The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
CoRNELEs CONDITIONS.
wILIING TO now FlLE AND HIR-
YARD At NEW LONDON
nat tho niue and Crimson szust Meet the
rthucnnu IN Other Races for Mt Ienst Five
Yrnrs-This. M II Cininncd. Will ne Corr
re,p. stand at tho CemihE Conference.

utbscnnu In Other Races for nt Issnnt Five
Y~rnr.-This. ut II Cininned. viii ne Core
reips stand at tho Cetnihr Conference.
ITHACA. Dec. 4.--THE Sun representative has
made a careful canvass Of tho influential ath.
lotic powers at Cornell. both undergraduates
and graduates 10 ascertain, II possible, the true
sentiment relative to the rowing situation. Tho
Jiyersity OF opinion found was startling, yet 1t
/ WINS agreeable to discover that tho feeling OF
those whose counsel will probably do much to
Guide the negotiations on Corncll's part in the
coming conference is conciliatory. The under
o,assn,en seem instilled with radical views as to
what Cornell should do. and that Yale should re-
ccive no fnvors from Cornell The upper classmcn
are inclined to look at 1t In n fair and square
light, and favor according any reasonable
reouest 10 Yale that will tend to bring about
the much.desircd meeting. This latter senti.
ment also prevails among the me bers of tho
council and graduates residing in this city. Yet,
with all this disposition to concedo considera-
bic to Yale. the invariable proviso is added
that Yale must give assurances to Cornell for
the future.
THE sun representative is informed that. in.
stead OF the New London course being the most
troublesome obstacle to overcome. It is tho least
Objectionable. When Cornell goes into the
conference about to be held 1t will DO with tho
disposition to accede to the proposition OF Yale
to row at New London. 1t Is readily discerned
that. il Cornell does row Yale at all
this year. 1t must be at New London, on account
OF the agreement with Harvard. Cornell has
no specific objections to raise to the New Lon
don course. Triangular races have already been
rowed there. as it will be remembered that in
1891 the Cornell freshmen defeated tho fresh.
men crews of Yale and Columbia, and in the
same year the Cornell. Pennsylvania and Column
bin varsity crews held a race. The latter, how
over lyas for IN y three lnilpa and M nArtipnlnr
fault was found with the course. AS to whether
u is good for IA four-mile race. 1t remains for the
New London management to prove.
Cornell would prefer to row a tfinngular. race
with Yale, and il agreeable to Harvard will
vanin race also held at Now London. While it
would be a slight disadvantage to Cornell to
row two races to Yale's and Harvard's one, tho
disposition here is TO assume that disadvantage
rather than. abandon the race with Yale. II
Harvard will not consent, 1t only remains for
Yalc-H ,rvard race. Yet the satisfactory solu.
ton OF the course and all other minor details
will be without avail L the one proposition that
in substance, is os, follows:
Cornell has by her past record for twenty
of such strong crews as are turned out by Yale
and Harvard. That 1t would be greatly TO Cor.
and Yale IS admitted here. "cts o5rneii's standing standing
In the aquatic world, however. is SO high that
she can properly ask that she be treated with
tho right to row with Yale and Harvard again.
1t can readily be seen that it Is necessary FOR
Cornell to stipulatc such a condition.. as
up TO last year she had been entirely ignored by
Yale. Despite this. fact whom Harvard asked
Cornell to admit Yale to the race last June
there was no quibbling, no tearing up of past
grievances. but in twenty minutes after the re-
guest was received Harvard was informed that
Cornell did not then impose tho conditions for
future races, not because the reasons that now
cal s,Ind tor , such : hs stipulation were not 6 !uGlly as
Yale was in n peculiar position, and that the
most s~portsmaniikc action would be- to admit
her TO the race without conditions.
This was done. The result of the race proved
that Cornell was n worthy foe. She won a de-
cisive victory; Nov, however, she must pay
SUN may state almost positively that, while de-
string to row with Yale aud Harvard. she will
universities give to her assurances that for at
least five years to come the courtesy Of other
edged that this proposition OF Cornell is fair,
square. and equitable, and in return for these
assurances she Is willing to concede the
choice OF course this year and to accept the dis.
advantage OF having to row another race. II
Cornell's request is acceded 10 sho will also wish
given to each OF the other contestants. an
equally iair request. Much as been said OF the
at its two recent lengthy sessions after the Yale
deli was received. The policy adopted ia in line
with the alb We.
Harvard's Oarsmen Race on the Charles River.
CAMBRIDGE, Dec. 4.-Shortly before noon to-
day a two-mile race on the Charles Rivcr took
place between the two Harvard varsity Fights.
Higginson's crew won by less than half a length.
The course was down stream. from tho start
below the Longwood Bridge to the Union boat
house. The race was q most exciting one
throughout. Higginson's crew got q poor start.
and at the first mile and a half Blake's crew was
In front. However, HlGginson's men made a
plucky squirt and pulled out a winner. The
time was o minutes and "a seconds. The water
was quiet and favorable for n good race. Coach
Lehmann and Mr.. Willis followed the oarsmcn
in the John Harvard launch. Tho makeup of
the crews WAS as follows:
Crew 1-Blake, stroke; Heath. z; Goodrich, @; Cole
man, D: Byrd, !; Dubois. 3; Bull, z; Dobyns. bow or.
ton, coxswain,
Crew 2-HigEinson. stroke; Biidle. az. F. Perkins.
60. II. Perkins, ,; Brown, 4; W6dsworth, 8; Garrett,
2; adams, bow Plumb, coXswa'n.
With to.day's contest the fall rowing season
closed. The two crews were made up shortly
after the race on Nov. 6. Later tho men were
put In the shells In which they have been rowing
for about two weeks. Willis has stroked both
boats in order to give to the men Il correct idea
of the stroke as il should be rowcd. Both crews
were very evenly matched. and have been row.
ing in excellent form.