Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-03-21
CAMBRIDGE DID NOT WIN.
Victory Again PorCheS on the Banner Of the
Boat Club Of the Dark Blue
Copyrighted 1894, by the AssOciated Press.


Copyrighted 1894, by the Associated Press.
LONDON, March 1.-THE fifty-frsC
boat race between crews representing
Oxford University and Cambridge Uni
versity boat clubs took place this morn
ing over the usual four-mile two-furlong
course from Putney bridge to The Ship
at Mort Lake. Oxford won. The Off
cial time was: Oxford, 21:39; Cam
bridge did not row past the.
Judge, as the Light Blues bad
completely collapsed. OF the previous
contests between these two universities,
Oxford won twenty-seven, including
the races of the last four successive
years. The Cambridge victories amount
ed to twenty-five, and one race in 1887
resulted in dead heat. Last year the
dark blues won a really splendid race
by two and half lengths in Is minutes
AZ seconds, the best time on record bv a
long way; as 10 minutes q seconds, the
time made in 1892, was the best previ-
Gus record.
There was no WIND ana the water was
smooth and covered with a slight haze
this morning when the boating enthusi-
asts commenced at gray dawn to gather
on the tow-paths, bridges, river banks
and other points of vantage. On all
sides were 70 be seen the colors of the
rival universities, the dark blue Of the
Oxford and the light blue of Cam
bridge, but this year these colors were
plentifully intermiXed with the green
of old Ireland, for to-day, only the sec
ond time in the history Of these great
aquatic contests, was the race pulled
on St. Patrick'S Day. Oxford was out
for spin during the early morning and
they were early favorites in the bet
ting, odds of 2 and 3 and 5 to l being
laid on the dark blues. Cambridge did
not go to the water for breather this
morning, but the crew selected to de-
fend the light blue INDUCED in walk
before breakfast. At 9:10 A. NJ. the mist
was clearing away, and at the beginning Of
the race the haze lifted almost
completely and showed the old river
covered with vessels Of all sorts and
sizes and many thousands of people
lining the banks and crowding the win
dows and making the housetops black
with sight-seers. The Duke of York
was on the umpire's launch in company
with other distinguished people. Al
made in the Cambridge crew, T. Finch
man of the light blue "eight"
Both crews were we'll over towards the
Surrey shore, and at the one-mile tree,
which was passed 4:25 after the start,
Oxford led by three-quarters Of
length. Here the Cambridge crew
spurted and pulled up in sipte Of their
wild steering, and succeeded in get
ting within bali length of the Oxford
boat. But Oxford put little more
speed into their boat and drew away.
Gnnosite the lead mills and nearing
Hammersmith bridge, Oxford put
on q beautiful squirt in order
to nave the honor of being
first to pass under the bridge,
and this honor the dark blue won
handily, driving their long she'll under
the bridge full length ahead of Cam
bridge. The time of passing Hammer
smith bridge was s minutes, IS seconds
from the start The gallant dark blue
pulled strong and finally started to
finish the second half of the race, with
Cambridge apparently beaten crew
The next pointin the race was Barnes
railway bridge, and there Oxford was
leading by q clear four lengths in spite
Of the efforts of the Cambridge crew,
who were apparently demOralized.
Finally Oxford passed the winning line
at Mort Lake a winner by three and a
half lengths in p minutes 80 seconds.
In spite Of the apparently long gap
between the Oxford and Cambridge
boats at the winning line, fine race
was pulled. Oxford showed rare pull
ing power, and after, passing Hammer
smith bridge seemed to leave the Cam
bridge crew as though the boat of tie
latter was at anchor