The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-02-16
THE oxFoRD-cAMBR1DGR BOAT RACE

or rowing at Oxford the London Sportsman FebruarJ
I, says:-The University out about half-paz
two O'Clock when the President found thwart
the change OF stroke 10 tho bow side having neceEsh
atcd the alteration for last year. Mr. Bankes who Of
Thursday rowcd for Mr. Stayner stoered on this occa
son and, after q steady 10 Ihley, Mr.. Moss put
pace on and accomplished very fair bit OF row
ing, which seemed satisfactory to the men and the
critics Subsequently Messrs stayner and Burne and
Miller and Mercer out in tub pairs, the President
steering when not rowing himself The following is the
present constitution Of crew. In addition to whom
Mr.. stayner Intends in few days TO have reserve
four, as at Cambridge
E. A. Miller, Exeter O. Il. :. stayner St
BOWL Johns.
= 4 Mercer, Corpus T. II. NJ. Marriott Brase'
NJ AichisOn, Penn T. O. Edwardes Moss.
5. J. ~ Boustead. UniveP
atty.
The new men have not yet sealed, but from rough
estimate taken the last week In January they average
about III or 173 pounds each man. The difficulties
usually experienced in obtaining good coxswain WILL
we are pleased to find be so great as on some
mer occasions, when presidents have had their patience
we'll nigh exhausted and been driven TO their Wits
ends, 102 pound is available possessing
both judgment and nerve in the person Of Mr. Craven
OF Worcester College.
or rowinga at Cambridge the same journal sovs.
Yesterday Monday, JANUARY 81, beautiful weather
favored the Canabs and in the course OF the afternoon
n goodly number OF people assembled on the banks
At about twelve O'Clock the majority Of the went
out in tubs under the instruction Of Mr.. j. b. Close
who alternately coached Messrs Lewis aud Brancker,
w. d Close and Greonbank. There alteration
~ the tactics, several Of the bow side men
changed 10 stroke side and vice versa The practice
was Kept up for over two hours when reserved four
went out in the following orderJ 7. Penrose, First
Trinity, bow; j. O. Fem, First Trinity; j. 9. Green.
bank, ST. Johns; j. Allen Lady Margaret's;
A. Donaldson, Third Trinity, c0xswain. They rowed
to the railway bridge where alteration took
place, Mr. Fem rowing bow, Mr.. Alton at No 2 Mr..
Hocken at No. and Mr. Greenbank stroke. In this
way they rowed TO Grassy Corner whore they turned,
rowing up TO the railway bridge, and, after easy,
reached Seare's yard about four O'Clock Soon alter
supervision Of Mr. James b. Close and for the first
time Mr.. W. g. Close took his seat at No T. At the
railway bridge Mr. Penrose was taken from tho
four and appointed to the post OF bow IN the eight
Dir. Brancker going 10 No , Mr. Lewis shifted
to No and Mr.. Pike placed at No. 8, and, all
being in READINGS the crew proceeded to Baitsbite.
Arriving the locks 1t resolved by the president
to go sl further and try their powers Of endurance
The rowed from Batsbio to Botusham After
brief stay they commenced the return journey, very
ltlo the worse They rowed TO Clayhithe where
they oased, and then rowed back TO Basbte, and
easiod passages brought them home at haIpast 1--WE.
Considering the alterations they rowed well together,
and arriving home there not the semblnce OF
Distress the distance traversed being all of twelve miles
In this order they lnished-
j. t Penrose, First 6. J. Peabody, First Trim
q p W. lrancker, Jesus 7. W. b. Close. First Trim
g. T. w. Lewis, Caius. ity.
O. Gurdon, Jesus. D. shano tstroke)
8. L. q. Pike, Caius. e. L. Davies, Glare (coxl