St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-13

pleasure and a healthtul recreation
from plying an oar, or doing for amuse--
ment what was once regarded as Serv-
ants work, does not seem to have oc-
CURED to the youth of this country
till the time of George Ill. Eaton
and Westminster were the ear
Hest to originate boat clubs.
They had eight-oared boats in
1911. In all probability the introduce
tion of boating into Oxford and Cam
bridge was due to Elton and Westmin-
ster ''boyS" on their becoming univer-
sity ''men." There were college Fights
at Oxford in 1915, and Balliol and
BrazenoSe we're amongst the leading
boating colleges. The university club
was established in 1929, whilst the Cam
bridge university club was founded be-
tween 1916 and 1929. There were eight
cared races in the Lent term of 1927 at
Cambridge, according to record in the
possession of the First Trinity club.
On the Thames the earliest known races
were for the celebrated Doggett coat
and badge, Instituted in Ills. But this
was for professional watermen only. In
the inter-university boat race no prize
of any kind is awarded to the winners,
nor is there any challenge plate to hold.
The race is rOWed for the honor of Win
ming. That some money changes hands
over the result is inevitable, and each
crew supports its chance to small pc
cuniary extent.
The first race between Oxford and
Cambridge took place on the 10th OF
June, 1929, at Henley, at Z o'clock in the
evening. over two miles two furlongs
course. Oxford won very easily indeed,
in the slow time of Az minutes. The
next race was not rOWed till 1886, and
then on metropolitan waters-from
Westminster bridge to Putney--a long
course of nearly six miles. This was
also slow race, and occupied SO min
utes. Cambridge won. In 1899, 1910,
and 1871 Cambridge also won. Oxford
won in 1912, and from this date the
course has been between Putney and
Mortlake. The change was necessary
lowing to the impossibility of control
ing the traffic and keeping the course
clear for such long distance III the
lower reaches of the river.
In the 1929 crews were"oarS" who be-
came bishop of st. Andrews Words
worthy, dean of Norwich (Garnier). dean
of Ely (Meriyale), bishop of Litchfield
(Selwyn). In the 1889 Cambridge crew:
w. B. Brett. now Lord Esher, rowed
No. Z. Lord Denman rowed in 1871 as
Hon. u. Denman, and Dean Mllman, OF
st. Paul's, rowed in the Oxford boat in
1S45. Other well-known names OF dis
tinguished public men since then are
Gritty, Horribly. DE Rutzen, Ware,
Woodgate, LaWes, william, Darbishire,
Time and Marlborough, besides many
others.
Since 1856 the races have been annual.
Curiously, there were two races in 1919
the first on March 90 Cambridge won,
the second on December Is Oxford won
on foul.
In 1859 Cambridge sank off Barnes.
The water being rough, their boat
plunged into the wave, at every stroke,
shipped a lot of ''seas" and was fast e
coming water-logged, when steamboat
pushed so far forward as to send a
heavy wash under the Cambridge boat,
which was instantly swamped. Her
crew had some of them to swim ashore,
whilst Oxford padded leisurely to the
winning post. In 1860 the race was
roWed very early, viz. $50 a. m.