New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-17
TALK ON THE BOAT RACE.
YALE NOT ASKED TO FNTER \ CREW.
COLLEGE MEN GENERALLY WOULD LIKE TO SEE
THE NEW HAVEN BOYS EEPREsENTEo-
40 SLIGHT INTENDED. SAY
THE Committee.

THE Committee.
The publication OF the arrangements that have
been made between Harvard. Cornell Columbia ana
the University of Pennsylvania for Il four-corn"rti
race caused a lively discussion among co!ieSe
men yesterday. The chance that Ya.e would com
pete also ADDED further zest to the announcement.
While he colleges have not decided upon the
course. indications point TO the Hudson RIVER AZ
Pougnkecpsic and the time about June %.
The stories that the four colleges mentioned above
had deliberately snubbed Yale and that they o'h
not want the New Haven collegians 10 take pare
in the race appear upon investigation 70 haze been
made up out Of whole cloth. While IL may be
true that Harvard. Cornell. Pennsylvania ana CO.
llmba did no: take any trouble 70 find out wnetner
Yale would enter not; nothing was said or done
at the meeting of the committee. when the race
was discussed. to indicate that anything but am
icable relations existed between the coniestlns
crews and Yale.
The fact remains that Yale had not been asked
10 compete. and why such a condition Of affairs
should exist will be commented upon by many
college men. There are who think that the
committee. possibly in an indirect manner. had
received word from the sons OF "O'd Ell that tina
college would not care 10 enter into such an ar
range:nent. Several Yale seen yesterday
showed a positive dissemination TO talk about the
matter. and among the number were alumni Of
Yale who. as a general thing. are central figures
among the arrangement committees on college
sports
one Yale man. in discussing the situation. said
that he was not surprised that his fellow alumni
would not tall. There are than one.
swearing allegiance TO Yale who have not been
satisfied with the way affairs have been conducted
since the row with Harvard began. know at
ess, one who says that he Is tired of the
whole business. and that hereafter when they want
10 arrange any sporting fixtures for Yale they
can do IL az New-Havcn" He intlInated that there
was some feeling between the Aumni Advisory
Committee and those who control the athletic ar
rangenents New-HaVen.
/; was the opinion of many that IL doubtful
whether rot YaIe would enter The race. even if
IL formal invitation should BE- sen; by the COM
mt;ce As an aquatic expert put it yesterday:
''Yae's policy has been not TO enter into contests
OF this sort where there are 50 many competitors.
She believes that she can secure better test in
dual arrangement when fukes and fouls are not SO
likely TO occur. Then Yale might object 10 sending
n crew into a amid a swarm or excursion poats
and take chances in being in some big disaster.
OF the different college men seen yesterday not
one would say that he did want 10 see the Yale
crew in the Columbia would IKE to have
Yale enter. and the fact that Cornell has been
trying TO arrange i with Yale foT several
years shows how the Ithacans stand the ques
ton. That Harvard and Pennsylvania Will not in
terpose any objections Yale a competitor
assured.
one given yesterday for the committee not
asking Yale TO enter the rac when they held their
meeting sounds plausible enough but will hardly
bear the scarChiight of publicity. 1t is said that
Vac was not considered because of the fact that
the New Haven college was at that time trying to
arrange aquatic contest with oxford or Cam
bridge. Now that il Is known that such race is
out OF the question the fact puts different aspect
the matter
Guy Richards. the chairman OF the committee
which arranged for the coming race. when seen
yesterday had this to say respecting the statement
that Yale had been thrown down. You can say
for me most emphetiCaly that there is not q word
of truth in such a statement. AZ the meeting Of the
committee Yales name was not even mentioned ana
there acts of omission or commission TO
show that the committee had @ny feeling Tor or
against Yale Personally, | would Ike TO see Yale
enter a crew.
George 4. Adee. who as general thing is
prominent IN Yae athletic affairs. when seen yesteI-
he DID know what could be done. Mr.. Adee
,n;nated that he had been mixed up in such affairs
long enough. and that he would prefer TO let others
look after such matters in the future. Bob Cook
the well-knOwn aquatic authority Of Yale was In
the city yesterday, but could not be found last
night.
H. : Van Duzer OF Harvard. at his
cfice In Nassau-si. lie says that he is well pleased
Yale enter the race. said he. and can see no
sensible reason why she should not do Such an
arrangement would bring us back TO the fnnous
held under the auspices of the lntereOilcgi
time ten twelv" crews entered. and the contests
at Saratoga memorable meetings. ] remember
the year that Columbia won when Judge Cornell,
Frank TE1peou and Goodman in the winning
boat. Poughkeepsie is the place have the race
Five would max" splendid struggle, al
though ! would not care 10 see more than that
number start.
The pilots and captains Of the excursion steamers
would have to cooperate with the college auhori-
ties in case the race took place al Poughkecpsie
As would be their interests 20 give the crews
plenty of room. the college men think that the cap
tans will agree 10 keep the course clear.