The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-03-18
OXFORD wins IN A WHIRL
Cambridge Completely OTarnitched IN
Yesterdays Boat RlCa.
CHEERS FOR THE DARK BLUE
Ono OF the Most Exciting Boating
Contests Ever Witnessed In
Ensiand-St PatrIck'5 Day
on tho Thamzs.
corrIshted by the A.socInted rrcss.

| copyrighted by the Associated frcss.
LONDON, March l7.-The fifty-flrst boat
race between Oxford aud Cambridge took
place this morning, over the course from
Putnoy bridge to the ship at Morilakc.
Oxford won by three and a half lengths
in u minutes aud % seconds. OF the pre-
vious contests Oxford has won g, inclul-
| ing the races Of the last four years. Cam
bridge won - victories. The race in 1871
was dead heat. Last year the dark blues
won n really splendid race hy two and u
half lengths in lS minutes and Il seconds,
the best time on record. The best time
previous to that was 10 minutes and II
seconds.
| The crews arrived Monday and prnc-
ticed by spins al racing speed daily. Ok
| ford showed such Improvement in the
work and exhibited such form rs to make
| the dark blues strong favoriics in the bet
ting. Cambridge showed IN neat and
pretty form but showed evidence of lack
OF leg work and need of longer finish. la
| tho Cambridge boat four of the men pre-
| viously rowcd in the intcr-uniyersity con-
test. Oxford had five "oll' hands in her
boat. OF the Cambridge crew six be-
lonGed TO Third Trinity. one 10 First Trim
| ity and two to Trinity Hall. or tho Ok
fords tho largest number were college
men, four hailing from the college, three
from Magdalen, one from Brazcnosr and
one from the university.
;. II. Cotton OF Magtlalcn again took the
bow oar IA the Oxford boat, but had
new stroke in e. NJ. Pilman of the new
college. Cambridge had 4. &. Lewis of
.,..1 L. al.
position he occupied last year, with
u new bow oar and now coXswa,n.
The names of tEo rival eights were as
follows:
Ox.ord-H. d. Cotton. bow ., NJ. e. Pll-
kington; 3. W. Il. Stewart; 1, J. 4. Morri-
son; ). L. G. Tcw; C. T. II. Estrc,ch; Z,
w. L. Crumm; {. NJ. Pitiman, stroke; l..
Portmnu, coxswaiu. The aggregate weight
of tho crew and coAswain was lOG s;Cnc
pounds.
Cambiidge-A. IL. Finch. bow; ., II. w.
Paine: 3. Sir c. Ross; !. II. NJ. Bland; .,
/. A. l.. Olliyant; 6, &. /. FogI; :, i. q.
Hcrrison; r. G.. Lewis, stroke; F. c. Begg,
coxswan. Aggregate weight, To- stone .
pounds.
There was no wind and the water was
smooth and covered with a slight haze
when the boating enthusiasts commenced
10 gather at dawn on the towpaths,
bridges, river banks and other points of
vantage.
On all sides were to be seen the colors
of the rival universities, the dark blue of
Oxford, tho light blue OF Cambridge,
plcntifully intermiScd with tho green of
old Erin, for to-day, for the second time
only in the history OF these great aquatic
contests, was the race pulled OH ST. Pat
rick's day.
Oxford in the betting commanded odds
as high as five to one and from that down
to FIVE and three 10 one. by 9o'clock tho
haze hogan TO lift and when the start was
made IL was nearly gone. Almost at the
last moment change was made in tho
Cambridge crew, Finch being substituted
for Hope as bow. Oxford won the toss
and took the Surrey side. Tie start was
made at $40 o'clock. Cambridge getting
away first with pretty A. TO the minute
gait, Oxford starting with \ long, steady
40 stroke.
The advantage 10 Cambridge was soon
lost. for at the on Creek, which was
reached in minute and III seconds, the
boats were even. Al the soap works Ok
ford had the lead. though grand race
Was being pulled, Cambridge being less
than half length behind, both rowing a
steady 3j.
At Craven Steps a marked contrast was
observable, the dark blue workin. like
ciock.work and tho Cambridges were
already pulling u short scratchy stroke.
Their boat hung between each stroke and
at the Steps oxford was n few fee; ahca u,
both well over towards the Surrey shore.
At the one mile tree, passed four minutes
: and - seconds after the start, Oxford led
by threc-quar;eTs OF length. Here the
Cambridge boys pulled up IN spite Of Wild
steering and succeeded In getting within
half length Of Oxford. but ONiarl put
on a hcauiiiul squirt ana drove ihc'r shell
under the bridge full length ahead IN
eight minutes and IL seconds. The gal.
liant dark blues were pulling strongly, with
Cambridge apparently beaten. A. lhorny.
crofi's works oxford seemed TO have the
race well in hand and tho crew cassd w
yet increased their lead TO four lengths.
The Cambridge men mado splendid
squirt. however. chcerci on by their sup.
porters, and succeeded in cutting down
Oxford's lead To three lengths at the Dcy,
oUSulEe iflcauONs. lt u'Ab rOliN IN iAe
: race was Barnes railway bridge. There
. the Oxtortls were leading 10y a clear ioul
lengihs; Cambridge was apparently de
D moralized and oxford finished easy win
ners. Cambridge did not actually row
past the judge. as the crew had completely
collapsed. In spite OF the apparently lone
gap between the boats at the winning line
a fine race was pulled. Oxford showed
great power, and after passing Hemmer
/, smith bridge seemed TO leave the Cam
. bridge crew ns though the boat Of the la.
ter was at anchor. Considerable enthusl
usm was aroused when Cambridge madt
n spurt us the boats were making for 10,
Deyoushire meadows. Il was a beauiilu
exhibition oil rowing under dIscourag n.
n circumstances; but there VAS no; that dc
/, gree OF machine work in the Clmbrlds,
boat exhibited by their opponents.