The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-03-20 00:00:00

THE UNIVERBITY BOAT RACE.

DEFEAT OF THE FAVOURITE&

Os Thursday evening, In • thick, driving dorm of snow
and hail, the Oxford crew, against whom odds of three to
one were laid trolly, beat Cambridge in this meat decleive
manner, leading from stsit to finish, and erinhing with
insiderable ease by about 3 lengths, In Moles 'theca
The crowds of apictst ors were equal to those of former
ye tr.% and it was evident that the p Odle Interest in the
c intest was unabated. It was wen that the Light Blues
won the choice of etatinns, and toile that nearest Vie
Mallet.: shore. Mr. gliivitd Searle, Use atazttr, bad
the crew. ready at 10 homilies to six, and half a miante
ktir thee inter beg en. Oxford untouLtedir got the beet
of the *tart The adv inisu, MU a. I early as p
hilt • 'tit At., so that from tho v-ry first the Dark Blues
were in front, They rowed ID strikes in the &at minei•
Cimbridge's MO, and even in the earl, part of the con-
test looked all over wltiners. Their stroke was clear,
powerful, and unifoi in, ant certainly without the splash
and hurry of Cambridge. The leader's time to Bialvip's
Creek was Imlit. Darcy, and ti Craven Stepeilmln. 29eca
From this point to the Rftifrod Staff or tr,e, which mark.
the mile, Oxford easily increased their lead, rowing and
steering an admirable course. The Licht Blues were, on
the contrary, steered bally. Mr. Hoot took them right
into the Oxford wash, and then out stain, toeing valiiablii
i• ,round,' Oxford'x time for the mile was 4min. lOvies.
There was no change an Viet alottrotelovd the S .4P
Work., except that the dark cloud, and inlet of the start
bad given place to snow arid hail, and it was every
Waste more iieleolt to are fr.. the Prove heat the &ousel
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condition of affurs, lodged so ha were the Press mi.. the
other three otesmers behind that the description of the
root from this point pullet be eXiCi, one can the huts.. Its
more thou approximatwly Ciriect. We c old. however,
judge with reasonable precision Viet a difference of nine
...condo, or these tenet's, ftparaied tits boats. Al
11.minergraitb the lime of Oxford was glintn. 9.ec.. and
that of Cambrida 2mm. 113.. c. Atires ths bridge.
Cambridge sported, end were for II litrio while timed to
be rowing 43 rtoskes to the minute. Whatever advantwe
was gained by this effort wee. howev.r, soon lost by the
bad shearing off Chiswick Brat The 0 mbridge cox.
swain seemed quits 1141 vial is keeping out of Oxfordh
wash. and it must be sold that tot ween them. Mr. West
and Mr. Lyon, the Oxford stub. and c txs•ain, gave their
entagooists the foil bensfit of the broken water. Ozford's
t. me to Chiswick Cuurch woe aboia 47•••, but
the csotinding boats were only seen !womb
the dense
mist and blinding snow. All tsrough Coeney Reach the
struggle went on. but it was bow apparent to all but the
most blind worshipper. of Cambridge that, bar accidost,
tho race was practically over. Oxford went oa coot est
with their sato lead, gni routine nit coitus* the 37 'boy
were doing at the end of the trot mile, but still a
thoroughly stoady, well-timed, oaay stroke, quite without
flurry or exhaustion. Csm'iridge, too, riwod • plucky
stern race, but gave no avidethi iif ths great power
with which they hod all al ng been credited. bkie or
Iwo into in the boat wore not pulling their own wiight
(and that weight something by no nioane ioc ausid••railli),
while the splashing ant irregularity of this teeth.. were
unmistakable signals of distress. It might be that e.lll.
brief's were rosily holding °third and p tins them
g dog further away, bat the probability is that Oxford,
with an easy lead of 40 Y•rdri or so elms, were contest
with this and did not try to increase it. The difference
it Barnes Bridge. toothed by the leaders in 17 mine.
99 seat, was ten seconds The race hoots from the
Rsilwayibridge was rowed in thick darkness, end all
that can be said &boat it is that it wee uneventful—
Oxford winning by 31 lengths, or abut 50 yard. clear.
In 21 mina 18 secs. from the start. The race was
remarkable for the cmpletenom with which it Waffled
the opinion or the best jubc• of rowing. Of the 40
ram. rowid. Oxford have won 22 and Cambridge 17,
and one was • dead heat.