The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-28
Lafe Poreiga Intglllggnee.
FIRST DISPATCH.

general IMPRESSION Is Juab the race
will be q great race to Hsmmersmith,
two miles. The bridge at Putney has
been completely barred, and no boats
except those Of the umpire and the
press will be allowed to pass. The
betting is two to one and seven to
four on the Oxfords. 1t is reported
that several American gentlemen now
here staked $1,000 on the success of
the Haryards last evening.
SECOND DISPATCH.
LoNDoN, Aug. 27-Afternoon.-
The Oxfords won by three lengths, or
six seconds.
THIRD DESPATCH.
LONDON, August 27.-The Har-
Yards won the toss, and chose the
Middlesex side of the semi. circle.
Both boats started at FIVE o'clock,
fourteen minutes, six and a half
seconds. The Ozfords arrived at the
ship first. at FIVE O'Clock, thirty. six
minutes and forty seven seconds.
The time of the race was twenty two
minutes, forty aud a half seconds.
The weather was fine and hot, there
was some wind, but the water was in
good condition. Before the race, the
excitement was intense. The banks
had been lined with spectators since
morning, aud the cars were almost
unable to carry the crowds waiting at
the depots.
LoNDoN, August 26.-The third
and last days races of the York
August Meeting were concluded to-
day. The Yorkshire stakes for mile
and three quarters were won by Ii.
Savilos b. c. Rysworth. The Gim-
crack stakes for one mile were won.
by Mr.. Joseph Dashon's Hester. The
Nursery Handicap Plate, for two year
olds, five furlongs, was won by Count
Batthain's N. {. Lightning
LONDON, August 27.-Ihe steamers
Westphalia and Erin, from New
York, have arrived out.
The newspapers, to-day, publish
their closing comments on the boat
race. The Telegraph eDlogizes the Eli
oft boat as light. fast and graceful. 1t
travels we'll aud suits the crew. We
do not expect, the eTelegraph says, that
the Harvards can win the race, but
the changes made by them bring the
crews more on a level. On the whole,
we think it will be a capital race, but
that the Oxfords will defeat their gal.
liant adversaries without difficulty. If
otherwise the Harvards must have an
ovation to show We are not ashamed
to be beaten by our excellent cousins.
The Star says the Americans are
Individually moro powerful than the
Oxfords, but it is thought that their
training Is not according to the
English notion of strjctness.
The daily ActoS says; Above all
things we are anxious that the con-
test shall be sharp from the first to
last That the victory, whether on
one or the other side, shall be so
hard to win as to cover the winners
and losers alike with glory. To pre-
Judge the issue would be impertlnent
in the last degree.
The writer takes the opportunity to
acknowledge to a full extent, the
obvious and inevitable disadvantages
the Harvards have c0ntended against.
The river and everything was strange
and unfamiliar, and masters as they
were of the science of rowing, they
had to study it almost like the alpha
bet of foreign language. The Ok
fords on the Charles River would la
Dor under similar disadvantage.
All that can be said is they adj grace
to victory.
LONDON, August 27.-The excite
ment to day over the great interna
tional boat race has been intense.
The banks Of the Thames have been
lined with spectators since an early
hour this morning. The city has
been almost deserted aud business is
quite neglected. Vehicles of all de-
scriptions bearing the Harvard and
Oxford colors, and heavily laden with
people. crowded all the roads leading
to the course, and during the entire
day the roads in the vicinity of Putney,
Hammersmith. OhisWick, Barnes,
Mortlakc, &c. were thronged with
pedestrians. The railroad companies
found themselves almost unable to
provide cars sufficient to carry the
vast numbers in waiting at the depot.
1t is no exaggeration to state that
proba bly, a million Of people witnessed
the race
The Harvard crew won the loss for
position, and chose the mIddleseX
side, on the outside of the semi circle.
Both boats started at 5 hours. IA min
utes and 81 seconds. The tide at the
start was sluggish, and light south
west breeze prevailed, with smooth
water. The Harvards were first to
catch the water, and took the lead,
gaining rapidly upon their oppOne nts,
and making 45 strokes per minute
against the Oxfords' 40. At Bish
OPS Greek, three fur longs from the
start, the Harvards led half a length,
gaining headway They increased
their lead as they passed the willows,
but their pace was subsequently
slackened.
The Oxfords pulled up, but the
Harvards were still three quarters Of
length ahead at Craven Point, three
quarters of a mile from the start.
The Oxford crew went on with a
steady drag, but the Americans
rapidly increased their lead, and at
Crab Tree, a mile and and an eighth
from the Aqueduet, they were a
| couple of lengths ahead. Beyond
here the Harvards were taken wild,
and the Oxfords quickened their
speed, and reduced The gap at the
soap works. mile and halffrom the
start, to half length. The Harvards
pulled I'D with a magnificent burst
! to Hammersmith Bridge, 4 mile
and three quarters, but in shooting the
bridge, lost the distance they had
gained.
Opposite the Middle Mall the Ok
fords spurted and came up gradually
to the Harvards, but when opposite
the Doves the boats were found to be
too close together and the HaTvards
gave way, aud at Chiswick, two and a
half miles, the boats were level.
After proceeding fifty yards further
the Oxfords kegan TO gain, though
temporarily, and the Harvards again
got even with them.
The Oxfords gained rapidly at
| Chiswick, where it became clear tha;
the nace apparently told on the .Har.