New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-05
THE HARyARD-CoLUMBA BURLEsQUE.

THE HARVARD-COLUMBIAB URLESQCE.
co1r,JnIA's SIDE OF THE STORY OF TILE DIsA-
GREEMENT-wHY THE MEMBERS OF HER CREW
THINK THEY WERE BADLY TREATED.
70 me Edftor OF the Tribune
SIR: feel that Columbia has been placed IN a
false position by the accounts of the affair in the
New-York press. If you would publish our
st atement of the difficulty you would
very greatly oblige me. The first meeting of the
Harvard and Columbia representatives was held in
Boston. and 1t was then decided to row an eight
Dared race on the 24th June Oh the Thames-tbe
time of the race to be on a fair ebb tide" and 1t
was freely understood at that time that fair ebb
tide meant tide which served at least two hours
after the flood
When the coxswain of the Columbia crew
was drowned on June %, Mr. Goodwin,
who was then coaching the crew at
New-London and Captain COwles at once saw
Messrs Watson and Bancroft, the Harvard coaches,
and told them that, If necessary, the race Tor the
mex day must De declared " on" Both the Har-
ward representatives acknowedged the propflety
Of this action, but hoped that toIuinpla
would decide TO row Harvard within a reason
able time that the event Tor when Doth
crews had been so long preparing w2uld not
request that the Columbia crew decided not to dis
band. The Columbia captain thanked the Harvard
said that any day would he agreeable TO has crew,
hut il must be after Mr.. BenIamin's funeral. The
day was then set by Harvard as Monday, July g.
When Captain Cowles saw Captain hammond he
asked him about the hour for rowing and
Mr. Hammond then said he believed
IL NJ would be the proper time, as
he thought IL would be high tide that day at about
10 A. LII. Nothing further said about the hour
for the until Saturday last when the Columbia
crew. Oh their launch. stopped at the Harvard
ouarters on their way to New-London. The cap
talns then had interview and Alr Cowles SAID lie
f0upd the tide would he flood until 1880 a. III. on
Monday and consequently fair ebb tide wond
be about O'Clock, ami he proposed 10 row
at that hour. Mr.. Hammond objected TO and de-
slred ~ O'Clock. Mir. CowJes then said that the
conditions OF the two courses at IL III. would DE
very uni ike since the tide, Is well known, runs
IN on the Columbia course some time after IL Is
making ebb On the other course, when is near the
middle of the river. This he thought very strong
reason for Directing to rowing at IL and he asked
Mr. Hammond to giye his objection TO O'CLOCK
The Harvard captain sand that some OF his men
wished 10 leave town on the afternoon tram, when
starts about o'clock. So Dir. Cowies proposed
O'clock Mr. Hammond sand that seemed fair
enough and went consult WITH MS crew. lie
came back TO say that he would nave 70 see M
Bancroft before deciding.
MIR. " atson could not be consulted as he
The next Gay Mr.. Bancroft came to the
Columbia quarters and asked what decision
the Columbia men bad come to- He was told that
the college was very anxious for the race TO come
ditlon of water for both crews. Mr.. Goodwin pro
messed that the race be rowed al 10 o'clock, II the
IIarvar. men were anxious TO leave New-London.
and that ID either be rowed down and against the
.urrent or up and with IT. Mr. Bancroft insisted
upon ~ o'clock as the only hour which suited his
viii raw al 10 or you will at l, but you Will
NOT row al l2n Without another word he left the
Columbia men. .It h hoa ~,