The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-22
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TIE NTER.ysiyERsiIV BOAT aAtE.
The Quarters Of the Harvard Nien-The
Course--The Grew at Wbrk-The Effects Of
the CIimate-A Visit from the Oxford Men
Tho Withdrawal Of Cambridge.
WHITE House, PUTNEY, S. W., August S, 1850.
The cable and previous letters have already told
you Of the safe arrival Of the Harvard oarsmen at
the place selected for their great match. At no
time OF the year would they have been so likely to
lsave quiet trip, and fortunate they this,
for, even "a it was with nothing stronger than
moderate breeze once for few hours most Of their
number had to devote two or three days specially to
tine proprietor of the ocean locker The exercise
taken on board ship was al u usual In such cases.
exceedingly desultory. even the rowing weight,
which had. through the Kindness OF Captain Ken.
nedy. been set up for their special benefit, falling
to attract any man two days running 80 that there
was very noticeable gain in the weight Of each ON
first going to scale after landing. Through the most
assduous attentions OF stanton Blake their trip to
their present quarters was made most agreeable.
A search OF some Ave days. during which the
crew were living very crampedly In a little old
fashioned Inn, the Star and Carter was rewarded
by securing our present quarters and large degree
OF positive comfort may be really had in the plea
SAINT little cottage whose high-sounding name
scarcely suggests It, 1t ID very easy here to realize
that an Euglishman's house Ia his castle. and IN
this case the American party may well be glad OF 1t;
for the wall of solid masonry, some eight feet high,
which precudes the inspection OF the curious,
while it encloses an OF land very lastly laid
out. can only 0s passed through by one
gate and not by that until our cOlOred Anne.
rican boy George has first received the
,yh tfo hpia in 2
ana brought 1t in for inspection. Five taiIors
In one batch he announced the other day. Photo
graphers daily, reporters semdaiiy and inquirers
for our colors assist the small host Of visitors whom
we care to admit In keeping our huge cowbeu on
steady jingle. The house is gem III Its way. though
| almost TWO centuries old, 1t is two stories and
half high, of brick, painted white and. through the
efforts OF several generations has been made a.
| cosey and comfortable as one could wish. Just
large enough for the crew. the two substitutes two
| harvard gentlemen who are rendering varied and
necessary assistance, and the servants. An odd bed
has set up r mr. @ me o0a Tts
| are quite covered with not only many very fair
paintings but several fine engravings; and the large
crOQuet ground in front unites with fine garden at
the rear from the end OF which to the iron itself Is
no, at high tide over thirty feet. hundred yards
| of are the houses Of the London Rowing Club and
in one OF these boats are kept locked up. and
accessible TO our own party only These boat houses
the Bachelors Barge and other cIu6s IN PhiIadeph
whose practice is on the schuylkill, for substan-
surpass them for ready accommodation or facili.
ties for approach and departure but the number or
| boats, the amount OF interest and tue actual
work done are taken into consideration perhaps the
| comparison had better not be made. Men come out
| here from London and take rooms in the neighbor.
70 ep 1usess ana resas * = s
| afternoon for pull on the river or paddle In one
ssnyYstssS Ss ana@us And il as beautiful stretch Or
water lay ne one OF our larger cities many an en-.
erprsing euow might reap very respecta66ie 10 n
dyspeptc .or little daily exercise ana catering u-
dicously to their wants to say nothing Of the real
puolic benefactor he would become.
| Four miles west OF London, higher up the Thames
lies the little town Of Putney said 70 contain some
town live In One generation ago few comfortable
| mansions and the humble homes OF those employed
| about them were all that Putney could boast OF IN
| the way OF houses but am informed on good au-
thOrity that boating alone has had much to do with
agueduct which stretches across the river here 700
| feet wide, must the racing still travel four
miles and two iurongs before a;s II reaches sne
| beneath two brIdges-Hammersmith and Barnes
| Raway-the former very high and OF but two spans;
the latter almost as easy TO steer through. Catch
horse shoe by It's ends and pull them open couple
OF inches and you will have very fair copy Of the
sn 500 feet as Wldeone at Ghswcs Cut
reedy island two miles and half from the start,
where it narrows to about 400 and the other little
aid the workmen in laying an aqueduct, cut 10 down
! nifty more But as track 100 feet wide Is really
| broad enough for two four-oared boats to row
abreast these places need give no trouble The real
difncuity with this course lies not in its shape.
| but in its tides and currents as affected by
that shape l think chip. II kept in mid
| river would fioat the entire course in an hour II
started soon after half tide the time by the way az
| which races are usually rOwed and this one Is set
! for. fhe water seems 10 be ever turning and eddy
ing and the coxswain will ind hardly one minute
over the whole course when he need not gently
| touch his rudder. On him must come much i'm
portant work In the race, and am happy TO be able
to report that he spends over four hours daily in
going over the course studying It's intrcaces and
| jotung them down Tor reference. The coxswain OF
the oxford crew, Mr.. f. B. Hall OF Corpus Christi
! till one week ago, and hence to have never steered
over it IN race. He is pale, delicate young Eel.
| low exceedingly slender and Will not weigh over
100 pounds trained. Ours VIII not be TWO pounds
| heavier.
II the boats IN the race are not near each other II
they are then they may and probably VIII be so thrown
| together that no previous study would be OF much
| service Presence Of mipd sound Judgment ano
the Will TO follow; these are the desiderata and
have seen special reason TO be fearful in this re
spect. All the talk IN our papers At home about the
| madness OF the coxswan IA not "bobDng" back
and forth the 18th Of June and IN not shout
ing TO his men is at once contradcted by all thai We
see and near on this side In the fast crews here h,
| does not move perceptlbly, however great theil
| pace, and how much effect his shouting would nave
| on this comparatively narrow river, at tne whet
500, 900 throats are all assisting u1in may teaoy "
judged.
| THE CREW AT WuHk.
| As the owner OF che house which had been engaged
was unwilling TO let 1t when tue time actually came
| for 80 short period as elk weeks the delay occa
stoned by having To procure another anu q dul
| swimming OF the head in each man combined In de
Gliding the captain In working his men III pair oars
for O few days. But this course only served 10 In
| crease the interest and the numbers OF lockers on
| and most curious were the comments on anything
the Americans had or did. The amount Oh work the.
do daily Is proportioned much the same as at home
practice row OF about three miles aud half In th
| morning and @ long eight mile pun In the evening
Il TINA IND n
| used TO- or than the oxford men now 90 over. VI
till to-day Mr.. Simmons has been rowing stroke
| and on the starboard side. but 1t has bee
| found that the crew could work to bette
advantage arranged with Mr.. Bass In the bow
| Mr.. EIce next; then Mr.. simmons and Nj
| on the pOrL or usual side The thtrty-sX strokes