The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-18
BIG OATRACESARRANGED
O0RNELL, TALE AND HARVARD
VIII ROW At NEW LONDON.

ypon Terms and Nane June No or "a
Coiursbis. ola psnn and the 1thacnns
Will Row st Poughkeepsie or saratesa.
The intercollegiate rowing muddle has boon
Strengthened out. Yale, Harvard, and Cornell
varsity crews will row q four.milc race on the
Thames at New London on June % or "a. Cor
nell, Columbia. and the University Of Pennsyl-
vania will meet In O similar event a. PouFh-
keopsie or Saratoga on juno 80 or July ]. Fresh.
mar races will be arranged later.
The representatives of the different universal
ties arrived here early yesterday morning to
hold secret conferences. Prof. BENJAMIN i.
Wheeler of Cornell, Frederick s. Bangs OF
Columbia, and Thomas Reath of the University
| of Pennsylvania met at the Reform club, 233
Fifth avenue. at about IL o'clock, and after a
long discussion they proceeded to arrange their
varsity race. Cornell, believing that she would
be successful In her negotiations for n race with
Harvard and Yale, was rather anxious to have
Colu nbia and Old Penn row at New London.
but as the latter still chung to their desire to
row at Poughkeopslo or any other place. bar
ring the Thames. tho representative Of the
Ithacans yielded the point graciously, and Col
umbia fell in limo without q murmur. Pough-
keepsie or Saratoga Lake will therefore be the
scene of this varsity event. and the freshmen
race between these three universities will prob
ably DO held over tho Same course. 1t will be
definitely decided later whether tho river course
or that OF the lake will be accented. 1t de-
ponds q great deal on what the citizens of
Poughkecpsie and Saratoga are willing to do in
the way of furnishing accommodations for the
crews during their training days. There was
| absolutely no friction, and the three representa-
| tives were q unit In saying that II the Univer-
| sity of Wisconsin or the University of Toronto,
or both. should care to send entries, they would
be gladly welcomed.
The making Of the minor race was On easy
matter when compared to the delicate task of
bringing Cornell, Yaio, and Harvard together.
The arrangements for tho big event we're car
ried on solely by the varsity crew captains
and were pleasant in every detail. contrary to
general expectation. The breach between Yale
| and Cornell was healed in short order. Tho
way the captains got together showed some
| thing of the red tape of college politics. Capt.
Goodrich of Harvard and Capt. Colson Of Cor
haitian. They discussed Harvard's uncondi-
| tional challenge to Cornell for a race, the time
We're agreed on one p%oint.that they Would row
a four-mile race somewhere next June. But
s whe Cant. o PsTn In W e fGTnsF OF 81 thu See Y aGse are eU[r %So
R RaTd 'q raes aro Re da in IL z e diseHss the hnm asie When
he shook hands with both Goodrich and Col
son. and after a short confab with the Harvard
captain, Whitney invited both oarsm ! to &C,
closeted all the afternoon.
1t will DO remember ed that Yale opened the
ne eSal9s0ns ior a ss race ~ WIN Gnrn nhe o ;ise NoY 81 T Ins,'
1t stipulated that Cornell could row the Blue
in either. a dual or a three-cornered race. pro-
viding the event took place at New London.
In answer Cornell sent Capt. Colson to a con-
ference of the captains at Albany, where it was
was refused point blank by Yale. and after fur
were declared of between the two universities.
Then, as The SUN has outlined all along, Har'
ward took q hand nSniId in the g, game Ger by sen SEh|SS Nun Was
promptly accepted. Pressure in various, ways
was brought 70 bear on Yale with the idea Of
CONCESSIONS. but oil was apparently in vain.
Harvard, then acting as mediator, began to
that the three captains consented to ycster-
it had been feared in some quarters that the
Yale captain. acting. under Instructions. would
remain firm in the desire to compel Cornell to
accspt the original challenge. but such was not
workmanship and Il sincere desire to treat the
Ithacaps with due respect, opened the negotia;
challenge to Capt. Colson:
F. d. Co,son, Captain Cornell Boat Club.
ch Dhsn slH the aH Cornell neil U Ehvyisy Boat ooae club Htu to n a fouf.
mile eightoared boat race. the time and place to be
Captain Yale University crew.
This was such convincing evidence that Yale
had at last concluded to be fair that the Cor
and then the representatives began to discuss
details. Harvard. through Goodrich, forthwith
ward races be consolidated into a triangular
event. This met with tho approval of Colson
ana W was t m9 4, : IS to o ths fSS T6o Tor the aed race ace
dates, June % or "a, were acceptable TO all.
Later one of these dates will be definitely de-
to the fact that Harvard's class day may come
on ono of them. Yale's representative showed
than satisfied to accept the conditions of the
race without asking for assurances for the fu-
a tacit understanding that another race will be
arranged on similar lines for next year. Prob
ably the Same method of procedure will prevail.
too.
At the conference between Columbia. Univer-
Blty. of Pennsylvania and Cornell a movement
was started. but it is generally understood that
Haryard and Yale will not enter it., The Cor
nell le-Harya"d freshman race will probably
be arranged shortly. II will be rowed at New
London Lwo or three days before the varsity
end there was a general feeling of satisfaction.
Nobody had been compelled TO take back water.
Pref Wheeler saia when it. wa all over:
gave occasion for a frank discussion. in which
mutual differences and sundcrstandings
statements Of the situation. The negotiations
between Yale and Cornell, which had been
ditions raised by Cornell. were resumed on tho
basis Of an unconditional challenge handed by
discussion assumed the most friendly form, and
the statements which were exchanged as to tho
attitude and intent or tho Two parties formerly
at variance were such as TO satisfy entirely the
position and policy of both, and t~oleavo no bar
rier TO the meeting of spOrtsmen in friendly con-
test and to make indeed such meeting un-
avoidable for men of the sportsman's instinct.
The friendly intorcourse, in9ngprated by this
conference was believed by, all who participated
In IL TO mark the beginning of a new era in
Intercollegiate relations, and give promise of It's
uninterrupted. continuance in tho future"
When asked directly II Cornell had received
positive assurance of another race next year,
Prof. Wheeler smiled and said:
'sThppn l. tina ha4t nf fapIinD nmnnD thn cnllaDaa
and everybody is satisfied"
The different representatives and crew cap
tains hurried out Of town after they had finished
their work. The Thames course Will be- laid out
with u slight bend. opposite the navy yard.
where the much talked Of eel grass is sup,
posed to BIO located. II 1t Is proved that the
course is not wide enough for three crews. 1t is
probable that next years race will be rowed
elsewhere by mutual consent.
The Athletic Conference at brown University
To-day.
PROVIDENCE, Feb. I7.-Prof. w. II. Munro Of
Brown University announces that some of the
auhiecta for discuEaion Mt the rolle0a nonfaron,a