The sun., 1893-03-03
ENGLISH sroRr1se aoss1r.
oxford and Cs~brieee at the scene OF tn
Great Annual Race.


Great Anpusi Race.
Tho latest English mail brings particulars Of
q period Of extraordinary activity on path.
1eld. and water at Oxford and Cambridge
universities. The running OF the two Cam
bridge distance cracks. L. y. Horan and W. E
Lutyens. is causing much jubilation among
the light blues" Horan won the three-mile
handicap at the Queens College games. from
scratch. In 15 minutes 1 seconds. This is the
fastest time ever accomp plished for the dis
tance on either university track. Lutyens ran
from scratch In tho lie handicap on Feb IL.
He covered the distance In the actual time OF
minutes "a 3-5 seconds. but only reached
third position. the winner. +. W. Cropper.
reaching the worsted in 4 minutes 2l 40
seconds from the 180- yard mark.
The only event OF general interest at the
Caius College games was tho 120-ya stranR-
ers' handicap. The final heat fell to d. d.
Robertson after a great finish. An adverse
wind made the time very slow.
oxford the only periormsnSo n % tSS SSoxe seas nne
s'nSH mo at the College 81 games His
time from scratch was minutes ~ so Sec
f,eld games are fixed to take place on March
%. tho day after the boat race.
s @ssi and fs nsy
the Thames. For the next three wseks &c K their
work Will be eagerly scrutlniZed, by the ek-
ports who haunt the famous stretch from Put
ney to MortiaIs. The latest reports favor the
oxford representatives: who have not been %
Foge Elliott has been moved up iron, the
stroke thwart In the Cambridge boat to No.
sseeAt. T, 6, Lewis has satisfactorily replaced
sn . absent fTS% the s,on strSss oar in
gr.ests rowing Weight oi the oxford crew be.
bridge com SiSation Weighed i.S5S pounds. an
nora sS Of shs saTf seen
The Rugby footbal teams Of both universi-
s an fsb S
heath team beat Cambridge by tries. or .
sped e. ksn
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shsmpion.hIp ., tSe southern eoantisS il
iHis asn 'SsSs'tss sn &sG%fs &sn
snS ns them
away and finished the ten miles. through very
heavy going. In ~ minutes lS 3,5 seconds. :.
place In 81 minutes Ss -, seconds. Kibbie.
and Strange followed in close order. while Sid
Ts. 4 th.s 5 :sSns seconds for seventh
h' & aas nfh'd M r. cond n'Ss %ss seTsn n
Whites club. the Essex Beaeles won with %
pcns pos fRssnE hs Ss Sndon Ha
csSSss S5s SG,nsSS
l2S scored by the Seton II. Braford Trini-
ty agGregated point more; while Ia hacon's
club; the Ashton H. finished next With loo
For the midland championship the Black
tSo George ,ssI yubear fss and George Hosmsr were
entertained at a complimentary banquet in
london the night before the American sculler
ssstiSjtss ssed Ths sai o'"' A0e in describing the
Thomas Hoodless was In the chair. and on
WAS was asorse TRs three sa a.
happy he nS
1Sa OF r ts World n's xoaa shfi
to him. After the dinner Frank slavln rose
and proposed the Joint health Of George Bu;
a high tribute to both rowers. and said that he
TssISsd:s Tssss Ss tss .sa M ss
few words for George Buhear:
During the evening the Chairman pre-.
accom- pa led by a few we'll chosen words from
Mr.. Hoodless. who said that the trinket was
mark OF esteem OF n few English friends. Hos
mer In responding said TINT lie had received
better treatment as a loser in England than he
had got whom . winner in many other places.
a very handsome pipe from Ed Fox. This gen
tleman had intended to present Hosmer with
shs s"'a ie%eies v tailed 10 get the orasr done in
time. Several other articles have been given
to the American. who has won hosts OF friends
during his ten months stay in London"