The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-03-24
CAMBRIDGE-OXFORD.
Oxford Again the Winner, Making the
Best Time Ever Made Over
the Course.
The Winners Are Expected to Come to
America to Try Conclusions With
Our Varsity Teams.

LONDON. March 22.-Today, for the
fiftieth time, the crews of Oxford and
Cambridge sat in their shells on the
Thames water and rowed for dear life to
win and today Oxford won her twenty
seventh victory over Cambridge.
Today's course is the historic stretch
of water lying between Putney and
Mortake, which measures approximately
four and a quarter miles. On Putney
bridge, before the race began, serried
rows of people lined the parapet and
watched the preparations for the start
with eager interest. Great crowds lined
the river banks. Cambridge selected
the Surrey side of the river, The tide
was running strongly and there was a
slight wind The crews having stopped,
little remained to distinguish one from
another except the colors of their oar
blades. All being in readiness, the Of
fetal starter fred his pistol and amid
shouts of thousands of admirers and the
hooting and screaming of steam whistles
and sirens, the crews shot up stream.
Close behind them followed the umpire
in tiny steam launch, and at a respect
full distance four clumsy paddlewheeI
steamers carrying guests o. the Oxford
University Boat club, a second with
those of the Cambridge club, another
with friends of the umpire. and a fourth
with representatives Of the London
press.
1t was exactly 4:3l when the pistol
was fred. Cambridge took the water
first and obtained IA slight lead which, as
clash oars boat house was reached.
amounted to about three feet. Both
crews were pulling pretty and a close
race to Hammersmith bridge. IA mile and
three fourths from the start Here
Oxford. who in the intervening distance
had forged to the front, had a lead of d
quarter length. The light blues. how
over. let themselves out. passing the
bridge. and their spart placed them level
with their opponents. The position they
were unable TO maintain and when the
| lead mills, very short distance
beyond Hammersmith bridge was reach
ed, the OXonians were slowly but surely
rcgaining their lead. Never afterwaru
were the Cambridge crew able to eaten
up with the OXfords. Vt Chiswick Eyot,
the small island in tn" Corney Reach
about two and a half miles from the
start, the Cambridge crew made another
spurt but their efforts were III vain, the
Oxonians, who were then three feet
ahead, easily keeping the advantage.
Trouble was anticipated at Barnes
bridge, little more than three and a
half miles from the starting point. but
both coxwains handled their boats skill
fully and the open water beyond was
reached without accident. Oxford was
now length and quarter ahead. The
light blues struggled manfully to over
take the Oxonians, and passing through
the Osier beds their sturdy strokes began
to tell little in their favor. Inch b!
inch they gained, but the Oxford crew
with all their reserve strength brought
into play, fairly lifted their shell from
the water. Both crews struggled des
porately for mastery, but the Oxforo
crew, despite the twenty-five pound:
more weight IN their boat, pulled more
powerful and telling strokes and passeC
! the finishing line two and half lengths
ahead of Cambridge. The official tim'
= was ls:l7. The best time ever mad,
over the course, the best previous tIm'
- OF OXFORD last year hdNlnE Deen l'.-l'
Oxford has now won for four years il
succession. For four preceding yeal
Cambridge was the victor. Tie ONfur,
boat carried li7l pounds and the Cam
bridge boat lilI.
l. The Oxford and Cambridge races ar
a of added interest to Americans this year
= by reason of the prospective appearanc
;, Of these famous and famously tralnc'
= crews in America against Harvard q
q Yale. So the comparison Of time q
q home and abroad becomes matter c
II Importance. In the four mile race llal
3 ward and Yale have neYer equalcd tn
IS time made by Oxford last year, IL lHN
III the distance was covered in 2O:lO
NJ Minnrsota'> DaN,
WASHINGTON, March MLreso'
had a hearing today Congressman ia
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