George A. Adee and J. B. Townsend, representing Yale, and Robert F. Herrick and Lawrence Brooks, representing Harvard, met at New London last Friday in conference with the board of trade of that city in relation to the renewal of the agreement of Harvard and Yale to row their eight-oared race on the Thames course for a period of five years. At the last meeting difficulty arose over the refusal of the railroad company to give the collegians virtual control of the observation train and the refusal of the city to give each college $250.00 this year. The college representatives thereupon withdrew to discuss the situation more fully and get the necessary authority to act.
At Friday's conference the colleges agreed to withdraw their demand for $500 from the city this year, and also to abandon their position in regard to the observation trains. The original demand was that each college be allowed to control the sale of one-third the tickets for the observation train just where it has been for several years past. The other points in the agreement are practically the same as those discussed a few weeks ago. The full text of the agreement was published in Saturday's papers.
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