Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-04-08
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UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE,
Oxford the Winner.
THE KILLED BLACK MAILER.
A Nervous Policeman's Shot.
THE WESTERN FLOODS.
FATAL COLLISION AT SEA.
UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.
Oxford the Winner.
THE KILLED BLACK MAILER.
A Nervous Policeman's Shot.
THE WESTERN FLOODS.
FATAL COLLISION AT SEA,
THE ENGLISH UNlVERSTTI
BOAT RACE.
Before the Event,


Before the Event.
| PUTNKY, April ST a. m.-There Is a large
crowd present despite the bitter east wind.
rowing. The weather is clear and nd fine. il The Ia
number OF small craft afioat is larger than
| usual.
is In good condition with a.rather strong cur
| rent and slight Upper. Barring accident there
Is every prospect OF a fine race. The attend
| aLce is greater than 1t was last year.
| MoRTLAKE, April S-I:45 a. m.-The water is
| smooth. The crowd is not great.
| BARNES April $50 a. m-The crowd OF
| spectators does not equal that OF former years
| Vehicles OF every Kind are arriving. but way
| CHS and other accommodations tor standing
| spectators are not much patrontzed yet.
The start.
PUTNEY, April S-S:40 a. in.-The haze bs gan
| to clear away al O'Clock. Before O'Clock the
| TWO crews were On the ground and also large
| access OF spectators The oxford crew took
preliminary spin before s O'Clock. The Cam.
! were ready for the start The urnptres boat
| appeared soon after O'Clock. on entering
| tEeir beats the crews Were greatly cheered,
| Cambridge seeming to hold first place IN public
| estimation. oxford got the best OF the start
| and led for short distance, but nearing Ham
mersmlth bridge Cambridge, who were eyi-
dently working very hard, made q strong effort
| and Grew nearly on a level amid great cheer
| iIg. The OzforGs did not seem much distressed,
but qu!ckened their stroke slightly and passed
the bridge clear length ahead. As soon as
| again made q bic for first place, but the OK
fords shook item off Without difficulty anu III
creased The gap TO nearly two lengths. The
Ozfords evidently felt that they had the race
| Ia hand, and HeIe rowing strongly md
| steadily.
| BARNES, April S-S:5U a. ma transforml-
| tion has occurred since I:39 O'Clock, TIE scene
| is now Of the liveliest description. AS far as
| the eye can reach muititudes lhrorg the bank
on both sides OF Tie river aud Ihe water is
| covered with all sorts CT craft. The railway
bridge is crowded with spectators. Good order
prevails. The weather IS slpern. The boats
have just passed, the OAfordS Two lengths
| ahead, and both rowing we'll
The Betting.
MORTI AKE, April SIS a. m--The weather
hazy but ine With a slight easteriy breeze.
| against Oxford offered With uine to four
wanted.
Account of the Race as Seen from
the Press s:Oat.
| THE PRESS BOAT, S O'Clock.-TlC five steam
! ers 10 accompany the race were well flied. Sir
| Charles Dixie was among the passengers on
| tue, press boat. The Cambridge. crew EN-
| barked 1t $50 o'clock and the oxford crew at
s:25. The tide was nearly spent. peiag neither
| strong LCr high flood. The Cambridge boat
vas 1ltted with wind sail. The OXfordS
| woH the tess for choice OF positions. The skiTs
| were moored very close together. Al S:3o
| O'Clock the men stripped, anu were really at
| S:35. They started Weil together, both crews
| striking Sc strokes TO the Minute. Tney KEEP
| minutes AID 43 seconds. Here tie 0Nfcfd
! toat drew slightly ahead but the CaI.brldsc
| toat got on level again at Walden whac.:
| tine minutes and 25 seconds. Up to no
there was little 10 choose ia tine or style The
| crews having kept very close together ana ro t.
| iIg very steadily. at the Crablrec one il!iG
tNo fuI1ongS from the start, CaDbriGye drew
| over little towards tGe Smry SnoTe. Tne
| race was magnificent, ami the crowds as'lor-
| and aboard the steamers loudly cneefei AID
| applaUded. The time to the soap works about
seconds.
| Oxford Working Hard to Keen
| Ahead.
At Hammersmtth bridge, one mile and six
| fuTlongs from the start the Oxiords were two
| seconds ahead; time minutes 10 seconds.
| They Grew away Just above the Mali and
| seemed 10 be going better than the Cambridge
| crew, although the latter quickened up ana
got Within half length when of the oil mills.
| The time to the bottom OF Chiswick eyot, 6.
| furlopgS from Hammersmith bridge. was II
| minutes and A seconds, with the OXfOrd3
| Iearly length ahead, ard both rowing So
strokes Per minute, but the OXf0rdS a longer
| water was rot rough enough to cause lncol-
! venience. The OArords now had clearly the
| best OF " hat was nevertheless most deter
| mined struggle, and seemed to have the race
well IN Band. When Barnes bridge was sighted
| they were quite clear OF the other boat and
passed the bridge In IS minutes sec. Cam
| brlGge followed in IS mtnutesS sec. The Oxfords
| now went clear away, and when the bend was
| made for Mortiake they were three lengths
| ahead, rowing With the same ease, power and
| regularity from the start TO the fn.Sh. The
Cambridge crew roWed splendid race for three
miles. The course was admirably kept through
| out, and there was no accident or hitch OF any
| kind
Oxford Wins in 2I:jI.
The Oxfords won By fully four lengths. The
| time OF the race was 81 minutes, 81 seconds
| Witnessing the Finish.
| TIE Mortlake towpath was densely crowded
| with spectators, esp pecially that portion com-
manding view of the turn at the Oser Beds
| and that opposite the winning post" Among
those who arrived to witness the finish OF the
| suite, AS the crews came In sight it was eyl-
dent that oxford was the winner at the
| brewery the ONfords were about two lengths
ahead: the Cambridge crew slashing consider
| ably. The OXfords pulled Up fresh at the f1n1sh
| but the Cambridge crew showed great distress
The Time of the Race
| LoNDoN, Aprsl s.-The time Of the race, taken
by Benson chronograph, was 81 mlnutes 56jG
| seconds, Which differs from all the times taken
| on the press boat. Lewis Lloyd. an Old Cam
| bridge oarsman, officiated as umpire In the IN
! aSoidable absence Of Mr.. j. w. Chitty.
Railroad Opened.
| CHICAGO April S.-A special to the IuteT-
ocean from ST. Paul, dated April Ith. says. The
| st. Paul and Sioux City Branch OF the Chicago,
st. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha r. r. was
been blocked since February 50.
A Railroad Rolling Mill Burned.
TOPEKA, KAN, April .S.-The rolling mill.
owned Jointly by the Union Pacific and AtcnI-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe r. r. Co.'S, and loca-
| ted here, was burned at o'clock last night
An alarm Was given by the engineer, and the
operatives, nearly 100 numper, barely had tine
10 escape before the roof fell In. The loss Is
estimated to be 500, 900. From 200 to 300 men
are thrown out OF employment
Pennsylvania railroad Meeting.
PHILADBLPHIA. April S.-The finance commit
tee OF the board OF directors OF the PennsyIva.
MIA Railroad Co. met this afternoon, when a
statement was submitted showing that the
company had secured 2Os 600 shares OF the
stock OF the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad Co The entire canital stock