The agreement signed between Cornell, Columbia and the University of Pennsylvania to row a three-cornered race next June at New London will, no doubt, in the minds of the inconsiderate, bring some odium on those who have advised our freshmen to decline Yale's challenge, on the ground that the Thames course is not suitable for a three-cornered race. A little consideration, however, will explain away this apparent contradiction. The race just agreed upon, being the first of its kind, has yet to demonstrate its own feasibility. On the other hand, our freshmen in refusing a three-cornered race, have followed the advice of competent oarsmen well acquainted with the New London course. When once the Columbia, Cornell and Pennsylvania race has been rowed and has proved perfectly fair, it will be time enough to accept it as a precedent.
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The Ninety-One Nine.
