The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-08-30
pailp argus.
THE INTERNATIONAL BOAT
RACE.
LATEST TELEGRAPHIC ADVICES.
Comments Of the Eng lish Press.

enough to account for the distance betwe
- the boats at the end Of the race. Until {
Americans retrieve their defeat, they mu
acknowledge that our style Of rowing ia Il
r best. The Americans met with perfect
fair play, and if the Englishmen 20
America they will meet with similar tret
!. ment. May all our future information
D, struggles be conducted in the same spir
70 and which ever side wins, may the vanquis
J. ed have as little reason to feel regret for the
/ defeat"
- The News declares if the Harvards d
! not command success, they deserved it; an
hopes American yachtmen on the Atlant
may avenge the double defeat of their cou,
trymen.
The Star says "The Americans will lon
remember the chvalric bearing Of their OF
ponents, who, though resolved to win, neve
, forgot that the Harvards were foemen wol
, thy Of their oars. The strife between Ne,
and Old England, on the river from whic
, the pilgrim fathers started, has q hstori
side, and appeals to the Imagination of tn
youth of both countries. IF New Englant
had won, the older countries would hav
shared in the triumph of its defendants
The fates decided otherwise. We are sure
the Harvards would sooner be beaten by Il.
than by any other nation on the globe"
| The Telegraph says: 1.-THE internatona
boat race was as gallant and good display
OF manhood as was ever witnessed. The
Americans lost ne honor. Good Judges
think more highly of the Americans than
before the race. The Americans hoped
for good race, and they had it, fair and
honest from the start to the finish"
| The Post says: "The excitement in re.
spect to the race exceeded all expectation.
The enthusiastic cheering of the Oxford
crew was natural, but before and after the
race 1 the Americans received as
hearty, thorough, and well.deserved cheers.
| There could be no mistake in this Eng
lishmen are so devoted to manly sports that
they truly honor the pluck and determine
tion of sustaining such an ordeal as was
witnessed yesterday. If the English row
the Americans on their own water, they will
meet q similar reception. The same blood
animates both nations, and such rivalry is
only productive of friendly feelings, and
tends to Danish sentiments that never should
be permitted between nations so nearly al.
lied. In this light the race may be of more
importance than mere trial of individual
skill, strength, and endurance" The
Post estimates the number of people who
witnessed the race at all points at fully
100000.
The Pail Mall Gazette this evening has
the following remarks on the race "To
have beaten men whose pluck carried them
5000 miles to measure oars with an English
university, whose patience surmounted in
Vulnerable difficulties and disappointments
in bodybuilding; whose endurance is almost
unparalleled, is for Oxford one of those hap.
py triumphs in which there is peculiar honor
to the victor, without humiliation to the van.
quished.
LONDON, Aug. 28.--A corrected sketch of
the race says "The Oxfords passed rues'
Barbridge only two lengths ahead of the
Hsrvards, having made brilliant spurt be.
fore reaching the bridge, by which they
gained about three.quarters of a length !
The judge says the Harvards were only half
a length clear water in the rear at the finish |
after the race the two crews dined at (
Mortlake with Mr.. Phillips, who invited
large party to meet them. During the din
ner the Oxford men, in speeches, said the
race was, if not the hardest, at least as hard |
as any they ever contested, and praised the
pluck and work of the Harvards. The Har-
wards considered that their steering was
rather out, making a possible difference of
from half length to length. Loring was
rather unwell, owing to overtraining. The
Harvards are satisfied with their work, and
pleased with the arrangements which pre-
vented any difficulty during the race. The
general opinion is that the race was thor.
oughly well contested. Great praise re.
sounds on all sides for each crew"
The Americans here are perfectly satisfied |
with respect to the conduct of the race.
The general opinion is that the Oxfords
must row the Harvards on their own waters
next year. 44.
New YORK, Aug. z8.-Smalley telegraphed
to the Tribune from London last evening
"The morning opened bright and clear, and
the absence of the English drizzle increased
the chances of the Harvards' success. The
crew passed good night, though this morn
ing Simmons showed weakness from q severe
attack of diarrhea, with which he has suf
fered for several days. Loring, too has
been troubled with boil, which is far from
we'll, but most of the crew are in splendid
condition, and were full of confidence.
When the word was given, the Harvards'
noted start came into play, for their oars
took the water first, making 43 strokes to
minute The Oxfords only made 40. For
a mile and q half the race WAS splendid.
The Harvsrds soon drew away from the Ok
fords, and kept the lead to Craven cottage,
a distance of three quarters of a mile The |
Oxfords drew up level Just beyond Ham.
mer.mith bridge, and when off Chiswick,
two niles and half from the start, gained
the lead, and, after that, they won as they
liked. The Oxford crew never changed |
their stroke during the race. The stroke of
the Harvards was irregular. They lost
wholly from above Ham mersmith. and when
off Chswick were rowed to pieces, though |
they rowed to the end of hopeless race
with magnificent pluck, and long after their
strength and control over their muscles had
failed. For the last two miles they had
pluck, and thss only, the coxswain steering
wide, and the stroke being fatally quick.
The superiority of the Oxfords was manifest
throughout. The race was never doubtful |
after the first half mile, though the Harvards
retained the lead some time after that point |
The Oxfords won by four lengths time, q |
minutes 20 3,5 seconds"
The Worlds special says: "The race is
conceded to have been perfectly fair and
honorable on both sides. The time occs-
pied By the 0xfords was % minutes and Al |
seconds - more than they took over the |
course few days ago. The distance rowed
is q little less than four miles and three fur. |
longs The day was fair, bat the tide un-
favorable. Fog the 6rst mile of the race |
the Hssvssds were sAsaa more than 9 length,