New-York tribune., 1867-04-29

ter in the course she took and her style Of rowing which
was admirably suited to the T9ggn s9e eo@a
which the latter put on cannot DC 700 gn prs@eu @ ~
Way the sSt % blue again bent 10 their work and lit
orally mp beside their antagonists These desperate
about half mile before Barnes bridge they rowing
somewhat ragged" and steadily, but slowly oxford
SEEMED almost to hcse that Il
The oxford seemed 70 relax their efforts us ~
knew what the Oxford crew were about; They seemed
TO have sackened into ideness Roars shouts rom .nt
bank from the boats around them ana great
hoarse cry from both sides of the river OF Oxiod
seemed to have no effect upon the TpS SSe Sad
got her boat ahead Then only did the oxford GREY
realize the SSae
when home oxford would be able 10 recover
put Cambridge little ahead and the efforts each crew
made were almost painful IN tneT tu tbe boats
sprung stroke after stroke through the water dr
Every Of the spectators seemed more ~ ~
could have effected anything each must
have come in is difficult to describe the enthum 81
spite Of ali the efforts Of Cambridge drew her boat level
and then began to get It's bows ahead Ihey naa "
ever, no easy task As often as she showed foot III
front Cambridge by desperate effort dashed up again
and they almost stroke and stroke under
bridge amid such roar OF applause az mas seon peIo
been heard the Thames. Then 1t was evident or AZ
least said to be evident to eyes ~ i their re re
peated "spurts" The result showed that TINS must 10 @
to the last second did the Cambridge relax in their
struggle for victory. To the very wlnningpost they
pushed the Oxonians almost 10 exhaustion 10 hold the
very little they had gained and never TIL the nag was
actually passed did any Of the friends OF dark Due ee
the secure for the bounds with which the CaDrdge
boat and then rushed forward seemed 10 make III
doubt when there only fifty yards TO row. tat
Cambridge would not win As II was however, the On
onians seemed too keeny alive to the strength ana tt
OF their antagonists TO give them chance hfln
With sturdy strongly pulled stroke, every man pung
only from his legs, out apparently from every ipv
and muscle his body, they kept their boat Just nan
a length ahead and amid deafening shouts 80 passed
the flag winning one Of the quickest and most despe
ratey contested that have ever been roweu on
the Thames U s really hard 10 which crew deserves
the most praise Nothing coud exceed the gaantry ana
determination with which each struggled 70 the end ard
struggled when the chances fuctuated almost every
and the hope OF regainng the lead wnieh each
boat seemed almost hopeless. OXFORD mas
for the seventh time and Cambridge has Deen Deat
after such struggle should make her more proud
OF defeat than OF many Of her former victories ben
sons chronogTaph as Is the custom now used 10
time the race Actually II has been rowed In shorter
Relatively when the state OF the water the iorce
OF the wind and the almost entire absence OF de are con-
sidered 10 may be reckOncd one of the quickest Inc
pace from first last when these disadvantages are con
sidered really tremendous The boats started at bh
6smin 24sec and finished al Oh 2min. ssec so that
the whole course of nearly four miles ana nan was
rowed in "a min 3Qsec Last year the chronOgrnpn rRls
tered 25m 81 9lOsec so that this was Jm IA slosec
quicker The abest amateurs and the beet professional
watermen alike surprised at the speed WITH when
the from first 20 last rowed The Following
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