The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-04-15
0yFORD VS.. CAMBRIDGE.
r,r OF SATURDAYS RACE
.,.er. Good water and
Pine Crowd-ONf"rd Wins
mn Easy victory
in 23.l2.

,,x April l8.-The thirty-ffth
,,,w.an the oxford and Cambridge
-. - took place this morning on the
-. -,ver over the usual course from
- % Mor,lake, four miles and two
Nos snd resulted in an easy victory
800 Oxford crew, making eighteen
,.,,-iss for Oxford. Cambridge hss
.nccessful IN sixteen races and the
~. last year was dead heat, The
so,Dinc broke hszy and slightly over
..,, hut calm and mild, but by half past
,,be sun was shining and the weather
80, 80 nqrf.cl for the race. The water was
was ,I,b and the crowd OF spectators I'M
80 80 slong the entire course, especially
,Ioa3s snd fitting crafts OF all kinds
=, the river SD snimsted appear
90 The betting 1T Putney before the
aA..' 80, four 10 one on Oxford, which
~, mas freely offered with no takers,
~ re,ut being considered certain
T. H. :, ibe general opinion however, that
,L,o-oUd was not rs largo rs the one
-, yitpassed the last contest, AS the III
.D ..., Was generally diminished by the
,,.osrsl conviction that the Ortord ere"
S,r,nI win easily which was borne out
h, the result, the race being q very
.:,cn one.sided affair. a slight wind
- ;r.. before the start, but il Was
ra sufficient to impede or distress lae
J,s,. The swing of bOtn crews w's
srrelIen,, the Cambridge mad the Md
s'sse1 side Of the river, snd the Oxford
,5s Surrey side. About 9:45 there was
= o,ovenent Ut the boat houses, and 81
x the Oxford crew got into there sws+-
slesnd WinshIp boat and padded slowly
5cun 20 the auueduct, where they turned
,rd roweI few strokes sharply
-, To starting. The beats we're moored
onposite the steamboat pier. AT 9:5S
me Cambridge crew embarked IN their
,ysddle and coinshIp, IN which they
Won in 1915. They rowed easily I"
Dukes Head, when il became evl4'Il
t,st s0methiag was amiss with one %
their oars, and they mad to return To-
the boat house to change it. This made
reces.ary delay OF some MINUTES,
during which time the Oxford boat Wa
=, It's post. After having put maLie's
hight, the Cambridge crew came back
IN ns starting p!aca and made ready Tor
the Face. The umpire's boat and tho
Oxford and Cambridge steamers were
in excellent position, just abreast os the
starting boat. The press boat was
tight sslern, and was ordered TO make
fast to the squeduct, ard IN
the rear of the other three, as wss the
Victoria Saloon steamer, on when was
the Prince OF Wales. At ten minutes
psst ten sll was in readiness for the start.
At 1914 Edward Sesrle gave the signal,
sad capital start was effected. Inc
Cambridge was first of, rowing faster
stroke than their opponents. Inc Cam
bridge led at summons yard, two fur
longs from the staring point, by about
one third OF boats length. TINS ad-
vantage they continued to increase some
what in the first reach, and when Oh
Bishops Creek, one turiong from
Simmons yard, were near halt
length IN trOut of the dark blues.
Along Concrete wall, between Bishops
creek snd Craven Cottage, Cambridge
crew slightly added to their advantage,
snd ius. below the sight of the old half
mile post led By something like two
thirds of length IS well as could be
Judged from the press boat, winch was
long way sstern. This state OF affairs
vsJ 10 some extent contributed to BY
the O1ford's coxswa,n suddenly fetching
bis boat ou. wide by which he lost
little ground. At the lower end OF the
garden OF Craven cottage, where Cam
bridge were rowing thirty eight strokes
70 the minute, oxford began TO come up
iss! and as they rounded the poin.
we're gaming on the leaders hand over
hand. At Grass whsrt they had
20; up on even terms with
Csmtridse and thetwo crews rowed oar
sad oar past Rosebank Wills across
Crab Tree Reach, the time in Oxford
bo9. being irregular on the stroke side.
Oh Crab Tree, one mile and two fur
longs from Putney, Oxford boat began
% q 10 the front and having done 1t
50 quickly, drew ahead, the Cambridge
stroke becoming irregular and unsteady
IS tley were headed. on the soap
works, two iurlongs from Crab Tree,
Oxford had drawn clear and were row.
ing righ. away from their opponents
sad led them through Hamnersmith
bridge, one mile snd six furlongs from
the starting point, by about two lengths
IN eight m,Dutesand eight seconds From
this point the race requires no description,
IS the settling down well together, as sll
crews do when rowing q winning race
with their adver'aries asLern in tuu
' ew, the Oxford crew con.iuuet to in
c'esse the iesd, being half dozen
lengths ahead of Cheswick church, seven
ilrOngs IRON Hammersmith bridge, and
perhaps ten lengths at Barnes bridge,
seven iur.Ongs further on, which was
roscLed IN is minutes and II seconds,
TIE foul wind in Corney and Horse
Reaches having aided them, much as It
P'.udjcai Cambridge. No further
c1snge occurred and the Oxford con.
unled long way IN front to the end
aud won very easily by 35 seconds IN
Ume or by many lengths, in % minutes
and II seconds entity WAS umpire and
L. h. FsjrnIes, an Old Cambridge OARS
nan, Judge