Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-29
THE BOUNDARY's DELINEATIoN.
TUGS AT TIE OARS.
Oxford Beats Cambridge - Hanlan
Beaten by Beach in Australia.

Beaten by Beach in Australia.
LONDON. March 2S.-The forty-secOnd
university boat race was rowed to-day
over the University Thames course, from
Putney to MOrtlake. The hour appointed
for the start was 1890 O'Clock, and long
before that time both banks of the river
at Putney were lined with spectators, and
numbers Of people had asse mbled at fixed
stands along the course or We're atiOat in
steamers, barges and row boats prepared
70 witness the contest. Oxford had the
same good Ortune as last year in winning
the toss and, as was the case a year ago,
selected the Surrey stake boat. The
bends Of the river at Craven Cottage and
MOrtlake were thus against them, but
they held the inside berth all the way
from th soap works, at Hammersmith, to
Chiswick church, between which points
the struggle for the race often occurs.
The start was made precisely at 1921
O'Clock. Both crews made an excellent
start.
OXFORD TO THE FRONT.
The Cambridge crew rowed slightly
quicker stroke than the OXOnians, but
the latter soon were little ahead. The
Cantabs quickly caught them. and for
quarter of mile there was level race.
Inc SleGIllE VI Tue NdnbdDS MAS uJb per-
feet, and the rowing of the OXOnians
soon gave them the lead again, and ON
rounding the bend of the river opposite
the Doves, two miles from the start, they
were still leading, They continued to
gain slightly, and by the time
they were rounding the Chiswick
bend, about a mile { urther on, they were
clear in the lead. At BULBS Head the Ok
ford boat was two lengths ahead, and the
carna lead was maintained aS the two
boats passed under Barnes bridge. Every
effort was made by the Cantabs TO
overcome this difference, hut the Ok
Onians reached the winning filg-pnst just
below Grove Park boat house fully three
lengths in advance.
The defeat of Cam bridge is more marked
than that of Oxford year ago. The time
was p minutes and 36 seconds, a trifling
improvement over the time of year ago,
when the record was 81 minutes and 80
seconds. The improvement is not as
great as might have been anticipated,
however, in view Of the fine weather and
smoother water. The time of the winning
crew (OXford) two years ago was 2l
minutes and IS seconds, and three years
ago 30 minutes and l. seconds. The re-
suit Of the race was in accordance with
the betting. This, at the start, was five
to four in favor of Oxford.
Out Of the AZ races Oxford has won %
and Cambridge Is, the race OF 1877 having
been a dead heat. The result to-day was
expected, as one Of the Cambridge crew
became very i'll few days ago and there
was no time to train a proper substitute.
BEACH BEATS HANLAN.
SYDNEY, March 2S.-In the sculling
match between Hanlan and Beach to-day
the latter won by six lengths.
The race was rowed over the cham
pions' course, on the PaTramatta river.
The attendance was enormous. The
weather was favorable. The water was
smooth, and both Oarsmen were in excel
lent condition. After the start they kept
well together for some distance. The
race was close and exciting. The soul
lers approached the winning post almost
bow and bow and the excitement among
the spectators was great. When pulling
with all their strength for the winning
post, Beach oYerhauled Hanlan and in
creased his advantage until the very
finish, amid the widest excitement.