The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-29 00:00:00

SPORTIhG INTELLIGENCE-1 HIS DAY.

EPSOM SPRING MEETING.—This DAY
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
TRIAL STAKES.

Pate
Lightning
Walter

Eleven ran.
NURSERY PLATE.

The L0y...... 1
Stockdale
Seamstress f

Eleven ran.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.

Sabinus . , 1
Claudius . 2

Miss Dayrell 3
Twenty-eight ran.
STAMFORD PLATE.

Cast Off
AllbroOk
Mount Pleasant

Seventeen ran.
BRIGHTON RAILWAY PLATE.
Brasenose...
Sir Robert..
Lady Kew

2

Six ran.
PADDOCK PLATE.

Lady Sophia
Lord of Mi5ru1e........
Satellite 3

Seven ran.

SCRA.TCHINGS.

City and Suburban—Van Amburgh, Brennus, Cocoa Nut,
Temple, Queen of Hearts, Vandenhoff, Tim Weaver, Fox c,
Deansfield, Ratelpate,Tabernacle, Sulphur, all M. Shickler's
horses, Ladas, and Ashfleld. _ .

. .
Great Metropolitan—Gondolier, Nuago, Queen of Hearts,
Temple, Tit-bit.
Chester Cup—St. Mungo.

FLAT RACIN
AP:

FIXTURES.

Croxton Park 1
Northampton 5, 6
West Drayton 7, 8
Thirsk . 7, 8
Liverpool Runt 9
Durham 18, 19
Lichfield lB, 19

Knighton 19, 20
Newmarket C 15 to 22
Catterick Bridge 21, 22
Abergavenny 21, 22
Eastbourne... 25
Cardiff 26, 27
Croydon 2B, 29
:AY.

Newmarket tat S 2 to 6
Edinburgh 7
Chester 10 to 13
Winchester 1-0, 11
Salisbury 12, 13
Chelmsford 17, 18
York 17, 18

Wye 19
Doncaster l9, 20
Harpenden 2O, 21
Bath 24, 25
Stamford
Croydon 26, 27
Epsom 31 to Juno 3

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE.

(THIS DAY.)

PUTNEY, Tuesday.

The training was resumed this morning. The
friends of Oxford were very anxious to know whether
the crew could apply their labour to full advantage
in the new boat which was brought to Putney yes-
terday, and in which there have been some trifling
alterations. The crew went out with the tide be-
tween 11 and 12. They started very carefully
in her up towards Hammersmith-bridge, with
a new set of oars by Ayling, so that
everything was fresh to hand. They rowed
34 strokes per minute in the beginning upon
the pretty well half flood. To all who are acquainted
with rowing it must be well known that it takes
more than a day to get used to a new boat, and
thereupon it is not to be supposed that they could
lay out their strength in her as in the old
boat. She is very sma'l, and apparently low,
and some doubt might be apprehended whe-
ther they could all clear their oars if
the water was rough, but she is unmistakeably a'fine
boat, and when they get used to her will travel fast,

indeed she did so this morning without the average
amount of labour being applied to her. Those who
direct the Oxonians' movements are said to approve
of her, and that is the main thing, as they know best.
They returned after being out half an hour, and
are to row the course down in the afternoon. Cam-
bridge were not out this afternoon, but also defer
their practice till late. The little steam yachts be-
longing to the rival crews took their coxswains up
this morning to be instructed in the course.

LATEST PARTICULARS.

PUTNEY, Tuesday Afternoon.

The Cambridge crew went out early in the after-
noon, making a formal start from the Aqueduct,
which they did well, and so well that it would be
difficult to surpass it. They went up to Chiswick at
from 36 to 38 strokes per minute, well pulled ; and
their rowing was generally considered to be very
regular and good. Their pace was fast, and their
friends much pleased.
At half-past two the Oxonians went out in their
new boat, with wash boards upon her. Some little
alteration bad been made in the seats and judiciously,
by which the men were enabled to apply their great
strength with commensurate advantage. They rowed
the boat up to Mortlake over the first of the ebb, and
then turned to come down with it. It was generally
remarked at starting how well the boat carried them,
and as they got more used to her that fact was more
apparent. They met a sharp north-easterly wind in
Corney Reach, but came through it well. The pace
at the beginning was 36 strokes per minute, but they
"pulled" it up to 40 before they finished. The further
they went the more they get used to the boat, the
more the giant Darbishire grasp of the water mani-
fested itself. The time was 22 min. 31 sec. We
need hardly say the rowing was very satisfactory
to Mr. Willan, who accompanied them, and to the
rest of their friends. A crew of old University men
belonging to the Leander Club went out at a little
before five to have a " spin" with Cambridge.