Word: england
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...several college papers and public periodicals have misconstrued the action taken by Harvard with reference to sending a crew to England, and have placed the college in a false light, it may be well to state the position Captain Bancroft has taken...
...adopted the suggestions made at the dinner; and a challenge for an eight-oared race of four miles has been received from Cornell. It is stated on good authority that Columbia is eager for a race. Mr. Roberts has been authorized to write an unofficial letter to England to ascertain whether it will be possible to arrange a race with the English University eights for August 1, 1879. The Faculty are unwilling to let the Crew leave Cambridge before the end of the spring term, so it is impossible to fix upon an earlier date and at the same time...
...Watson was first called on, and was heartily cheered, as were all who spoke. Mr. Close, the coach for three years of the Cambridge, England, University Crew, expressed the pleasure he had had as an old oarsman in seeing our crew row, and he considered it a very good one. Captain Bancroft, in an appropriate speech, presented Mr. Watson with a bronze vase, given him by the crew as an expression of their gratitude toward him. Mr. Roberts then rose, and proposed that a letter be sent to Oxford and to Cambridge by the Secretary, unofficially, asking if they would...
...Peabody of Cambridge, England, formerly captain of the Trinity first eight, on being asked his opinion, said he considered our crew much better than an average English crew, but not better than the best, for, although the material was as good as any he had ever seen, in form and finish they were inferior to the best English crew's. He, too, when asked, went on to say that he thought Cambridge would not accept a challenge, as their crew this year is an inferior one, but that Oxford probably would, as Harvard is considered there the representative college...
...challenge from Cornell was read, and all present favored accepting it providing they would row at New Haven, as it would be impossible for us to row at Owasco Lake should we go to England; moreover, it is the custom for the challenged party to have the choice of place...