The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-12 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.

Yesterday the Oxonians rowed for the first time
over the routes—from Yutoey to Mortlake—dedined for this
interesting event on the 19th inst. ; but never did • crew
make its *tut upou the water under more disadvantageous
aircemetaness. The wind was blowing half • gale from the
westward, and meeting and flanking the flood, rendered the
water so extremely rough sod lumpy that had not the Gan
been tied into the rowlocks they could scarcely have hem
kept at work. The crew got nits their boat at the Loudest
Rowing Club boathouse at a little before four, and pro.
ceeded down to opposite the Star and Garter, where they
Marred and prepared to go off. The Mart, nader the din-
eultiee they had to encounter, was exceedingly good, bat the
labour for the first 300 or 400 yards was so severe as tocreate
• great amount of irregularity, aid with aught but the
high action of the can incidental to the Oxford styli it
would have been impossible to have cleared them from the
water, and it was generally supposed that they would ahem-
dm their intention of proceeding the whole distance ; they,
however, gallantly panned their way, though sneematarily
mewed with spray, and with their boat at last waterlogged,
their wash-break forward bevies been earned away by the
roughness of the water, and arrived at Mortlake, thoroughly
drenched, • few seconds under 27 minutes, with a bad tide.
The crews, with their present weights, are as follows :

OXFORD.

CANSIIDOZ.

st lb st Ib
1. C. P. Roberta, him... 10 13 1. J. C. Hawkshssr, 'Prin. I I 3
2. W. Avery, 11.1114 .... 11 7 2. L V. Pigott, Corpus.. 11 11
3. Y. H. Kelly. Culver... 11 11 S. H. Watson. Pembroke 12 8
4. J. C. Parson. Trinity.. 12 9 4. W.W.Hesskless,Bl.Jo's. 12 4
&W. B. Jsooteon.C.A.Ch. 12 7 &R. A. IS Melaka. The 11 6
& A. IL Seymour. Unless. II 7 6. O. Bortbeick. TAD. 12 0
7. Y. Brame. Trinity.... 11 4 7. 17.11temensent. Tr. Hell 12 1
8. D. Poeklusgtoo, Brass. 11 8 &J. X. Belern, Visas . 11 1
C. R. Tottenham, Ch. G. H. Archer, Corpus

ci. f.-. 11-

(am,

It will be even by the above that several alterations ►ave
taken plan in the Cambndp boat goon the crew was lag
settee& They have been throughout the week training at
when they have had to entoesser vary seven weather.
It has been arranged that they shall come to Pinney this
evening, and it is expected their lint turn over the course
will be on Monday afternoon. Begirt is 7t04 on Oxford.

K Ed. de Presseued is on his way to the Holy
Land, for the purpose of gathering materi►ls for a more
effieylive reply to IL Rearm. He wlll publish a life of
Christ very mow after his return from the EaeL The ma-
tures which he delivered in Paris on this subject produced
great seeestion. The *elf was too small to commis the
hundreds of men of every clam who flocked to hear obese.
Ladies were excloded.—Patriot.

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