The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-24 00:00:00

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__.- Awl Jo IbAMBRI DGE BOAT- ! Dioginia,htzset.
jiquiteskupeeedby,hialaderet
v,phaterth,
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... regain am..
R eiClE.—a HIS DAY.) level with Cambridge. Mr. Orli% was not tebossessZ
—,___ I into harrying his stroke by this pliant j^2
o.,,meno•`
Neither the very early hour appointed for the 'whim" sad Prssassiag his farm, betas still wth
p by his mew, aiain drew to the front
saes nor the unpromising weather of last night had duen the
any Whet ia diminishing the vast num-
with .._ _." had Aimed hie on tot hi
, beralrototed the river and the Tina's banks
eterrnWrookirie not toa be washed, am.' aldestheiviliteeill:
the
dbow a !indoxford boat. The Oxford cops
on the amnion of this great aquatic event. With sPPDarld
crew _
the first streak of morning many forms just
__:l"y__.,a by rd in.. "torwlibed newest is !
Ivarious boat-builder yardwrieri:ett*weenbe Lamesenbedistantalat andic ; vldw_s:bridth.fgtel,74:;:hsa:outiathsawfareriu:spinz::::::::::uicytktheheicToi:7lsueotesikihirtht.:l4''
I Battens', moving about in busy haste, and from w '2. ":". "". !as" all 144 the how se
. ""tidthot Hethhusissie ogees,
-bridge hiast "we
thi"
time to time black-looking objects shot out from
with till pan the Soap Works, when Mr. Brows, the yards into the stream, and, running up .ww, sees sot
the tide, were rapidly lost in the hazy
As the day advanced the river was found to be
they fine dashed their oars into the water. Want
dotted with every daseription of rowing craft from
light and
eigraceternfulitailoutriggwaysed
oligenehts,:d `rum* sixes,"l shisdazom:
thirasflos.B4.4hamerithntaonoeteloon,
itwiisnonoticr.ewuktibtsespuitiof
thlwidohmseti :hue
and " fouls " to the clumsiest specimens of the gig,
I tiasure.bOat, and wherry. The Metropolitan and
1 ut . .
table pluck of their stroke had d mud
this point up** the tail of Cbiswick Eyot Owe*
OM of tthi„,.
1 special
intraithensmotorning,the and over-crowded =lit halt
were pouring forth at Putney, Barnes, lia excellent form, sad kept io the proper sane,
and Hammersmith, up to the moment of the start, Improved her positios, sad by the time they had
and even for some little time afterwards, multi. ' head of the Weed there woman intervals, a maga
tudes sufficient to form a continuous stream I between the oonteedingboata The race emboss
of human beings between the stations of the rail- : to hoover, but"theresinasy aslip," sada beat
ways and the river. The roads, too, both on the lof mews of the proper material, is nem kasha in
north and south were extensively patronised, and as I them has passed the flatboat. Caney Beath, set
early as 6 o'clock presented a scene of unusual I troubled waters, was now mitered, which, aware e
activity, in which the most striking features were task to be overoeme, on the pretest condom "goy
elegant private carriage", showy dog-carts, cabs, difficulties than we think we ever retneeeher ; bet
and crowded omnibuses, most of the vehicles of succumbieg toadvenity, both crews arnally mew
carrying either in the drain of the cocupanta, or in improve in form sad strength. Another epos , its
ribbon decorations of horse and whip, colours el Orford semewbat diminished the diatoms Wes.
indicative of the aide on which the sympathies of 17p to this point the stewing 0 the past et ,
the owner or hirer were enlisted. Pinney was as was without a fault. but unfortunately a bags fist
busy a picture as it usually presents on thee' coca- steadieg amuse towards the ifiddlssisi shammies,/
shins, aed along the whole of the count the they should have base takes, eleven Kr, ye*
banks of the river were crowded with spec- judging. no doubt, the speed both of his on meted
Wore, amongst whom were many well-droved of the barge, made up his mind to go shred of he,
ladies and a considerable number of equestrians of nothing bet &Gam sea medusaseut spust,thitsion.
both sexes. Hammersmith-bridge was crammed in of theboth, saves' them at We from wed Tit, doon;im;
every part were a human foot weld find rest, mad trite sell apse the powers of the crew enabled Odell es,
the chains were changed in colour from white to most critical period to Dome up with end ninon alik4
black by the immense number of persons colketed to take the lead ci the Cambridge boat, snit wealth
upon them. ,ie understood how such a sudden change in the slats of dip
The steamboats began to arrive at Putney Ma would affect a crew already nearly were cal 'lit
After 7 o'clock, and though their Inaba, was WI Inessedoes straggle. We do not uses le et se
great as on any former 000seion, they fell into their this =thou thnt, actually „wed the ens
_
plane without confusion, and, influenced probably ee the other, the the strong wind thin weinirm:
by the determination expressedi by the united clubs, gunge telling mon on Light Blue, who wee ben as
were moored in line between the starting barge and eipthet to it, than " their oppsseeth lam
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the aquedast against it seemed to come more from the legs ; sail bma
Precisely at the hour appointed for the race might ftpeadly ha noticed the woes's,. eigeermiet
the Cambridge crew took the water, and were maintained farm of No. sis the Orford ern, ebsso
almost immediately followed by the Oxford men. amount this =swam race non sil
pi
As the two crews paddled to their places and rested don and apparent ease which sans sly t,
upon their oar, awaiting the signal to start a othsthethete carman. In a moment the (as
careful observation showed that a finer set of men rowing, whisk had at tithee bees A..y.m.
..
had never been brought together for the contest, ...arced asmts,sly amasses form, end their—Zedlid;
and certainly the rivals could not have been bettor leaser stroke than be had hitherto does, spparein le
matched. The Oxonians appeared to have weight moment to theta the proper
art into his orm, vim,
with them, but the actual difference was known to never lost nisie. Boma bridge was mad ,_ ...,
be no more than a few pounds. The Cantata were in 20mi.. 25“,.. Cambridge wog 1.117,70
better matched for height, and presented, there- length astern. Prom this point Oxford pads*, het
fore, the more perfect appearance. The crews were foot, wept away, aotwithstsoding the Paden an
composed as follows : taken by the Cambridge es:swat°, is abandmingibelih
01[7011D.
B. T. Bates, Berne. lilt lib. sex shim end the wash of his oppose* sal el
F. Crowder, Bessenose. 11.1 101 b. lag for, at say rate, dead water in the awn el the
W. F. Freemas, Morton, 12•11111 s. 'Though astern so sear the fatal flatboat, Nu Oda,'
J. Willow, Exeter, litetilb. we think, with ocesusimate judgment, did min*
B. F. Healey, Oriel. 1244 Mb. hurry WI mew, still maintained ths erased reds b
W. W. Wood, University, 12st Sib.
IL F. Bonbon*, Christ Ohara, lib 51b. had need throughout, and thereby preserved Ibsen
N. Brows, T, jolty. Hat 51. b. their farm to the very last of on of the wend nab
C. R. W. Tottenham, Christ Church, =swan, has ever been witnessed epee thaw waters. Da pia
7st Lllb. an yet attained, for, to ansequanes of the Met Wig
plan opposite Simmons'., the wisuino bosh me ni
about 200 ysids below Barker's Rails, sad yes peal"
Oxford in 25 mia. 43 sec. and nine Wrong, or 15 SAE(
of Cambridge.

'OR

J. IBM, Wes, hos 711 s.
J. B. Selwyn, Trinity, hLt 6Th.
J. W. Bourke, Trinity, 12es 3ilb.
B. Fortino», Magdalene, 12st filb.
0. F. Steersmen, Trinity Hall BM fib.
B. A. Kieglake, Trinity, 12at 1116.
H. Watoey, bt. Joint's, 10et 121 b.
W. B. Unmtha Trinity, ILt 12Th.
A. Fortin, St. Jobe's, coxswain, Bst.

THE TINIAN STEPHENS IN P4l

A telegram from Paris says :—"l3tophisi, b
Trojan head mate*, is now to Paris. Mrs. Meow wiel
here last night. Stephens giver out that he death
return from America to Ireland. Sine' his mope huth
Blamed bridewell be has remained ereetestly in la,
wider the protection of • Fenian police, set* esuse
the force employed by the authorities."
The re/Amapa publishes a crumueissite• died llfi
March 20, purporting to proceed from "Colossi T. 4%
companion in escape with St.pbens, is welch w••
"When I parted from you on Tice* *lsis
hadn't much ides of the heavy task before ma Tile
that all is over It appears rely like • dream 116.
you thought Mr. Stephens bad left the onally,_M
ie Dublin until that night, and, spite ef all the Vaal
British spies, he left his lodgings on aa MOB NG
on board a vessel in the Liffey, sod sailed for as
poet. It wm amusing to me to see him psis wad
lnfe
meson the quays, and walk dehberaely es had
were three dayl in the Channel, °whist* led whit.
ultimately retched a port in Scotland—slept adept
Kilmarnock—rode in the mail train nest day hen Wet
Loculoo—reept in London—and (in the mamba bibelot
of the enemy's city), after 'impels all night Y Oa hd
across she street from Buckingniun Ibises (is Mr BY
Hotel), started by the morning train tram Its
Yli
Station for Dover. We got ce herd OM hash
steamer there about n o'clock on Sand,y, 'IMO
whioh we retched in .defy."

Oxford won the toss, and of souse took the Owe
nearer the Middlesex shore. The boats were
scarcely brought to their stations, when Mr. Searle,
at 12 minutes to 8, gave the signal, and both got
well away together, amidst a burst of cheers. The
steam-boats were still moored when the match
boats were off, and from that time to the end of
the race were too far behind to impede the men in
any way. At first the two crews, working
with the regularity of machinery, both with
a slower and steadier stroke than has been
followed at the last two or three contest., kept
' well together, and it was scarcely possible for the
first few minutes of the race to tell which, if either,
bad the lead. Gradually Cambridge appeared to
be taking the front without any increased effort, and
it soon became clear that such was the fact, and that
the Oxonians were being passed. A moment
more sad the Oantabs were • clear length
ahead, and as they passed under Ham-
mersmith-bridge with their lead they were
greeted with an encouraging cheer, and cries
from bridge, boats, and river banks of "Well
rowed, Cambridge ! Pull, Cambridge, pull I" The
excitement at thus point was intense ; all who could
get a glimpse of the rocs were straining their eyes
for an indication of the slightest change in the
position of the boat., and men, women, and boys
were running wildly along the muddy towing
path, regardless of dirt or of danger, from
the trotting horses, which were mixed up with
the moving multitude. At the bend of the river
below Barnes-bridge, and while the Canniridge men
were holding their lead, a sailing barge, tacking
from the southern to northern side, ran across the
bows of both boats, and was said by some to have
impeded Cambridge more than Oxford—both were
thrown a little out of their tonne, but it did not
in the least slacken the pace. However that mightbe,
the Oxonians from that moment began steadily
and surely to overhaul their opponents. The
Cantabs need their best efforts, and both crews
rowed with a power and precision which has seldom
been equalled. Still the Oxford men gained, and
by almost imperceptible degrees brought the boats
level, and then just as Barnes-bridge wee reached,
ghat, by a powerful exertion, to the /root amidst
hearty cheers, in which the friends of the Cantabs
were as loud and as earnest as those whose sym-
pathies were with the dark blue. The lead once
obtained costinued to be improved in spite of the
gallant and still steady efforts of the Cantabs, till
the winning flag was passed by Oxford with a lead
of two-and-a-half boat's-length. The time occupied
by the race was under 21 minutes, and it was,
therefore, the fastest rowed match in the history of
these contests.
This was the twenty-third of these matches, and
the result of to-day's race gives Oxford thirteen
victories, of which six have now been won in sub-
waive years. The shortest time in which
the course had been gone over until this race was
21 min. 6 secs. which was in 1846,when Cambridge
won by two lengths.
The times of to-day's race as given by Ben-
son's chronograph are as follows :—Started
7h. 49m. 49 1-10 sec. ; arrived Bh. 10m. llsec.;
time occupied 20m. 21 9-10seo.