Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1888-12-20
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intercollegiate bOatiaO will rooejva n
Doom IN the spring through the depieion
ooiumbia, Cornell, and the Uniyeraitv
VA w renLsyiyania 10 row race on the
ihnmes, OF NaT London, about the time
al INC other Varsity contests. Ever aince
ehe abandonment Of the INTERCOLLEGIATE
nSnfsts on saratpRa Lake, and later an
hake teuinsigamond, at Worcester. Moss
y ieellng has pesgatied the college wnrld
That the events should asslme a mbre
tive. f's'fsVV 80 ~, i'teneil'a-
Dolunhia has for the last few years bad
sMsay eight in training for her rgcg
WHe harvard and oonid not therefore
trelo four In addition to row Win
sofhell and the University OF Peunsyl.
wanna. Ihia year, through the de,ermin.
ation or these two latter colleges TO place
osht'oared crews on the water tbs Off.
GERS OF the Columbia College Bout Clu5
oroacheu tho idea to Che boat clubs of the
.wo colleges OF having triangular race
" Now London during June and made
tae proposition the subject Of much
whiting, Columbia'a representation in
ths correspondence being Prof JsT
Goodwin, '76, W. A, Meikleham. ia
and u. Knapp, 69 As q result d. Kisrp
went to Philadelphia few DAYS ago and
met y. g. Hunter, representing The Uni.
yefslty or PennsylTsnis, and Charles-G,
rsotts OF the Cornell Navy, and an agree.
nehl WAS drawn up and signed by the
tafes representatives for an nnn1al race
VI three miles between eight-oared crsws
With coXsTains to occur between lima
5Oth and 25th on the Thames at New
London, the exaot date to be fixed before
April LIST SNaoAe
The chief difference between tbia race
and the Ysle- Harvard, Colan hia- Harvard
lale- Fennsyiyania and other Varsity
thees 10 that the conrse viii be three
miies instead OF the traditional four
miles. Columbia will DISC be asked 70
compete with Cornell, and the University
q Pennsylysnia OF Philadelphia for ire
philds cup the deed OF giit of which
aSa been changed to make the contests
hereafter between eight.oared crews in.
stead OF, az heretofore. between fours
me Columbia men will probably not
enter this race, as ii would only cause
additional expense to meet the same
crews as they meet in the New London
race. Oolumbia's race at New London
with Harvard will also be rowed ia 40
coFdance with the agreement for an an.
nuai contest, which has been Ia force for
several years and was set aside for last
year only by consent Of both colleges.
The candidates for the Grew win 90
into training OF the gymnasium in Jan
nary, as will also the candidates for the
freshman crew, who expect 10 meet the Har.
ward freshmen next year at New London,
though as yet no challenge has been re.
ceived. Columbia's men have every OK.
peotation of race this spring, and will
make the most vigorous preparations &C.
oor1ingly as soon as the Christmas holt
day are over.
The crew to represent Columbia in $50
VAL have large CHOICE of material.
Among the more prominent possible cis1.-
dlte'es are Knapp, Depton and Bsekmsn
OF 'o9's freshman crew, which was tbs
heaviest freshman crew in aeveraI years;
Mellvsins, BFauns, Hewlett, Bogert aud
Bradley of 90's a. yet unbeaten crew, and
horrie, Tuttle and Langthorne Of 9I's
victorious freshman crew. With mate.
rial from two crews that have beaten
H2ryard's freshmen, Columbia hopes TO
have g crew that will make strong
showing.