The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-09

v.,.. Harvard, spa csVneii nentinG Mes
nave n Talk NJ Albany.

A,,,Sv Dec. s.-The preliminaries attending
the Anal arrangements for tho big rowing race
nroposed nv Yale for next June were considered
sasa ,o.dov nv representatives OF tho three
,a,,.rs,,,es interested. Capt. Frederick ID.
Co,son nj the Cornell varsity crew arrived here
oarIv this morning, and several hours after
ward la was Joined by Capt. d. N. Goodrich OF
the Harvard crew and Capt. Payne. Whitney OF
Yale. The conference between the three lasted
four hours, beginning at IL o'clock. with an an
torval for lunch. 1t was n secret affair. At lite
conolu,ion each captain stated that an agree
mani had been entered into not to divulge the
rrrro.ea mr. the deliberations of the conference
uuntfl after they had reported to their respective
Hsnt SSoison said he came here to have .
frisndIy discussion with the representatives OF
Saia ana Harvard racing interests. but that he
was = h not hpt ~ Cornell. He lott FOR ithaca at IL
O'clock tonight, stating that he would have
nsGthipSs 4. 70 ia gay syo Tss1itsan With hae o Saa n &tb 1isaio
Council. Colson refused to say whether q not
Inc result Of the conference was favorable to
the stand taken by Cornell regarding iales
Cant whitney left here Immediately after the
Sophis sS nc a for SsE Ha po%er To to s sil@aPl ga isi 20 t any
agreement. He stated that probably nothing
definite would be known regarding the nnal
SEue ennaliiv i%rpeticeDt. He even declared that he
represented no one but himself at the. meeting
to-day. He left for Cambridge at o O'Clock to-
ITHACA, Dec. s.-The. Cornell Athletic Council
held its regular monthly session tonight. 1t
was the general impression that the rowing
situation would prove to be the principal busl-
mes; Of ,hS council bqi # wH TSl on the Ma soa eisotsJ
election Of D.. M. Mclaughlin as captain was
s EaH,i rspre ser tat SSn asIsa Prof. 15 w Wh e,Set'h YFthere
were any new developments In the rowing nego-
%tiations. He said:
you can state that there is absolutely moth
,nF nfT from s8 f1slRSS %ny, ana GsPt no oG ose In h tSe Council sSs ri
has received any word from him relative to
what occurred at Albany to-day in his talk with
Capita, G9odrieh and Whitney, l refer to- Il
termed 3 eoalerons!e. + was really a saddenIi.
over minor details of Q, proposed race.
Capt. Colson had no official instructiong
s CO . Iirs'' %rslati to to tne oor n \ %P end t h'rx as I
understand It, the captains Of these crews de:
sired to talk over details. Capt. Colson To- well
informed In boating matters and will probably
to the New London course. The Yale and Har.
ward representatives may have made some
propositions to Capt. Colson, but what they are,
II made at all, we are ignorant of here"
whether this was considered the conference
asked for by Cornell in her. answer to Yale's
challenge. Prof. Wheeler said that 1t was not,
and that the real conference would come later.
great many things to be arranged before a race
would be agreed upon. and this would take some
time, as all questions would DO carefully weighed
and considered before final action was taken.
PRINCIPAL condition will be relative to, future
races by Cornell with Yale. and Harvard II Cor
nell agrees to row at New London. Capt. Colson
IL expected back tomorrow morning.