The Washington times., 1895-03-25
IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS
CxfOrd-Cambridge Race Prom
ises to Be HotIy Contested.
JUBILEE WILL NOT BE SOLD
Gen. Paine Says He Will Not Part with the
Boat-capt. John Barr Will Be Skipper
Is Confident That He Will Whip Joe Wal
colt Live Sporting News and Comment.

The result OF the fifty-secOnd boat race
between the crews of the Universities of
oxford and Cambridge, which viii bedecided
on the Thames on Saturday next, is the
object OF much speculation among boating
men.
The Cantabs, who had bad luck in their
early training owing to stress of weather
and sickness among the crew. have steadily
improved III form. Their boat is of cedar
and fitted with the latest improvements.
Her dimensions are: Length, 62 feet
inches; width, % 3-4inches; depth amidship,
IA inches; depth forward, 6 1 2 inches;
depth at stern, 5 3-8 inches.
On the wholeth work of the Oxford crew
up to the present seems TO have met with
more approval from the experts than that of
the Cambridge men. The Oxford swing is
perfect and their new boat rows very
smoothly. 1t is 81 feet Z inches. and is 90
inches wide amidships.
Oxford won last year, making victories in
six successive years. They have been
successful twenty y-eight times and Cam
bridge tw enty-two; only on ore occasion,
il 1877, was there dead heat.
The Boston syndicate which hoped to buy
the Jubilee have received word from Gen.
Paine that he will not part with it. This
leaves the syndicate only one course, and
that is TO build a new boat.
Howard Gould has at length secured the
services of Capt. John Barr as skipper OF his
new twenty rater Niagara. Mr. Gould
has long been negotiating with Capt. Barr
! Capt. Barr Will look after the Niagara from
this time eonandwilis ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
| TO southampton by steamer. 1t is expected
that the Niagara will be in shape fort first
/ important races of her class in British waters.
| An effort is being made 10 bring Wag
| Harding. the champion sculer of England,
I to this country to row Jake Gaudaur at
| the Austin, Tex, International regatta in
| June next. Manager Crotty has authorized
| the Police Gazette to offer Sullivan
/ purse anc expenses to come over and race.
Another purse viii be offered for four
Dared international race between two crews
1 selected by Harding and Gandaur.
Jack Everhard has authorized the send
| ing of his acceptance OF 81 500 Offered by
1 the Olympic Club, of New Orleans, for a
/ twenty five round battle with Kid Lavigne.
Mick Dunn is hard at work down at
! Coney Island preparing for his twenty five
/ round bout with Joe Walcott, which is TO
/ be decided April before the Seaside Ath-
letic Club. Mick" is confident that he
/ will pun down the long end of the purse.
/ Dunn thinks he has all the best of this
/ match Advantage in height, reach, and
I weight go a long way, Dunn thinks, in
helping a man out. WaIcott is out West
/ travelling with vaudeville company.
His manager. Tom O'Rourke, writes the
officials of the club that Walcott is in the
| best of condition. and not the least bit dis
turbed over the probable outcome OF the
/ battle The bout between Pierce and
/ Leonard should be hot affair. as these boys
have an old grudge to settle. 1t is stated
/ that CoTbett has been iIIStTucting Leonard
/ how to use ms hands. Pierce is working
hard and says he viii trim" the Brooklyn
! ite in quick order. Jimmy Handler is train
/ ing at baltimore, while his opponent, AL
/ O'Brien, is at Atlantic City. Hoth men are
reported to De in good condition.
Poor old John L. Sullivan has been in un-
usually hard luck OF late. He has been Ill
with pneumonia for several days aud viii
not be able to get out for a v eek or so. He
/ has received several offers from England bat
says he will stay in this country. He is
practically without a dollar.
| The Eureka Athletic Club have good
card tonight at the Front Street Theatre in
Baltimore Sol English of that city will
meet George Smith of Turkey Point ina finish
fight The match is for $500 and a side bet
OF $3.50 The boys are 10 weigh in at 119
poands, give or take pounds, at three
O'Clock this afternoon.