Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-23
THE LATE BOAT RACE.
What Thomas Hughes Thinks OF It.

TIE LATE BOAT RACE.
What Thomas Hughes Thinks Of 1t.
The wellknown Author Of ''rom Brown
Mt Oxford" writes to the New York Tribune
rs follows concerning tho late international
boat race: -.
LONDON, Aug. 30 II take tho privilege Of
mn oil correspondent to send you tow re-
marks on the late international race, though
l'y> thn time yon get this probably every
thin;, that can be- said al'ont IL Will have
been said. II any excuse Is needed you
must find it IN my peculiar position, that oi
referee and my consequent nneq'lAlod or
portunitirs OF observation. And first, let
me express my OWN great rl"asur" at the
very favorable impression which your men
have left on every one here. We hAye had
for the first time, SO far rs l mn aware, n
lalgo enough sample over ut ono time Of
your Young men belonging to tho classes
which frequent, universities TO enable us
thoroughly to realize and appreciate the
sort III stuff those institutions turn
ont on Your si,ie Of tho water.
OF course, every year we have
individual students from Harvard.
lulS, ulltl OtIci COAN'Sca, oScl Ill uVllUcIS,
but what you want to enable you to judge
Of thetone and influence OF sncl places is
to- see, not individuals, but groups; and to
those interested in such studios, and lucky
enough to be able to avail themselves OF it,
the opportunity offered at tho Whit. House,
Putney, during tho past six weeks, has been
invaluable Tor there We're not only the
crew aud the two spare oarsmen,
l,,k Of
past and present members Of Harvard,
friends or acquaintances of the boating
men, whom yon met in the quiet, high
walled garden of thc White House. or on
the river during the practiciiS. And no
one can have so met them without carrying
away the most pleasant recollections. They
nre n fine, manly, straightforward set, as
quiet and modest rs any Youngsters OF
their time OF life in our own good univcr
sity sets, and yet with plenty of ideas, and
not the least given over too exclusively to
athletics. have for many years held that
tho more the two nations sec OF one an
other the more they will like each
other, and the better it will be for the
world; and certainly tho 1859 visit Of the
Harvard crew and their friends has Miglti-
~ strengthened that belief.
TO come, however, to the crew rs q crew.
When first saw them, q fortnight or SO
before the race, they looked as fit as mon
could look eyes clear, skins bright, and
not IN ounce of spare flesh Oh the It, i
had u great treat,.t my first introduction,
for by Mr.. Blaikic's invitation I went ur
with him and several old Harvard men in
tlleir;little steamer close behind tho boat.
from ;Putney to within couple Of hundred
yards of tho winning post: 1 was struck Of
JAs..i, ~ ,ne,, showed Man for nav,
md nllownnc, being made fo'
lit hal;exo thav would ,,ove
deo;dedlv stronger than their opnononts
FWyor also st,ncf md nnzzled a. the rrcoi
,1o ~ .%aw n 9 ,ton hoot and Ient ,,,
fnr nav ia M nniI in the form wc I'll
iotF e' ~; ~" IA tbsv al not haen "ood
4; rhn~o sasnax - 800 ~ pana, e. in
;n;ir,i;t" o,o,;ts ttss;r: rarks 4hor an,, Nv
tosa ~" scsaS,sH vc,;1d oi,o.: on;7
1o h, W 'an, fSot AZ 80 10 go "nd
no ha, ~ 10y 10 ohorna - ,vdsoh;ns.;th
os c r',, "" st,,.,s:In ~ -, T.
1n 'mu 81 ~ - st ." E .1'
iS"ns WILLY n5 aa1, a.: va" t' '.,':
ss A '',,, ..t' tdr.asoI 49, ,oss
VI ms OWL wu.E ~, au". l:. ~ Hss
win the Per'eSt.y H"c = uniE ,,y
WHICH "o 49, - -. " s.s.a1 e':.
necessary lol sessns NJ $500. sle.u ?' ~
OF WooI on VAIL "o raf;n h ~ M !,
".sp''I'ty ."s.I ~ H. - &c =,
i. ...Aias Au ~ sr; ~ =;
OUT 'itlie s;ealts:Mnsn Mas s.xsz' S M'tn'i
easy speah' ulsa ,mH, Heen ~
co.npe.e;i, '' ..To ' ,n;"l pe
" ''m .W.s'k tGn ';'s, y .1sEr,,as - s. o
,a, :; g.: ~" 90 70 p1er ana "vor o5ta;r ana 4
Ssi 49, 49, ,,o oa.,s4o,,ti,, ti,nn,,".ho,,t
taIf na' e0n "o : . ''s,,,ha, e I,3'1
me .f,'h'", a.. ho"m 1'"no,,ad W ntf c.,
seconds m'R!,t lssu l'eel ro h;ne'' On ;n
the 1cur niue co"aSr. oGse,, y, e .''1
xnu si1pv 'i "..; W " .1,o ,,r,9 mI
iAve nao n" peai'nS "H .no s.s .;,, Mn'; =,
wouin st}l nave lelna . , en':iely ~
the discfetlon Di Fle sfeAe, wv ~ M"un
haYe gwen ', inc sy'a csoest tne nRne: =
cnahce: me 'tiohe e'.,'n'' l'os4'"y ~ :!
himself Tor II requires me I1ost eons'' N
eng exacs Watcns: ne n. a.a,. .,u. ~
II 1or !1se'seaHes' "s ~ q, !,
cppss"u'' Vts,.o s4,"'S ~ ~ ~, :.
sn?u,o nS a''oteS: .! l , eo~sSa'n '"ll,
IoI 10 ~ !o ~, 70 nt eSo+ .nl;o: ne e;,,oo
s,ahu ny ~ e,. oo' ' co., " 'n,, s ,",ao
tne3. Ivy Sa =: ~ Sas III. ~ :; ~
Ia 49,, c,SaS ononhi,,G oon.o+,vShe o;va, hu
tlt ''. n",n ~ ~ tha hoat Who c,n darot,
~ hh 'vh u f.n,,.;oS ~ tha tosk Vonr man
reh1lv mnst not desnise or NEGLECT j,
whaE thew come over again. Thev arc
sd absolutely first-rate in strength, STAY.
mo Mower and pluek. that it is
q Thousand n;t;ea thew should throw
owov n noint in con,paratiyeiy triainc mat
ta,. sav nothing of what I believe to
W. n,nrd material noint. the catch Mt the
heo;nn;np If the stroke and the compara
.;va,,, hsilnw axuepn .ot tho cors tLronol
IL yater' viii WhicI Oxford mills. an;
| whiahI Rafieye Won will Come: to. Ever,
INK NJ tho oar which ifi;is above The b1al.
i 1ost mower: 90 these axioms 7 believ,
Enur men NAV 90 back converts
int to come to tho rnee lny.
-hnve been familiar with our rive
for n nnarter Of a century. and hav,
aeen most of the great races during tia
time. hut anything approaching tho seen,
IL M.;aav last haze never witnhase1: YIN
viii have had enough, 'hhwcver, 1of descri1p
st;ons Of the crowds on the hanks for III,
~bola fonr miles. md Of the roar Of thu
croot nnit;tnd,. which followed the hoot,
ROM one end Of the course to tho other
w. choll nayar 600 thu like apain and III,
small orudoa We shall owe vo,' will h,
1,,ot ,o,, hove taken tha vaoi evan mt n
fho 1in;vorS;tv motchcs IN the f1tnra
she university n':''nes Ill 'ne 'u'u.o,
;, WIZ 'v " thn orn I1" 81 o ~ ,M
HHftSSHN WYE *! ~ ny ~ .no la ~.
esH4Se1f Nsfe, slth stnorHe ~ yes
out OF Softs: 'nlhK ,nat tney must nav
beeh rather TOO l0Me "1tho"t chanseh Tn"
riverside ar: me iutney atmosPher
teA egqns! 9tsttfate condi ,n Delleve
attcr a,1orthight or 80; Ihe course wa
very wen kePt, ana tne puus eot away Ia
!no"9y. ineie VIZ T., non1 VI tno oes
Judges Oh ROWING III EnSanu III tne oo"
OF our steamer anu ~ "a'cheo tne ooat