The times., 1897-11-23

New York Nov 22.-Yale's policy 'n
rowing matters the coming year viii un
doubtedIy provide some rare Aquatic sport
Unless al signs fail the question OF
supremacy amen gthe lea OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
eight-oared crews VIII he decided in one,
possibly, wo, races TO be rowed a. course
u b. seleotedIater. IN a word, Yale is now
willing TO row both Harvard and Cornell
either separately or together.
This VIII be ia TIE nature of a big
surprise 10 the college world, rs 5he iGa
preston has gained strength that as Taie
and Harvard have already signed tive
years agreement 10 indulge All branches
OF spur., Cornell would be shut out OF a
boat race next June. But Yale viii n0t
be coutenUed unless the victorious Ithacahs
can measure blades with the Blue.
According to an indisputable authority
the \ aie navy. which controls boating af
fairs at New Haven, viii shortly issue an
open ch3lleDge 10 Corn-ll TO row four nile,
straient-away race next June. The chaI
lengn VIII he accompanied by an sXplaill
ton that Yale VIII row Cornell alone or
VIII gladly admit thu Ithacans 10 a three
Cornereed race. with Harvard as tie
tnird crew. III other words, Yale is Will
ing to row TWO races. IL necessary, To meet
Cornell Tie only stipulation that The
Yale navy is liable To make is th9t the
race Or races do not take place at Sara
toga Lake. Yale is not exactly Al favor
Of Eoughkeepsie andis particularly desirOus
Of rowing at New London
on the proposition Of rowing at New
Iund ON the whole situation dcpena.s-
ale and Harvard have already agreed to
HOW at that place by the terms Of theiI
five years agreement. and both are
anxious to have Cornell in with them
Harvard, however. feels that the ThaIaCs
course is not wide enough for three crews.
aid Is willing TO row a three -coraered
race eisewhere-
Cornell has been against New LOnGon
FOR d similar reason and would probably
decline he Invitation TO enter a Triangular
race il IL was stipulated that II should
be royvrd there. Yale, ALWAYS in Favor
OF the Thames and quite confident that
the coarse is plrnly wide enough FOR three
crews, has been an Xio,iS for some tIrac past
t, induce Cornell and Harvard 20 come
To that way OF thinking
Eur a. the relations between Yale and
Cornell have been badly strained in the
past, 40 formal communication has taken
pace between them. Puth have been
fighting shy. Yale has also beer rather
reluctant 10 ask Harvard TO carry IN
neeotis ti0ns, Deca Ise OF the position
hitherto held by the blue. Yet a desire
70 he sllortsma Mike and settle the aquatic
Championship per~ades Yale men, anI
they are about to act with comm enda hle
broad udndedncss.
Ever since the Cornell varsity won that
ma gnifiocnt victory over Yale and Har-
varl last June at Poughkeefsie the Itha
cans have been regarded everywhere rs
the intercollegiate champions. Before the
race cas ruwed YaIe's coach ami rowing
advisers distinctly stated that. win ar
l0se. the blue crew would never row
Cornell again.
That Cornell VIII Jump at the chance 10
row Yale is accepted everywhere as a
certainty and, though nothing definite
has been arra nged, It Is proha bic that the
races viii toe rowed at New London.
Yale s change IF front is due 70 4 wave
OF -efoIm that has swept over the under
graduate element and the up-to-date grad
uates VINO want 10 SEE athletics run 81
q spol tsTnanlike tasis. The willingness
OF Yale, therefore, 70 foster college 70
ing ny challenging the champion crew vii
meet with the approval or the college
world aad the public.
The Nes Haven crew will be coached by
Bob Cock again and he will be assist
ed by Kennedy the well known pro.
fessioual. The boat Will be American
ngged and the English methods OF coach
ing the men, which Were in vogue Last
year, will he done away with. Tie Coz
nell crew viii, as in former years, be
coached bv Charles Courtney aud the
Harvard crew will be prepared by r
c. Lehman, the English coach, who had
charge e tie Crimson eight last year.
The candidates for the various eichts
have already reported for preliminac :
training and the final arrangements FOR
the races Will be ava aited with eagerness.