The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-03
CORNELL ANSWERS YALE.
THE ITHICINS ACCEPT THE CHAL-
LENGE TO AN EIG HT-oAR RACE.

IESGE no 1y RACE.
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Certain Important Conditions spe"'hea-'ua'
Claims or Cerueira other Compei.ter' ~
he Cens'hercd-specin conference
the BIG h"a''nE tr'" Asre"a
ITHACA, Dec. 2.-This afternoon Prof. d. l.
Wheeler confirmed THE suns news regarding
Yale's intention to challenge Cornell to q boat
race with the following declaration, brought out
Inv IN, desnatches from New London:
". ~ W o",,n.t,ias haro mo1c nnb,ic the
inc arc au'nof''los nav u ~ ror,cn
o,d In , sn,rj. of exrcllent courtesy have de-
""u pa 49, -. ,hon ~. General
sisted from indicating more thnh tho en'i"
drift of the Cornell answer. 1t remains, there
for. for II = IN state tn, substance OF what has
gone on on our side. AT the very earliest op-
portunity after the receipt of the challenge the
Cornell council met for its consideration, 1t
rowed at New London at n time fixed at a week
or ,.n 1avs af,er tho Yale.Uorvard race. but
!" 'e" ua' az Nv -, aannon,oa
suggested a willingness II Harvard conSeh'eu'
to arrange the dual races in one triangular race.
RI ssona,iian ,oooi,od r,ost careful rom.
M propos'''on ! us 1T
sideration in the light OF the whole situation.
and nsrticplarly Of Cornclrs possible obliga-
-. 1t. ,onr,ftors ~ farmer wars.
tons TO DINER competitors Oh FORMER yea"
The answer expressed the gratitlcatlon OF the
Cornell navy at the receipt of the proposition
80. vi. "a o,o,od nat tho Cornell
navy will have great pleasure IN nc-
cepting it, provided such arrangements
a.. 80 r,o1. no will
OIL place. anu 'i"ho "'c ""'o 49,
insure a fair and complete test and VIII enaoie
Cornell also to satisfy the just claims of other
- - ,o, ~ tn fo-,ror vears
competitors WIN " ' h''' u =" '"N
and who may now wish to meet her again. In
view of the fact that Yale's proposition involved
-. e.s..kiN sr.ra.ma - ,rianouI,r raco
the poss!oie aiteEha'i'e Vi " i""sut ."',
and in order that the mutual convenience Of all
DRrticS might be consulted, AN informal con-
ference OF Yale. Harvard and Cornell was sus-
se sGorr.u has aimee been informed by telegraph
hat such a conference would be called and that
Harvard had been invited TO join. 1t Is crafty
ness OF Yale to make The necessary Concessions.
SO that the interests OF the larger sportsnlanship
eliminated" could ,,ai.
This is as much as could DC ei!c-
tied from the council. 1t seems clear ma Cor,
that the. time and place would enable her to
satisfy the Just claims OF other competitors.
This provision looks at present like an almost
insurmountable barrier to the contamination OF
the desired race agFeemeht' Ihlcss IN SOME n
would pc q falr course Tor three crews; Iheh
Sornells disposition TO have a race with faie,
aespite the inconvenience OF having u TOW .Mo
chatting under the embarrassment Of the posi-.
tion IN whlSh she Is placed. mat Ihe Irlnsoh
Is ready ana ANXIOUS 10 row a race Win Corhen
Is Without iuestioh, out neT minus = seSuioiy
.nu " Al ( 'tLh'ht =, a., -
gent that laIe mas no intention OF renewing
Harvard In any Ways as 1t IS oinciaiiy annoanced
ms morning. Lhat l hie willow narEarG asNew
LONDON. lnis makes IL imposslpie LOT fiarvaru
10 open any negotiations except lot a separate
race, an alternative which y evidently re,
trained from in recognition OF the predlcameht
In whlch torhe!i Is placea. ut..
a menlotr OF the couhciI, in SohversaIpn WIN
IuE SCN representatlve ssld ne reared that INC
arranging OF a race WIN laio was ye' = iong
way on nc conEcyeu inc lihpTesslon may ia
the conference ABOUT 70 TAKE pace the New
LONDON course atone WouIa not ne me oase Of
contention, put INA; iale WouIu certainty
nave 10 give some assurances LOT me
future. III - uhTeasonnoie, ne sam. 10
expect that toTneil VIII keep on w!hh!h.
races forever. ana shc should ne protccteH n
case OF ueleat 10 such an extent thaI sne VIII
nave opportunity 70 retrieSe iost hohors' rms ~
certainly lair ana reasoiuolc, as no one mas any
reason to believe that Cornell would have had
an opportunity presented this year 10 meet the
Blue ! the race had resulted ulHerehIy last
june,
While nothing DEFINITE has been given out as
10 where the conference VIII DC held. IL IS pretty
certain That New YORK WIFI be me place Sc