The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-25

denly that his boat nearly filed. and he had hardly
Tho Virginia sculler, Callahan. either does not
know how 10 scuiI or else be Is the best ozark horse
ruE QUESTION OF QUALIFICATIONS \
The last crew out THIS evsnlng and one OF tho
nnest out this morning. wero the well known Walsh
and Levlen ,of the Nautilus Club OF Now York They
are clean neat, pretty workmen, going together II
They skirt very lightly over the water, aud stay
there lack Of power OF the great spring. such as
the four show when their great backs
settle to: Il Is smooth glide rather than ter.
enough they stand lne chance to win,
for hold that pace they certainly do. There is
tiugcncy, however All questions OF ELIGIBILITY for
these contests have been deferred until the last
minute-namcIy, the night before the race This will
tend to cramp any men who may be protested
and to cut them on from full hearing IL 10 mat
ter VI public talk here that tho ruings OF Ma
tlonai Association OF Amateur Oarsmen Is there TO
govern II so, Levisn ana Walsh viii be- disquained
mud tor the reason that they rowed against
Edward Smith, Of the Arxonauta's, Of Bergen
Point who was pronounced by the National Associa.
tion professional because swore that another
man. since dead. told MIN that oncc ho had hired
had been employed IN manual labor the water
hearsay evidence, pure aud simple. and evidence
been almost hooted out OF any familiar with tho
rules OF evidence Then. again, when he caught tho
fish, Smith might have stood on the land, and so II
would have been manual labor on tie water after
all
RULE FAR REAcHIxo.
The mistake now made will end hero but will
DO far reaching. Columbia on tho Kills last fall
rowcd against tho Araonautas, with smith in she
bow, and were beaten. This disquaass Col
umbia for competing with professional Thore-
after, the Harlem, tho Ataauias rowed
Columbia. Docs this faint the Ataantas under the
American definition Of "amateurf" Probably not
Under the now English definition IL certainly would
and 80 either Columbia cannot in England when
sho gets there or she tants Ter antagonist. Now tho
weakness In all this is that the Watkins Association
has been mislad. II has regarded tho association
called National as really national, whereas prominent
oarsmcn state that It hardly includes sixty on.
OF the five hundred or more clubs in the
United States is not recognized by any
any more than mere group OF clubs like the Metro
practically ignored by the college crews. anu, lact
by about ali outside OF It's own number, in other
words by eight or nine times as many as Il consans
OF all other rowing associations now existing
IN this country, ., instead Of being trapped by
recent. writer in tho London Field. cited
In the HERALD OF yesterday, has also iaen they
would not have worked the Injustice which tner pres
for pairs not complete fair test at all,
aud 10 defeating the Chief purpose Of this
mssg the par whcs goes ms Haaus
pair when tho latter stood ready and eager 10 row,
Will not be the champion amateur par OF America,
matter what title IL may assume In tho matter Of
dividing tho race into heats.
The authorities bore have, attractive spectacle
for the spectators made an equally grave mistake.
Instead ora grand scene like the University race 10
1875, when thirteen teams rowed abreast they have
hit the tircsome sort oil boat racing, so far rs
vsed, and one which, II the races, by tho
weather for other cause, are delayed In tho
first day will induce many to drop tho second and
third days entirely, 80 defeating the very pur-
pose which lies uppermost with many here.
But there was ono sound reason Tor this,
and that was that the winners hero will 10
England have row both q trial and 1nai heat
the same day, and they should face ike test here
Defore starting Meanwhile the word '.Rsgatta" Is in
will be great gathering in this pretty little town OF
tho famous glen and the beautiful Lake