The New York herald., 1869-08-28

the wharves that couX pay Tor them plunged dow
ana nad taer stmulauss to invigorate them for
ien9thcued discussion concerning the event. Cap
tam Sntn, who said he knew the course ike book
though ne Old not refer to any particular volume
OF tue OXFORD crew gave them an immense advan
tage. Captain Jones' however, differed from Smith
su1lcentiy after passing 'Ammersmlh bridge.
g,own ds,snted from both arguing that the A
nS9s ;S:Is ana 1s; :as,T cent
pect the Harvards would win anyhow. ~ was the SUI
len remark OF an angry-iookng seaworthy who did
lar u can tell ye this. though that TO be bsaten by
three lengths aln't no disgrace anyhow i've lost a
knew hadn't much hopes OF winnings There wa.
large crowd at the Battery, boatinen chieny as
wei. as horde % Of prylng spectators. The race was
prevalent opinion seemed to be that the Harvard
i rcsew iaoored under too many disad vantages.
| crowded. Men did down almost headroreiaost to
gain Information on rul. winch had been spread
around that the Harvard crew n,o oeen victorious
| The Intelligence was received with J,s. ewakenMg
new enthuslasm among the many groups that had
eongregatsd together. Indeed, SO great was the
erect Produced by this agreeable, announcement
Lnat thousands IN their extreme delight discredted
the 1rst announcement aud gave veDt to their feel.
GRAY HEADED OLD aE&TfEAAN
with true American rig, who had hitherto wan.
dered about the wharveS adjacent tu the Battery in
ass,ai state OF despair yentured forward towards
group or Interested debaers, excaimlng, "LOOk ye
here, those Harvard boys arnt no slouches; knew
It; they've won; hOorayl" The announcements came
Ike u thunderbot. Down along the wharves the
news ran almost as rapidly as the race was run. The
services OF willing Parkeepers were brought into
fresn requlsltion, apd though somewhat suspicious
OF tae news, thousands gred to believe 1t, n0twith.
slanulnX .her nisgivlngs. The ss,e In wall street
haa an immense efect. Frantic youths With green-
baSSs nea ~ all div .,.,ons' ofIeripe beavy
'0'- 49, "'Arvard," not that .@-.. vu.-
narftn rlavIu
Tas. event. but betting was the feature 'e Of the the
hours groups congre2ated at every corner discussing
the veracity OF the first report and finally coming to
the conclusion that 1t was correct. RunOr number
two had nevertheless wonderful effect. Thousands
were momentarly rejoced, refusing TO credit any
stasement other than that the Harvard crew had
won the race. AS a general thing the boatnen at
the Battery absiained from betting, all ting while
being doubtful OF the Harvard's success il was con-
tended by them that the circumstances surrounding
tbe contest were aitogeIner nnfavoraple to the
Harvard crew, aud that Il was next TO an impossi
however, comlorted With the idea that should The
Oxford crew come here next spring. the prospects
ana the race itself be much more equalzed.
TIE british LION AAafANr.
"ooray ior HSSiolS Up Up, 'ip-eoray ~ So sliea
inc sat ns rspresenaye roWer ~ Of h bae
conntry'' had Been defeated by the champion OF
.IIold Hmgland;" The awards % are beaten. You
remarkably expert at inventing extravagant attitudes
for their geological ebems but the greatest artist
attempt to depict the British lion as ho appeared
| yesterday. The noble brute roared himself hoarse
! each particular hair OF mis- name erected itself IN
triumph, the pride OF victory, which Inflated his IN.
| ternal regions actually gieamad and glistened
through his tawny skin, and his caudai appendage--
| the principal index OF his enotions-wos cured up
! 30 tightly BY frequent commissions OF JOY that he
couldn't for the life OF him keep hihnd paws on the
| ground TWO minutes together. In lact the hon was
So excessively rampant that the less demon straive
unicorn got scared and drew In its horn. There il
always more or less Of the 'sport" in your genuine
| Hri ftsla n al Tho
| race Of yesterday was In every way fair 1t IL no
| more than natural that our Old Country cousins
should indulge IN Joyful demonstration at the result
| They were In such glorious good humor that
any ana every one OF them would have cheer
claims had he been requested TO do. AZ last the
defeat OF Sayres-that Waterloo of British sports
| Oorav, ooray.h While admitting that the 0xrord
| rowers were matched against more formidable
crew than they mad @ ever before pulled against the
In their compariots. True they began 80 get some.
| what scared when they learned what excellent time
the American Oarsmen made as they became familiar
with the course, and within the last few days soue
| desperate attempts at ''hedglnQ" were made, but
still the great majority were resolved TO make or
break on oxford. several bostioads OF greenbacks
turned over to tho British 'sports" yesterday
giving them stilI greater reason for rejoicing. T6e
| various houses or entertainments in this city where
| Brltishers most do congregate were exten.
siyey. patronzed Yesterday, and countless dozens
OF ''blt-ah bee-aip; were quaned In honor
OF the vicors in the grea. international boat race
and III admiration of the pluck and prowess OF their
! to the Harvard boya for the bold manner IN which
they had thrown down the glove ana the heroic
the champions OF tue Thsmes. The great
| and almost insnperable disadvantages under
which the a American crew CO, contested were not
regretted, and great surprise was expressed by the
| English rowing men on this side who are familiar
with the course at the closeness OF the contest. The
/ knowing ones had been under the impression that
| the English crew would win by o dozen lengths at
nISGIsH HopISIoN or THE 'ARvAHDs
| III tell you what ii is," exclaimed 'Chawles,n -
late Of ..the Aoxiords, You KNOW who came
Paris "you KNOW, "we haven't much 10 ooss, or
| after alt. Those Harvard fellows have proved them
our men had to work deucsd hard for their victory.
! Three lengths at tie end of q four and quarter
saw wsi.tsh When our fellows puil on The CRawles
| river shall be satisfied II they DO - well "a
| the Haryards did ON the Thames tSome more
wine watab,l In default of victory the Americans
! may rejoice that their champions acquitted them.
| selves 80 nopiy,. all things considered; and
| now, gentlemen, propose the health OF tie lIar
ward crew, and no heel taps" TINS toast was hon.
ored IN the most enihus astic manner by the friends
OF .Chawes OF the Hoxfords you know and the In.
cldent AFFORDS correct Illustration OF the manner in
witch the Brltishers OF Gotham appreciate their VIC
tory. our own citizens, satisfied with the by no
| occasion and confident OF victory In the future,
cheerfully accepted the situation and heartily joined
! their British freuds In the cry OF "0Orsy Tor HoX.
| fordw
snARpERs IN WALL STREET.
The Wall street. sharpers were up TO their tricks
| Yesterday, and any number OF "Hatsr ieeced.
| bogus teiegrain5 enabled certain INSCRIPTIONS
| specuators to recover the sums they had lost by
bets In favor OF the Harvard crew, and TO
\ make considerable hauls TO boot. About half
| past three oh excited individual In q white
/ nannei suit rushed into the Gold Room with
what purported 10 be cable despstch,
| 10 the effect that the Harvard crew had won the
race, and after reading 1t out he declared that the
press despatch was Ia error the oxford boat having
| been mistaken for the Harvard. This being
the consummation which the majority had
| so deyoutly wished for, the ''selp' was
| complete. Bets that the oxfords had been
| defeated were offered on all sides and eagerly taken
1 by those in the "ring." Immense snms OF money
| were made within tie conrse OF half hour by this
rascaly operation, and " Is to be hoped the rOgues
\ may lose their Ill gotten stamps with equal
| facility. One OF the bogus dispatches which
| we're circulated In Wall street was signed
| "J. w. Simonton agent OF the Associated Pressp
| Ths OF course was an ilnpudens forgery. Auolher
ceived by the French cable, but Mr. L. g. watson
| agent OF the French line. promptly exposed the