The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-03-22
Oxford Be ats Cambridge.

LONDON. March 2l.-The forty eighth
boat race between Oxford and Cambridge
was decided this morning and was won by
q quarter of length by Oxford. Time, %
minutes. The race was over the usual
course from Putney bridge to the ship at
Mortlake, about four and quarter miles
Owing to the S shape Of the course, 1t is in
favor Of the right hand or Middlesex posi-
ton for the first mile, while the left or
Surrey side is best for the next two miles
and the Niddlesex water is most advan-
taeeous for the last miles and q quarter.
This wear the tide was high at London
bridge at pm, at Putney an hour later.
The whole course was crowded with spec
tators. The attendance as a whole did not
equal that of former years, owing to the
early hour at which the race was rowed
and to the prevalence of a sleet storm in
the forenoon and bitter cold weather.
Oxford won the toss and chose the Mid
dleseX or north shore side. The Fights
started pretrily and successfully at II :09
o'clock sharp. As the crews bent TO their
WORK hail and snow was falling upon them
IL no pleasant fashion and a strong cross
northeast wind raising a very lump sea
Both crews had been expecting bad weather
and consequently they both utilized their
high wash boards. Cambridge at first got
away with lead, pulling shorter and
somewhat quicker than Oxford and at
Clasper's coat house the Cam bridge boat
was ahead ThenpXford bent to her work
pulling the long, dragging powerful stroke
peculiar TO the oarsnen OF that university
This stroke soon told and Oxford was
leading slightly at Craven cottage. six
furlougs from the start. AT Crabtree, one
mile and three furlongs from the start, OK
lord had the lead by g length, but under
the influence Of period OF bright sunshine
which succeeded the hail ana SNOW the
Cambridge crew spurted neatly ahead in
me style. This effort redoubied the cheers
from the river banks and at the South
works, one mile and three and half fur
longs from the start, the two boats were
apparently nose and nose" both pulling
evenly and strongly. 1t was then evident
that stubborn contest was in order anC
those who mad been laying heavy ODDS on
Oxford began to feel SAD while a CORES
ponding feeling of iubilation was expert
enced by the friends OF Cambridge
Nearing HammersInith bridge, one mile
and SIX furlongs from the start, Cam.
bridge again made a magnificent squirt
pulling finely and strongly together anC
passed under that bridge a quarter of {
length ahead amid scene of tremendou:
excitement. Their time to this point wa.
min, 80 sec.
Cambridge's gallant squirt. which re-
bridge, according TO tradition, should hav,
landed their boat first over the winning
line. Oxford. however, did not lose heart
but bent down all The more doggedly an,
went to work. AT the Doves, to miles iron
the start. Oxford lead slightly, Cambridg
sUill sticking TO her work III magnificen
style in spite of the creeping Up OF thei
dark blue opponents. The cheering ant
excitement were intense, and dead hea
was looked upon as possibility, not to sa
probability.
Al the oil mills, two miles one and q hal
furlongs from the start, the two boats wer
again even with each other and the excite
ment grew in intensity. a determined an
pluckly struggle took place and as the rae
ing Fights passed at Chiswick, about tw
and half miles from the start there wa
tremendous cheering from the river side:
causing each man in the two boats
strain every nerve to win. Oxford, whe
nearing Chiswick, was leading, but it wa
by few feet only. Going towards Corne