New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-15
COLUMBIA AND HARVARD.
rur PACE THAT WAS NOT ROWED.


The Official statement of the facts the Column
Ea Harvard controversy prepared by committee
- Columbia students-a brief abstract OF which
xvas oiysn in THE TRIBUNE yesterdag-has be en- re
yised aud given to the public 1t is as follows;
The challenge sent last winter by Columbia and &C
eepd by Harvard left the question of time 10 be ihere
alter mutually agreed upon On sat1rd9y the S.a uag
Of April lasS A6 So'GTn b IN 'f HarySrd crew. in
IisTee, Mr. Blncroft being present during part
al a seents for tne race e was then see
Haryards OPTION upon fair ebb tde' tbat Is wLen
the had run out FOR at least Two noIrs aHo ,
was the agreement may be seen by the h
lie referees de,ison than winch nothing can be hgHI
authority, and IRON whicA there eau He 10 SPp uaS
OBJECT Of tnis clause was to qua against any III, ~
IN The two because owing TO certain cities III
Iue of TIE river the west course Is VIGOROUSLY
me slower of the two under the iuOns wnicn prevail
at kh tide. IL is upon the existence OF TINS Gauss %
yrd representative denies that any arr angemcni . 20
tide was euteted inio and upon tvs ttlse nv p9tnt1
alme Is based the attempr TO Justify the course auoPd
nv tne Harvard crew. The solemn statement o. tio
zeferee agreement made IN ms own ol' mn
presence should conclusive as TO Tue i,e ost ~
an emu at once forever 10 ali discussion Oh VIC
"a g,cv and the sorTow fell by tie called loudly
fo tie pOstpOnement OF tne race az east uhl ~
feral nad taken place. As Harvard sa.es' cue III -.
nave claimed the race upon technicaity by Io%lh1g
over the course at tde appointed tle: que tan
,rntrssional spirit. on saturday, June "a oolnPaS
seutatives went to the Harvard quarters anu
IePaI that as a matter they could mol row
bfoe slr BeujaGin's funeral Out statea tnelt
YO.Y q
s ss3eei. ~''1''' o'',' " ,,o co,,n,,o
-, :, were ABOUT going away, one OF tHeIr -,
ives asked C1paln hammond II he KnSW az VIA ' t
h.. yeTIrd int he thought the tide W0hd De h-u Nv
about $50 M ana ,n AZ, w. nsyTred int If such
,rr M case 1I:3O would Oe good tlne LOT inc rae
NJ M apin Hammond remarked that inasmuch
"a ere Was uncertainty in regard 10 the HOdf VI
Gign tGe the tet oil TIE race would nave 10 NC
axed upon thereafter subsequently We asceItaned
M between the hours OF IL and l.
@ knew that she would be placed disadvantage
in rowing al 1ne fut tue therefore, IN CONFORMITY
have the race nxed o'clock. when the wafer would
be moving oOtn sides OF the river 10 en.5 80
refused accede, because, a. she alleged CERTAIN mtlh
bers had engagements WhlcA "Ou'u NC i'e
Tered with Il the race were IO"eg 10 e" 1T ,yans t6e
COiumOia then offered 10 low ~ ~ 100 ro,rs
ude, the disadvantage operating AGAINST n1Uu CLVNS
equally. But Harvard hatiy refused 10 no. ASSIGN
ing as reason ma SH ny, Pm oFared 10
row against the t0e. we lh"n oAvt t -, w
the hour up tae course insteaa o. yra
tHeIeD! 49, ~ Ne, Ia h. niuIf to cel her crew down
20 the start Columbia offered to carry them down ii
Harvard Iaf it would not be iar TO NewLOndou people
- row away from Ter grand stand, which Mr.. Good
Win replied II would DE- muen iaer tIaI hO TO row
al all Captain Cowles then said that slnee Harvard
wanted 10 row II O'Clock aud we at = II Wac Ohly
far to compromise On l o'clock. WhcIeupOh C1P,din
hammond said that Harvard ought 70 ooi, n t'
tAat hour but asked Columbia 70 wait 9hi the loIoH
iug morning definite ans yer, ana OOuWOa 4el'
rhIt me M tier Va virtually settled
Upon SUNDAY morning July 2, Mr.. Bancroft visited
Inward would II O'Clock or not az al captain
CoWes said mat nc would not row al that nOuI, tnu
stated his reasons as already gwen MI. Bahcrolts
itsl words before leaving Columbia quarters were
You Won't al II o'clock But you NIL 10" ~ ~
or v will row at &" To Captain COwles asseuted
lLe srong inference 10 BE- drawn from these WORDS vas
tnat We sAouid further On the subject ir9r haI
ward during the day and we most elnpndcalJ ueh4'
upon own absolute aud personal knowledge ma
COlunlDla was gwen TO GaaersTSau , or s oiu
OF uOne any interview between the reptesenltFes o.
tee I,o crews mat the declared OF. On the
in training, outstanding tde lacJ thI TIC ere" '
no eng geGents except the Harvard race ana INTENDED
making none. The hrst ntnalon Columbia received
OF the course adopted ~ Harvard III Ine mater wac
mat their crew hao gone "Vt % 'IIIni i' Nv V
then came the news thai lAey DHI , 4elt new ",
their recently published letter. Iat the Two crews noi
twice sunday. july ?, and tnat CoidmOa HcsIectsu
would say tuat did them ON tue morning OF that
day on tie pier Of the Pequot House wIe1 tney WERE
srIIrOuuded Dy q number OF Harvard graduates, ana
w Ihfv arq to nirsue we considered that TO
approach tnem ON subject at that time would nave
been iDiOus part besides, IIOm AT baAcIOts
conversation OF morning at our quarters we were
Justified in expecting and aid expec further com
muncut0u from Harvard
Bancroft Is quoeed III the Harvard papers as say
lug that his would have been Willing 10 chahte
courses with Columbia mat tne CAPTAIN % ' "a i nv
crew would have refused such prOPOsll9 tne Oi:o"
ing Will snow: After the Harvard crew lao lei, new
London, and an pOss billy OF race Was al an ed zap
Hammond III conversation WIN MI Nv "a, a., d.
the Harvard quarters Gu the evening Vi inc "a Oh Jy
IN reply 10 ieston By the latter as to whether mar
ward would have been willing TO change courses II
Columbia Dad consented 10 row AT II O'CLOCK answered
10 conciIde Columbia denies distinctly % that the
provisions o1 the Original agreement as 10 9 J
Subsequent change IN tae date ~ sue sl5Ie1iy
denies tnat tne race was ever oeclIcu IN o' SO
other thau tuat gnated by the original agreement
Following is the decision Of TIE referee;
BOsrON July G. 1882
J. A. b. CowLEs, esq, CapiG'" -Coln"d'd Co"tgc
EEAI Tx: NV decision is that your crew has
the Columbia harvard race appointed TO De To"ed NY
= al HewL rn nu TA' 6e Original Agreement was
that should be rOwed upon lair cob TIE tn.t
is when tue tide had for at least TWO hours.
Tie tide was high July at noon, and in requesting
harvard to row at p H. you were Simply &sAlh 70
have tue agreement carried out MoroOtgf' tne
challenge sent by you aud accepted by HtfFard
stipulated That time Of the r4cesAOud be mutually
upon any partIcuar hour and IN refusing to cOmpro-
mise Harvard assumed position which was not Ia &c
e0sdance with the agreement ours wi ITO Referee
ROBERT {. CORNELL,
JASPER L. GOODWIN
a. H. Van SINDkkLN
COmmittcc
This controversy makes the prospect Of future
Iegattas between Harvard aud Column bia some what
doubtful. One of the graduates of Columbia, who
is interested in the boating affairs OF the college,
said yesterday that it was doubtful whether there
would be any more races between university crews.
The annual freshmen races he thought would prob
ably be continued. A. the referee had awarded
the flags to the Columbia crew il was Harvard's
part this year TO challenge Columbia. me leellng
OF indignation among the Columbia students Is SO
strong that in case challenge should ne sent It's
acceptance would be doubtful
Late last evening the following was received at
THE TRIBUNE Office:
Since the above statement was sent 20 IHE TRIBUNE
Ihave received letter from prominent Harvard man
Boston with paper inclosed, sgncd Dy iase mum
Der OF well-knOwn Harvard graduates enTciy dis-
approving OF the course pursued Dy tIe Gre
and expressing deep regret FOR the injustice tnat LAS
beer done the Columbia crew, and the sincere nope mat
the pleasant relations heretofore existing between Jar
yard and Columbia may remain unbTokcn IN thc future
1T GOODWIN.