New-York tribune., 1901-07-18
FOREIGN SPORTING NEWS.
ENGLISH COMMENT ON THE DEATH OF
PIERRE LORILLARD-AN OBJECTION TO
INTERNATIONAL ROWING CONTESTS

PIERRE LOR1LLARD-AN OBJECTION TO
INTERNATIONAL ROWING CONTESTS.
The news Of the death Of Pierre Lorillard was
everywhere received with deep regret among Eng
ish sportsnen, and columns were printed regarding
his connection with thoroughbred racing in that
country Fairly representative OF this general feel
ing is the following euogistic comment by a spe-
cial writer in The Sportsman:
The death of Mr. Lorillard will be very deeply re-
rR ~ fora There are ee Certain ethics Of
sport which lead us to applaud the victories Of
they may be gan and woTmwood NV to US and M in the
nn7inSen a. once pyben heatsp that + was hv
superior opponent; but these things only touch the
different fancies. But in regard to Mr.. Lorillard
superficial. He from the first recognized
sportsman and gentleman who would grace and
England ever grudged him single victory Of the
Taer wh on he Se S little or
ing OF the commercial instinct in his operations,
trainer in Jacob Pncus and later had his horses
token Of his broad and liberal spirit. that he
ended with the English trainer George Blackwell,
satisfaction IT had long Been apparent that Mr.
orillard was very ILL., and when a last I saw him. at
spoke with ali his Old interest about his horses and
fhen KmaroR 10 but as the he had
sent to England, Iroquois not excepted
DR.. Ware headmaster of Eton. in a letter in THE
Times declares against international rowing races.
expressing the belief that they endanger the best
interests of amateur rowing. DR.. Ware says.
apropos Henley and the defeat of Pennsylvania:
If the result of Fridays had been different,
whatever might have thought, could not
have uttered our thoughts without inviting the
disagreeable retort that we did not know how to
take a beating.
AS it is may speak. and in doing so wish
to avoid any imputation of churlshness or dis
courtesy. / have nothing but admiration for
American brethren. who, at the OF infinite
ppendture. have come over to take part in our
regatta. / freely confess that | am enam-
CURED Of international competitions of the kind for
this reason-that they take athletics from of their
proper plane, and invest them with impor-
tance which they do not deserve and ought not
have.
| But. without entering into this which is a larger
question l would ask be allowed to draw atten-
| ton TO the fact that the good nature of the
rowing trophies intrusted to them be contended
for by all the world. will endanger the best inter
which they originally presented.
The founders Of the regatta and the donors OF the
cups never contemplated the inclusion in the
cups for the Diamond Sculs of any other than
| the amateur oersmen and scullers of the United
Kingdom. and / would urge that in regard their
wishes the due words of Limitation should be in
serted in the rules for entrance.
do not wish that this should be done out OF any
foreign lands for feel convinced that good
enough to hold own. But do earnestly
desire that our amateur Craftsmanship may be pre-
served from the deadly inroad OF professionalism
which is already making business Of much
that ought only 10 be pleasure, and threatens to
crush the life out OF the sports of 'merrie Eng
land"
If an International regatta is thought to be de-
sirable there viii be difficulty in providing for
II suitable trophies and proper course. BY all
means let preserve our Henley Royal Regatta
which founded for the encouragement OF ANA
rowing in the United Kingdom from the pro-
fessionalism which seems now not obscureiy
menace its rafson d'etre