Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1892-04-16
OXFORD WINS The RACE
The Great Aquatic Contest Viewed
by Thousands,
Widest Enthusiasm Displayed at the Fin
ish--The Best Race Ever Rowed ON
the Thames Record Broken
--Sullivan's Forfeit.

LONDON, April 9-The forty-niuth
annual boat race between the Oxford
and Cambridge Fights took place
today. Genuine Easter weather ia.
vored the event, and as n result there
was an immense turnout Of spectators.
From an early hour a constant stream
of foot passengers and vehicles of all
descriptions were vending their way
riverwards from aA parts Of London.
Excursion trains from the country
poured their thousands into the
metropolis to swell the sightseeing
throng, while the Metropolitan, Dis
trict, Northwestern and other railways
having depots on the riverside ran n
constant succession of trains crowded
with people to sec the great aquatic
contest of the year decided,
Along the banks of the river vast
crowds of people had c~ongregated, who
heartily cheered both crews as they
padded from their boat houses to the
starting point.
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their station on the MiddleseX shore
The betting before the start was 5 to
4 in favor Of Cambridge.
The start was made exactly ut 1915,
and Oxford won in 10 minutes ard II
seconds.
The tide was but fair and Cambridge
had a slight advantage at the Start.
Both crews struck n thirty-nine stroke
the first minute. Oxford regained its
lost ground by the time ii had reached
the London boat house, and was al
ready leading n few feet at Bishops
creek. Thence favored by its shell
tered station the oxford crew
forged ahead, and led by
a length when opposite Rose
cottage. The Cam bridge crew, at this
point made an earnest spurt to recover
lost ground, and by the time they
reached the soap works they had re-
gained half a length. There was great
excitement at the time among the
friends Of the two crews and each
side heartily cheered It's favor
tie. The liver H-nd favored
Cambridge aud Oxford seemed
to lose for d time its even stroke and
became ragged. They gathered them
selves, however. ard made a sport, re-
covering part of their advantage, and
lead by over half a length At Hammer
smith.
Now came the bend IN the river. and
u gamey struggle between the crews
such as the Thames has never seen.
Around the bend, spur AT
swered squirt, and both crews
rowed gamely and maufully. oxford
,atntatnnI N G1iaht n1N.ansa until
Chiswick ferry was reached, Cambridge
at that moment having IN excellent
show for the race. but at Chiswick
ferry tho oxford men made a bold and
successful stroke which virtually as
sured them victory. Shooting across
Corney bend to the MiddleseX shore,
Oxford again had the advantage Of
station, aud went sapidly ahead
in smooth water while Cambridge
plodded helplessly in the rough water
more and more to the stern. The Cam
bridge men began &c show distress and
grandly forward flushed with the GER
tainty of triumph. Passing
Barnes bridge Oxford was -four lengths
ahead and continued about
that lead until the finish. Cambridge
maue OccdSlOHal AIM hpuTtS 10 regain
lost ground, but without any APP
preciable success, Oxford winning, as
stated, in 10 minutes and II seconds.
The scene. as Oxford passed the fin
ishing point, was one of the widest
enthusiasm, and the admirers OF both
victors and vanquished united in de-
claring the race one of the finest ever
rowed on the Thames.
The time made by the winning crew
today beat the record. The nearest TO
1t was in 1886 when Cambridge won in
1915. Outside of Cambridge in
1883 no crew has ever gone be-
low 20:0a.