, 1877-04-14
Oxford and cambridge's Annual
RoWing-Match.
The Intense Interest Felt In, LON
don Over the Event.
Partfsahship in Cerulean Hues..-Light
Blue w. Dark Blue,
An Enormous Crowd, and Some Of The
Points 1t Presented 10 View.
The Place ItsaN-aoeucs During 1ts Prog
reas-And It's 1ndeoisive Result.

Ep<ct0i Correspondence " 5H4 Tribune.
LONDON, Eng, March 24.-for tho past week
thcro Ina been but one prominent idea in sport
Ing cirr1ca; and cirrlea not at all addicted 10
sporting matters lave been unable tu rcatst the
inrasfon Of many rtppes from tho full tide ap-
preaching 80 near them. LiRht-blue and dark
blue kid gloves have fcstooncd tho slsopwtn--
tluws; petk-tcs OF each color made similar.
parade, bonnets anil hats Of ccrluean hue, be-
wiEhtng enough 70 win a girl TO Cambridge
principles on the sput, adorned tho SHOW
raaca of tue leading moitlatea; aud below
them hung corresponding heasl-rlrRing Of
tho darkest sapphire known, which would
convert her 10 Oxford The next minute. For
tuuntcly, the ioyalty OF tho alhereuts Of the two
Universities IL dependent Gu no such cphemera.
Associations OF centuries bind the members Of
eome families to one OF tho other: In the case Of
tho fair sex, there Is tho QUO to which "ho p
son, brother, lover. or favored prospective ~
belongs; as 10 sporting inctI, their preferences
arc, Of cotirsc, t,asei t1pon more scientific con-
sllcraifons. But ercry one. ~ the fatufna dny
approaches, has lesning 10 one OF the other;
and unofficial canvaasfug, such ~ ia cur
rent before our Presidential elections, Is
rifc IN All 4usrtcrs. The "ueat~haudcd
11lis" who brings in your luncheon, rsttlcs
lu1tHt3lt VI kHU AGOlt tELuEHo uH 6OAAe plElGAtt
puuscs, aud breaks her long covenant Of silence
80 C,,n,,r,,i,a, Ti,or,,o iii t,r f.,rh,t,7ea In
" 1anao1'aee. lne1 ~ ~. lo' S4np,'ase w. II.
and let her know.h
(, mn ,hcn n ,rar,o,rcs Tint aha race ID In he
NowEp At 8 O'Clock
Of windy AInrr1, morning, there 10 a pcrccpt-
ibIc chill given 10 the enthusiasm With which q
A1vht NJ t11a contest Is ant{c!nntcd Tho ConrHe
{. f.t,,,, p,t,ar -, .hn T,,.,,ns ~ unrt,oro
.'.ss 20 H.' as! 80. ~. 80 s.1. 49,
ruah OF spectators is generally to nammcr.mtth
Brtfec, which II rcgnrlcd - a determining
noint in Tho rore: tralltiun has II tias
TN crew Witch nassc. f1rst under In. bridge IA
most likely to be thu winner,~-a tradition, how
ever, which tho last fcw ycata have much i'm
pafrcd.' Tho question Of arriving In time for tho
ro.r /. .o,vc, ,r snnt. hr snrni1lnc the n,rht at
$3.50. 1ass - wv r1.n; -. .'..t,,a ,",,,as T..
IutneY os naa'ctsAn, nna puu.iG ho1Ses ,,an az
WA. Hlsass asH' ~ fssa, % a; s,,. 1Egr
sfewaea ba At M A. tne 9ni
5oreT md tto rsyects %p
4anfc ~ aaWa' W1Sn tney ses ~. ~ tGr tac !eee
but from Tue "Ghyr Sna iho McsL 6na
las,omga sct out q. " ~ ~ tin fnnnr
!anwa}s onn!g1ses ~ wv SIT. a. ;os! Wy ,Vont
iaSi 70 tno lhterestea iotc,enet; y na ~
hs!ic, it Il no joke 70 nsar tnat ioau TIP aI
ntaneK 2. M " usGss hn.sssanE ~ NV nSet2
ashtsa hie 10 sMaMow tGw nasty snoptaius, ats,,
anu venture OUT itto Lne solut sraf s.reet, WHOSE
paEemcnts efe wei i.on1 .ceenS snome.. NV Nv
ya!hlS does Inc sobcf patcilanilas e1oMl tnas Is.
a st anu iii ~ III II
M ~ , 81 ms ."a an.n f n nrrss ~ whn
nstat E1 aha INC yonsg a;s smtnasasss Tao p~ w
carry TUG oay, anu. " eassaa9s, HaIt cao, an
." ~ ~ IT, ,a,ah ~ IN. ~
tr ts :" s''N' o'' ''' 'A'' "'1'n'1'u'So "'>ssA'
n,. TIE 1oSnGS W ~, GAnsAS ~; -, ,o-
us lare u rc2ulatea " tawt aMa II snio nas,i
1"t nartoS - noa ,s w,,uSh IA cnmnci % lin n Eeen
Whit With presss xsu legal mIts iolay III eSiof
ambitlui u " get "a 1atp out ana pack,,-tlat
s, customer VINO Mnt en9aEe nn IT, 20 @ Iaee niua
which 70 asks thc modest sum OF sovereign;
or, u iile PATTY ia5gclt t"o,-1!assc prices
COMPARED WIZ those od sfsr5 W. W. no. ut,
reaaarane wnSm one eoas."cts lno asmamns o.
New aosk naSkthen % anues sGIs i ,a s.aS1tnsaan
sidcrab,y from nine, tnese p5'ess mnsF te tsas tiaI
tl'e i:ol!en chine Of or . may sttskc
an! aaa mn tase'css. s aaa PC. 90 WI Sou ,
SEM 70 aiase YOU ott ioE tnIc" or tous
t!mes tto otna1 sates, aau ~ ttost 70 anSs ; tor
return Iale. ts oa!} tnn ohc unY III Lao 5caI,
s'r," be says, aF9IoEctlsaliy; as you epHnE 1nto
nls ncWlf-rante sehac'e, Tnoss qhaGIapsM ~ y
M ingenn. o 1 '%o SIotH II
tho "Hood Lord. Eool ncy1 principle, TA1ct
cannot be too highly admired.
II fioset, nat not unpleasant M etpcl,encc @ me
| now that you arc talt'y ~ W9ko aua on youf WY,
tn 10 driven through tue LONDON streets a. !
n'clEk lli ne morning. MaFket.caits. ntiet
high with cratth fcvca'lny E''tnpses o. EEseMvFy
nrc jogging along 70 Covcnt unrden; erranti
tnys. with mngs ana pstS',sTt, atc stfaSH,i'ns ,l.
u Hnti eut oi tho pllnsic.loqses. NOM
pIrcadllly tho trccs Of GTccp rark strtet
!hcEr budding branenes ont to a sky overcast s. y
but ltThtenlns; ana ttiG nt!as haYe l,eean tnelI
morning pfaciec, rs Y noat'9necs WelG unnTaro
Of; ~htse on the a'ae~a!k esaeK aiMt A"tA'ne
sttea!n VI c!cfks, apprentices, aport!ue nat1, o.
tho towcr eiass, AND noyt OF eSeTy ussefipts,'en
arc plod1ing nahI1!l$ atnhs, "Iootlng ~ NJ; e.
Mards Jatnslicrsn,stn; +, ~ W. sppIoIisa A,yut
Iatk and hcnslnctof taruets, eafslaee Aes.
nni t!lcro walts at the door, but, al genera
thing,
THE hAch Is TOO EAhLx
fnr fashion Of bsauty to MAXI inuen 9bP!ay
Albert Hall statids our clearly aga'hst brl9At
rn'ng sky. ahh the figures III ~ 'sees
progression around the TOP danca mcf
r1y ns tho CAP 1Atties past. tne Wass
aud knottcd tFipka o. the oiA tFec
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