The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-06
FOREIGN OARSMEN DECLINE
TO COMPETE At THE HoRLD'S FAN
REGhTTA ON EzKE GENEVA.

REGlTIH ON EIKE GENEVA.
tn. Ccru,s.iorer who Went ABROAD u
secure Some ofthe Cracks Has Returned
Home-Iropes Of Races Between Bneiisf
and Americas College Crews Next Year
Frank +. Pratt OF the Chicago Navy. who
went abroad last June to secure foreign en-
tries for the Worlds Fair regatta at Lake
Geneva and also to arrange q race between
the English varsity eights and Harvard OF
Yale, returned In the Germanic ON Friday
without accom- plishinR either mission. Mr..
Pratt. who is stopping at the Imperial Hotel,
yns seen by q Sun reporter last night
He said he was satisfied. with his trip. and
although none OF the English or French cracks
are coming over THE year he claims to have
sgitated tho question so well that there Is
every possibility that we shall have some
aquatic visitors next season. and unless all
signs fail. an international intercollegiate
eight-oared race between tho winner OF the
Oxford Cambridge race on the Thames next
March and the winner Of the Harvard-Yale
race at New London in Junei
Before l sailed" said Mr.. Pratt. Il won't to
Capt. Vail Of tho Harvard crow and Cart Ives
of Yale. and together with Bob Cook we talked
tho matter over. While they would not issuea
written challenge. still thoy authorized me to
negotiate for n race. II possible. Upon my ar
rival on tho other side I Immediately sought
A. L. Fletcher Of Cambridge. We went over
the ground thoroughly. My proposition
for them to come To America. however
missed fro. While they seemed anxious to
row. and didn't demur at the expense
as some people believed they would. still they
couldn't see their way clear on account OF the
difference In time between the big race In
England and the Harvard Yale contest at New
London. They argued that the Oxford-Cam-
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the Harvard Yale event didn't como OF until
three months later or the latter part OF juno.
They also claimed that several msmbers OF
their crews could not get away for race in
America because OF their studies and tutor
ing. which %e continued AL sumner ,en ,o They
felt as though tire, I months was too long
they said that hey though. i.vQrabl{ Of
meeting Harvard and Yale next year. but that
visit them in England. And then again got |
tho Inn IMPRESSION that 1t would not take great |
this sprng and | somparsd t. carefully With rit
in June and honestly believe that two crews |
were never moro evenly matched. Their style
Cher psysss Rf f2a a sns skosi iaa
land on the Thames the current MIGHT bother
them. hut beyond that l think 1t would be
AS regards, securing entries to the. big re-
over sSms crack Ss,.%en b. at tks last
eSn .Rsas a9es the
Rim aBESs The sS
sss cs,fesS ss. asss' an
Showed r an Interest IN my mission and WAS Was
4massu Rf ausssiea Eng Ensl.ad sm s as
ana secS1d
The hrst ineIudss artisans who seek hsnl.hiul
for each are held. The srgu%snt WAS chat Il
' Goads BE- IN
rom r. kstions! xss9OIstlon; g.iii5 thss
dentisls as to their races and performances In
sse. much RSi ss and g. hsSu a.
at the 81 the css
Ssslass.. ~ SS t:ins :.sss
Ss four Then ST es s: Th sss
Ssssaso eao Of tHeir 5. & men EN- wss taEen sIeE.
l:n ii RsSS 81 S Sss
"a s::ies1
from him saying that he could not come this
next visited Paris There made arrange
seYiIsEs q the Base Ss Sc Rowing Club put
four S shs 9Ss
could see
Frenchmen row. They use their legs more
than American oarsmep do and never spurt.
They lnst Keep steady pace oil the time. !
could have secured inferior talent. but we
wanted the hest In Chicago or none at all.
When got hack to England saw several
we'll managed affairs in my, life. There was
no delay. the races being down on the pro-
started on the minute. The course was staked
ggeS and was Kept perfectly clear
thege regattas. Ali the races are rowed
against a current They begin as early as
IL 30 o'clock and continue as late as $50
esi0ek There is vast amount S to Sf interest in
Before you GO. want TO add that in the
Event 81 an International RAGE between Oxford.
thieSao navy Wifi Donate tfophy wortS
b. 200. to be won three times In succession to
become personal property. We want to sec
THIS great event and we are doing all We can to
advocate Of International intercoprse." On
several apparently Intelligent Englishmen
asked him whether the streets OF Chicago
and wore big diamonds In their shirt fronts,
and one man was anxious to know how far out
Of Chicago 1t was possible to shoot panthsrs.
ruu THIN MA