New-York tribune., 1880-10-25
THE YALE CEEW

| A PROPOSITION THAT An ElGHfOARED, FOUE-MILE
sTRAlGHTAwAY RACE BE ARRANGED BETWEEN
YALE AND OXFORD-FEEL!NG or THE YALE
CEEW AND OF THE COLLEGE.
PRoM An OCC AslOyAL CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUNE.
NEw-HAvEN, Oct 23.-Tnc result Of the
race bet ween Yale and Harvard at New-LGldOn last
summer sat factory TO graduates and under
graduates tuat those OF the alumni most deep inter-
esied Yae's aquatic efforts the hrs 10 suggest
and strongly urge nat the victorious re sent 10
England THIS idea naturalij received the hearty sup
poIt Of the crew, but they ia position not adapted
10 pre- 1ntiug the question before the college. ln fc'
WHEN tire crew returned IL Ncy Haven after the
only a NV students here, most OF them having
gone homo their vacation. Thu. the question mas
been suffered In company with the enthusiasm Ov,r the
res cit Of the decline ana be almost forgotten.
IL was not until recently that the subject suggested
here in college The project gradually leaked out. ami,
Ike everything else Of fat Kind, spread through
that it Will be the leading topic Of
settled, had a long interview with Mr.. Collins Cap
tne University crew. 10 ascertain II possible, hs
views Oh subject learn from bin that 1t sug-
gestei lest summer by some OF the graduates. and
heartily favored by such men as Cook. Wood, Shelf i'd,
f. c. Cooke and others. The great iG-
vor of H. as brought up by Captain Collins, that the
crew viii be obliged 10 do just AS mach work through
the winter and viii pass through just much training.
whether they go 10 England or n, III addition, the
tact that they going to England as the champion
American college crew would be mu' h more % an in
cntyc to strive for repetition m july next OF The vic
tory OF July last More solid work would be done un-
der those circumstances
Tie changes involved sending the crew q England
are simply these Probably four weeks more training
and expenses to England and return The DOtL u~ed Ia
the Harvard would suffice for the In English
waters, only used three four lines before the
race here and then again the day OF the Last
years shell would be used probably, for practice The
crew would require not than thrce weeks England
ia which t. get into condition, thus lowing race to
NcwI0ndOn. AL the meMber3 Of the crew cntLuat-
asc on tie subject and believe Il 20 be way Of win
ming the race with Harvard Rogers. OF last ycar8 crew.
and undoubtedly the best IN The boat, has given up
rowing but will his place IA the boat If the
is TO be sent England There better time
for Yale adopt any snch plan than the present The
eYpenses over and above what Will be required send
the crew 10 New London would he very small c0Dpar-
ieon CAPTAIN Collins of the opinion That 81 300 Ia
addition 10 The annual boating expenses Will
he sufcIent The plan f. for Yale holding she
the IN TINS country, 10 challenge Oxford
tbc champion Of England, Ia an cigh oafed. fOufmic
sragut way with cOXbwaiua Mrnbcfr OF the rev
reduced rates could he obtained from
line OF ocean steamers for the reason ta IN aldt Oh 10
the eight OarsIn~n. coXswan, coach anh Two smells "A
large wd Of college friends and siudrnts would be
glad of the opportunity OF crossing the water ana wit
Messing the race
The question particularly potent now, when colleges