The New York herald., 1869-03-31
sQUaT.CS n ENGLAND.
Thc oxford and Cambridge Bont Rnce-rhe
Oxford Crew Winners.

Thc oxford nnd Cambridge Bont Ruce-rhe
Oxford Crew Winners.
This great aquatic eveat cane or on the 18th OF
March. on the river Thames, In the presence OF an
Immense nuaiber o. spectators. The coitending
crews were as follows:-0xford-S. II. woodhousc,
Il. Tahourdin, T. s. Baker. F. william, J. q. Time, A.
@. Yarborough, w. .. Benson, ). d. Darbishire
tstroke), ID. A. Nelson (coxswaln). Cambridge--J.
A. Rushton, J. II. Ridley, J. w. Dalc J. r. Young,
w. r.. Nc Michael, w. IA. Anderson, J. Sail, j. Code
tstrokeh VI. L. Gordon fcoxswainl.
or the oxford eighs three rowcd In the University
race last year. With the exception OF the stroke
the weights Of the aoove named men had slightly,
though only slightly, decreased IN comparison with
last year. Three OF the Cambridge crew also repre-
scnted their university last year OF these three od
hands Ir. Still Is slightly heavier and the others
slightly lighter than last year. Taxing the two
eleven pounds o man heavier than Cambridge.
At the start oxford mad the irst grip OF the ter.
but Cambridge In hall dozen strokes had assumed
the lead, OF when they were not dlspossessed Tor
the next two miles. As they passed the Dukes Head
they led by aquarter Of q lenyth and at tne point
OxOniaDs came up little. bat the coxswan,
Keeping too close inshore as they approached
la,o and thcy apan assumed lead OF nearly
haf a length. The OxonIaus came AZ them again
as fLev ncared f.osc Bank. where the Cantab cox
swan held flnc course, aud as he steeret 10
ret fairly through tile centre arch OF Hammers uith
bridge the Oxo1ians gave way. SO that the old iai
length still to the credit ~ the ll9nt blues.
Here however, the Cambridge crew began 10 brcaE
mn aud gradually, although GolIle rowcd with
great determination, they wefe collare tall a; Ham
Inersmh brigc few feet was all they hal o. their
credit. After tnis Mr.. Goldle made almost saperhu.
man choris TO turn the ssde Ia hi, fayor, but the
Oxonans evidently held t1eir own. a0d though at
the bottom Of Chisw.cx Eyot they were dead level
at the centre the 0xonians came clean away, and
the top led Dy clear length. lhe race was ovcr
oxford got further away aud won Dy four lengths.
Time, by Bcnsons chronograph. twenty minutes
SIX and hall seconds Time la year. twenty mn-
utes thlrty-scveu seconds. Tie scene was one Of
great excitement.
not vet known whether any lives were lost. Three
other vessels Ia collision, and as the little steam
Iltct rushed on, throwing up tremendous swell
numbers OF rowing boats many OF them deeply
laden, were hus ,d on the shore ike shells.
Both crews rowcd back some nance, but tho
wash was 80 great that II becane dangerous 10 pro-
cecd, ard they were taken board steamers. the
Cambridge men being conveyed 10 Putney by tho
steamer whch carried Prince Arthur.
The banks of tue river wtre lined by thousands OF
spectators, cheering .vndg. ana uhe sympaInies )f
the public were evidently with Cambridge, gene raj
reEIct ocng expressed that fortune uld favor the
light blues
Tne recent race was the twenty-s Sth between tho
two universities. Tho FIRST took pace IN Isgs but
there not another until 1885, The third WAS In
1872 ana they we're continued Ia 840 l8li and 1872
There were none IN lSas aud 1874 In 1876 a1d isa5
there were races, but none m iS4T 1913. la lsA0
there were two March ~ ana December i6l. There
were none In 1850 or 1851. There was ono Ia 1894
but none IA 1858; one In 1864 none In lS5s. from
1869 20 1858 doth ncusiye there has been no break
or tns twenty -slx races which have taken piace
sixteen have been won by oxford ten Oy Cambridge
oxford having bcen viciors IN isa isA2 lolJ .De.