The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-09-02

same time, critical. perfectly fair and more sat-
isfactory than any other account that has yet
been reciyed He says:

| lsfactorv than any other account tnat mas yel
been received. he says:
The boats started abreast Of the umpire'a
steamer. Blaikie gave the word "Go" at ex.
actly five hours fourteen minutes forty-one
seconds and two-ffths. The tide had almost
ceased running up. and the whole race was
rowed on nearly slack water. Harvard jumped
away a. the word, Loring (tho Boston stroke)
beginning with the impossible stroke OF forty
SIX to the minute. Darbishire (the English
stroke) who will never be hurried, was con-
tent with forty. The pace wss terrific from
the start.
Harvard began almost Immediately to lead,
drawing away from Oxford amid loud cheers
and rowing well together, and IN better form
than ever before. At Craven Cottage they
we're full half o leugth ahead, and thence to
Grab Tree kept steadily gaining. Both crews
were doing all they wanted; but Oxfold, which
was never under any stress, increasing its
measure stroke OF forty to the minute, rowed
with precision beyond all praise. Darb1shire
is like machine, and is never 1urried by an
opponents lead.
Long before Hammersmith vas reached,
Harvard, having clear lead Burnham (Chl-
cago coxswain) should have taken Oxfords
water; but trying to do so, he grew nervous,
sheered wild, seemed then to lose his head,
and never after regained his composure. He
lost at least length on the whole course. Ok
ford steered admirably we'll, making straight
line from Crab Tree to the centre OF Hammer
smith Bridge, and thence did not lose an inch
to the end,
At Grab Tree. Harvard was a good length
ahead the time being five minutes and fifteen
seconds. But here the pace began to tell.
The stroke had fallen from 46 to A and 40, and
then went up again 10 49, Flesh and blood
could stand it no longer.
Beyond Crab Tree, Oxford began to creep up,
t1o Ito hta
Loring would not suffer, but drove on his boat
with spirit, and SHOT Hammsrsmltb Bridge a
length ahead once more, Darbishire impassiy:. /.
ly pulling 40 to the minute, and never getting
many inches astern Of Harvard's rudder.
1he bridge was a bedlam OF varying shouts
and cheers tor the two struggling crews. Har-
ward passed under it in an unprecedented
timc-eight minutes and thirty seconds-but
alas and alas, the effort had not only been trc-
mendous but desperate. To critical eyes the
race was lost while Harvard wss still a good
length ahead. Their rowing grew wild, their
form, hitherto good, was lost, their time for
gotten, and saddenlng symptoms OF distress IN
the American boat became evident not far b.
yond Hanmersmith. Oxford second time
began TO draw up on the leading bo't, mover
accelerating their stroke. but rowing With that
finai test OF pefecs oarsmanshlp. spirit with
out haste. 1t was the last roal struggle OF tue
race. Harvard had little lef; TO answer Ok
lords challenge; the dark blue drew swiftly
level, then ahead, then full length ahead, and
off Chiswlck Church took Haryard's water.
From that moment Oxford had clear lead.
The race was over.
There remained two miles and moro to row,
but the last chance and hope OF Harvard was
gone. Theme, they rowed on, as brave men
will row, o hopeless race-a race they knew to
be hopeless. aud yet contested With heroic cour-
age Burnham franticl.ly threw water over
Lorlng, checking the boat without rehev'ng
the crew, and his wild steering still went on.
Barren'e bridge was passed in eighteen min
utes. Oxford apparently several lengths ahead,
and Harvard valny squirting before and be-
yond the bridge. To tell the PLAIN truth, Ok
ford won as they liked after passing Hummer
smith. TO the passionate efforts of Harvard,
Darbishire was content to respond with just
effort enough to keep the lead undlmlnishcd,
an;l so the two brave fours rowed on.
At the 6nal mom5n', Lorng, IN no hope ol
success but for honor's pure sabe. rallied the
last energies OF his exhausted crew, and they
drew to within length and o half OF that still
vigorous indomiiablo Oxford four. And with
in o length and half of opponents whom they
were bound to respect in defeat. Oxford rowed
stealily past the judges boat as the signal gur
heavily doomed out victory to st. Georse and
defeat 10 the Stars and Stripes.