New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-09-08
COMMENTS OF THE LONDON PRESS.

The English papers OF the 2Sth have extern
sive accounts the great race. They relate the same
essential facts as our correspondent and need not
TO be reproduced entire. ono OF the most interesting
facts in the account Of The Times is given as follows
Just before reaching the ship young man who was scu
ing lady about gig rowed out suddenly from the
Mddosex shore in front Of the oxford boat that in
order to avoid running into her the oxford coxswan
compelled sheer his boat suddenly 10 the left and as
IL was the bowside oars the Just missed hitting
the 1g BY this coHctcps oxford lost at least length
for by the time their boat was again straghtcned the
Harvard fonr had como up little; but Notwithstanding
this the former reached the ship FIRST clever II not easy,
winners by four lengths, Of one OF tho most galanty
contested races ever rowed between futney ana Mort
lake and equally honorable 10 victors and van
qushed The Times further says; America need not
they may go home and tell their countrymen that,
although they could not conquer Great Britain they at
least for few minutes succeeded IN frightening IT,
When they at first went away so CALAMITY from oxford
and for time steadily drew their boat fuil length
ahead OF IL, there good many stout hearted
BrOns who II they could only now DO Induced to con-
it, began to feel anything but comfortable and had
the oxford stroke allowed himself 10 be Hurried by
the temporary disadvantage the race might have ended
very differently. Even when the steady powerful sweep
Of the Dark Blue oars had reganed the LOST ground and
the result of the race was all but certainty the un
fought that hardest Of all fights. losing race pull
ing with desperate energy TO the last moment through
oxford feel that very slight accident could sll be
taken enough advantage OF to turn the scae and good
would have been stil better If the American crew had
not been manifestly inferior to the English IN
indeed, only to be expected-thc Steering
The PaH NAL Gazette distinguishes the styles of the two
crews in their course of "The Crab Tree" Itreports
The two styles were never marked than now .
each boat had settled down. and the pace was very fast
Harvard dead IN recovering from tho chest then long
hurried sling forward, not the most correct OF time
steady draw of oars through the water and blades rather
deep buried; oxford rowing with the old characteristics
relatively slow MASSIVE swing forward; oars even in
hight OF feather perfect I'm time dropped into the water
I.f at1xv for
clean and light covering more than the blades. They
looked like staying" for week Two to one was sti
steamers contrasted with continuous Hires OF the charac
teristc short staccaio "Iurrah! hurrahl hurral !"
style OF the Americans we have criticised before
MOI. So be o 0lyardans foUud for thew had 70
strokes mere III the than Oxford to reach
peculiar: much vegetable and little animal food. at this
we do not cavi; no doubt they best know their own
have been in good condition, and were of wondrous
endurance to maintain their quick stroke at such length
of reach for they did not shor for many minutes
as they did And with this style As minute entails more
exeriOn than similar number rowed In Oxonan style :
entails loss OF time and still greater strains to
the body in time for the ensuing stroke.
The Telegraph remarks that tho young American gen.
temen who the victory lost honor the
on the judge who witnessed the extra
ordinary and exciting struggle will think highly Of
Harvard than he ever did while many people were say.
ing that the Transatlantic would win They did not
wn ana they could not have won but they rowed our
seasoned and victorious Dark Blues such good match
that only perfect could have kept them In the
rear at the wnningpOst Regarding the proficiency of
oxford The Telegraph says: 1t would be strange indeed
these years of aquatic tradition and close analysis Of
which Haryard-younger in the srt-has yet to learn.
We shall not doghatize on the matter, set
this "something more down In the mysterious
symbols OF grip" or catch," or armwork," or
| 6swipg." Whatever the secret OF the delicate
perfection may be, simple calculation will show IL 10
have been worth about three inches OF gam In every one
Of the $50 boats lengths which make up the course TIL
Harvard this inner mystery a the art TIL tic
oxford oarsmen lose it, do not think the aquatic gar
land will be wrested from the Dark Blue but believe
that II the Americans had been trained upon tho Isis
they would have brought their boat home and stern
with Oxford perhaps ahead OF her Slightly In
jcrOr In bodily training they were shown 10 be the