The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-05 00:00:00

THE SUN,

[The following appeared in our Third Edition of rowing clubs attached to the Thames were out in their
Saturday:—] full colours.
OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE Two accidents occurred, which, although at the time
creating much excitement and alarm, were, fortunately,
ROWING MATCH. unattended with any serious result. In the way up, the
(PROM OUR OWN REPORTER.) Leander, four, capsized, owing to the swell caused by the
The great aquatic contest between the students of operations of so many paddlewheels, and as the same
Oxford and Cambridge came off to-day under the most club's eight was moving towards their assistance, four
teramweirtshownao.enre sideana and
she about four on the other, filled
favourable circumstances. The weather was propitious,ruTsehee„ wansoale crew
n
the tide good, and the wind all that could be desired. ware immersed, when "Robinsonweut
The rage was appointed to take place between Putney who looks as though he never washed Ls face, and
e paddlee ' about in a canoe, is called, came up, and af-
and Mortlake, a distance of about four miles and a
forddepd very timely
h assistance to one of the gentlemen,
half, the starting point being Putney-bridge. Of course,
all
escaped with
t eir coxswain,dh who cannot swim. Happily
on such a fine, sunshiny day, with so great an out-doorA gentleman and horse
attraction in store, London poured forth its hundreds Of also fell into the wasteurcfriont the towing-path, but soon
citizens to the neighbouring suburb. There was, how- scrambled o-t.
ever, not so great an assemblage as might have been ex- On the whole the course was well kept, but there
wfas one universal complaint as to the overloading
petted, but this was probably owing to the match coming
ob ttlehe,.steamh-boats, though it should not be forgotten
off on a Saturday, when every one knows Londoners have
who grumble circumstance, that the
e andat m ena
no
time to devote to pleasure. The South-Western by
of ic sportsatb dependse
Railway brought a considerable
.number of spectators to sure upon a full attendance of the pubaligro
Putney and Mortlake by a special train, which left the doubt as this healthy and harmless amusement is yearly
obtaining
Waterloo an increase of votaries, the future accommoy-
Waterloo station at twelve o'clock, but the great ma-
defattihon will be upon
h a corresponding scale. At the close
jority reached those places by the aid of Oid Fathermen
led rested
h upon their oars for a few
Thames. More than half-a-dozen of the Citizen steam- momeentms atte('acl:noew tinerrarpepalnaudse that was bestowed
boats brought from town full cargoes of anxious sight- on them, and then swinging
nheer, it
returnedAit to,
.Putney,
seers. Two of them were specially engaged by Messrs. where they afterwards Lea' together.
certainly was a very pleasing spectacle, a.nd thecAt
Searle and Son, to enable their friends and subscribers
theth weather with the fulness of the: tide, which overflowed
steamers
torifbthtedriver, and flooded the surrounding mea-
to follow the match. There were also several other
eraevtiaysetly to the enjoyment of the most
steamers which obtained a good share of patronage. doews banksc
popular and attractive The small craft upon the river was rather limited,
amateure .boat race we have ever
Notwithstanding, however, the large muster of people, had the good fortune to At Mortlake
fashionable than at Putney,
there was a want of animation about the scene, which the attendance was far wmitonreessa.ndnumtehreouush and
showed that these sports ou the Thames are not so
caort:clulsion.of the match considerably reduced the flow of
fashionable as in times gone by. The long wooden
maepirits which had . previously characterised the
stand has given place to willow plantations, and the ta- Cambridge' party,: the
. festivities of the day were kept
vern, with its spacious and commodious rooms over- up with greathilarity until the evening.
looking the river, and once so thronged on
these occasions, is shut up, untenanted, damp,
and dreary. Another proof of the decline of aquatic
contests, as an amusement to the higher classes, was to
be found in the almost entire absence of the fair sex.
We should say that the sons of the Isis and
the Cam composed a goodly portion of the
crowd, judging from the number who wore the colours
of the contending parties. The colour of the Oxford
men was dark blue, and that of the C'ambridge men
light blue. Many of them were mounted on horseback,
and endeavoured to keep up with the race along the
banks of the river—an attempt which could scarcely
be successful, owing to the rough state of the pathway
and the advance of the tide,

GRAND PROMENADE AT THE

The start W:3 fixe.l f)r 1;31F-p:Lit one o'clo,:k, as it
wou:d be 13.4 h water at it'otnoy at half-past two, but it
did not take p 1503 elevar minutes More two.
All admitted that better or more equally 'matched
crews could no' bare been :elected, and they welt) lE,th
in excellent training. They were all fine, active men,
in prime condition for the work, and weighed en the
average about, elev.n st3ne each. Tho crews comisted
of till following gentlern,Ln :
OXFORD,—I, Prescott; 2, Greenball; 3, King; 4.
Buller; 5, a:nne; 6,',ii.longUon; 7, Nyed; 8, Chitte;.
CtAton.(coxswair.).
CADIDRIDGE.-1, H. E. Tnkcy; 2, H. Brandt; 3, J.
Sha.v; 4, LI. B. Foord; 5, a 12:4wLy; 6, W. S. Long-
more; 7, J. W. Sir: on; 8, B. Corker. C. Crouse
(caxsvtain). . _ _

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Every one cpcle in high terms of -their outriggers,
which ere of very beautiful construction. They were
both built by -elessee. Se'srle end Son, rtoee eminence
in this particular branch of art is well known. The
Cambridge beat is E 2 feet in length, and the Oxford one
63 feet, both being snout two feet three inches iu breadth.
Both crews entered their boats opposite the premises of
Messrs. Searle amidst encouraging cheers, and rowed
sanely to the bridge, where they took up their several
positions. Yesterday decidedly the Oxford men were the
favourites, but less certainty exiated as to their superior
merits to-day, it being thought that the wind
would favour their opponents in covert:pence of a pecu-
liar way in which they heeled their oars. It is but
richt. however, to state that no two parties could agree
on the probable prospects of either of the antagonists.
There was very little betting, and what did take place
was entered into with much hesitation and no spirit.
As we have already mentioned, the contest com-
menced at eleven minutes to two. The start was
excellent. For a few hundred yards they kept
abreast, but the Oxford men shot gradually shoed,
and they were nearly a full boat's length be-
fore the Cambridge men on reaching the end
of the Bishop's grounds. Nor did they lose
their ground; on the contrary, they gained an addi-
tional advantage as they proceeded, and when they
turned the bend of the river the length el' a boat and a
half was about the distance that separated them. At
Putney it was generally supposed that the Cambridge
men purposely kept behind, and would, before the race
termieated, get up their steam, and slyly advance before
their competitors; but the result will show how far that
supposition was justified.
(FROSI ANOTHER REPORTER.)
The annual aquatic conteet between the Oxford and
Cambridge Clubs came off cilia afternoon upon the ac-
customed spot above Patcey•bridge. The day was fine,
though piercing cold, the wind blowing from the south-
east, and the company was snore than usually numerous.
Considerable interest was attached to the match, be-
CRUSe it was generally understood that the two clubs
were remarkably well up to their work, and it was uni-
versally predicted beforehand that the contest would be
a close and severe one. The betting, therefore, was about
even, but the Oxford crew eppearkd to have the most
supporters, and the odds of 5 to 4 were taken about
them with spirit and freedom. The respective managers
on both sides had taken care to charter several of the
Citizsu boats, and some time before twelve o'clock the
river: beyond Westminster-bridge presented a lively and
animated aspect. Rowing boats, from the cristeeratie
eight-oar down to the dingy punt of the coalwhipper,
dotted the aurfaee of the water, while here and there
was an overcrowded steamer, furnished with the
colours-ef the party to which tile
paerengers belonged,
and a somewhat Imlay brass band, whose performances
were observed to be more distinguished for vigour than
winged precision or delicacy of taste. Of course,
" cigars and Cognac," relieved with' occasional draughts
of bottled stout and bitter beer, was the order of the
day; and each steamer contained as, jovial a set of fel-
lone es ever figured at a elassirai eeeeneeteee or pm-
aided at an equetic or. spertine festive). We, ourselves
took advantege cf a kind invitation, tor warded to us by
the renewed firm of Searle and Sone, and ,left star, ewe
shortly after the clock struck twelve hi the Cit'val Iboat
" Haberdasher," surrounded by a motley group' of
gay,
young sparks of the Cambridee divieion, whosported
brilliant light blue rosettes or gloried in neat c.a.v?Ltrtetsf
the same pteaeieg colour. The journey up tele river
was
° °
t
done in capital style, no stoppages oceuring to
the tempers of the fashionable cargo, though e
then a cockney scalier would persist in getting in the
track of the vessel, giving rise to tremendous shouts of
" Ease her," " Stop her." on the part of the call-boy,
and terrible anathemas on the part of the Universit
men. In this way Putney was soon reached, where the
scene was all life and animation. The little town VMS
completely choked wah visitors, and we were not die.
appointed to find that there was a tolerably good
sprinkling of the fair sex present, because they always
lend a charm to these festivals which they otherwise
would not possess. There were numerous equestrians
cantering np and down on the banks on
either side of the river, and the sun having approached
his meridian he shone forth gloriously, adding vastly to
the cheerfulness of the surrounding prospect. The first
gun. fired preparatory to the starting went bang! bang!
about five minutes before two, and in another
Second the starting shot was fired, amidst a
roar of " They're off, they're off !" The bet-
ting was even at starting, with here and there a
stray offer to lay 5 to 4 against Cambridge, but im-
mediately after the start the odds came to 2 to 1 on
Oxford, and as Oxford cam round the bend above
Putney, a clear length a-head of their opponent, the
odds advanced to 4to 1. The style of rowing on both
sides was highly scientific, and displayed both the
" skill and dexterity" which llibelia sings about. It
was, of course, much admired, but the steering of the
Cambridge boat was pronounced to be perfection
itself. After the boats had passed Hammersmith
the Oxford men, however, were evidently the most
practised pullers, and they kept the lead from the start
to the finish, passing under Hammersmith-bridge
nearly two lengths a-head, and gradually increasing
the distance until they won in a canter (to use a turf
phrase) by at least six boats' lengths. The pace was
good throughout, the entire distance of four miles
and a quarter being got over in twenty-one minutes,
being three minutes and a half less than the time occu-
pied lsst year. It, is needless to say that the Oxford
Men were cheered tremendously as they returned home,
bar their friends and admirers, while the Cambridge'
appeared to be greatly chagrined at the
hollow nature of a contest which previous reports
had led eh
afar.- 4:a ern to anticipate would be a very fine
losing lame for was made, as excuses always are,
party on such occasions, to the
starts that, on tak
starting, the coxswain
tho first turn in the river after
and the rowers
were afterwards unable How this may be wei mtoadreecaoymeriattahkee; lot advantage.
ireen_nable to decide, as we merely
give the excuse as
ght_bican fual,ated amongst the gentlemen
who wore the li
with the additional plea
that owing to the supdiad:insdhispesition of ono of the
Cambridge crew, his
who necessarily ceukl not leave to
be supplied
hhPli,eetcl done.d by a man
tent of training which his predelle!„s we same The
scene es the two cutters dashed th;elleer
very striking. There were some de:err Cieh: water was
completely crowded, and ms they felleeee • 3° eteatners
tell in the
clvvith '
the boats they seemed like a reeving mountain wak° of
beings. Tee left ben!: of the river was uo less th of human
horsemen. and as tney ashed though thereclit'sf'c
,ow!ne,e to splashed through the edwth
which, ong to the direcrtion cf thebl"
tide
Wilt; nheesuelly high to-day, many toe 111:nd
bacesne uuteated, while others lest their atrl3l
or bmarne submerged in the river, Most of tit;

LONDON,

Reid, M.D., has succeeded Stuff Surgeon Collins at Graves-
end. Staff Assistant-Surgeon Bray brooke has left Ceylon
for Hong-Kong. Staff Assistant-Surgeon Payne has been
appointed to Chatham. Staff Assistant-Surgeon Jenkin
has removed from Ceylon to Corfu. Staff Assistant-
Surgeon Campbell has been appointed to the Cape of
Good Hope, Alexander Robertson to Chatham, and Ed-
ward Brien to the Gambia.
_ _

The following Regiments of Infantry, stationed in
Ireland are first on the roster for foreign service:-
40th, let Royal, 2d Battalion, 31st, 57th, 71st Highland
Light Infantry, Ist Battalion. 89th, 39th, 14th, 9th, 62d,
17th, 52d Light Infantry, 63d, 81st, 27th, 90th Light
Infantry, and 91st, let Battalion
The following depots, stationed in Ireland, are first on
the roster for Great Britain, viz.:-66th, 34th, 73d, 6th
Royal 41st, 49th, 59th. 47th, 92d Highlanders, 68th
Light Infantry, 55th, 3d Buffs, 74th Highlanders, 60th
Rifles, 2d Battalion, 2d, or Queen's Royal, and 43d Light
Infantry.
Lieutenant Barnes has succeeded Lieutenant O'Brien
as Paymaster of the Depot, 73d Regiment. Lieutenant
Oxenden is Paymaster, and Lieutenant Baillie is Adju-
tant, of the Depot, Ist battalion, Rifle Brigade.