The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1869-09-25
The international Boat Race
Decided.

Imagine a million SPECTATORS, and you have
some idea of the interest which was enlisted in
the great boat race, between the Haryards and
Oxfords. which took place on the Thames ON the
9th Of August. One-thirtieth Of the entire
population of England took to themselves a holi-
day, and AOckcd to the banks Of the ancient
river, to witness the contest for muscular supe-
riority between Young America and Old Eng
land. 1t must have been Il grand sight, such az
is not often seen, even in a country where na-
tional sports are part Of the very existence Of the
people. The banks Of the Thames, saws the
telegraph on the 9th, have been lined with
spectators since an early hour, and the city has
been almost deserted; vehicles of all descrip-
tious, bearing the Harvard or Oxford colors.
heavily laden with people, crowded all the roads
leading to the course during the entire day. 1t
10 no exaggeration to state that probably n mil
lion Of people witnessed the rRcc.''
The race course was on the River Thames.
above London. The day is said To have been I'M
usually favorable for the sport, the wind light
and the tide favorable. The IIaryurds used an
American boat built by Elliot, which they took
over with them, forty-four feet long, three feet
wide Mt the widest part, and eight inches deep,
or ia inches over all. She drew only seven
inches when loaded The weights Of the two
crews, a. they stood the day before the race, arc
given as follows:
Harvaris-FayeO Dow. IsS; Lyman. Iss Simmons. III,
LernG (,trokeI iSsi Baruham (eoSssainl 1i2. The oxErds
william (bowI is4 ; Han (aoxszainl IOT. calstm,. C.ptain
of the Laoaon Rowing CIub. viii be umpire Er the fiarvards,
starter
A 5 O'Clock, IA minutes and 81 seconds, the
signal was given, and the two boats started, the
distance to the goal being four and n half miles.
The correspondent Of the Tribune telegaphs as
follows:
when the word was given the Hsrvards' noted start came
into play, for ,heir oars tSsk ra.eE an., making hFty-,hrvs
mhe and a hall the rass vas spteeiid- The HarvarJs soa
Cottage, a distance u three-quarters % a nile. The oIssrd.
then drew up level lust beyocd hannsSmIth bridge. when
The bad. Aner that hey woo as they liked. The Oxford
Of the Harvards was Irregular They los, isnn Wholly aLoSs
nammeI,nith. and ~hsn OF cssswiek zsTs rO1sd is-F;"
nihceni pluck, and hat kss amer their strength and eoulrOl
had pluck, aad that oGIy 5 the eoxswaia steering wide aDd The
stroke being fatally .saiek The superiority q the Oxford,
aa<r the hrsi hail mile, ThaGsh The HaTvsras retained The ead
The correspondent OF the New York World
.tclegraphcd as follows:
The race Is connected unsversauy 20 have been perfectly Cir
and ho1orablc on both sides The time occupied by the Har-
- = w@s = Hhna'ss : ne Son - more ,hah .sss ,sss over
unfavorlble the fnt milo Of the race. and the Harvards Eere
ahead by more than a leugth, Tosng - strokes per miuute,
and the oxfords 30. The iarvaris' rowing Was the mo~i
brilliant, AMI many beEeve the race might have been gained
had the e0xswain made n better effort 20 take the OxDr6.'
water, as Hammer-mifh brdge having been passed, the ad-
vantage was stn with the uarvarts bat u was seen that the
pace al which they started could not be sustained. As the
harvards sank from 81 % e and bower, The Oxford. rose 10 20
strosss per minute, md maintained Ia without alteration To
the end A LITTLE before Che-wick sas passed-abouth half
way-the Oxfords made = splendid maneuyer, and The cox
swain took the Harvands' waterfall BurnhaIn's efforts TO
escape the oSfords were in vain A ch.wiek Church was
passed the Harvanis were visibiy DISTRESSED, Durham thru~-
ing the water over his stroks, and Simmons, on whom the
labor and sultrineSs told heavily. IL was now perceived that
the race was lost By the Harvards, though one more heroic
efoxt vas made TO gain, when the gun sounded. The Harvard
crew, amer 4 moments rest, drew up by the side Of the Ok
trd boat ard appiaGdad the vietors By elapPing their hands
The ozfords seknossdged this BY taSing on their hats
The result WIS the Oxfords won by one and
a half lengths of their boat, or, in time,
SAX seconds. the whole time having been %
minutes, 40i seconds. More full details will
be found ON Our third page, as also COM
ments of the London press ON the race. The
contest is conceded Oh all hands to have been