Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-03-21
The Annual poat Race This Morning
Decided Ia Favor of the Oxford
Student.
SUGGESTION TO APPGase FRANCE
py cCpiNc GAMBIA.
Rumors About Another Conflict he
tween the English aud Portu.
guese In Africa.
TIM LONDON BoAr RAcE.
The Ossord students come On, Victor
iou-.

LoSDoS, March 81. - The forty.
eighth boat race between Oxford and
Cambridge was decided this morning.
TWAS won 10y quarter Of Ia length by
Oxford. Time - minutes. The race was
over the usual course, from Putn,y
Bridge 10 ship at Mortlakc. About
four aud n quarter miles, owing To tlic
90" shape of the course, II Is Ia
favor u the right hand or Mlddlescx
position. while the left or Surrey
sile has the hest for the next two
miles, and the Middlcsex water l. the
most advantageous for the last mile
and aquarter. This year the tide was
high nj London bridge nj p. M, anu
nj Putncy one hour later. The whole
course was crowded with spectators.
The attendance ~ whole lid not
equal that Of former year,, owing Ia
the early hour ut which the race was
rowed, and 10 the prevalence " sieet
aud storm In the forenoon, and bitter
cold weather.
Oxford won the toss and chose the
Ailddlcsex or north shore side. The
Fights started pr,ttily and successfully
nj 1909 sharp. A. the crew bent u
their work the hail aud snow was
falling upon them In 20 pleasant
fashion, aud strong crosgof northeast
wind was raising very lump sea.
Both crews hal been expecting bad
weather, and consequently they both
utilized tue high wash boards. Cam.
bridge nj first got away with the lead,
lulling shorter aud somewhat Quicker
than oxford; then Oxford bent o. her
work. pulling long, dragging, powerful
strokes, peculiar ~ tue oafsmun Of that
university. This stroke soon told mud
OSford was lealing slightly nj ,he
Craven Cottage, six furlongs from the
start. AZ Cublrc,, one mile aud three
tuflOngs from the start, ONiori had the
lead by one length, hut under the In.
nuvncc ola period Of bright suushlnp
which succeeded the hail and snow.
the Cambridge crow spurtcd neatly
ahead la fine style. This .lfnft
rrdoublld the cheers from The
river banks, and nj South worl,s,
one mile aud three aud a
half furlongs from the start, the two
boats were apparently "nosc aud no.o.p
both pulling evenly AMI strongly. Il
was then evident that n stuhl0 con.
test was Ia order, aud those who had
been laying heavy odds on Oxford
began TO feel -ad, while a correspond.
na,,,,'at &c ;. '.uvn WS eN'
S.,,ing H.r,,n.',s,.'i,,, n' ii'u''use'
mil. and six n,,,i.,,'.. ~ Wv
~. a,.y1in,, 10, .ak run
n,ad,, n ,,.gnIun, ',,,, nGmn
nneiy and strsn.,y iac.il n;
nnJ.r th., hriJ,,., ,,.,,.'r u"u la'
ahead amid a .c,.,. y, ,,'.,, ~, ,ns.n
cltem,nt' Their linn. 40 ~ ,'st'a, ~
minutes and bG s,canJs pony WI
brI,lgc,s gallant .n,,rt whic,, ,.,s,,i,.ri,
their belng iinstun,in,tI NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., u
bridge. ne,s,rIInv IN t,a,i,',m, .la,,hi
have landed their hn,i mr., 80. ~
winning llne. OxforJ ,e, Nv
did not iose near, ,n, "1s.
down nil the mor. an,,,,,. pun'
work. AZ the Doves, two miles from
the start, Oxford led slightly. Gam.
bridge a,lll sticking 10 her WORK In
magnificent style. The cheering and |
excitement were intense, and a dead
heat was looked upon ms n possIbIIItv
not 10 say probability.
Al the oil mills tu, ,,ii.s ,t
and n half nlrlongs irom liz ~, 'ne
two bontS w.rr avaIn .v,,, u,,,, Wy
other nnd the ,xrI,s,na,,t W." s"un
t.nsiiy. A determln,J ninrlv ,,. ~
tool 1lac, M m. rncIng 49," ~, H. s'.Jisso
ta,seJ ChiswIcl ahou, 81 III, III o,sms
Inc s,nri' the trcmsndo,. NM, nns. ,,oni
from the river ali. c.,,.ino , a.',a
In Inc two boats 10 s,raIn ." u,an
10 win. oxforJ. wns" u. s,y n ~,
wick. was le,Iinv In, /, ~as - S nv
feet only. goiny to,varJ.
REACH lie boats s,r,cL i',,a uo,'y
water which assisted ia. I,,,,,,. ova.,
in The Cambridye bos, ns" nun
Thorpycroits they foryed ahead a oeyvn'
nlly l.adinv OxfSrI I'y n n,,a,, .,enu
lenyth. M, strcam bowlsvas '' W
b,ean 10 favor OxfoY,i anJ az, p no
bridge, over thn. and n hair ,si,as
from the siart. OK 6orJ wa. iaai,, n
half n length, s ~
E,,,,,L.,,
fron the llght hI,,cs ,hn,,h,,n n' III, ulcar
were rowing In superb style. Her,
everything seemed 10 depend upon the
power OF squirting which remained In
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