New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-03
YALE SENDS HER REPLY.
ACCEPTANCE OF THE OXFORD-CAM-
BRIDGE CHALLENGE
CONDITIONS AUTHORIZATION TO THE THREE
MILE RUN-THE QUESTION OF DATE-How
THE LETTER Is RECEIVED IN ENGLAND


MILE RuN-THE QUESTION OF DATE-How
THE LETTER Is RECEIVED IN ENGLAND.
The reply of Yale to the challenge of oxford AMI
Cambridge has been made public. as follows
University Club Madison Square.
Ncw-York City. July l, 1885
W J. Oakley, President Of the oxford univers ,t
cambridge 'q University Athletic Cub:
Dear Srs We very much regret that Ha atvard'
IT, feels unwilling to join us in accepting the joint
challenge of oxford and Cambridge TO Harvard ana
Yale for n maSh IN rff he acon of yae in
Spouse to your challenge is follows: att. 49,,
the three-mile run { race which is unknown at our
be Fm the the ns Of fysmss and
the Yale team be each represented by two competi,
n SS In eS So sEa have aT bnsn Eligible to
Engshmen in the Oxford-C inateh vi o t
We suggest Saturday. October D. for the date of
IT, because of Harvards unwiliingness TO Jon are i
this year in such match as me Ohr hiopIS Deem It
unwse to Jointly meet Yale. unassstcd by fia a
Years Oxford-C anbridge match to a contest. TO
take place in NcwYork City at the ume an nov Nue
WV ~ captain YAH, A a rsr A \ 50 1H
Chairman Graduate Advisory Committee on Track
Athletics.
Charles II. Sheriff. jr.. when seen by Tribune re-
porter yesterday afternoon. said that IL snould ho'
English universities. but that she had challenged
the winner of the games between them. or both
October picked out as a date because IN
the first place. the day falls on Saturday. Ihree
Saturdays before 1t would be too early. Two sat
urdays before is the date Of the London Athletic
Club games with tae New-York Athletic Club. and
on the Saturday before october are the games OF
the New-York Athletic Club. with which 1t is not
desirable TO conflict II would be decidedly too late
10 hold the games after October .. Yale can now 90
nothing till she gets definite word from England
to what the university men are going 10 90 Ill
the matter Mr. Sheriff. wound up with the state
ment that, win lose. Yale Is going into the
contest. not for the glory she may get out OF H.
but to improve amateur sport here.
In view OF the fact that number OF the college
men who coming over here 10 compete against
Yale. IL they do come. London Athletic club
men well. II that the objection Mr.. Sher-
rill makes to earlier date than october . Is wen
founded. The Englishmen will want all the time
they in this country. before meeting the New
York Athletic Club men. to accmate themselves.
London. July 2-E. 5. Koran. president OF the
Cambridge Athletic Club, was talked with today
on the subject Of yale's reply to the challenge Of
Cambridge and oxford teams. He said
The reply was so unexpected that do not know
what 10 say. The matter must be discussed among
our fellows before can venture to say What tneS
men. Parts of Yales reply little ambiguous
to me For instance they wish TO except the three
expected to substitute something else; l cannot
understand Yale challenging both oxford and cam,
bridge. and think Yale should have been satisfied
with challenging the winner OF our games here.
The challenge certainly shows that the Yale men
true sporsmen.
W. ]. Oakley, the president OF the oxford Ath-
letic Club. when spoken the same subject.
said: oxford cannot accept The date determined
upon Is too late. The college authorities would
not permit US TO be absent In October. we must
be at oxford on October 9 But any day during
the latter part of September would do.
Il do understand Yale's challenging both
oxford and Cambridge They certainly cannot
to take both That would not be fair.
IT is pity that the challenge has come so late.
will consult with people soon possible.
and confer with Mr.. Koran. Ii is likely. however.
that whichever is the winner Of our intercollegiate
games will accept Yale's challenge provided an
earlier date be arranged
In interview to-day Mr.. Jackson. treasurer
OF the oxford Athletic Union said that official
communication had as yet been received from Yale
in regard to the joint challenge of oxford and
Cambridge TO the athletic teams of Yale and Har-
ward universities. The contents OF Yale's reply
had been received in an unofficial way. however.
he said. and he would have a conference with the
presidents Of the oxford and Cambridge athletic
clubs tomorrow TO decide whether TO ac-
Cept Yale's counter-challenge Mr.. jackson added
that. in his opinion. il at all likely that
the matter would be carried any further this year
in any form.