New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-30
LONDON, Friday, Aug. Nm

tives like Moran and Dudley, and few personal
friends of the crew, being admitted no others were
allowed access The crew lOunged restlessly about,
enduring as best they might trial harder than the
race-the suspense of the last few hours. Their con-
ditOn was less perfect than three days ago.
Simmons had been for some time suffering from
diarIhea-slight. yet sufficiently alarming in man
soon to pull as for dear life in desperate strug-
gle Loring was still troubled with boils, and was
sallow- face but clear-eyed and confident as ever.
Fay and Lyman were both overturned. There was
too much work during the whole of last week for all
the crew, and as a consequence they went into the
boat only half fit
Before 5, all London had gathered on tho river
banks. Both crews came out promptly, oxford
showing first three minutes before 5, and Harvard
following.
The crews and weights were:
l. +. Milan. Exeter. isI pounds.
A. C. YarborTaEn Lincoln No. i50 pounds
8. q. ID. Darbshre, Baiol, stroke, lGo pounds
j. III. Hall, Corpus coxswain' 100 pounds.
HARVARD.
2. +. o. Lyman, Hawaain Islands, 1857 pounds
8. W. II. Simmons, Concord III pounds.
l. A L. LOTng, Boston, stroke, 1856 pounds.
A. Burnham, Chicago, coEswaln liz pounds
Harvard was much the lighter. and, it proved,
was much deficient in what had been thought II ex-
ceed-its staying power Tom Hughes was the
referee. Gritty was Oxfords umpire; Gulston of
the London Rowing Club" Iiarvard's, and Blake
acted as starter. The arrangement Of the Thames
Conservancy Board and police for clear
admirable, and there trouble except with one
row boat for a moment which finally got away.
No steamers were allowed to follow the crews, but
those containing the umpire and representatives OF
the press
Sixty tickets were issued by each crew. Harvard
invited Mr.. Motley, but too late. Mr. Motley was at
The time in DevOnshre, ten miles from a railway sta
ton and much regretted his absence. All the Amer
lean tickets of invitation cent out late. and
there we're, consequently, many disappointments-
Among those on board were Charles Reade. who has
invited Harvard to Oxford next week, the London
Rowing Club officers, Moran, Sturgis, Dudley, Nor
gan, Wilkes, Crowninshield Shattuck, Bowdtch
and Ticknor.
On the press boat no fewer than fifteen American
journals were represented Dickens was invited, but
was compelled 20 decline. Cox, Conway, Deey,
and other well-known journalists were on board the
arrangements being excellently managed by Worm
aids of Belle Life. Oxford limited their invitations
10 personal friends and refused to ask the Prince Of
Wales.
To avoid possible difficulties. tho whole Of the
course to be rOwed was planned and discussed
in advance, between Referee, EMPIRES, and Cox
swans and u perfect understanding arrived at. Tie
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any one critical point. Oxfords conduct was fair
all points Mr. Gritty is most accomplished oars
man. and the umpres couciliated everybody by their
good sense and good will. The start was made well
in mid stream, the umpire asd press boats huggng
the Middlesex shore Harvard having won the toss,
chose the Middlesex side. which is always reckoned
an advantage
Both crews were cheered as they came out, and
there was an unmistakeable popular liking for both.
Harvard, with brAnzed faces and arms, contrasted
strangely with Oxfords fair ruddy complexons.
In padding down into place, the style as always.
was all on the side of Oxford. but tho. American
physique excited universal admiration.
The boats started abreast OF the umpires steamer.
Rlaikie gave the word &c" at exactly Eve hours
fourteen minutes forty-one seconds and two-ffths.
The tide had almost ceased running and the whole
race was rowed on NEARLY slack water Harvard
jumped away at the word, Loring beginning with
the impossible stroke of forty-siK TO tho minute.
Darbishire who will never be hurried, was content
with forty. The pace was terrific from the start
Harvard began almost Immediately to lead, draw
ing away from Oxford amid loud cheers and rowing
well together and in better form than ever before.
At Craven Cottage they were full half length
ahead and thence TO Crab Tree kept steadily gain
ing. Both crews were doing all they wanted; but
Oxford which was under any stress, increas-
ing its measured StfOke OF 1Ofty 10 the minute TOWcu
with a precision beyond all praise. Darbishire is
like machine aud is never Hurried by al opponents
lead.
Long before Hammersmith was reached. Harvard,
having clear lead, Burnham should have taken
Oxfords water; but trying to do so, he grew nery-
GUS sheered Wild seemed then to lose his head, and
never after reganed his cOmposure He lost at least
a length on the whole Oxford steered adj
miTably well making straight line from Crab Tree
TO the center Of Hammersmith Bridge, and thence
did not lose an inch to the end.
At Crab 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 40 to A and 40, and then went up again TO 49,
Flesh and blood could stand il no longer.
Beyond Crab Tree, Oxford began TO creep up, and
at the soap works alongside. This Loring would
not suffer but drove his boat with spirit and shot
Hammersmith Bridge length ahead once more. Oar
bishirc impassively pulling 40 to the minute, and
| never getting many inches astern of Harvard's
| rudder.
| The bridge was bedlam Of varying shouts and
cheers for the two struggling crews. Harvard passed
! under it in an unprecedented time-eight MINUTES