The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-04-07
THE UNIVERSITY REGATTA.
TUE OXFORD BoYs BEATEN By TIE
BOYS OF CAMBRIDGE.

A Splendid Contest on the Thames-Thc Bcst
Race on Rtcord-Tbe Vast Multitudcs on
the Iir d. . anil on tive River Sidss-Tbe
Thames In Gala Day Attire.
LONDON, April COP. M.--The twenty-soventh
annual contest between the Universities o. oxford
and Cambridge took place to-day resulting in favor
Of the latter after one OF tho finest contested strug
giles ever witnessed on tho Thames. The entire
distance (uearly ~ miles) was rowed In ny min
utes considered very fast time. IL being heh water
at Pusney ct about hnfpast 8, the nxed for
o'clock but long before that hour vast multitudes
Of people we're gathered on the banks along the
whole line Of the course.
IN rHE CTR,
from noon mp to the very hour o. tile race the rail
way stations In Cannon street and Broad street,
from which ttains were constantly running 10 the
course were literally besieged BY crowds, the late
hour at which the was 10 he started giving 30
many city clerks and others q chance to see the
race who otherwise would not have been able 10 CO.
1t IL estimated that quarter Of million Londoners
witnessed the contest.
the ROADS
leading TO the course wtro q brsy scene. All eorts
Of vehicles were to be eeen, tho horses being all
gaiy decorated with blue ribbons, light or dark &c
cordng to tho sympathios Of their drivers,
whose whips were similarly adorned. The en-
tire limo OF the river was as usual, crowded
On tho towing path were the usual ga
thcrings Of eduestrIans and podestrinns who
were not lucky enough to secure position on the
bridges. Tho railway authorities sold tickets in the
CITY emitting the holder to standing room on Barnes
bridge which soon became one mass OF humanity
SURFING to and fro under sweltering san. Ham
nersmith bridge bore its usual load. Tie Thames,
dressed In It's ho lay attire never gayer, being
filed rom the stsrt With steamers bal ges, aud
boats I'll handsomely decorated. The arrangements
OF tho Thames conservanc7, thanks 20 the efficient
of otd two
steamers were allowed to follow the race, namely,
Citizen IT, for TIE umliro and the old University
oarswen and Citizen u. for tho rcpres entaiiycs OF
the Press. Tie CO legians rerreseniing the two Uni
vcrsities rather annoyed At losing their usual
privilege OF careening amer the contestants in reck
essly managed biz boats, and giyni tho passengers
In small row-boats the benefit Of { cir back wash
Tho betting nuctuated between to on oxford,
and evens.
THE START.
Shortly before o'clock the Cimbridgc crow, who
bad son the toss, padded out into tive stream, and
took IN their position or the MddleSex s'le OF the
river. Owing 10 the lighters from which the boats
were started being moored close In shore, neither
ere" lad muen aiv htaso In rg,oect o. tido. Inc
ONrd- followed their advcrsaries quickly and took
their sta'in NJ once.
" Are you ready, rontlomen," shouted the umpire,
Dos T. NJ. fos
ruR RACE.
When the word h'd been given tho Cantabs were
,Vs,v ns sss 70 se a '1S YER roM'ns qn.ek
100 yards had lead OF half q length The Oxiords
we're tatier Hurried at the start. hut stoaded al
moet immediately, and at the Lender Rowing Club
House bad almost drawn tier boat level. Passing
| Craven Point, Golde nut n squirt which was
| spendidy ans Sered by his crew, and slowly but
| surely the zig blue" forged ahead. When the
Crabtree e. n lie aud eighth from the starting
| ponO was reached the Cambridge boat was three
parts of length ahead. They held this lead until
Just Tast the soap works. There thew increased it,
aud before Hammersnith bridge @ milcs) was reach.
cd they had drawn their boat cleat. The shouts
| that arose from the people on the bridge were tire
mendous as the lolts swept under, and It here
| noticed by those the umpres boat that tho Ok
| iords were rowing wildly. On reaching
| Chiswick EYot, however, Darbishire made a
| splendid effort, and for a moment 1t seemed as
though he would PASS tho Cant1bs but he merely got
the bow OF his beat opposite No. OF the Cambridge
crew. In these positions they rowed until reaching
| BARNES BRIDGE,
where the Cantabs srurted again and went under a
cloaI length In advance Of their adyersaries. From
although buth crews kept hard at II, and the Cam.
BRIDE beat passed the ship at Mortlake at exactly
h. - min Sec two leueths ahead of their adverse
| rlos, In the best contested race ever rowed.
| The scene wheu the result announced beggars
| description. People shouted themselves Loarse
| aud IL ~as noticeable that many WHO wore DARK
blue colorsiwere as vehement In their vociferaors
as tnose who belonged To the rival faction. Both
| crews rather distressed at tho finish. the OK
| ford seeming more so than their adversaries.
Below We give the names ana weights OF the win
| ming crew: