The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-08

and some distance below the clump OF trees adjoin-
ing the soap Works on the Surrey shore. In round
ing the point below Messrs. dCowan's wharf, the as
pect OF affairs underwent an important and very
marked change the Oxford crew once more begin
ming TO hold their own and as the two boats breasted
the Soap Works perceptiby gaining on the Amer.
cans. a tremendous cheer was sent up by the crowd
which had gathered on the wharf and In It's imme-
date neighborhood, to be taken up and reechoed by
thousands OF threats IA the crews came Ia sight OF
Hammersmth bridge, which from the water APP
peared TO be q mass OF human beings. After pass.
ing the soap Works, and when the boats were
the Oxford crew, who now benefited by the aood IN
the middle of the river, began to overtake the Har
ward boat overlapping II Just below the steamboat
both shot the ARCH reached In sm 2Os After passing
the bridge the oxford crew, who were vociferously
cheered when the aspect OF affairs was discovered
by the crowd above gained still more upon the
leaders, and OF BiIen's yard were barely three
quarters OF length In The rear. Opposite the Doves
time when the oxford boat would overtake and pass
It's rival bat the Harvard men made such splendid
efforts to avert defeat that 1t was some distance be-
fore oxford could be said TO be on even terms with
them, the Harvard four stl leading off the Oh
Mills by from a quarter TO half length. No ma
eral alteration occurred for another hundred Yards
until after passing the staging at present being
erected IN the river or the West Mddlesex Water
works, when the oxford crew, inch by inch, and
stroke by stroke, reduced the remaining portion OF
the distance by which they were headed. and in
brilliant effort and atlength drew level with the Ame-
ricans for the first time subsequently TO leaving the
Old ship Tavern at Chlswick Lower Mail When
once the OxOnans were really ieye, with the Har.
Harvard crew and had them In the tolls the latter
fell abroad in their rowing, no doubt as much from
distress owing To the severity Of the mace &c of nd
inc themselves caught Inv n crew VIII" nod %een so
long asfern Of them and in fnii vtew A r. 90 ha~
named then thar or tho ronf NJ Ch's,c r 90 " ~
oxford crew lad Inv naIf length both noats yeeninS
VERY good and parallel course on the Surrey side
swain pulling his iar6oard line unnecesSariv or a
we are inclined to rhnT IRON, tho su~nr;" s W
NJ their how side oars the HarverT cra " mn
daniv sheere in t~wsrns oxfcrd ,vSo raIS nn ~
nerfecfiv trma d,rec,inn withomt hndU nU'a oI h
10 close indeed did the oars Of the Two crews re- Se
come that Tor mnmant thoro Suos "enstrSi
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1xfer he,n1 woii sneas If the stro s,a oars ~
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rar ,vas ohv,ata" nv tho A,maricon M ,,
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