Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-03-21
CANTABS ARE BEATEN
Oxford Wins the English University
Boat Race.
ARREST OF A fAkMANY LEADER.
DETECTIVE oMALLEY FOUND.
OXFORD WINS By a TRIFLE.
The Cambridge Eight Makes Much
Plucki-r Fight Than Was Expected.

cambridge light wakes huch
Plucki-r Fight Than Was Expected.
Special Gable Disra,cht 20 Tho Evenins Star
Lo>DoN. March y. The race between the
Oxford and Cambridge crews. the forty ninth
of the series. WAS rowed tins morning instead
OF the afternoon on account .; the tide and
suited in the victory Of oxford D, quarter of
a boat length. lime. y minutes
Owing 90 the intens. cold and the prevalence
of binding storm vt sheet and SNOW. only
moderate crowd was in attendance. and the
number Of those who kept up with the boats
from the start at Putney TO the finish at Mort
lake. Was not as large usual.
THE PuTNEl-NoRrIAkE corRsr.
The race was over the usual course. which
starts at point about 100 wards ahoy. the
bridge over the Thamcs nj rutney and finishes
about the same distanc. above the ships Inn
at Mortlake. The course. as most earsmen
know, IL somewhat like an - IN shape.
The distance Is about four and qusttr
miles. The course Is bounded by Middl.seN
and Surrey counties. hcnC, the stations are
termed the MiddieseN and Surrey stations. Ia
the first mile the course ~ in favor OF the right
hand, MiddleseN station. The Surrey side J.
the best for the next ~ miles aud the Middle
sex water Is the most advantageous for the Ia
mile and quarter.
This year the tide was high at London bridge
AZ ahouA anu AZ utittA ABOUT an DoLf
later.
ONLY ForR STEAMERS ON TBE corRsE.
Only four steamers were allowed TO follow
the race. These. of course. were m addition to
the umpires launch. One Of these STEAMBOATS,
was occupied by Representatives Of the press.
second was devoted TO old university oars
men and the two remaining We're set apart Tor
the officers of the different college boat clubs
of the two universities.
The Thames conservancy board policed the
course and assigned proper positions 90 Sic
many hundreds Of steamers and bHrges loaded
with oarsmen and their admirers. which we've
anchored OF moorod along the river Ia audI-
ton the housetops, towpath-. streets and other
points OF vantage near the Thames. about iut-
ney itself and at Hamm, rsmith. Barnes Mort
lake and other places we're crowded with spec
tators.
Ar upon many previous occasions. thousands
of carriages of every description. from thu
donkey cart loaded with cost, rnlongers to the
four-in-hand loaded with aristocrats. were to
be seen lining the river banks and the most con
venient places. A. usual, Oxford admirers
displayed wealth OF dark blue ribbons
roseties and other ornaments, while the friends
OF Cambridge made an equally lavish dIspla! OF
light blue silk.
OXFORD WINS THE TOSS
At 1920 the ONfords took the water for a
short spin. At l0:i5 the storm ceased ard the
sun ehbht Jul luc hlONA rolAt Ni4ak
increased. The private launches. the umpire
ana press boats took their respective
positions, and at IL the crews en-
barked. Oxford won the toss and chose
the MlddleseN northern side uf the
river. The boats started at llOs. oxford
taking the lead, with thirty strokes e. the
minute. At lilo Cambridge had gained the
lead, but at Ill Oxford pulled slightly ahead.
again leading at Craven steps. On passing
Crabtyee at Is oxford was IN advance by
quarter of length. At Hamm.rsmith bridge
the boats were even.
At IL "a at Thornycrofts walk there had teen
no change. At ll:27 the Deyoushire meadows
were reached, Cambridge being IN the lead
quarter Of length. At ll:2s. passing under
Barnes bridge, oxford had taken the lead by
half a length, AN advantage which the crew
maintained until the boats had nearly reached
Mortlake, when Cambridge shot ahead aSsiE.s
1T WAS ANYBoDY's RACE.
At this point it was anybodys race, and the
excitement of the rushing crowd was intense.
Until few seconds before the goal was reached
il was absolutely impossible to decide whether
the light or dark blues would carry of
the honors of the day. This encour-
aged betting up To the very last
moment, and the bookmakers resped u richer
harvest than they have done for many previous
years. when the superiority of one crew
the other more marked. just at the finish the
Oxfords, by n superhumau effort. pushed thcIr
boat ahead and won by quarter of a length.
By all odds the race of ~ has been the most
exciting of many contests. and both crews are
entitled to great praise for their perseverance
and pluck Ii goes without saving that the victory
will be celebrated by both sides in the usual
uproarious manner this evening at the AIhaHA-
bra, the Empire and other music halls.
FORMER CONTESTS.
The colleges nearly even in former vic
tories, with oxford one race ahead. The race
of 81 u dead heat The best time made
over this course in 1873. when Cambridge
won in ~ minutes and 50 seconds. The men
have been training and working nard of laIe,
but have lost much time because OF bad weather.
The average weight of Cambridge wns n stone,
IL pounds; that OF Oxford IL stone. 81. pounds.
An Oxford victory confidently eNp.ct-d
and Cambridges plucky squirt perfect
surprise.
Experts agree that the race Was one Of tie
best, II not the best. contested struggles be-
tween the universities for the championship of
the river on record. the dead heat In ls.7 being
hitherto regarded one Of their most cred
liable achievements. On that occasion,
however, Oxford broke an oar aud then only
the finish was hotly contested. Today
the fight was stubborn one from
the beginning to the very end of the course at
Mortlake- Hitherto previous races have been
practically decided when the boats reached
Barnes bridge, about "A quarter OF a mile from
the finish. the entire course being a trife over
two miles Today II war impossible 20 name
the winner at that point IL had been at Iutuey
before the race began.