The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-25
The New YorI, stock MARKET.
THE BOAT RACE.
SpecuIatiOns as to the Result of the Inter-
University COntesl-COmments by the English
PAPERS.

InlNerbtty COHtesl-COmHeuts by iue linBllsH
AS the time approaches when this contest will
occur on the Thames the excitement increases
in all circles. From the following comment by
the English press one can obtain q fair idea of
the hopes and fears of Johnny Bull" rs to the
success of the "Hoxfords," the champion Eng
lish crew.
From the London Spectator.
The international" boat race between Oxford
and Harvard has been fixed for o'clock on We'd
nesday, the 25th inst. The race eXcites an eX-
traordinary interest, more especially since it has
been discovered that the race is to be race, and
not walk over At first the worthy public was
quite certain that the Americans could not row;
that they used their arms and the English their
bodies that they could not 'stay;' that their
oars dipped too deep that in short, they were
beaten before they had begun. Careful obser-
yatiOn has, however, greatly diminished this Sc
curity, until at last it is acknowledged, with an
odd Kind of grunt, that the Americans are Won
derfully fast for squirt" and that if they can
only hold out victory over them may be II real
triumph. We have no opinion to offer on rae
ing of any kind but having been pulled many
thousands of miles by men who pull with the
arms only, never laying themselves to the oar
at all, we rather doubt the want of staying
power attributed to such rowers. They would
kill Englishmen in race OF fifty miles.
From, the London Times, Aug. IA.
meeting of the captains of the two crews
was held at Putney yesterday, Mr.. Lord, the eX
| ecutiye officer of the Thames Conservancy,
DelUG pTCSCUG, ulC dlISI CUuSluGIuDlC ulStuSSlOD
it was finally determined that the race should be
rowed on Friday, August 27, when every en-
| deavor will be made to insure fair and clear
| course. Mr.. Thomas Hughes NJ. P, has been
agreed to us referee upon the proposition OF the
| Harvard men, and each crew is to have an UNI
| pire as well. Mr.. j. w. Chitty, of Exeter Col
! lege, has been selected to Otticate for Oxford
| but the Harvard umpire is not yet decided upon.
| We believe the Oxford crew were for having one
official alone to arbitrate as has always been the
| case in amateur races; although who that UNI
| pire might be a matter of Indifference to
| them so long as he was thoroughly well versed
| in boating matters.
| FrCaI the London Telegraph, Aug. A.
At meeting held yesterday of Mr.. Blazie and
| Mr.. Loring, of Harvard, Mr.. Time, of Oxford
| and Mr.. Lord, representing the Thames Con-
servancy it arranged to alter the date of the
race from Wednesday, the 25th, to Friday, the
| 27th of August, at o'clock. 1t was further I'M
derstood that the course shall be kept as clear as
| possible. The Thames Conservancy, acting
vigorously in the matter, have resolved that only
one steamer shall accompany the boats, aud
boats and barges that usually throng the
| river shall be kept on Shore and
out of the line of the race. Two sources
OF Inconvenience and danger are therefore re-
moved. AS far as Barnes, the river is wide
| enough to allow some little play to small craft:
| but beyond the bridge at that place and up to
! the finish ut Barker's Rails, the stream is mar
rover, and it is here where the interruptions
| were most likely TO occur. III lS however, con-
templated to draw line along each side of the
channel to restrain the boats at Barnes within
certain limits A very serious difficulty. and
one which, next to the Oxford boat, was most
dreaded by the American party, will thus be
satisfactorily overcome.
Yesterdays work by the Harvards consisted OF
the usual practice, about noon, and of a good
pull up to Mortlake in the evening. oxford
went out at midday in the new boat, built for
them by Jewitt OF New Castle and gave her Il
fair trial. Their second exercise ate O'clock con-
sisted of a pull to Hammersmith and back again.
The two fours were accompanied by and di-
rected from the screw launches that attend them
daily; sculling heats of the London Rowing
Club were taking place at the same time; several
tours, pairs, and eghts were ahoat; so that
upon the whole the scene was of a mildly eX-
citing character. Opinions are not now quite So
dead set against the Harvard four as was the
case on the first blush of Oxfords arrival
Thoroughly good judges have had ample oppor-
tunity of estimating the power of both crews
and have not been slow to avail themselves OF
the chances offered. 1t is quite within the
bounds of probability that the Harvard four will
see shorter odds in the fortnight that has vet tC
| elapse before the actual race.