" III r xs che be
committee collected $50 The sum required is $3.50 The
and the be contrae has been made II the remaining sum
sns team saa s 70 the o~n
Fys-That the boathonse will remain permanently on
Soo,s~That the advantage derived from rowing
means q exercise and Is m
with other colleges viii not be sregarded i mainly tho
the undergraduates and to enable those owning boats to
II your pleasure to give anything to this object
please promptly possible, would be Of great
~ Ss y rsssS sSS this i'
"'' - s' Chairman Of Committee
~. tha ind
sidcraon Of tho gradnases and friends hs college
hold the object to be desirable ono J. WILLIAMS
Everything has far prospered that the boat
house will probably bc completed before the expira-
ton Of the present year.
Trinity expects next to row Wesleyan, and
the of the colleges to each other would make
a regatta very inexpensive affair Trinity was ready
TO send delegates to Springfield last spring, but
heard that the proposed association was given up.
She all ready to join. but did not want to lead as
she had enough Of that when her delegates went to
New London and found other delegations there.
although they waited patiently for them an entire
day. She has now ready to go. into the
boathouse eight boats. most of them being
single sculls. As soon as the boathouse is
opened in the spring there will be class races
will give the navy quite respectable start anew.
There also probability that there will be race
or races with the Hartford Amateur Rowing Club
preliminary to what collegiate contests may occur.
All opportunities to row collegiate fours will be ac-
ceptcd, and there is general willingness to join an
association should one be formed. Interest has been
kept alive in spite of difficulties by the holding of
regular meetings and the maintenance of organiza
ton The present officers of the navy are:-Orr
Burlington, '79. PRESIDENT George Beach, 80. vice
president; NJ Stone, 40. treasurer; 81 e. Fisher, 20,
secretary; f. d. Appleton 80, captain
The removal to the buildings last spring,
which are ample than the old ones is expected
to still further increase the number Of students and
consequently the supply Of boating material. The
enthusiasm higher ut this time of the year
than now The gymnasium has not been removed
from its old site. but will be soon. 1t is fully
equipped. The site of the colleges will keep the
men better at work being so far from the town and
its attractions. The faculty anxious for the
cess If boating and will cooperate. The present
navy consists of four-oarcd crew. comprising u.
d. Appleton captain and stroke; X. Potwin, 10; w.
n Ebert. 10; l.. Webster 10, and r. II. Nelson. 10,
substitute The sky III Frightening for Trinity more
apparently than for some other of the smaller New
England colleges, and good work will undoubtedly
be done before the close of the boating of 1879
COCK FIGHTING.