St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-03-31
R0SEBERY GAINS STRENGTH

"reminiscences Of Former Ok
ford Cambridge Boat
Races.
LONDON, March 30.-With the
Prince of Wales return from the
Riviera, the announcement is made
that the Princess of Wales is going
to Copenhagen next week on
visit to her parents, the King and
Queen of Denmark. This has start
ed gossip afresh and has brought
into prominence the fact that the
Prince and Princess of Wales sell
dom remain in the same country to-
gether. The princess has spent very
little time in England during the
past two years. incidentally it is
alleged that the Prince of Wales
will soon pay another visit to the
Earl and Countess of Warwick, the
latter being more generally known
as the famous beauty, Lady Brooke
her former title.
During the stay of the Prince of
Wales at the Riviera his partiality
for Americans, especially for Amer
lean ladies, was again remarked
with many ill-natured comments
from eXpectant Britishers lowering
near. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Win
slow and Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Goe-
Lot
macy with the prince, d privilege en-
joyed by but few English people.
In the Prince of Wales set much re-
greet is expressed that the gale of
Saturday last did much damage in
the grounds of Sandringham palace,
the residence of the prince 1t is
said that the loss through the storm
will foot up over $4,000. Among
the trees blown down were some
planted by the Prince of Wales him
self, which had special historic inter-
est.
INFLUENZA
IS no longer a startling feature of
London, although many victims of
the epidemic are still on the. debat-
able ground between recovery and
relapse.
The Lancet and the British Medi-
cal Journal both announce that Lord
Rosebery has gained strength great
ly, and he was able this week to sleep
without the use of narcotics. At
the same time, it is learned from a
most excellent source that the pre-
mier's physicians are much alarmed
on account of the fact that his
stomach has given out, and that his
system refuses to respond to stimu-
lants. On the top Of this the premier
insists upon attending daily to GER
tain business which makes the stu
alton unfavorable to recovery. Both
the Lancet and the British Medical
Journal finally admit that the Duke
of York, heir presumptive to the
throne, is suffering from a mild
form of influenza.
A subscription has been opened
by the Pail Mall Gazette, and a
number Of artists are contributing to
the fund
An interesting point which has
arisen in connection with the Ok
ford-Cambridge boat race, and one
which will interest college men in
all countries, is the cost of sending
crew to Putney from the great
universities. A representative of the
Associated Press during the week
asked this question of Rev. w. E.
Sherwood, master of Magdalen col
Iege school, honorary treasurer of
the oxford University Boat club. a.
member of the Oxford crews of 1873
and 1874, and one of those admirable
dlVlneS who do not find preaching a
bar against an ardent love of honest
sport. He said the crew for Putnev
costs about $500. The revenue of the
y. u. b. c. comes from three sources.
The principal one is life member
ship fees from new men.
Every man who intends partici-
pating in any college race at Oxford
is obliged to join the 0. U. B. c.. and
becomes life member by paying
f3 los. The new men average about
$50 yearly. Secondly, there is the
entrance fee of IS for each boat in
the college races. This produces
about 1900. Thirdly, there is a cap
italiZation grant from each of the
colleges; a college having 10Omen will
pay f20, and one having fifty men
will pay flo. We could of course
ask for more in the event of a def
cheney, but we prefer to keep it
about as above. The capitalization
grants bring in another 1900. so our
yearly income is about f2,65O. 1t
takes the whole of it to meet our
expenses for club house, barge, ETC.,
and any little surplus that remains
goes to reduce the debt of our club
house. We pay only the extra ex-
penses of the men providing the
boat of course"
The Cambridge University Boat
club does not get it's funds in quite
the same manner as Oxford, as each
man on joining his college club at
Cambridge does not subscribe to the
university boat club. The uniVer-
sity makes an estimate of the ex-
penses, and then assesses the college
clubs. The assessment this year
was for about Il, 000-1S1@ per cent
of the college club incomes. OF this
sum f450 was required for Putney.
Tom Timms, or Jimmy" as he
is better known, has been varsity
barge man for the o. U. B. c. for
the last twenty-three years. He was
In a reminiscent mood when sean nv