Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-04-07
Oxford md Casnbrsarc.

n, tnes Seieat OF the Cambridge boat crew By the
Thoo Gus, was reported In saturdays SrAR.
ne SobIeStS between these famous boat crewn
d which this IS tie thirfy-siyth have al.srs
3ttracied The attention OF the whols urorld ~,
al leas, that rat or IL where civilization has IN
us makeup liking for heaithful ana Iecvsfi
mate sports Tie race or Saturday was 49,,
the first considered 10 he less OF n confes, thsn
almost any that could be selected from those
mat have preceded. The betting being larreiv
IN favor OF the Cambridge crew gave preffy
sure Indications OF the result when IL got 10
,Ha 10 one against the oXfords, but the rivalry
r r, mas existed between them, especially "a
n.e"ed from abroad, was or no less account
ne, ss iesoll was boubd 10 add one more 20 the
tbese n.Soofles Tor the Cambridge men, and
a. ne Date OF the first meeting hatGee, the
Cambrii%e vi oxford and the light blues OF
great coxtess be, PACK hall century, the frst
SSsSen ,uI'ese oeing rowei at Heniey IN isso
wien ,he oxford crew won easlly ~ In eos'
4. was not until 1886, however tina, tha ffn,o os.
on the Wesi,5,n asa,h' ana Then cambridge won
Dlnutes, beating oxford by one minute
iofG sValln came to the front by a close t,va,,ss
s Sc, IN !Si2 after having In vain tried In
the intervening years 20 wreS. the hopors from
neI adversary. The Cambridge led In the
.hiee scccesSlNe years, and 10 lS.9 two races
n ,seae rVaed one being foul From 1s.9 10
t.'u, oAioiu Was Tour times the winner ouf
OF seven, ana won every race frnno Zen
20 1852. Harvard tried her metfle wien the
champions In tie last-named year. and was
rta'en easily. mucl OF Haryards misfortune
peinS chargeable To Discussions and n nranar
h,,oMiecge OF the course In ls10 90 the chagrsn
h 80, men on both sides or The Atlantic and
80, - Illus ol oxford, who now had come n
SYuht Aef proves as almost Inyincin,e csr n
o'iose Won. This event caused great exc,sa
for The o,nri ~ nvuucion OF eight-oared shells
~ IN, ae aLEusi race instead OF the mora nm uiaid
y narges was made In 1857 The f,Tas ~ ~,
changed and fixed for the week before Fsstar
The Tb ,nae os,e' ais9 the course has been up
,,le ihabes on the last OF the food tide Trrr5
ihe aqutduct al PUtDey To the Old shin a, MOI
exce,,,,, ,noe vi lnur aud quarter miles An
49, 9o,, was made In 1883. when the course
was uoWn from Barbers Rails TO Putney q fiie
1aEce Oh 200 yards more Jnan the cour;.e from,
Iul.ey 10 Mortiake. Eight oarsnen and coy
q" ~ ~ ,Ieu L9e crew OF each boat, the same
ST On az the irregular races which preceded 1854
oiiuihg seats were brought into use In lsI3
IN iiS regular races since is5a Oxford has
S Son t saateeh ana cambridge eight with the
ceau neat Ia 1875. The after was a re narkable
event In the record OF the unlverSfties The
greatest credit was cue 10 the oxford UniyersI-
~, owing 10 ,helr bow breaking. OF the thir-
Cambridge Won eight and oxford five rofsJ
score since ls2s:-Oxford, Is; Cambridge, Is.
DIsPCTED LAND TITLE.-A telegram to the
New York Herald from Pttsburg Pa, April q
says:-A remarkably Interesting ejectment case
came up here In the court OF common pleas TO.
day. In 1899 Thomas Mexican. who was gov.
error OF Pennsylvania, located 297s acres a
lard In Allegheny county, about thirteen miles
nom thls city, and In IS9s be decided it to his
time before had married Don Carlos Maritime
0e i rujo the Spanish minister 10 this country
The Warehouses or Yrujo went 70 Europe in q
snort tline and died In 1870. She had been
represented by an agent ever since 1905, and
when she died she left the property to her
daughter, who married and had two children
THESE TWO children, the present Marquis OF
Yrujo and his sister, have brought suit to eject
some farmers who have lived on their land for
severity five years. These farmers paid small
rent, but low claim the Spaniard's title Il not a
good ole, and refuse TO leave; hence the SUIT
The plaintiffs belong to one OF the oldest and
best Spanish families, and some OF the LEADING
granoees OF Spain are mixed up fn the case q
witnesses, &c. me title OF the marquis and his
sister Is generally reg arded by lawyers as good
one. The property Is now worth over H6O0 000