The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-12

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mSqs Sf EnsiidIIunf SsSitiSsy waT tsimi. al
natsd By the sSoCssk Of ORD o3ford, besting
thetHsrvardcrew by three lengths, the
latter being six seconds behind.
It WIS b plucky enterprise I'm Hafvapd,
|Ifohnded only IN 1889, to bring Itself iHEe
comparison, even by q test 81 mGsefe,
with Oxford, some eco years 6efcsenior,
each Of whose nineteen colleges and FIVE
halls can probably turn out 7as ine speci.
mhtia loi' both intellectual and physical
training as any similar institutions in the
world, and among whose manly sports
boat rowing has been favorite, and one
in which they have had no rival. The
English papers have cheerfully reoog-
nl4edTthe (ehivalry of the act, and in q
spirit4of tsue, fmanly fobpftesy, given
generous and hospitable welcome to their
'eompetitora. Nothing could be hand
somer than the treatment which the
English of all classes extended to the
Harvard boys. They went out in On
Eugiish steamar the owners of which
not only positively refused to allow them
to pay their way, but gave directions
that on the voyage q special watch
should be kept over their boat, which
was stored in the best place that could
pc found Tor 1t on the steamers deck,
and; ,AAtanaed- td. .tnara many other little
IN EhgIana, thdit hospitable i entsftai#ers taIsa
welco med them to the best house in, Lii
verpoplssl gave .titem, q special train, with,
out change ef carriages, al, To Iondou.
and insisted upon their occupying, rent
free, the quarters in which they fixed
themsaft IVES on the banks of the Thames,
toIprepaEe for Q conflict in which their
hope and hearts desire vas to carry off
the championship ioflt most famous of
English rivers from the most famous: of
English universities. After such polite
ness. it is possible that the iHaryafds
thought the least they could do was to
let tHear' generous hosts 1hapeJh little
precedence of them at the end of the
counsel
Phe race itself seams to have beeh so
closely contested that, practically, it
may be said to be an equal match. On
the last pull prior. to THE. race, which, on
Tuesday last, both parties took over the
entire cSurse.p a difference Of thirteen
seconds was claimed in favor of Oxford,
'though the friendsAo2 Harvard, disputed
the claim. It having been thus made
doubtful which had the superiority, it
must have been scene of great excite
ment when the decisive trial came, and
the representatives of two nations, both
descended from the famous Old Soak
ings, aud SO evidently nearly matched,
contended Tor mastery, especially when
it Is remembered from what distance
pns of the eonpetiters had come to try
and snatch the sceptre' of the other away
at her own Threshold. Both crews had
been severely trained, and both we're
made up OF athletes, and the speed of
the boats themselves was nearly equal,
though the aggregate weight of the Ok
19rd crew was more than that of the
Harvard. 1t would appear to have been
contest between different stvles of
rowing more than between men. The
Oxford pull long stroke, the Harvard q
short :one, the latter, as q consequence,
making greater number of strokes per
minute. The Harvard crew have from
the first expressed great faith in their
own method of rowing, and persistently
refused all efforts to make them give it
mp and adopt the English style. It has
been conjectured that if the American
system of rowing had resulted in winning
the race it would have effected as COM
plete revolution in English rowing as
was brought about in English Watching
by the triumph of the yacht America.
It now remains to be seen whether we
shall permit ourselves to be surpassed by
the frankness with which the English
owned their defeat on that occasion, or
show that we can be as swift as them
selves In recognizing the real force of an
opponent. nt.-BaAin,or Sun.
The earnings of the Pacific Railroad
for August were S572, 900, showing a
steady increase in passengers and in
freight.
Rome, Ga, is improving at a rapid
rate: Eight brick yards fail to satisfy
the building demand, and lumber is also
scarce. <j=3
The registry lists in Savannah have
been closed. Whites, 1894; colored,
1,400.
Paducah, Kentucky. ia constrnctino