New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-09
THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.

.,p veAruER-aREAT CROwps-0xFoRD LEAps
THRoUGaoUT.
loxpoS. April s.-The University boat race from
p,,nsv TO Mortlake was won to-day by oxford. AS
- hour for the start arrived the scene was OF too
vsiest description. As far rs the eye could reach
,sultitudes lined tho bank on both SIDES OF tne
p;ver Thames and the water was covered with all
-. Of craft. The railway bridge was crowded
Am spectators aud good order prevailed. The
,vesther vas superb. The i've steamers to accom-
,snv the race were we'll filled. Sir Charles D1lke
VA among the passengers on the press boat Ihe
starting pAce in tho betting was TO against
oxford. but 9 to was asked.
The Cambridge crew embarked this morning at
500 o'clock, and the Oxford crew at S:2o. The tde
- nearly spent, being neither strong nor high
so,d. The Cambridge boat was fitted with wind
ali. The O1fords won tho toss for choice OF
,o.,t;on. The skifs started well together. both
sravs striking thirty-six strokes to the minute.
TAay kept alongside to the top OF the Concrete
W.i. where the Oxford boat drew slightly
.haad. but the Cambridge boat got on
lav.I seain at Walden. Up 70 now there was
Uta,a 10 choose in time or style, the crews
having kept very close together and rowing very
.ta.diIv. Al the Crab Tree, ten furlougs from the
ssart Cambridge drew over little toward the
surrrv shore The race was magnificent. and the
crowds ashore and aboard the steamers loudly
.haerad and spplauded. The time to the SOAP Works,
ahout two furlongs further on, was minutes, ~
seconds.
At Hammersmith Bridge, fourteen furlongs from
tha start the Oxfords were seconds ahead. 80 far
tbs race had occupied minutes 40 seconds. The
Oxfords drew away just above the Mall and seemed
10 be going better than the Cambridge crew, though
the latter qaickened and got within half length
IN ha hot n
,(,hnvick Eyot about four and three-quarters fur
lours from Hammersmith Bridge, was IL minutes,
a seconds with the Oxfords nearly length ahead.
and both rowing thirty-six strokes per minute
steadily, but the Oxfords q longer and cleaner
stroke.
In the Corney Reach the water was not rongh
sucueh 10 cause inconvenience. The Oxfords now
had clearly the best of what was nevertheless de-
tsrmined struggle and seemed to have the race
we'll In hand. When Barnes Bridge was sighted
they were quite clear of the other boat and passed
the bridge In lS minutes. seconds ,n Cammpiluge
follow ed m Is minutes seconds. The Oxtoids
now went clean away and when the bend was made
for Nortalke they three lengths ahead, rowing
with the same ease power aIG TssasI srny ro%ed i
splendid race for three miles. he course was ao
mirably kept throughout and there WAS no acei-
dent or hitch OF any knd; a, abssd iue ,Ss
bridge crew splashDg considerably. 1he Oxi0rds
pulled up fresh at the finish and were fully four
lengths ahead Of the Cambridge crew, VINO sho"eo
great Distress
The tune was 2l minutes, 81 seconds Benson
chropograph gave the time as 81 minutes. 56l2
seconds but tins differed from all the times taken
on the press boat. Lewis Lloyd, an old Cambridge
oarsman, oficiated As umpire, in the unavoidable
absence OF J. w. Chitty. ~
IT, Mort AXE tow-path was densely crowded Hlti
spectators especially that portion commanding
view OF the turn the Osler Beds ana that opposite
the (" winning post" Among those who arrived to
witness the finish of the race were the Chinese
Ambassador and his suite.
OF the previous contests. Oxford has won ~ and
Cambridge IL. Last year Oxford won in 20 seconds
less time than this year,