The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-13

herby challenges the Cornell University boat Club to row . four-mile, eight-oared boat race at New London, Conn, the race to be rowed one week to ten days after our an- nual race with Harvard next June It would be agreeable to us to have you join our dual contest with Harvard and make It triangular, If satisfactory to them. (SignedD PAYNE WHITNEY,
 Captain Yale University Crew.
 Cornen's Answer to Ynle.
 Ithaca, N. r., Jan. il, 1898. MT Payne, Whitney, Captain of the Yale
 University Crew: ss Dear Sir: am instructed to communi- cate to you the following action of the ath- letic council regarding your proposition for boat race The Cornell navy accepts the proposition of the Yale university boat club for four-mile eight-oared race the coming season at the place, and time named by Yale, provided Cornell is allowed In return race for next year. Cornell expresses, fur. thermore, her acceptance of Yale,s sugges- ton to merge the race of this year., Har- ward willing, in triangular race with Har- yard. Signed FREDERICK D. COLsON,
 Captain of the Cornell University Crew.
 Harvard's Challenge.
 Harvard University, Dec. 16 1897. Captain E; D. Colson, Cornell University Dear Sir. The Harvard University boat club hereby challenges the Cornell university boat club to row a four-mile race this next SpIIuS uL SUCH Il llulG duu Ut SuCu Il DlQC6sS as may be convenient and agreeable to both crews. < Signed DAVID MORTON GOODRICH, Captain Harvard University Boat Club.
 Cornell's Answer to Harvard.
 Ithaca, N. Y., Jan. II, 1898. Captain D. M. Goodrich, Harvard UniYer-
 sity Boat Club:
 Dear Sir: The Cornell navy accepts tha challenge of the. Harvard University boat club for four mile race the coming spring at SllPh a fimQ and nlACn convenient to both crews @ 8l (Signed) FREDERICK D. COLSON,
 Captain Cornell University Crew.
 On receipt of Yale's communication of November "A a meeting of the Corr nell council was held immediately after the Thanksgiving recess and a proper acknowled dgment was sent stating that the Cornell navy would have great pleasure in accepting the proposition provided such arrangements of place and time are made as will insure a fair and complete test and will enable us also to satisfy the just claims of other competitors, who have met us in former years and may now wish Ito meet us again." M
 Cornell hoped that the matter might be brought to an easy settlement by conference and suggested it. It has not been found so easy as was expected to procure conference with the really re- sponsible parties at Yale. With liar yard the situation has been fully and frankly discussed. Cornell's position was a difficult one She desired to give satisfaction" to all former com petitors If it could be done" without reasonable inconvenience. Rowing to be avoided. Cornell was concerned to eb avoided Cornell was concerned about two things-frst a place for fair and complete test; second, an ar- engagement whereby she could meet all competitors. The rurnor that at an in- formal meeting of the captains at AL bany Cornell demanded an agreement for term of years, is not true. Cap- tain Colson had no instructions to de- mand anything of the sort. In order to see what arrangements were possible for the races with other competitors, a representative of Cornell visited Penn sylvania and Columbia. Pennsylvania was averse to New London, in fact t6 any place which made her race with Cornell an event of secondary import ance. She urged Cornell to proclaim an open regatta. She said that as a, last resort she would row where Cornell ap- pointed, but not contentedly. Columbia said she would trust Cornell to do what was fair and would meet Cornell at place convenient to Cornell. She did not, however, think New London likely to prove a good course for three crews.
 When on December "A word was re- ceiVed from Harvard that she would take the risk of New London's course being appropriate for three crews, tfeS matter was ready for settlement At the first meeting after the Christmas recess complete and final action was taken. This action will it is believed be satisfactory to all parties. If Yale names the place this year it is expected that she will allow Cornell to name the place next year. Harvard asks no priv ileges this year; there Is hence no need of any proviso in accepting her chal-i lenge Yale's suggestion of willing- ness to merge her race of this year in triangular one also is accepted Once the race is agreed upon, Cornell asks to name the place of the Yale-Corneli race next year. She does not thereby put any pressure upon Harvard, whose convenience would have to be consider ed if another triangular race were de- sired. After closing up this matters Cornell in a separate communications suggests to Yale as well as to the three other rowing universities an association for the arrangement of dates and races in general. This communication does not require an open regatta by any means. It may be step toward some- thing remotely like an American Hem ley. Following is the letter to Yale sug- gesting the formation of such an asso- citation:
 Ithaca, N. Y, Jan. Il. Mir. Payne Whitney. Captain of the Yale
 University Crew:
 Dear Sir: After accepting the proposi- tions of the Yale University Boat club for a race on the Thames proposed by you, the Cornell navy wishes to express its own preference in general for an open regatta controlled by the five universities usually participating ln rowing. Such regatta Cornell always stands ready to enter. In
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