New-York tribune., 1878-04-15
THE UyIVERSITY BOAT RACE.
OXFORD WINS EASILY.


TIE RACE WON BY TWELVE LENGTHS IN 20 MN
UTEs, - sECONDs-THE WEATHER FAVORABLE
FOR THE CONTEST.
LONDON, April 13.-The thirty-ffth boat
race between crews representing the Oxford and Cam
bridge Universities, took place, this morning on the
River Thames, the usual course from Putney 10
Mortlake about four miles and two turlonGs ana re
suited in an easy victory for the Oxford Crew This
makes in the thiry6ye contests, eighteen that have
bep scored by the Oxfords while Cambridge has been
successu in sixteen races and onethat Of last year
resulted in a dead heat The morning broke hazy ard
slightly overcast, but calm and mild By $3.50 o'clock
the sun was shining and the weather was perfect for
the race. The water smooth, and the croW0 OF
spectators Of the contest great along the entire
course especially the neigh0OhOod Of the start and
the finish The betting Putney, before the start, was
four to one on oxford, which freely offered but
with no takers the result being considered certain The
crowd was not large the one that witnessed last
years contest the interest was greatly diminished by
the general conviction that the oxford Crew would win
easily.
slight wind arose lust before the start but it not
sufficient to impede distress the boats The swing OF
both crews was excellent Cambridge had the Middle
sex sue Ql M the IlHef We auu OAosu f t e tag
O'clock Edward Sgare the signal ana capital start
was Effected Cambridge wa, hrst of, rowing faster
stroke than their opponents. They led at srmmous's
Yard, two fUIOngs from TIE starting point by about
One-thiId Of boats length Ihis advantage they con-
tnued TO increase somewhat in the first reach, and of
the Bishops Creek, fuTlOng from sImmOns'5 Yard,
were nearly half length ~ rcnt OF tle dafk Dtes.
Creek and Craven Cottage they slightly added
10 their advantage, and just below the site Of
tbe Old half-mile post led by something like
twOthirds length well could be judged from
the press boat which a long way astern Inns state
Of afairs was extent contributed 70 byONCrus
eoxwau suddenly fetching his boat out wide, by which
he lost llle ground. AT the lower end OF the garden
OF Craven COtiage-where the Cambridge Crew we've
towing tnirtye.glt strokes 10 the mluhte-OXiOrd be-
sng s,n IN SJ n HE iedeis hand over hand Al The Grass
Wharf they had got upon even terms with Cambridge,
ana the two crews rOwed oar aud oar past R0sebank
Villa across the Crab Tree Reach, the time the OK
ford boat being irregular on The stroke slde OH me
Grab TIte mile and furlOngs from Putney the
Oxford boat began to 20 the 'front.' and having done
30, quCSly drew ahead, the Cambridge crew DttOlu-
ing unsteady aud irregular as they headed on
the soap works, two tuTlOngs FROM the Crab Ire, OK
ford had drawn clear and rowing right away nom their
opponents led through Halnlnersmth Bridge, ABOUT
one mile aud six furlOugs rom the stdrunS point by
about two LEM ghs 10 eight minutes and eight SECONDS
From this point the requires no description, as
settling down we'll together, all do when row
Ing winning with their adversaries asteru OF them
lead, beng half dozen lengths ahead of CIsW!Ck
perhaps ten lepg s AT barnes Bridge seven frlOugs
further on which reached in Is minutes and II
onds the foul wind COrney and Horse Reaches having
aided tiem as much as 1t preudiced Cambridge. No
way III front 70 the end, won very easily by about 80
seconds in time OF by many lengths IN % minutes aqd
~ seconds Mr. Chtty the umpire and Mr.. E. II.
FalrnC, an old Cambridge oar, judge.
The names of the crews were given in The
TRIBUNE Saturday. The oxford Crew had six Of last
years QncudIng the cOXswan) three Of whom were
in the crew of 20 The Cambridge Crew had four last
years men, including two Of &c. The weight Of
the Oxford Crew was the 2nd instant 1GS95 pounds
OF Cambridge Crew 1886 pounds OxfOrd's time
Saturday-23 min. IL sec.-Wds OS seconds better
hat OF last year. but was slower compared with that
uade in some previous years In 1863 OxiorI Dy
won by three and quarter lengths in 10 min 35 sec