The New York herald., 1873-09-15
THE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY RACE.


"OxOn10n's" views S1ftod q Little.
New YORK, Sept. lS, 1879
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-
Referring to your recent suggestion that, in the
event of Saratoga Lake being settled upon this
fall as the water for the University race of 1874 it
would be well to invite the English universities
and the London Rowing Club to participate, cor
respondent signing himself "Oxonian" says In
Saturdays issue:-
r You are always harpns upon the Oxford and Cam
things:-Flrst that they would swinded out Of
that q nSae Rsn,of,S vSY be
shs be published Oxford at the Fight S @e
| We must be permitted to express grave doubts
whether the gentleman fairly represents the class
to which he claims to belong; but it may do no
harm to refresh his memory with one or two facts.
At a meeting OF the captains OF the Oxford and
Harvard crews, at Putney, prior to their race the
Harvard captain understood that neither crew.
should it get ahead Of the other would assert the
privilege usually only claimed in this country by
jockeys, and throw the wash from its oars directly
upon Its rivals bow. And 1t Will be well reInem.
bered, when half O mile or more up the course
with Harvard leading oxford by length and q
half that the captain Of the former not only would
not allow his coxswain to steer over in front of
oxford, but peremptorily ordered him not TO-, thus
living faithfully up TO the spirit in which he believed
the race should be rowed. And yet, after passing
Eyot, oxford, Notwithstanding the courtesy 30
gracefully extended her but few moments be-
lore sseered directly in front O. her antagonist
seriously IL was this shameful conduct on Har.
wards part, no doubt that justiies the person in
question In using such hard words as "swndedn
and Yankee rascality," and perhaps in the future
our students would do well to follow the beautiful
named; and q brief extract from the testimony
taken at the time of that sad event may also aid,
re,ds not the u%in writer in question at least the
Of the postnortem examination showed
blood, and that his death was caused by over
exertion, combined with great mental excite
trace of poison could be found in the stomach % Of
the deceased" VIII the gentleman in question
show US proof to the contrary And, moreover,
will he kindly inform us In what part of the United
states ows the ST. John River, or rather its little
neighbor. the Kennebecass, the stream on which
the men against whom he was rowing, the famous
paris crew. OF st. John, from what corner Of
subect' However, considering the average se EnS
lishman's knowledge OF American geography, the
oath Of that 6arsed Colonel" who can M tell nSlu Wha
1t ever was2 b.
"Oxonian" snubbed by q True Brtton
Ngw YORK, Sept. 13, 1873.
To THE EDITOR OF THE HRRALD:-
trust "oxonian's" letter In your issue of TO-
day will not be accepted by any American as q
specimen of the diction IN vogue with our "Oxford
men," There are renegades from every college
who sometimes leave their country for their
country's good, though Of their own accord,
and they no sooner do so than they shufile OF
the cloak OF respectablllty which lily fitted them
and appear In their natural clothing. No oxford
man ever met with believes that Mr.. Renlorth
came to his death other than by natural causes,
accelerated perhaps by the noble struggle for
victory IN the hour OF his demise; and no oxford
man whose opinion Is worth anything would have
letter this morning. When he tells his tale about
1.-THE Colonel" at the fright time, he Will also have
60 tell II In proper language, or his college chums
VIII not suffer 1t to have much weight In guiding
their manner OF meeting an honorable foe. 1t is
such diction as "Oxonian's" and such men as
"0xontan' that serve to foster any aninoslty
which may exist between the two great nations,
am not an "Oxford man." but, nevertheless, I
nope shall long consider myself
AN ENGLISH GENTLEMAN