The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-03-18


bridge took place this morning over
the course from Putney bridge to the
ship at Mortlake.
Oxford won by three and half
lengths, in 81 minutes and 80 seconds.
Of the previous contests, Oxford has
won twenty-seven, including the races
of the last four years Cambridge has
been victorious in twenty-five The race
in 1877 was dead heat
Last year the dark blues won a really
splendid race by two and half lengths,
in is minutes and At seconds, the best
time on record, as 10 minutes and q
seconds was the best previous record.
The crews arrived on Monday and
practiced spins at racing speed daily
Oxford showed Improvement in it's
work and exhibited such form as to
make the dark blues strong favorites in
the betting.
Cambridge showed a neat, pretty
form, but gave evidence of lack of leg
work and need of a larger finish. In
the Cambridge boat four of the men
had previously rowed in the inter
university contest. oxford had five
off-hands in her boat. Of the Cam
bridge crew six belonged to Third
L L
to Trinity Hail. OF the Oxfords, the
largest number were New College
men, four hailing from that college,
three from Magdalene, one from
Brazenose, and one from the Uni
sity.
S. B. Cotton. of Magdalene, again
took the bow bar in the Oxford boat,
but there was new stroke in C. NJ.
Pitman, of New College. Cambridge
had T. G. Lewis, of Third Trinity, for
stroke, the same position he occupied
| last year. with new bow oar and a
new coXswain.
The names of the rival Fights were as
follows:
Oxford-H. B. Cotton Dow, 2; NJ.
A. Morrison, 5; E. G. Tew, 6; T. H.
Estretch, Z; W. E. Crumm, c. NJ.
Pittman. stroke; L. Portman, cox
swain; aggregate weight of crew and
coxswain, 1O6 stone 9 pounds.
Cambridge. H. Finch, Dow, 2;
H. w. Paine, 8; Sir c. Ross, 4; H. NJ,
Bland. 5; L. A. E. Ollivant, 6; c. T.
Lewis, stroke; F. c. Begg, (coxswain)
aggregate weight, 102 stone pounds.
There was no wind; the water
was smooth and covered with a slight
haze when boating enthusiasts COM
menced at gray dawn to gather on the
tow path, bridges, river banks and
other points of vantage. On all sides
were to be seen the celers of the rival
universities, the dark blue of Oxford
and the light blue of Cambridge being
plentifully intermixed with the green of
Old Erin, for today, for the second time
Eonly in the history of these great aquat-
ic contests, the race was pulled on st.
Patrick's day.
oxford in the betting commanded
I l.. 70 nd hof
down to 5 to l.
By the haze had begun to lift and
when the start was made it was nearly
gone Almost the last moment a
change was made in the Cambridge
crew. Finch being substituted for Hope
as bow.
Oxford won the toss, and took the
Surrey side. The start was made at
9:20, Cambridge getting away first
with a pretty forty-two to the minute
gait, Oxford starting with a long, steady
forty stroke. The advantage to Cam
bridge was soon lost, for off the creek,
reached in / minute II seconds, the
boats were even. At the soap works
Oxford had the lead, though a grand
Trace was being pulled, Cambridge be-
ling less than half length behind
irowing steady at SO.
At Craven Steps, marked contrast
was observable; the dark blue was
working like clockwork, while the
lothers were already pulling short
and scratchy; their boat hung
between each stroke and at the
Steps oxford was few feet ahead
both were well over towards the Surrey
shore, and at the one-mile tree, passed
Ia minutes % seconds after the start
oxford led by three-quarters of a
length.
Here Cambridge spurted and pulled
up, and spite of wild steering succeed
Led in getting within half length OF
oxford. But oxford put little more
Ispeed and drew away. a.
Opposite the lead mills, nearing Ham
Imersmith bridge, Oxford put on 3
beautiful squirt in driving her shell
under the bridge full a length ahead
in minutes Is seconds. The gallant
dark blues were pulling strongly, witt
Cambridge apparently beaten.
At Thornycroft works, Oxfor6
seemed to have the race so well ir
hand that the crew eased up, yet in
creased the lead to four lengths.
Here, however, the Cambridge mer
made a splendid squirt, cheered on by
their supporters, and succeeded in cut
ting down OXford's lead to three
lengths at Devonshire meadows, the
next point in the race
At Barnes railway bridge Oxford was
again leading by clear four lengths
Cambridge being apparently demora
lized, and oxford finished an easy
winner. Cambridge did not actually
row past the judges, as she was com
pletely collapsed.
In spite of the apparently long gar
between the boats at the winning line
a fine race was pulled. Oxford showed
great power, and after passing Ham
mersmith bridge seemed to leave the
Cambridge crew as though the boat o.
the latter was at anchor.
Considerable enthusiasm was aroused
when Cambridge made a squirt, as the
boats were making for the Devonshire
meadows and itw as beautiful ex.
hibition of rowing under discouraging
circumstances, but there was not thai
degree of strength and machine work
exhibited by their opponents.
At San Francisco.
San Francisco, March First race
six furlongs-Peregal. 8 to 1, won; Jen
ME Deane, to /. second; Inferno, t
II, third Time-1:14a4. Others: Nellie
G, Regal, jackson, Jessie Cassim, Sid
ney, Midnight, Hillsdale., Chief
Second race, half mile-Lady Jane
Is to l. won: Lillian c, to 5, second
Silver, 2 to 1, third. Time-0:491s,
half second faster than the California
record. Others: Blazeaway, Kaimoi, E
Tivano. Nervosa.
Third race, six urlongs-Artist, even
. won; Carmel. 10 to 1, second; Norman
die, to 1, third. Time-1:14 Others
Banjo, Clara White, Chevy Chase
: Fourth race, one and one-sixteenth