The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-22
YORK HERALD SUNDAY, AUGUST ~ ss9-TRLPLE SHEET

strength doubtless lay In the fact that he has, until
tue contradiction was made, been IN the habit OF
scuiiin3 IN MS shell on directly ahead or the crew
while taking their oaiiy skins. Bus much OF the
time ne was not asked TO do this.
While the men are ut work yon would DO surprised
AZ tue amount OF interest displayed shore. tow
path, broad enough for carriages to pass in most
places, skirts the entire right or sussex bank. Any
where between ten and half past twelve and between
I'VE aud seven you Will see little knots OF men, not
unirequenty accompanied BY ladies, and most gen.
eronsy 40 they use their opera glasses. Hall
dozen men on horseback sometimes keep with the
crew pe entire length OF their road, and have seen
tne.a followed pretty closely, not by men alone and
but even by women. who. catching up their skirts
10 fashion most ungaialy, pick UP their generous
companions most respectfully.
THE REFLECTS OF THE CLIMATE.
For perhaps week after arriving the fact that no
part OF England was very distant from some large
body oil water made itself apparent mainly by very
perceptlbe dampness In the air, particularly early
In the morning. and one often found himself invol-
unfairly bundllng up his neck little when the air
could not seem even cool. Tns may have happened
more frequently than It would elsewhere, because
house Is close 10 the river, but whatever the
cause, the effect has entirely disappeared. The
drinking water 100. received some attention from
It's rather marked unaperent Qualities. stu the
men are right at their work uninterruptediy and
seem to care very little for either OF these changes
A VISIT FROM THE OXFORD AKS.
On tuesday. tue 9th ult.. almost an entire week
after our arrival Messrs James @. lime. the pres
dent and s. ID. Darbishire, the stroke OF the OXFORD
crew, called upon Captain Loring, as by agreement
and - the results OF their interview nxed on
Wednesday August rs. at four p. NJ. a. the time OF
the race, and on the Thames from Putnev to Mort.
lake, as the course, aud at Captain Lorngs request
left open for o few days the naming OF . referee.
Should the water not be In good order for racing on
the day named postponement till the day follow.
ing Will take place and 10 on till the end
OF the week. They were quite willing too. to agree
that II any interference with either boat should take
place during the race. al the moment both should
stop and the race should be r0wed over again next
day, and SO on until fair trial could DO had. What-
ever worry and anxiety such delaying from day to
IN wOuld nearly
Tor their party as Tor ours, and the main advantage
OF inserting such condition would seem TO be the
not only to the several hundred thousands witness
ing the contest out to All who read the accounts OF
IT, what English far play really amounts to.
THE WITHDRAWAL OF CAMBRIDGE.
The following letter was brought mere by MIR. Fay.
one of the substitutes who arrived here rom home
to-day He took 1t from the Post once AZ Cambridge.
Mass, just before he left
July s. 1859
dean sm-I regret that. for the stated IL for
letter. shall be unable bring representative
you IN the proposed boat the sorry
nss ' o w 'S ~
justified under the existing circumstances in accepting your
% S s. ssa;
+. IonSe, Ed Captain Harvard University Boat Club
The reasons he refers to are substantially that he
had lost several Of his etght.oared crew which rowec
oxford IN the spring, and that he wished 70 await
the result Of the May races before he could say den
would do to represent Cambridge.
Now all this Is manifest back.dowu, and at one,
sure to be beaten, because oxford and Cambridge
| had 40 many men to pick from. II Cambridge hao
| tnem and she Is said to have hve or six men who
| know how to row to every one that Harvard car
| show why does she not send them forward
| Probably because Cambridge men are mostly
| see an American defeat any English crew
and hence reduce materially the chances OF such Al
event by deliberately declining to pull at ALL tn
| contrast between such spirit aud that evinced b,
| the men who have come over 5000 miles. to thet
| very Doors to meet them on their own t!ltni
! ground Is not one the existence OF which Ameri
| cans need regret and should their representative
! be beaten by the oxford men they can ia all case
bridge row
/ hope to be able in my next 10 give you som,
idea OF the style OF rowing OF the ea who are vii
/ ling TO meet the Harvard men.