The Portland daily press., 1869-08-28
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Saturday Morning, August 28, 1867
EURO e.
The International Boat Race.
A Million Spectators.
The OGt0rds Win by -Four
Lengths.


LONDON, Aug. N.-The excitement to-day
over the great international boat race has been
Intense: The banks of the Thames have been
nao.: WIN spectators since an early hour this
o.,unihg. Ihe city has been almost deserted
and business quite neglected. Vehicles of all
descriptions bearing Harvard and Oxford col
ors, 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, Cheswick, Barnes, Mortlake,
etc., were thronged with pedestrians. The
railway companies found themselves almost
unable to provide cars sufficient to carry the
vast numbers in waiting at the depots. 1t is
no exaggeratiOn to state that probably million
people witnessed the race. The Harvard crew
won the toss for position, and chose the Middle
sex side, the outside of semi-circle. Both
boats started at Oclock IA minutes and {, 1-2
seconds. Inc tide at the start was sluggish and
light A southwest breeze prevailed with
smooth water. The Harvards were the first to
catch the water, and took the lead gaining rap
idiy upon their opponents, and making As
strokes per minute against the Oxford's 40 At
blsn9ps Creek, three furlongs from the start,
the Harvards led half length; gaining head
way they increased their lead as they passed
tne willows. Their pace was subsequently
sIackened and the Oxfords pulled up, but the
Harvards We're still three quarters of length
ahead at the Craven Point three quarters of
mile from the start. The Oxfords now went
on with steady drag, but the Americans rap
idly increased their lead, and at Crabtree a
mile and one-eighth from Acqueduct brid ge
were a couple of lengths ahead. Beyond this
point the Harvards We're "taken wide" and
the Oxfords, quickening their speed, reduced
tne gap at the Soap works, mile and a half
from the start, to half alength. The Harvards
now pulled up with magnificent burst to
ters but in shooting the bridge lost the ground
they had gained Opposite the middle mall
the Oxfords spurted and came up gradually to
the Harvards, but when opposite Dover the
Qynr fnrvn 10. la%
the Harvards gave way, and at Cheswick, tw O
ana one half miles, the boats were level At
ter proceeding fifty yards further the Oxfords
pegan to gain, though temporarily, and the
Harvards again got even with them The Ok
fods gained rapidly at Cheswick, when it be-
came clear that the pace apparently told on
the Harvards, who were rather wild at this
part of tae race. From this point the Oxfords
rapidly drew ahead, and in a few strokes OBJ
tanned a lead o. two lengths. The Harvards,
rowing pluckily, held them there for half a
nile when they fell astern, and the Oxfords at
% strokes per minute shot Barnes bridge
three and ive-eighths miles, three lengths
ahead. Along Barnes Reach the Harvards re-
freshed their stroke, Mr.. Loring, with river
water, tn ereby retarding their boat. The Amer
leans then tried to squirt but found the effort
Intellectual, and the Oxfords getting more of
the lead eventually won the race by four lengths
easlug up in the last few strokes and pulling
up fresh. The OxfOrds arrived at the ship at 5
o'clock rs minutes and AZ seconds, making Ala
miles in % minutes 40 1-2 seconds The Amer
cans were well received at the finish, and re-
turning, landed at Barnes. The race was
sood one, and excited a degree of enthusiasm
.long the banks of the river utterly unknown
IN former races.
France.
HEALTH OF THE EMPEROR
PARIS, Aug H.-Oficial Journals denounce
Is falsehoods, the reports that the health OF
NE Emperor is worse. On the contrary it is
much improved, though not completely restor-
"a. The Emperor embarked at Toulon to-day
br the East.
Gen. Prim has arrived in Paris. Aa i