The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-01
THE INTERNATIONAL RACE.


Anslo-Amcrican Fete mt the Crystal Palace,
London-The London Rowing Club Emer-
tain Both Crcws-Brilliant Display aud
Spcoches-Honor to the Harvards.
The following cable account OF the friendly inter-
national greetings and compliments which were in
terchanged between the oxford and Harvard men
and their respective friends In England after the
termination OF the great boat race Will be read with
interest," although the main points OF the report had
already reached US by special telegram through the
French Atlantic cable. and were published In the
HERALD yesterday. The present dispatches read:-
LONDON. August 81, 1859.
grand f9te was gwen at the Crystal Palace at
Sydenham, last evening in honor Of the Harvard and
oxford boat crews by the London Rowing Club. Mr..
Layton the President Of the club occupied the chair
All the members OF the Harvard crew were present
except Mr.. Loring, but Mr. william alone represented
the oxford crew. There were also present 100 In
vited guests, including Charles Dickens. Thomas
Hughes Edmund Yates, Captain Anderson ana
many other nota9les. Messrs Motley and Moran
were rendered Invitations, but were unable to ct
tend. The rooms were tastefully decorated with the
American and British iaes as well as those OF the
different boat clubs. After the dinner toasts were
given to 1.-THE Queen Of England" and "The Presi-
dent Of the United States" which were drunk with
enthusiastic and prolonged cheers.
Charles Dickens was received with repeated
rounds Of applause. 1t was some minutes before he
could speak, He playfuly alluded to the fact of the
ehairmans deputing him to propose the toast Of
the evening, ''The Oxford and Harvard crews"
(Cheers.) He said:-A remarkable and affecting
volume was published at the time Of his last visit to
America That volume contained the biographies
Of ninetynve Of the Harvard students, who, at one
time or another, bore arms In the service OF their
country Nothing was more remarkable In these
determination with which some OF them fought
against odds In the late war, and the dauntless
spirit with which they sustained defeat. Who would
say after the contest OF Friday that Harvard was less
true to herself In peace than IN war; Who could fail to
recognize In the boats crew the eaven OF her soldiers
ever to be proud Of her sons and take them to her
breast when they return with res0unded acclama-
toni The Duke Of Wellington said there was only
one thing worse than great vlctOry-a great de-
feat But there another sense in the use Of the
term "a great defeat" Such was the defeat of o
handful OF daring fellows who made dash Of thou
sands Of miles in order to meet conquerors in their
own domain-(cheers)-a defeat such as thar which
Harvard had sustained. lCheersl He regretted the
Of them, good or bad II anything was to be said to
their disparagement It was that they won 80 Often
another contest. He was sure he expressed his own
feelings the feelings Of oxford and the feelings OF
Englishmen when he bade the Harvards cordial
homeward journey. The victory might be Harvard's
next time. Meanwhile he assured them OF an en-
thuSlaStlC welcome az nome, which would nnQ An
echo in every corner OF England.
He concluded amid great applause, coupling the
toast with the names OF Simmons and william.
Mr.. Simmons replied briefly. He expressed his
warmest thanks for the cordiality and hospitality
extended the Harvard crew. While recognizing
their defeat, he hoped the next crew, or the same
crew II they came over again, would find In that de-
feat their success They had been Benefited by the
experience Looking to the crew by which they
were defeated he had no reason to be ashamed.
Mr.. william, on the part of the OxfOrds, regretted
the unavoidable absence OF the remainder OF the
crew. With respect to the race, as an old hand, he
said 1t had not been won easily. 1t was the best
race he ever rOwed.
Mr.. Thomas Hughes then toasted the London Club.
He referred to his own experiences and the glores
Of the English universities He asserted that Har-
vard University. In producing James Russell Lowell,
John Lothrop Motley, Ralph Waldo Emerson and
Louis Agassiz, had reason to pride itself. Future
generations would regard some OF the Harvards
with the veneratfOn given to our Hampdens and
others In past generations.
Mr.. PlayfOrd proposed the toast s'Our Vsitorsn
He regretted that the Harvards had not used a
coach. No crew could attain perfection without
coach. He urged them TO use one In their future
training.
After the toast to the London Club Mr. Rice pro-
posed to the Haards only to give cheers account
Of the courtesy and kindness shown by the club
They were given amid great applause.
At the conclusion there was a grand display Of
fireworks in honor of the occasion