The New York Herald Newspaper, March 24, 1872, Page 5

The English Universities Boat Race, apn Contest Between the Crews of Oxford and Cambridge on the Thames. Tho Sport * Concluded Despite a Severe Snow Storm. Muster of the People on the River Bank. ames and Weights of the Oars- men and Build of the Boats. The Start, the Struggle and Vary- | ing Suceesses to the Close. CAMBRIDGE VICTORIOUS. The Time 21 Minutes and 14 Seconds, or 21 Minntes and 53 Seconds ? Seiad LIST OF FORMER RACES AND WINNERS, British Aquatic Rivalries and River Pageants in the Olden Time. Kpeeial History of Anglo-Saxon Rowing Sport During 150 Years. i TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. * Lonpon, March 23, 1872. Jhe annual race between the eight-oared > ats’ crews of the Oxford and Cambridge Universities came off to-day over the usual tourse of four miles two furlongs, from Putney % Mortlake, on the River Thames, and resulted in favor of the Cambridge men, OPENING OF THE MORNING. The morning opened with cold and stormy weather. Snow commenced to fall soon after daybreak, and was drifting with blinding Beverity beforea gale of wind by the hour of eleven o'clock in the forenoon. The pre- wailing opinion then was that the race would be postponed. PLUCK PREVAILS, The weather remained exceedingly unfavora- ble at noon, and continued so at the hour of ne o'clock in the afternoon. It was an- nounced pretty generally, however, at the later moment that the race would not be postponed, and that the crews would be in position for the start without reference to the discouraging aspect caused by the winiry ‘gurroundings. z THE BETTING. The betting was in favor of the Cambridge crew, ranging at about 7 to 4 during the past two days. me THE CREWS. The Oxford crew was made up on the 17th of February with Ormsby (bow), Armistead, Giles, Nicholson, Malan, Black, Mitcheson and Lesly (stroke); but was subsequently re+ organized and formed according to the list which I forward to-day. THE MEN, COLLEGES AND WEIGHTS, The weights and collegiate class halls of the men were recorded as follows :— OXFORD, The crew went to scale previous to their long row March 5, when their average weight was 11 st. 13} Ibs., the correct weight of each man being as under, according to the list farnished by the President :— Bow, J. A. Ormsby, Lincoln College No, 2, F. E, Armistead, Wxeter Colleg No. 3, F. E..H. Payne, St. Joha’s College. No, 4, A. W. Nichoison, Magdalen College. No, 5, E, 0, Malan, Worcester Coleg No, 6, O, Black, New College......- or No. 7, R. S, Mitchison, Pembroke Coliege..... Swoke, T. H. A. Houbion, Christ Cuurch,.., Coxswain, A. H. Hall, Vorpus College Total weight of ‘the eight,” 95 st. 10 Ibs, Average per man, 11 st. 13} Ibs, Lbs, Wi CAMBRIDGE, Bow, J. B, Close, Jr., First Trinity. Ro. 4°6, W Ye Benson, Third ‘Trinity. 8, E. M. Robinson, Christ's No, 4, E. A. A. Spencer, Secon No, 6, J. 8. Read, rirst Trinity, No. 6, J. B. Close, Sr., First Trinity. No. 7, B.S. L. Randoiph, Third ‘trinity Stroke, J. H. D. Goldie, St. Jonn’s Coxswain, ©, H. Roberts, Jesus... The Oxford men were fourteen pounds lighter, at an average, than the Oxford's crew of last year. The aggregate weight of the two crews was :—Oxford, 1,452} lbs; Cambridge, 1,425 Ibs. THE BOATS, Messrs. Salter, boat builders, were entrusted with the building of a new craft for the “dix blue” oarsmen, while Cambridge, the victors of last year and the year before, again patron- ized Clasper, THE TRAINING. At one of the latest training efforts of the Cambridge men they had comparatively smooth Weather during a run to Ditton, and there was a large number of spectators to wit- ness the practice, The only change in the constitution of the crew at that time was that Close, Sr., took the stroke oar instead of Bag- gallay, of Caius, The President, Mr, Goldie, steered down to the railway bridge, whence, in company with Mr, Lowe, of Christ’s, he coached down to Baitsbite, In returning Mr. Goldie took the fourth oar, deputing Spencer to coach up to the railway bridge, The Oxfords kept in training on the Isis. THE EIGHT-OARED UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE. The Thames River, from Putney to Mortlake=--Map of the Course on Which the Oxford and Cambridge Crews Rowed. IAMM E Re, The above diagram 13 an accurate illustration of the course over which the Oxfora and Cambridge crews rowed their annual eight-oared boat race with coxswaing, The start was made from under the old wooden and rickety bridge at Putney. From thence the two crews pulied, with varying fortunes, to the “Ship? at Mortlake, a distance of four miles and three furlongs. Tne heat of the struggle generally takes place just before the crews get to Hammer- smith Bridge, The tide in the Thames will average six miles an hour and in the month of April the work is hard to cut out, The course is a very The river continued very much swollen of late days, an immense body of water having come down during a portion of the time. The President had his crew out for practice not- withstanding, Mr. Awdry at one time occupy- ing Mr, Armistead’s place that gentleman suf- fering from a very severe cold, and Mr. Giles being returned temporarily to No. 8 oar. The crew rowed over the short course to Iffley and back, being coached from horseback by the treasurer, Mr. Banks, A very decided improvement was evident both in their time and swihg at the very latest days of their practice, SCENE ON THE RIVER BANK. The crowd of spectators of the race to-day was small, compared to those of other seasons, though the river bank was well lined with people along the whole course, and consider- able enthusiasm was manifested by the re- spective admirers of the two crews, The day continued unfavorable, both to spectators and contestants, To the circula- tion of the report of a postponement, perhaps, ag much as to the inclemency of the weather, was due the fact that the number of the spectators was very meagre, in comparison with the crowds which the rowing match usually attracts to the shore of the Thames, Nevertheless there were many thousands of people assembled along the land line of the course, who maintained their enthu- siasm despite the unfavorable surround- ings, and cheered lustily as the varying events of the race seemed to change the probabilities of its issue, THE START AND PULL THROUGH THE STORM, The Oxford and Cambridge men started for the race despite the continued prevalence of the storm, and the contest, which resulted in avictory for the Cambridge crew, was ter- minated by two o'clock in the afternoon, THE RACE. At the hour of starting the snow was still falling heavily and the water of the Thames rough and lumpy, but the boats drew into the stream promptly and were greeted with rounds of cheers from either bank. The Oxford boat had the lead at the start, but kept it for less than half a mile, the light blues coming up and going ahead at Bishop's Creek, The next mile was a steady pull by both crews, Cambridge keeping a slight advantage. Opposite the Soap Works the Oxford spurted and reached the side of Cambridge. short distance the boats were head and head, but Cambridge soon slightly increased its stroke and passed Hammersmith Bridge a length in advance, This advantage was kept until the boats came to what is known as Corney Reach, where the water was found to be very lumpy, and the Oxfords’ superb rowing and fine steersmanship gained splendidly upon their rivals. Cambridge was badly steered through the Reach past Chiswick Eyot, but directly afterwards answered well to the call of Goldie with a spurt of their thirty-seven strokes per minute, THE FINAL STRUGGLE AND VICTORY. Thenco to the Barnes Railway Bridge the struggle between the contending crews was For a a series of severe and continuous spurtings, during which Oxford reached as high as forty-two strokes per minute. Cambridge, however, continued to lead, and finished in good style, passing the ship at Mortlake one length and a half ah ead. THE TIME, The time of the race is in dispute. One re- port gives it at 21m. 14s., and another at 21m, 53s, STORMY TO THE CLOSE. The storm continued from the start to the close of the race, snow coming down heavily during the rowing time. Winners and Time of the Oxford ana Cam- brigge Universities Boat Ra We present to tne readers of the HERALD the fol- lowing chronological recapitulation of the eight- oared boat race contests wich have taken piace between the crews of the Oxiord and Cambridge universities from the year 1860 to the present day, Course. -Putney to Mortlake. Putney to Mortlake ‘Putney to. Mortlake: Mortiake to Patney. {Putney to Mortiak 1360-—Cambrii 1861—Oxtord. 1s62—Oxrtor e6y—Oxford $864 —Oxtord. iPatney to Mortiak , ‘Putney to Mortlake. ve dom. 1#67—Oxford, Puiney to Mortlak 23g jengt is6$—Oxford: ey to Mortlake vSlen 1SK9—Oxtord: utney to Mortlake, 187)—Cambridge. .Putney to Mortlake, Je71—Cambridge.. Putney to Mortiake.. Jambridge. .Putney to Mortlake. ‘Disputed. A University race in the year 1846, of four and a ball miles, Was rowed In twenty-one minutes wad five seconas.} ROWING IN ENGLAND. Great Antiquity of the Pastime=The Water Tournaments and of Former Days—F: men’s Rave a Century and a Half Ago— The First Grand Regatta on the Thames— The University Boat Races and the Rowing Clubs of the Kingdom—Growing Popularity of the Sport, The boat race, which now annually takes place between cight crack rowers selected from the oars- men of the two Euglish Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, has within the last few years become One of the great events of the London season, and already vies In interest with that famous cockney carnival, the “Derby! day, on which the race so- called 1s contested upon Epsom Downs. In fact, of late years aqnatic sports have been considerably in the ascendant among the better classes of the British people. We have proof of this in the unt versal interest that has been manifested in the Pageants dation of ihe Annual Waters international rowing and sailing matches which have recently taken place, Still rowing 1s far from being @ modern British pastime, or boat racing a modcra method of deciding the muscular strength and the professional skill of the British oarsmen. ‘The great importance which attaches to the annual race between the crews of Oxford and Cambridge, contested on the neutral waters of the Thames, is, It Is true, a matter of but to-day, general interest having been felt init for only about a dozen years; yet we find that httie less than a century ago a regatta on a most exven- give scale took place on nearly thé same course, and that for more than a ceutury and a half a prize has been annually coniended for by the professional watermen of the Thames—that “silent highway’ which, when the custorn was originated, formed the main thoroughiare between the then separate cities of London and Westminister, the road through the village of Charing betug, at that date, a rather rough passage, and the carriages a not very comfortable medium for locomotion, THE ORIGIN OF THE SPORT which has now become so popular is difficuit to de+ fine; it defies being fixed by the chronologers, Boating in England must always have been a favor- ite national sport, owing to its sea-girt position and its suitable rivers and lakes, and doubtiess the an. cient Britous pulled many @ merry mateh in their wicker coracies covered with leather, while their friends on the banks laughe: heartily as either of the frail craft toppied over and defied ls s\ruggiing owners to get lt right and jump into tt ag: In the time of the Saxons a novleman was not half a novleman tf he could not handle an oar with skill and dexterity, THE FIRST ROWING MATCH ON RECORD, but not so in fact, took place on the river Dee, at Chester, with King Edgar himself at the heim, and having for his oarsmen eight captive Kings, without doubt the most remarkable “ei? of wnat or apy tortuous one and very dificult to row over, even for such splendid crews as those which represented Oxford and Cambridge Universities on this occa- sion, The struggle was very flerce between the boats at the White Hart Inn and near Barnes other day, It was & sort of match against time, the royal rowers having to pull the monarch from his palace at West- chester to the Church of St, John before the bell had struck its last stroke for mass. All the rank, fasnion and commonalty of the surrounding district thronged to the river’s bank to see the show, which was looked upon asa royal frolic, After the Nor- man conquest a favorite aquatic sport upon the Thames was the water tournament, in which two champions, in the opposite bows of two boats, pressed against each other, wita lances having broad and flatends. With tnese each tried to un- ship the other, and it was the duty of the rowers so to ply the oars that they aided their champion in his object and prevented his being toppled over into the river instead of bringing his adversary to grief, and thus quive as much depended on the skill of the rowers as on that of the tilters, These matches, however, were not like the boat races of the present | day, over in a few minutes, put jasted for the day, as such was the pluck of the contestants that they never consented to treat of peace, even alter defeat, WATER PAGEANTS of this kind were fora tune very common, but sub. | ¢ sequenuy died out, to be again, however, revived in | the days of “good” Queen Bess. Upon that Queen visiting Sandwich sie was treated with a tourna. ment in Which the actors were Walloons, who pened to be staying there, and who were gr adepts In tilting and manwuvring boats for againse the blters, or The Queen had never seen the sport before, but became so interested in it that ib once more came into fashion, We have said that the Thames was ine great artery of communication between London and Westminster previous to the time of their being linked togetier by a continuous line of streets. The river seems then to nave been as gay with its fitting population as the Grand Canal at Venice, for thousands of watermen con- veyed passengers from city co city and from shore toshore in “their wim-built wherries,” while the rich civic companies and the nobics sported thelr gayly decorated barges, for it Was as much a matier of custom for a nobleman tien vo Keep his staie boat as 1 is now for him to keep lis sta’ ‘Taylor, the water poet, who flourished in the days of the early Stuarts, siated that tuere were in tls time 40,000 watermen plying at various polats on the river between Windsor and London, and that one hull of these were engaged in summer in ferry goers trom the city of London to the Globe theatre—Shakspeare’s celebrated playhouse—on the opposite bank. ‘Lhere can be but little doubt that ‘Tayler (ook the poew’s license with bis figures, and added a cypher tothem, These watermen were to ancient London an institution much resembling the cabmen of to-day, and appear to have been qui rough and rapacious, Inthe time of the nets, when it Was illegal for tue ‘cits’? and ’pren- Uces of the great metropolis to visu after dark the places of dissipauon that were on tne opposite shore, and the only bridge across Was closed to their passage, the watermen were ever ready to convey them talther, and doubtless they wade tueir “ares” pleed heavily for the privilege. The tiriving irade done by (ese boatmen naturally ied to the increase | in thelr numbers, so that in James the First's time tuere Was such an addition made by amateur oars. | men that a LAW Was passed to prevent inexperienced rowers [rom periling otner people’s lives by carry- ing passengers withouc a | ¢, Which Was only grauted to properly trainea men; but even this did not prevent young London from gecting afloat and pulling Im sport against the watermen, and as a re- sult ROWING MATCHES GREW OUT OF THE RIVALRY, Aiter Us the law students and pracutioners of the Jempl+ appeared upon the scene, and it soon became evident to the ’prentices and wate that gettiewen could be as experts at the oar as any member of the cra, Then the lively jads of tue public school at Wesiminster made ineir appearance on the river as aciive anu as plucky as any of their predecessors, From thls ume great rivairy existed among the oarsmen of the river, and rowing maccnes aud rowing “promeuades’? became of constant occur- rence, aid made the “silent highway” belle us name and become quite a gay aud noisy thorough: jure. On these occasions and jong aiter so much license Was mduiged in that es”? partook muca ol the coaracter nival, 50 (hat modest ladies avoided appearing in a pleasure boat a3 much as at the play, owing to the freedom of lunguag theacre and on ihe river, THE WATERMEN'S ANNUAL CONTEST. But m course of time the stage and the stream became counected in a pleasanter manuer thaa in their being equally the arenas Jor the utterance of loose Wik. One Doggelt, au actor, Wao removed trom his native city of Dublin to Loudoa 1 the ume of Williwm 1k, and who reured irom the stage @ couple of years before we close of Queen Anue’s reiga, Was as eut In Ms loyally as he Was prominent in Mis profession. fis attachment to the new order Of sovereigns, coupled, perhaps, Wita a love lor aquaue sports, led wim ‘to offer a for competition on the Thames, on the first an. ary Of Lue accession of tue First George, to ve rowed for by six Watermen whose apprenticesinp nad expired during the previous y ‘The prize couststed of a coat of tie old Blizavethan waterman-fireman cut, Which the actor’s loyalty dictated to be of orange colors, and veariug ou Uie Tight sieeve a silver badge carrying & figure of the White Horse of Hanover. ‘Ihe bill of the Dury Lane theatre, in an- nouncing the prize, staied that tt was given in honor Ol the King’s “happy Accession,” and that It Was to be rowed for anaually on the Ist of August “for ever,’ and Doggeti lett the means for supply- ing the annual prize for that rather tndefinite period, But money ts now given in lieu of & costame Which 18 ab present rarely ever seen, ‘The first race for “Doggett’s Coat and Badge” was rowed in 1716, the course being irom the Swan at London Briaue to rlaye. | en | then indulged in both in the | Bridge. Inside of the vend of the river, as seen on the map, a towing path follows the winding streain, and this path ona race day is wiid with frantic and enthusiastic spectators, shouting at and encourag- Ing the crews, | the Swan at Cheisea, These ana imtermediate hos- telries of tne same name have since passed away, but tms contest continues annually over the sume ulations of the ch Is stili retained, such being that the start | shall take place when the tude 1s strongest agalust | the rowers, so Liat the strength and endurance of Dibiien made this e the subject of one | of his ballad operas. prize 1s presented to ihe | winner with some ceremonies at Fishmonger | Hail, that company being trustees of the same, ln | connection with thts tt is Interesting to state that at a banquet given vy the fishmongers’ Company some few years ago to the Prince of Wales, as | Of winners of this race, in their quaint or: | with plaited skirts, and with bright badges: | Tight arms, acted as a guard of honor i heu of the | usual military guard, | The next imporiant metdent, in chronotogical order, in the aquave history of the great mewo- polis, 18 A ATTA ON A GRAND SCALE, which took place in the year 1775. Montague having writtea a glowing account of a regatta she bad witnessed at Venice in 1740, mn- duced the leaders of fashion in Lonaon to attempe | asomiar aquatic spectacie. Kat wie desire to tm- ate the domgs of the “Queen of the Adriatic’? grew so slowly into action that it was nov tll tie | dare named that the London re; ce; And ten it Was not attempted on a scale of eur like that wit been carried tuto tat Venice, There were not, us at ihe latter chariots of night drawn by sea 3, aging to chariots of Aurora, nor uuphal cars, nor mytuological and syuibolic galleys, with pasteboard temples and plast of Paris deities; nor even the the victors in (he races Witu lapret wreaths, ‘The “show? consisted of a procession of boats in thy divisions, with the rowers dressed respectively in | the three'marme colors, red, white and blue, and each division led by a grand marsual, ‘The pugeuat moved on Midsami ive frou Westminsier bridge to the then noted Ranelagh Gardens, the booming of cannons and tbe cheers of a qual ofa milion of spectators who lined tne bauks or were seated on barges or in boats, payin dearly for the privilege. Av Ranelagh a Temple of Neptune haa been erected, which soon became crowded with revelers. few boat races Wok | place tn froat of tus temple, bat the great business ol the eveaing and nigit was da i and suppe: Ing and carousing. it Was broad day before Ul revels veriminated, and then gay Cavaliers and the: fair partoers, Homewaru bound, 11 boats propelled by upsy rowers, and the result Was thal seven persous met death beueatn the sur- | face of the river. THE FIRST STUDE | of an importance that TS) RACK ON THE THAME: 1 all approacnes the present | contests, seems to have taken place In 1818, when the best rowers of Westminster school chatlenged tudents of the Temple to a trial of strengoi and skill, Much interest was excited by the match, | which was bravely won by the Westminster lads, | From this match the golden era of boating 1 sald to daie, Some ten or a dozen year Was achieved upon the ‘ames a Te of rowing, the story of whici old oarsmen stil jate with iuterest, A boat's crew of gentl rowed from Oxford to London in one day, the | tauce, owing to the winding of the river, being n upou it noe fully one hundret and forty miles, | the ude being strong against thei during @ pa the day. ‘The crew had il'tie tine for rest, and when they ccomplisned their feat Were SO exhausted that some of them had to be carted ashore. But one of tie party, Captain Douglas, now Lord | Peuryo, survives. The same feat vas since beeu | periormed with seulis by Captain Nisbet MINSTER AND ELON MATCHES, e nich the Westaunsier boys took in boating When they plied the oara more t tury avo increased as one generation succ other on the academic forms. In the se ter of the present century we find them and the Eton jads oceupying a position in the boating world not unlike, though ies4 important than tual at present filled py We students of the two great Universines, Before their annual matches a those of tne Loadon clubs became events of imy ance few contests on the river attracted so muc attention ps those between the boys of the t public sefools Which we have named, The | matches were rowed on various river between London and Windsor, ana tie rivals seem to have pretiy evenly snared the favors of the Goddess of Victory. fn 1846 it Was cous: ered a great teat for Wesliwinster to row five ule ju twenty-eight minutes; bul there wag po humilia- tion in Eton’s defeat, for its boat was close to that victors at the end of the race, Sometimes pw would leave [heir Opponents eight or ten iengtas benind them, ana che neat year wie juck wonid be reversed, 80 that neither school bad much occasion to crow over the otter. One of t lastacts or Wilnam the Fourth was to send, one May day in 1887, for the lads who had just rowed im the maten of that year trom Datehat to Windsor to and come to the castle see hin, when he couversed Ireely With bis young Visitors, askiug and answering questions in his usual sailor-hke lasuion. In we iollowing inonth half a dozen tars carried the sailor King to his daven of rest. ROWING CLUBS OF THE PRESENT, DAY, But itis within the Jast dozen years, as we have previously remarked, that rowing matches have at- tracted the people at large in Great Britain. Belore that time oaly the weil-To.do_peopte and those wilo plied their oars a% @ trade took mu them. And certainly the mternatious between Harvard and Oxford has vastly assisted in make boat races a popular sport. We more espe- cially of London and other large cities, where te | great bulk of the population P engrossed 1m bist. | hess, At the Universities and in the smalier cittes | that line the banks of broad streams te local re- | atlas have for many years been events an Year, that all the inhabitants feel it incumben! upow them t tneas. There are few cities in Bagland that have a better stream for boating thaa Oxtord, and that it 1s appreciated 1s observable ny every person who wanuers along the banks of, the Isis on @ pleasant evening 10 early summer, ‘The Isis and the ‘Thames, we may state, constitute the sane stream; itis called by Uie former name at Oxford, aud by the later (rom @ short distance bolow Oxiord to the month of the river, Wale trom its source to a suort disiance apoye Oxford it is KNOWN? as the Thame, ‘fhe sister University 1s nov so Well favored, ag (ue Cam—on Which Camoridye 1s situaved— wall » | internadonal contesi, Lady Wortley | Aiba actuaily took | crowniag of | trusted themselves | parts of ine interest mn | not bear Comparison with the Ista, Perhaps the in~ feriority of their tratning ground may have been In fluential Im causitg the Cantads to lose in their annual race with the Oxomans for mine consecutive years. With appropriate streams and staiwart youth rowing bas nad been a favorite pastime at these universities for ume immemorial—perhaps from thew very ioundae non as seats of learning. And that carries us back @ thousand years or more, for Camoridge Unrversity 1s said to have been comme, dd by Sigebert, be of East Angila, avout the year 631, while the for \- Ing of that al Oxtord 1s “ascribed to King Alfred towards the close of the ninii centary, thoagh the city 18 Supposed by some to have been a seminary for learning before that time, and that it merely owed its revival and consequence to the liberal atronage of the great Anglo-Saxon sovereign. Local matches bewween the crews of the Pies colleges have Leen common for scores of years, as the friends of the contestants cheer thenmr and urge them on by designating them with the eames of the%respective colleges they represent, there 16 @ semblance of profauliy in thet roaring out suen names as “Jesus,” ‘Trin and “Ohrist,? the ter being an abbrevianon of “Carist Cauren.? THE GRBAT MATCUES DERWE THE TWO UNIVERST* VES are of but modern origin, the first having peem rowed In 1829, a¢ Heuiey-on-the-Thames, situated between Oxtord and Windsor, When Oxford Wek by four jengtls. Seven years elapsed petore w& Pcond compelition occurréd, When he Course sé ed was from Westminster to & ey, aud Cam~ luge became the Victor, WIL ele unutes to Spare. Aller alapse of three years matenes were aan rowed over the list named coarse in the four successive years 1830 to 184¥, the first three of WHich were yuined by Cambridge aud the jast by Uxtord, Then another stoppage of Mp aiter which Cambridge won the matches Of 1845 aud 1845, the course vciny chat 1 bo that part of the river tying bery 1 Putney and Mortiake, amd Which las ever since been the chosen trys piace, the race sometimes commencing at one end and souellmes the other end of tae course, Again a lapse of uhyee years, aud then, in is49, Oxtord a m Lo her sister Universit tests took plice every oth “University Boat Nace’? became aa unital Insite tion, But frow 184) Up to ana Ludiae 1860 Cathe briuge Won only three times—in the years 1856,, 1868 and 186)—her vppoueats veing ‘during tas period Dame Kortune’s pruicipal fayorive, HOW. ever, In 1870 aud 187) the Cantabs reguined their long-lost jaureis, muci to thew oWn satistacton: and to that of the public ac large, Woo thought they deserved a turn of good luck. Previous vo ther ne year twenty-egll of these university maiches have been rowed, of wilen sixteen have been gatued by Oxiord aud twelve by Cumbria Crews of eight of the two universiies a rowed agulust cach ouier at vie Henley regatta of 1841, When Oxford wou the Grand Coailenge Cap, and at the same place inthe regattas of 1953 ‘anit 1855, In The forimer of Which OXiord Was the winner and in the latter Campriige. Cambridge also beat: the Leander crew, of London, in 1857, In a race from Westminster to Putney; while in the followiag year she was defeated vy Ue same club, the race being deciared a foul, To OXtord muse also De awarded the uonor or dele lbe Harvard boys In the faternational race ol TUB ROWING Ol LONDON are at preseut so numerous taat it Would be impose sible to find room tv even meuuon them, In 1act, e ding rade aad profession, Wau 1h soure StUNCeS even gr es OF buSsiue=s ave thelr re-. spective clubs, Which contend agalust each ober, ot the members thereul among Lheuseives,, AMOUs tue most noted, the British metro; Rowing Club, the 1 Metropolitan and Uv two hundred members each, and and cub houses at Putney. ‘The first-named club considers itsell to ve tae champion amateur clao of Vhe world, having deieated ine Oxford. Lt has, as our readers are aware, accepted the challeage of the Atalanta Club, of this city, We rice to lake place on the Thames in June next, In other parts of the United Kingdom rowing cluvs are to be found Wherever there IS a suitable river for oarsmen 10 pracuce on; and the Tyne, the Mersey and the Seve du Bagtind; the Clyde and the Firth, 1a Scouland; ana the Lidey in ireland, are names not UUKNOWH In Che aquatic rol. ot bo: ‘ TWO LEADING Bi of Engiand at witich vmuceur our the Meivopohtan, livid at Pavey, | brate University course, whica 1s open to tne | amateur rowers’ of the Kingdom, aud at it the annual amateur Champtonsiips for “eyghiy? and “fours”? and ‘sculls’? are competed for, und: the Henley Regatta, ta wWhieu tie colleges and public schools play We prinetpal parts, NEE a ce inore Co ytela the » Alcer this Une con. year UlL 1866, Wien the however, of ihe amateur Clubs of pols iAy umes, be hawed the London ue. W London, the These consist of about AVPAS nen contend are Te und inspiriting reerea. heretore, be On tO Lave y » excicenent Unter atends public | and private” competitions, lv 18, consequently, Pleasant to fecl assured taat both in Great Bria and in our own country ti practice 1s on the im crease, wad thal the trieadiy rivairy betweea the arsine ol the twWo halious is bemg coatnued, Let hope thatit may increase, ana say thai ia every to whatever land they may belong, may te best en Wil, NATIONAL ANATECR REG & RAL CLUB NEW 1 That voating is a i THE A National Amateur Regatta, organized by the | Schuylkill Navy, wiil be held at Philadelphia be. | tween the sta and loth of June. Invitations have been sent to all aveur Chios Of ch the Com ; Puttee had any Kuowledge, and iv ts contidently | expected that it will bring u very large namber of | amateur boatinen together. The rules, a copy of | | Which accompanics each invitation, are very fair, and do uot contain a single ob,ectiouable clause. Amateur oarsmen only will be aduutted; and ews or scullers accepting, must belong to regularly organized amateur club, and make | their entries on or belwre May. 15. the Re. | gatta Committee, in ‘their rules, define an amateur oarsimaaio be one who has never rowed for money anit who has never depended upon row- | ing for bis livelihood, Entries wiil be received for SIX Our, Tour Oo: wir oar, double aad single scuil suells; SIX Oar and four oar gigs and SLX oar barges. Very handsome and valuable prizes will be offered, a deseription of witch Will soon be given, | ‘Phe single senit shell race to be for a distance of five all other races for three mules. Entries wilt ived by the Secretary, Mr. William A. Steel, | Secretary Schuylkill Navy, 1,587 Coates street, | Philadeiphia, | Phe Seauylktit Navy has aeretofore been looked sluw and Old fogyish, but the of such magnitude will their opinions ma- upoa as a htt promise ofan aqua | 1uduce our boatmen to change tertally. 1H veral clubs in the District of Columbia— Analostan, Potomac aud ATLugiou—Intend getting | up am international regutta for projessional oars. hien, Commuttees Irom tue foregomg cluos met & snort time a with te view of indking pretimi- nary. ucr Aiter considerable discussion: trnctea to communicate with: and to endeavor to | From 21 is evident that Philadelphia and Wasi n boaunen © deiermined to do thelr shai rd Increasing the love of our people port. Boston and sry Kourtn of duy, urrounded by the. ih amateur and 3 bave d | ana New York city, compl lavortte ent, {uli of rowers, | professional, remaris passive, walle less preven. | uous cities do so much lo encourage Une you people ta pastinie Wiech Hot alone Linproves tie LaWay from temptations: as Wel as the pody. Of all pastines, bovtune should staud soul i | pre-cimment; 4 au the: Increasing: Taterest unt le generainy Im } aquatic event s destiucd ere long to become | the popular amusement. Although Lue ‘y is still very unfavorable our rowers & tie ane aelivity; the regattas allauved to, an tru IIportant matches mace, WOOL U are abund a) the comlag seagon Wit be the most vrilliant one urd. ‘Lhe proposed mn match between the Atmante rnational i & lab, Of this nd the Londen Rowimg | ¢ Isa very popular (heme; even our stoical business men caugata spark of enthusiasm sasional cat over the pros pecis of our crew. 1. 184 pity that the National Au ur Regatta could not be held a month later, as‘Wany Of our best amateur oarsmen will avail Themselves of tl uty sd by several stvamsnlp capat wip to Rurope ava imparavively triling outa We are intormed bexcursion thexets wil be issued ab $100 eae ith for a first cla: Association of Bergen ‘ne Arg Point wil bud a larg fo sce very preparing for | beautital house, au W au unustally activ jhe uewgadors “over the Kil ing Assvclanon, BOW est and most conventent ucoupy, pr \ ioealtly. have bought boat Nouse, ut le reey Cit The Onevia » Alvida Boat Clav last 2 Hoating house bulk ai rite, like the others, Preparing fOr a Avely d Aerial clibs, of Boston, have coms mig a hew Chuo, Named the Crystat Ke rhe Union Boat Clab of Boston 1s also fully aroused. snizitiog 18 ope of the sirongest in the © | country, burmbertng laé active PMDers. | fie Winnisimet Club of Chelsea is also doing well, sing their membership, energetto this y in due ; ‘the Phtaaelpnia cruvs are very w; the Quaker Gly Club have made up Thee Which 18 suid to be an exi ent one, Wo repres Natloual Regattas x louse las peen enlarged and Improved, the handsomest in the coutte uy. The improv nts alone Cost $4000, | rhe Vesper Ciud 18 also in a prosperous conditions © | they have tendered the use of their house tot | Bigitn orothers while preparis | crew sent thei in the |. ‘the jor's | Couiter and Cavitt, the Lat. 1 * Waving Tecelved Simis lavitatious from other clubs, Bigien-Coulter-Cavitt. matenh comes off chuyikill River, at Phiadelpiia. Testo for $1,000 ‘the 20, on the be @ pair-vared race, distance tive mules, aside, tT C. Rutier. of the West Bud Sob ana. OL Bast ze Wham Scharf, of the Mukee Ub lagham, Pa, will row over the same you 7. ‘Pney are matcued to row a singte distanee five miles (one turd), lor a purse ° 4