, 1869-08-30
Foreign.
GYent RrffHius
TIE INTERNATIONAL noAr RACE.

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NEw YoBx, August 81
The Tarlds London specta! ssJa: the fnce Is
conceded universally 10 hare bean perfectly ftir
and honorable Oh both Ndea. The r1me occupied
By oxford Was twenty-five minutes and fostJ-one
seco.ds, being more tnnu they took over tho
course few days ago Tne distance roWed r
Little Less than four miles and th1ec fu1aouEs.
This day Was fair, but the n!e unfasosaole' For
the rrst mile Of the race Ha1yard was ahead by
more than length, rowing fc7ty two strokes per
minute to Oxfort thlrty.nine. The Earyatds'
tpKinX vas most bz1ltant and nany believe that
the race might have been gained had the co1s-
vain MAle bette- efforts to tafs the O1fords
water. AZ Haumersmishs b.tege WIS Was
passed the Advantage VAS still with tse Haryas'is,
bIt II VIA perceived that the pace sF which they
ataIted could not be sustained. As tie Hat7asda
sank from lorty-tro to forty, aud loWer, the o.
for1s rose to forty strokes pet minute, otd r1asn-
ralned 1t Waout alteration to tie end. A nst1c
before ChisHicE w2s reached, shout half WAY, the
oxEorts, By splendid maunu7re Of their coz
awa,u, took the fIxsTa=!s' waseT, and all Of
EErnbamE efforts TO escape the O1foTls' wash
west in vain. As Chswick church was passed,
the i1arvasds were 7tskblJ distressed and Buru-
ham throwing wafer over his stroke, and Sin-
mons, on whom the Labor aud su;nlness told
heavy Il was now perceived that the taca was
lost BY the HarvaSas, Though one more heroic eff
tort was made TO gain the Uxiords' aide.
when the gun soualt-1, ,the Harvard. .creT, afleF
>Eoneu1's rest, drew up eY the side Of the OK
ford hoat and arplauled the vtc.ors by cl2pplng
sasl1 hauis. Thu O1ouilns lckno wledgei this by
taking OF thet1 hats
'+There Arr s.1r.ous theories ~ 10 the cause OF
uafyafls failure. It Is ruuored that tiler diet
ias been Lately vegetarian, but It Is not true
Lo.ng Is criticised for not har.cE English cuach-
ing: Batuham for had steering; but many good
Judges declare shat the race was almost repeti-
fiuE Of The race between the English universities
au.s Harvard failed ,s.cause ts style /. that OF
Cambridge"
LONDON, August 3.
\ corrected sketch Of the race says the Oxfo,,is
pascal Barnes Brttke only ;Ho leDG1hs ahead,
the H7fya1ds having made brilliant sp0ri before
catching tile bridge, BY which ttey gained three
guar 1:efs of . length Tue Judge sa,s the liar.
sards werc only half length Of clear water IN the
reaE o. the finish. Alter the race the two Hs
dtne1 At MoIt!aee with Ar. Phillips, Who tnT:sed 3
latge natty to Eeet Them During !pncr The OK
ford men, In speeches, sad the rHce was II not the
hardest, at least al hard as azsy they cyer COZ
tested. and praised the pluck -ud work Of the
Hafya.ds. The Harvards considered their steer
ing was rather out, making, II ros,sbsc, d4Ecs-
cLcc at half length to length.
LONDON, August q
LoE7g was rather un#ell owing to over.trsln.
ing. The Hatyar.ls are satisfied with thc!f work,
and D:e2Ee,i With the arrangements that prevented
any difficulty during the race. The general oa!n-
ion Is that The tacc was thoroughly well conte5te.
tire1t prase rcsounds on all sides fos each csew.
TIE americans here are perfectly satisfied With
respect to the conduct Ut the rrcc. The general
Impression Is that the Oxfot;s must now TUE the
Hra1ds on their own waters ue1: gear.
COMMENTS OF TIE LYNDON rKzss-
LoxpoS, August q.
The press general; continent II 1cng,h on the
race OF yesterday. The 1:m<s, reyie 1tns the coz
test says: u The intctiodiy Of the Americans
vas IN . most pa1doDa5lc point-thc steering.
Their co1sWain undoubtedly lost ground, Int not
enough 10 account for The distance between tue
h ats ut the end Of thc race. Cnti The Americans
retrieve their defeat, thcJ must
acknowledge that our style OF
rowing Is the best. The Americans met with per
lec;ly 1air play, anu u tue EnS1lshp1en 20 TO
America they wt1l meet With similar treatment.
iucted in the game spiEts, AID, whichever sl,!e
wins, may the vanqutsned have rs little reason to
feel regret Tor ther defeat"
The Se1ea declares thai II the uayvazds did uot
command success they deserved 1t, aud hopes tho
American Jachtmen on the Atlantic may asense
the double defeat OF their countryueu.
Tile Star says: aTne Americans will lon 8 re-
member the chlTalT1c bearing Of their opponents,
| who, though resolved to Win, never fotgo. that
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