The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-19 00:00:00

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race both will reach the average perfection of Uni.
vs,rsity crews.

Tam Tare OF THE RAeL—On Saturday morning it was
ally agreed by the Presidents of the University Boat
Clubs that the race should be rowed with the flood at 8
o'clock a.m., on Saturday next, March 24. It was also re-.
solved not to start at all unless all steamboats were an-
chored, or so made fast (well astern of the starting buoys)
as to preclude the necessity of keeping the paddlewheels
in motion.

In the 22 racos which have hitherto been run Cxford has
won 12 and Cambridge 10, as will be seen from the follow-
ing list :

Year. Date.
, a,
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iii
ddd
gag
eee 1
min. 45 secs.
alen
Winner.
21-3nrldis.of gth
Won by
1829 Juno 10 • Oxford
Easily.
1836 June 17
1839 April 3
CCCa 11: i
1840 April 15
1841 April 14 Cambridge 1 min. 4 secs.
1842 June 11 Oxford 13 secs.
1845 March 15 Cambridge 30 secs.
1846 April 3 Cambridge 2 lengths.
1849 March 29 Cambridge Easily.
1849 December 15 Oxford Foul.
1852 • April 3 Oxford 27 secs.
1834 April 8 Oxford 11 strokes.
1856 March 15 - Cambridge Half a length.
1857 April 4 Oxford 35 sees.
1858 March 27 Cambridge 22 secs.
1859 April 15 Oxford Cambridge.sank
1860 March 31 Cambridge 1 length.
1861 March 23 Oxford 43 secs.
1862 April 14 Oxford 30 secs.
1863 March 28 Oxford Easily.
1864 March 19 Oxford Easily.
1865 April 8 Oxford Easily.
It will be seen that there have been some interruptions
and that in one year there were two races.

OXFORD.
ST. JoHN's COLLEGE.—The four-oared race was rowed
on Wednesday, March 14, when five crews contended. In
the final heat, Mr Fell's crew went off with the lead, and
kept it to the end, beating Mr Paterson by a length and a
half. For the junior sculls, which were rowed for on
Thursday and Friday, the Bth and 9th inst., there wer4
four competitors, exclusive of the holder. In the final heat,
the winners of the heats—Messrs Nolan and Aston—And
the holder, Mr Archibald, contended. Mr Nolan t first
station) could not keep his distance ahead of Mr Aston,
and the latter, after getting through the Gut, increased his
advantage, and won very easily.

EXETER COLLEGE.--The junior sculls were rowed for c
Monday, the 12th inst., when there were throe entries ouly,
viz. :—Mr France, first station ; Mr C. E. Leeds, second
station ; and Mr Valpy, third station. A time race. Leeds
was the favourite, and won easily ; Valpy, second,

THE INTI,WTIONAL-6CV.LLLNG
The latest auvices anent this great match are contained
in the New York Clipper of March 3, from which it appeatA
that Kelley's late re-assurance of the money being all right
has not reached them. The Clipper remarks :—" Nothing
fresh has yet transpired in reference to the proposed meet-
ing between the aquatic chiefs of America and England,
the interest regarding which continues to augment as the
progress of events increases the probability of the antici-
pated struggle being brought about. Our latest advices frotu.
England are corroborative of the opinion we expressed last
week, that the statements made in the London journals
relative to Kelley's acceptance were authorised by him,
and they were evidently waiting to hear what Hamill had
to say in response thereto. We think there is very little
doubt that the match will be effected, and, if our expecta-
tions aro realised, the excitement occasioned by the con-
test throughout all classes of society on both sides of the
Atlantic will be second only to that which characterised
the meeting between the fistic champions, Heenan and
Sayers."