Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-11
BY TELEGRAPH.
OXFORD WINS.
Beats Cambridge Badly in a Splendid
Race,
Said 10 be the Best Ever Rowed on the
Course.

LoSpoS, April ., is92.-For the a6th
time since the Inauguration of the oxford-
Cambridge boat races. the crew of the Ok
ford University Boat Club have passed the
winning line ahead Of their opponents.
Today's race was one of the best ever
rcwed over the course, the winning crew
beating the best previous record many sec
onds
At exactly u l6 the starting signal was
given Cambridge took the water first,
pulling ) strokes 10 the minute. oxford
started pulling 50. With the perfect rhythm
OF machine the oars flashed in and out of
the water Cambridge got away in front,
and at Claspers boathoase, about three fur
longs from the start, was a quarter of
length in the lead and this advantage was
still retained as they passed Craven Steps,
about three furlongs farther on.
Past the Grass wharf Rose bank. Crab
| trees and the malt houses, the relative posi-
tons of the boats were unchanged, but as
they neared HammersmiIh bridge, one
mile and three-quarters from the start. the
faster and HOW stronger stroke of the dark
| blues began to tell and they drew up 10 II
level with the Cantabs. \ few seconds
later oxford had assumed the lead and put
a gap of three-quarteTs of length between
| herself and Cambridge.
4 magnificent display of racing followed,
squirt answering squirt. About two miles
from the acque,luct Cambridge began 10 fall
back When the boats reached Chiswick
| Eyot about > IL miles from the start. Cam
| bridge spurted manfuliy. but the pace set
| by oxford was too much for them and they
| fell to pieces. At Thorneycroft's works
just beyond Chiswick Eyot, the Oxford's
| crossed over and took the Cantahs' water.
| The Cambridge crew were soon to far be-
hind however for the wash to affect them,
and the race degenerated into procession
| The Oxfords sluckened their stroke be-
| fore reaching Mortlake, and allowed their
opponents TO approach them. Then ensucd
an exciting finish. The Cantabs, worn ont
by their struggle, braced themselves for a
| final effort. Sturlilv they bent to their
task and their boat jumped forward, but all
was TO no avail. Comparatively fresh. the
dark blues crossed the line easy winners by
. II lengths.
| The latest weights of the two crews given
here will show the advantage which Oxford
mad in weight,
II. b. Cotton, Maglalcn dow . stone 3
pounds.
j. \. Ford. Brazenose. IL stone II
| pounds.
W. \. Hewitt. University, IL stone |
! pound.
+. L. Robinson, Merton. Is stone .
pounds
V. Meals, Magdalen. l3 stone , pounds
| W. \. l.. Fletcher. Christ church, -
stone pounds.
| r. +. 7. Rowe Magtialen. IL stone II
pounds
{. NJ. ritman, New (>troke). II stone.
| j. +. Haywood I.onsdalc New (coxJ :
stone pounds.
CAMBRIDGE.
L. W. Lord. Trinity Hall bow, IL
stone.
| Il. G. Neil Jesus, / / stone pound.
| j. &. Francklyu. third Trinity, II stone
| 1 pounds.
F. T. Fison, Corpus, - stone 10 pounds.
W. landale, Trinity Hall. IL stone >
pounds.
q. c. Kerr, First Trinity, II stone -
pounds
Z, c. T. Fogg Elliott. Trinity Hall, 1
stone Is pounds.
Z, q. Film. third Trinity (strokc), 10
| stone / pounds.
V. ,raidon. Trinity Hall lcox.), ,
stone , pounds.
oSford's time was l9nl. 2ls. The best
previous time was pom. IS. made by the
Cambridge crew, swhcn they won in 1873 by
) II lengths The slowest time made over
the course was in ls6n. when Cambridge
won by one length in 2Gm. IS.
| Altogether - races have been rowed be-
tween the two universities, one of which