The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-02-18
YALE AND CORNELL TO ROW
A TRIANGULAR RACE WITH HAIR
YARD At NEW LONDON.

YARD At NEW LONDON.
The Three Universities Come to an Agree
ment at Meeting of Their Representa-
tives in New York-Cornel In an EN-
barassing Position-Wili Have to Row
Twice-Great Satisfaction to Under
graduates.
New York, Feb. 17.--As a result Of
the conference held in this city to-day
by representatives of Yale, Harvard
and Cornell, the tangle which has ex-
listed for some time In matters pertain
ing to college rowing and which has
created so much controversy between
Yale and Cornell, is at an end and
there will be triangular race between
Yale, Harvard and Cornell at New
London this year Captain Goodrich
of the Harvard crew and Frederick D..
Colson of the Cornell crew met to-day
to arrange the time and place for their
race. AS matters stood at the time
Harvard had two races on hand, one
with Cornell and one with Yale. She
was averse to such an undertaking,
but would willingly engage in it pro-
vided Cornell and Yale could not see
their way clear to participating in a
triangular contest.
Each captain, having been empow-
cred by his university to take such
steps as he thought advisable, made a
statement. The ground was gone over
thoroughly. Captain Whitney then
submitted the following challenge:
New York, Feb. II, 1898.
"F. D. Colson, Captain Cornell Univer-
sity Boat Club:
Dear sir: The Yale university boat
club hereby challenges the Cornell un-
iversity boat club to a four mile eight
cared boat race the time and place to
be mutually agreed upon.
Signed: PAYNE WHITNEY,
Captain Yale University Crew"
Captain Colson Immediately made a
like move the result being that two
races were consolidated into one. 1t
was decided then that the race should
be held at New London on either June
% or "a. While this conference was
going on Prof. Benjamin I. Wheeler of
Cornell, F. C. Bangs of Columbia and
Thomas Roath Of Pennsylvania were
holding meeting at the Reform club.
They agreed to a race at either Sara
toga or Poughkeepsie, the choice be-
tween those two places to be determin-
ed by inducement, on June 80 or July /,
If either proved to be consistent with
Cornell's arrangements for a race with
Harvard. Preliminary arrangements
for the formation of a rowing associa-
ton were also made.
Ithaca, N. Y, Feb 17.-Coach Court
ney Of the Cornell Varsity crew to-
night received the following telegram
from Prof Benjamin Ide Wheeler, who,
together with Captain Colson is in New
York to-day representing Cornell in the
conference with representatives of
Yale, Harvard, Pennsylvania and Co
lumbia university crews relative to the
inter-c collegiate races the coming
spring: Cornell with row Harvard and
Yale in a triangular race June % or
"a at New London. Will also row
Pennsylvania and Columbia either at
Saratoga or Poughkeepsie July l."
The coach was delighted and read the
telegram to his oarsmen. The Cornell
athletes are entirely satisfied as to the
result of the negotiations.
Coach Courtney said: IT am glad
that matters have resulted as they
have. Prof. Wheeler states that every
thing was arranged satisfactorily and
now we will prepare to do all we can
to win again this year. I am sure that
the public will welcome the triangular
meet between the three leading college
crews of America, and have no doubt
that the contest will prove fully as in
teresting as last year."
The result of the negotiations, how
ever, places Cornell in an even more
embarrassing position than last year
This arises from the ract that they
will have two races not on the same
waters as at Poughkeepsie. but long
distance apart. The extra expense OF
transferring the crews and the un-
p1easantness of keeping the men in
to be endured. From the beginning of
the preliminary negotiations, however
Cornell has time and again stated that
her crew was ever ready to adapt it.
self to circumstances in order to pro-
mote the best interests of inter-co
giate aqautics. While the inter-colle-
giate association which would in all
probability finally end in an Ameri-
can Henley would have been preferable
to the Ithacans, but the fact that Yale
has agreed to satisfactory terms and
Countney's men will again have an op-
portunity of meeting Cooks, will meet
with hearty approval by all the Cor
nell undergraduates and alumni Coach
Courtney will begin earnest work with
the Varsity men at once.
News From Harvard.
Cambridge, Mass. Feb. lit was an.
nounced tonight by Captain Goodrich