John Wilson Croker in vol. 81 of the _Quarterly Review_ (pp. 57-85), while reviewing _Vestiarum Scoticum_, by John Sobieski Stuart, and _Tales of the Century_, by John Sobieski and Charles Edward Stuart, ruthlessly demolishes this pedigree, pointing out that if the Pretender had had an heir, it was his interest to publish and not to conceal it; that in his will he only recognized one child, his natural daughter, the Countess of Albany; that his brother, Cardinal York, considered that he was King of England; and finally proved that these two adventurers were none other than John and Thomas Allen, the sons of Admiral Allen. "John Sobieski" died in February, 1872, and there is a biographical notice of him in the _Times_ of February 17th, 1872, but more may be read about these brothers in the _Edinburgh Review_ of July, 1861, and the _St. James's Magazine_ of January, 1872. The Oxford and Cambridge boat race, as we know it, did not commence until 1845,[19] but there were inter-university struggles before that date, as we see by the _Times_ of June 20th. [Footnote 19: The first boat race between the two Universities was on June 10th, 1829, from Hambledon Lock to Henley. Oxford won by five or six lengths.] "THE CUTTER MATCH BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITIES OF OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE. "The long-expected match between the gentlemen of the Universities came off on Friday (June 17th). The sum to be rowed for was £400, or, as others say, £1000. The weather was most unpropitious, and those who ventured forth on Friday must have possessed more than ordinary 'game.' Betting had been two and three to one on the Oxonians, and there were plenty of takers. At four o'clock the competitors were at their posts, and, the signal having been given, they were off. The gentlemen of Cambridge took the lead, but the Oxonians were right on them. Nothing could have been finer than the exertions displayed by each party, but Cambridge still maintained the lead, nor did they, throughout, ever forfeit that advantage. Cambridge won by four lengths, and did not exhibit any symptoms of distress." The boats were eight-oared as now.