The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-04-10
AN OXFORD VICTORY
Cambridge is Defeated in the
Varsity Boat Race.
TIE BEST RECORD EVER MADE
Over the New Course : Cambridge Pulled
Thirty-nine and Oxford Thirty-eight
strOkes-The Crews Weight.

LONDON, April 9-For the twenty-sixth
time since the Inauguration of the Oxford
Cambridge boat races, the crew Of the Or
lord university boat-clu have passed the
winning line ahead Of their opponents. The
dark blue Of Oxford was again carried to
victory to-day by the strong arm Of it's
wearers, and laundering cheers greeted
the oarsmen as they rested on their oars
after their well fought battle for success.
Altogether forty-ive races have been
rowed. one OF which was chat of 1870 tsr-
minated in dead heat.
\ THE CROWD BEGAN TO ASSEMBLE
at 9 O'Clock, the early corners seeking the
points of vantage from which to view the
contest. The wind was from the south
west The water was perfectly smooth
and all the conditions for racing were ger
feet The tide was on the flood before the
time of racing. The crowds beseged the
boat house to get glimpse of the crewA
AT noon, the time fixed for the race, the
oarsmen appeared, and this was the signal
for laundering cheers that swept up and
down the river again and again Those at
the starting point, though they could NOT
see the proceedings. eagerly gaZed in the
direction Of the officers as the coin was
tossed for choice of positions. Oxford won
the toss, ana when.this was known it was
| taken by the supporters of the crew as
HAPPY A0GURY or VICTORY
Oxford chose the Middlesex side OF
the river where, if there was any advant-
age TO be obtained from the flood tide, they
would get it. The crews took their posi-
ton at the starting line Just above the
aqueduct adjoining Putney bridge and at
exactly 1913 the starting signal was given,
| Oxford TOOK the water first and their boat
jumped to front. Cambridge was quick to
follow and then the. struggle began with
the perfect rythm of machine
Cambridge pulled thirty eight strokes
and was leading; Oxford started at thirty
nine Strokes but was unable TO close the
gap. About three furlongs from the start,
Cambridge led by half length, which
they still retained three furlongs further
on, but as crews neared Hammersmith
bridge, one mile and six furlongs from the
start, The long stroke of the Oxford crew
began to tell and they drew up level with
| their opponents and shoitly a gap three
! fOurths of length in favor of the Oxford
was noticed. Then ensued a great strug-
gle. Squirt followed squirt, while the
spectators yelled themselves hoarse in
cheering the favorites. Two miles from
Aqueduct, Cambridge fell further behind.
There followed some bad steering on the
part of the crews of both cotes. but the
crews quickly righted themselves and
Cambridge spurted nanfully, but Oxford's
| pace was too fast for them, aud they went
10 pieces. Oxford took Cambridge's water,
! giving the latter the benefit OF the wash
but Cam bridge was too far behind for it
TO effect them. The race degenerated into
procession
TIE oars dashed in and out of the water
1 but strain and struggle as they would
| Cambridge could not close the gap between
themselves and Oxford. The dark blues on
the shore were wild with excitement and
YELLED ENCOURAGING WORDS
to their favOrites, but the cheers and the
cries fell on deaf ears. Bending to their
oars, tho Oxford crew saw nothing but
their opponents behind them and the
muscles OF their arms and backs rose and fell
as the steady stroke that kept Them ahead
was continued without flaw. When Ham
mersmith bridge, one mile and six furIongs
| from the start, was reached Oxford was
still is front. There was hardly any change
IN the relative position of the boats. When
| the lead mills, one mile and seven furlongs
from the start, were passed, Oxford was
| then quarter of q mile in front. Both
crews were pulling at the rate of thirty-six
strokes the minute. Cambridge was pull
ing steadily, but their strokes did not seem
| 10 have the power Of those of their oppo-s
nents, and they
! Q DROPPED SLOWLY BUT SURELY BEHIND.
AT Chiswick Malt, about two miles and a
half ftom the start. Oxford had increased
their lead and when Thornycroft works a
] little distance further on, was reached
they were two lengths in front. This lead
they maintained to Devonshire Meadows,
Just beyond Thorny croft works, when,
though pulling no faster moro strength
| seemed to be put in their strokes aud the
boats forged farther ahead. At Baines-
| bridge, ABOUT three miles and five furlongs
from the start, they were two and quar-
ter lengths in the lead. In pass
| ing Baines bridge Cambridge spurted,
and gained little on Oxford but the latttr
set sturdilY TO their ores, and pulling q
powerful telling stroke, fairly lifted their
boat out of the water. Past the Ozier
spun, but with the advantage on the side
of Oxford. Cambridge, however, did not
loose heart in the least, and did their ut
most to close the gap. Their efforts were
fruitless, however, and they dropped
astern. Amid an uproar that was deafen-
ing,
OXFORD CROSSED THE LINE
at the old ship good winner. 1t was at
first announced that they had won by q
length and half, but the official announce
ment OF the judges put the distance at two
lengths and quarter. Oxford's time was
! l9 minutes 81 seconds. The time is the
best ever made over the present course
/ The best previous time was 20 minutes
seconds, made by the Cambridge crew
when they won in 1867, three and three
quarter lengths. Slow time was made
over the course in 1880, when Cambridge
won by one length in 30 minutes sec
onds.
THE CREW WERE AS FOLLOWS:
Oxford-R. B. Cotton, Magadalen bowl,
9 stone IL pounds; j. a. Ford, Brazenose, IL
stone II pounds; W. A. Hewitt, University,
IL stone Is pounds; f. E. Robson, Merton,
| Is stone pounds: V. Nickalls Magadalen,
II stone 1913 pounds; w. A. L. Fletcher,
Christ Church, Is stone pounds; S. p.
Prove, Magadalen, IL stone IL pounds; c.
M. Pitman, New, (stroke) IL stone 111S
pounds; j. K. Haywood Landale, New,
| (coxswain) S stone pounds.
Cambridge. w. Lord, Trinity Hall,
| Dow II stone pounds Scenil, Jesus, IL
stone 1879 pounds E. T. E'ison Corpus, IL
stone II pounds; w. Landale, Trinity Hall,
Is stone 80 pounds; G. Cuerr, First
Trinity. II stone pounds; c. 7. Fogg Ell
lott, Trinity Hall, II stone pounds; G. E.
Elm, Third Trinity, (stroke) 10 stone 125<
pounds; G. Franklin. Third Trinity, IL
stone 3 pounds; G. V. Brandon, Trinity
Hall, (coxswaln) stone pounds.
North McKeespOrt Road Wreck.