The Sun.
London, England, 1869-03-18 00:00:00

considerable power in him when he was pulling in
that scratch eight a year or two back. Then the
Dark Blues have the very best of coxswains in
George Glyn. He is a London lad, and knows
every bank in the Thames as well as every turn on
the Isis. If he loses an inch of ground, or makes a
mistake, we shall be surprised. He is such a
hearty fellow, too, that the crew attend to him,
and, as we all know, that goes a great way. The
Dark Blues enjoy an enormous advantage over
the Light in the water they have for practice.
It is so wide, and so free from mud banks, that
they fall early into a free, liberal stroke, at which
it is a real pleasure to look. Finally, while
talking of the Dark Blues, we must not omit to
mention the man who coaches them—Granville,
politest of the lot. The famous boatswain Chucks,
in the early stages of his conversation, was an
ancient person compared with Granville. Under
the strongest exzitement, nobody ever heard a coarse
word from his lips.
And now for the Light Blues: the odds are
heavily against them, poor fellows ! but what
pluck can do, in the face of every disadvantage,
they will accomplish. For Stroke they have that
well-nown oarsman, Ben Disraeli ; a great
favourite on the water-side with friend or rival,
but surely the slye,t fellow who ever took oar in
hand. Why, he thinks nothing of taking his op-
ponent's water; he would foul the other boat, or
cross its bows, or run it into a lighter, as soon
as look it. He is an old hand now, and a
dangerous ; but we remember very well when
he came to the top. It was that time he matched
himself with skulls against Peel, who had won
more cups than any oarsman of his day ; but reel
had uncommonly hard work in the match. Ben is
a real good oar now, there's no denying that; but
he is better at training than rowing. It was simply
on account of his " coaching" that the Light Blues
won their last victory. Ile " educated his party"
—that is the fact. He taught them their oppo-
nent's stroke, and a good deal more ; but even then
it is doubtful if they would have won but for Lowe's
crab. However, they did win, thanks to the skill of
their Stroke ; and if they bad had the heart to keep
in the same form, they might have been at the head
of the river still. But it wouldn't do. Big Hardy,
who is to pull Two to-night, declared on his con-
science that he thought the style wrong, and he
would not have anything more to do with it.
" Why, it isn't conscience I want, it's pace," said Din'
raeli ; but, we repeat, it wouldn't do. Hardy
would have his own way ; and he got it—so well
was he backed by old Derby, and Chelmsford, and
Cairns, and that lot. Besides, all the Dons and
Heads of Houses took the matter up, and said they
would bring it before the Senate if Disraeli per-
severed—just as if the Senate had anything to do
with the rowing matches. However, there they
are, back in the old form, with Disraeli for Stroke,
and Hardy as eager and vigorous as ever.. Then
there is Corry, a heavy man, but quite up to the
mark if he had been well taught—which he has not
been. And Stanley is Four. He is a very odd
fellow, Stanley ; we scarcely know what to make
of him among the Light Blues ; do what he will,
he is always breaking into the " Dark" stroke, and
putting out the rest of the crew, all save Dis-
raeli, who gives him a wink over his shoulder,
just as if he wished him to do it again. The
common belief is that, if young Stanley's " gover-
nor" had not been captain of the Light Blues so
long, the young one would have been pulling in
the other boat. Next we have Nortbcote ;
he always pulls what we should call a gentle-
man's stroke—but, bless you !
~when Jack Bright
and Bob Lowe are in the other boat, what i 4
the use of it ? Then there is Pakington—he
was originally in the other University, at 'Wot
cester College, but he came across and has cast his
lot with the Light Blues; he has not much catch,
and if the water is at all lumpy it is doubtful if
he will help the boat on. Manners has pulled
a fairish oar in his day, but he has been at work s°
long as an oarsman that he can't unlearn the old
style, which might have done well enough before
outriggers came in, but will scarcely do now. Then
we have young Ward Hunt for bow ; he is a capital
1--,,•"‘lat figureq, and used to keep the accounts for
the club, just as Lowe does for the Dark Bluea
but we fear that he has hardly spring enough is
him for his present place. Little Noel is the
swain ; smart enough he is, and will do his best;
but he does not know the water so well as Glyn"
The Light Blues did well to change big Taylor for
little Noel, at any rate ; for how was a boat to get
on with such a weight in leer stern? They ha°e
been coached by Cairns, an undeniably scientige
man ; but his science is of another day, and that
day is past.
What a stir we shall see near the river to-nioht !. r
All the Dons and big wigs will be there, more eager
than the roughs from Shoreditch. Strong language
h
enough we heard clergymen use on the banks, hot&-
at Isis and Cam ; but this evening it will be e
done. We have seen a Doctor of Divinity, hef°r,,
now, spin his shovel hat up in the air in his franti;
excitement, and we loved the reverend gentlema
chng
for doing a thing so natural. As the impen ha
event, however, has somehow or other got
will 00
considered a clergyman's race, the " cloth "
doubt be well represented on the towing-path. r7O
sibly the idea has arisen from the cup which 1, the
e
be the prize of the conquerors. It looks for all
world like an old cathedral in miniature, with 3 lot
but
of shamrocks growing about it—a funny faneY't
Gladstone has set his heart upon the cup, and W. 03
be denied. They say it is to be the greatest 'now
that kis been seen for many a long year;
an
the parsons have interested themselves in the matter,
0
you may be sure there will be fuss enough about
The odd thing is that the outsiders, too, have g
into their heads that the English clergy are 'nixed op
•s
with the business; so there will be plenty of blessthhe
—and cursing, also, for the matter of that---°l3 the
waterside to-night. It is not for us to anticipateetty
events of the race in detail, though we can P,r
a3rls
well foresee them in our mind's eye. The .1"
Blues have been so well taught—just now thel_oPuis..
so well together—they have had such good prat
h
ing ground when compared with the muddy at; eir
called the Cam that the chances are all in well
favour. The only wonder is that on such
h a lad,' is ever learnt to pull at all. A gig with - Colleges
colieb
it, and a pair of sculls, at the backs of the
~ire
• all
when the lime-trees are out in blossom, 18
pleasant in its way ; but that is not rowingted ou
in the sense in which rowing will be wan rques
ight this occasion. The fact is, that if the L
atirely
mean winning they will have to practise in
sharp
new water. We have done with mud, and
Mill the
turns, and narrow streamlets ; we must .e
situ.
stroke of the period, or give up the gain we
water . _
affair,: the
gether. That, however, is their own
can see the boats to-night slipping
water—the Dark Blue far ahead—the franticA
• ardour
citcinent of the spectators—the theological „roht
of the clergy—Gladstone, Lowe, and 43r:
0g
swinging at their task like cloCk-work--vuad
watching for the chance which won't covet, the
then the last rush. Disraeli does his bent, 'Li 11
t) ford! ra
Light Blues are spent. Go it, —it "'ore
ill One I
Cambridge! Pull all—pull with awr •
11 alte4
through
effort—a long pull, a strong pull, and a t
est
swain, —and the Dark Blue is in. Glyn, the
nceraent
swain, will cheerily shout forth the ann°,ll,,edral
to his crew. Gladstone will take the uaa(TeotiE,s
Cup ; and Disraeli will say to his men,
men, this stroke won't do."

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