The New Brunswick Reporter, April 29^th, 1870

As will appear from the following, the proposed Boat Race between the Tyne and Paris crews, is not altogether arrange as yet, and indeed may possibly fail altogether; not from any desire on either side to "back down," but from natural difficulties in the way of settling time, place, &c. We are told by a gentleman undoubtedly poster in the subject, that had our sporting men in New Brunswick taken an active interest in the affair, the Boat Race might have been secured for New Brunswick and been rowed on St. John waters. The spot selected by the Lachine Rowing Club is unreliable in consequence of prevailing winds but here on the St. John a fine day and calm water might be relied upon to almost a certainty. It would have been quite an attraction to the grand Provincial Exhibition to have had the race in the vicinity of Fredericton.

"On the 31^st of March a meeting of the backers and friends of the Renforth Crew was held at Newcastle, England, to decide on the final arrangements for the proposed contest with the Paris Crew. The President said he received a telegram from the Lachine Club at Montreal stating that the Paris crew could not row before the end of August, and asking if that time would be satisfactory. Exception was taken to that time on account of the great heat and the fact that the Thames National Regatta is to come off about that time, and the Renforth crew had promised to attend it. The following resolution was at last adopted:-

"’That the St. John crew be replied to informing them that the Tyne men cannot row in August, but they will meet them at the latter end of June or September, and take the expenses, already stipulated, or they will give Paris crew expenses, and row them on the Tyne any month they please to come.’"