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UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.
Oxford the Winner.
THE BOSTON FIRE.
CALIFORNIA WALKING MATCH.
Oxford the Winner.
BRITISH UNIVERSITY BOAT
RACE.

BRITISH UNIVERSITY BOAT
RACE.
Oxford the winner.
LONDON, March 22-6:SO a.m.-The sky is clear
and there is light breeze, indicating favorable
weather for the boat race. Both crews took
short spin on the river Saturday afternoon.
HAMMERsMITH-9:30 a.m.-The crowd both on
the banks OF the river Thames and on the river
itself to witness the 3Ith race between boat
crews representing oxford and Cambridge uni
versities appears TO be as great as ever. The
sky is grey. There is slight mist on the river
and bitter northerly wind is blowing.
PUTNBY-9:45 a.m.-The oxford crew has just
taken short paddle and were enthusiastically
received by the crowd. The press and umpire
steamers have already arrived. report from
Barnes says that the crowds which have been
assembling in that vicinity since O'Clock this
The river is covered With boats and launches.
The haze which at first Overhung the river has
now completely cleared off.
LONDON, March %, ll:15 a.m.-The oxford
crew, as was expected, won the race. The
course was the one usually rowed on the
Thames that is from Putney to Mortlake, dis
taECe OF ! i miles.
PUTNEy, March %, HIS am.-The oxford
crew are the first to paddle 10 the starting point
ard, having previously won the toss for posi-
tion. tccli the MiddlcseN side Of the river. Two
minutes after the boats had reached the starting
point magnificent start was effectedat the
rate CT 80 strokes per minute. For some yards
the beats continued level, but the Cambridge
crew, rowing u quicker stroke, drew ahead and
were leading by quarter OF length when last
seen fIom this point. When the boats rounded
Craven Point, six furiongs from the start and
come in sight OF Hanmersmith, the Cambridge
crew were still leading, but so slightly that the
lead was almost Imperceptible until the boats
were actually opposite the person watching
them from the bank OF the river Just before
reaching HammeIslnith bridge oxford made a
grand effort and rapidly drew up. When the
boats passed under the bridge, a mile further
on, the Cambridge crew were only leading by a
quarter Of a length. The excitement was In
tense and there was great shouting OF Cam
bridge WINS Hammersmith bridge being gen
orally regarded as the critical point OF The race
AT 1859 O'Clock, when the boats were sighted
nom Barnes. they were making their way UP
Corney Reach, about 214 miles from the start.
aid the oxford crew was leading by some
iergths.
LONDON, March %, 10 noon.-The oxford
crew won the boat race easily by three and one
half lengths. in 81 minutes, % seconds. The
time OF hefin1Sh was one minute past eleven.
The Cambridge crew started at the rate of 40
strokes per minute, and the Oxford crew at 81
or 50 strokes. The race at the commencement
vas beautifully close. Cambridge at first
gained slight advantage from rowing quick
er stroke but the oxford crew drew to a level
with them by the time half-mile had been
been traversed and at the Grass wharf, 81, min
utes from the start, had lead of a few feet.
When mile had been traversed a splendid
struggle took place, and the Cambridge crew
again recovered the lead, and opposite the crab
uee, one mile and quarter from the start, it
seemed as if they would row right away, but the
spult had told upon the Cambridge crew, who
began to row short. They, however, main
tained the lead to Hammersmith bridge, half
mile further on, partly because of bad steering
by Oxford, the boats were level very shortly
after passing tie bridge, and an exciting strug
gle was maintained to ChiSwick Eyot. The IT.
regularity of the Cambridge crew, however, was
percepibly Increasing while the Oxford crew
we're rowing ike machine. When half way up
Chiswick Eyot the Oxford crew led by half a
length.
AT Cheswick Church, two miles and five fur
longs from the start, the race, which had so far
been one Of the finest ever seen, was virtually
over; the Oxford crew leading by two lengths.
The crowd present was smaller than usually
congregate to witness a university boat race.
The following waSthe composition of the crews:
Cambridge. E. Fl. Prest, Jesus; 2, II. Sanford,
st. Johns; 8, W. Barton, St Johns; 4, w. War
Davis, First Trinity: I, E. S. Prior, queens; W.
w. Bailie, Jesus, tstroke) B. S. Clarke, st.
Brazen Nose; 2, D. Z. Brown, Hertford; 8, F. n
Hargreaves Keble; 4, H. B. Southwell Penn
broke; s, r. S. Kindersley, Exeter; 6, c. D. Rowe
University; !, j. H. T. Wharton, Magdelen; L. R.
Corpus, teoxswainl.
INote.-Of the races rowed previous to this
year, Oxford has won IS, Cambridge II; that of
1877 was a dead heat. oxford won easily in
1878, beating Cambridge by many lengths, in
the rather slow time of 2S:12. Last year oxford
had very slow crew. and Cambridge won by
London water since the first week in March. Up
to that time their practice had been on the more
placid waters of the Isis and the Cam, which
were kept clear of ice for them.1
THE SAN FRANCISCO WALKING:
MATCH.
Guerrero the Winner.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 22.-The s.go-as-you-
please" match. composed of a field of local
pedestrians OF both sexes, which has been In
progress during the last six days, closed at the
pavilion last evening. A native Californian
name Guerrero, winning by score of 500 miles
and laps; Scott second, with score 4S7 miles,
The HOstOn Journal Office Fire.
BOSTON MASS. March 22.-The insurance on
the yoHfr0! office damaged by fire last night,
Is $4,000, distributed among 81 companies.
The Markets.
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BALTIMoRE, March 22.-Cotton dull and weak