Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-03-17
OXFORD The WINNER
Another Of Engand's Great University
Boat Races,
DETAILS or THE GALLANT MATCH.
m. Canlab, Took the Water First
npt We're soon Overhauled aud
Never Afterwards Had show

TUNDIN, Marth lI.-Ihe ntysHIHt
to,ttase between oxford and Cam.
br,Jse took place this morning over
b.c3urae from Putnoy bridge 10 the
,,lp NJ Murtlake. oxford won by three
half lengths, In tweuiy'one min
ut,s anu thirly.nluo seconds.
OF the previous contests, Oxford has
won tventy.seyen, including the races
Of Tie lat four ycnrs. Cambridge has
te,n victorious IN twenty-five. The
-crin 1871 was a dead beat
lest year tho dars blucs won n really
tflrndii race by two and a he'll lengths,
inlsminutcs aud n seconds, the best
lime on record, ~ 10 minutes and u
,sconis was the best previous record.
Tho crews arrived ON Monday aud
rn,tlcod spins at racing speed daily.
oxford showed improvement In He
work AMI exhibited such form ne 10
maize tho dark .blues strong iavoriiosin
the betting. Cambridge showed o
NEAT, pretty form, but gave evidence Of
lack OF leg WORK aud need Of
larger finish. In tire Cambridge
ioat four Of tho men had pre-.
vi,uly fowed IN tho inter.
unyyul,y contest. Oxford had hyo
rH.bauds IA her beat OF the Cam.
bridge crew six belonged TO thiri
Tdnlty, one to fret Trinity and two to
Trinity Hall. Of the Oziords, the
Iafgstl number were Now college
men, four hailing from that college,
three from Magdalcnr, one from
BuEep0se, and one from tho Uni.
vgulty. 4. ~. Cotton, Of Magdaleuc,
hgniH took the how var ia the ONiord
boat, tut there was now stroke Ia &.
NJ. Pitman, OF New college. Cam.
Bulge had 4. a.. LOWS, Of third
Trinity, Tor stroke, tho same position
he occupied latt year, with new bow
oar aud = new Coxswain.
Tho NAMES Of the rival eighls were
~ i1ilOwE
OIiotd-H. II. Cotton (bow) .; NJ.
q. PilkiugtOn, 3; w. B. Stewart, I; j.
A. Morrison, 8; l.. q. rew, o; n. n.
EslrUlcn, Z; ". L.. CFumm, q. NJ.
piunan, stroke; l.. POrtman, COX.
tVAin; aggregate weight Of crew aud
clx,Valn, 100 stone pounds.
Ctmbudge-A, IL. Finch, (bowl .;
II. w. Paine, 3; Sir G.. Ross, 4, IL. NJ.
Bland, q l., A. J.. OllivAnt, y; T.. u.
Fog.Elllott, ~ II. O. korflsou, n. q.
LOWS stroke; y. q. Btgg, (coK wainG
aggregate weight lO2 stone o rounds.
There was no VIM; the wa.
ter was smooth anu covered
with slight haze when boating
euthuhlasts commenced At gray dawn
70 gather on the tow paths, bridges,
ryef banks ana other npoints OF van.
tage. On all sides were TO lbe seen the
col1fu Of the rival universities, the dark
blue Of Oxford aud tue light blue Of
Cambridge being plcntimlly inter.
mixed with tho green Of OH
Elm, Tor today, for the second time
only In the history of these great
aquatic lcontcsts, the race was pulled
on IT, Patriok's bay.
oxford In tho betting commanded
odds as high as6 TO /, and from that
down TO 8tol,
by uine, the hszo began 10 lift and
when the start was made Il was nearly
gone. Almost the last moment a
change was made In tho Cambridge
crew. Finch being substituted for Hops
~ bow,
Oxford won the tess, and took the
surrey siue. The start was made at
VIZ Cambridge getting away frat
win pretty f0fly.IwO 10 tho minute
gut, oxford starting with long steady
iofly stroke. The advantage TO Cam
btlge was soon lost, for, OIL the creek,
reached In minute II seconds, the
boals were even. At tho "sOap works"
oxford had tho lead, though grand
race was being pulled, Cambridge be-.
lng lees than half length behind,
rowing steady Mt 80,
AtCtpVen Steps, marked contrast
Nu7 Observable; the dark blue was
working like olOokWOrk, while the
s SahiAoa were already pulling
SNORT ana HcfhtChy; their boat
hung between each slIoke aud nj the
steps Oxford was low feet ahead.
BON we're well over towards tho Surrey
shure, anu at tbs oue mile tree, passed
l1uf minutes twenty. five seconds after
Ie start, Oxford led by thtee-quartets
Of length.
Here Cambridge spurled and pulled
uhand spite Of wild steering eucoeeded
IN getting within half a length Of
OAlotd' but Oxford put little more
speed and drew away.
opposite the leai mills, nearing
hammeIsmith bridge, Oxford put on a
beautiful sputt In driving her shell
unger the bridge full length ahead.
IN bm' los. The gallant dark blues
were pulling strongly, with Cambridse
apparently teatun.
AZ IhOrnycrOit works Oxforl
seemed 10 have the race so well In
manu- That tue crew eased up, vet In.
crease the lead a. four lengthe.
here, however, the Cambridge men
, maui asplendid squirt, oheered on by
.l.lf Importers, anu, succeeded In cui.
lug uoWn Oxford's lead 10 three
eis'hH ~ DevonshiTe meadows, the
!. At point in the race. At BRfnes,.
,NhWny bridge OxiOTi was again lend.
iNk w clear four lengths, Cambridge
nlHB apparently demOralized, and
N-'oFi finished an easy winner. Cam.
ul'lNo ull not actually row past the
1u9kts'as she was completely collapsed.
~ 1ll'e OF Tue apparently long gap
Tween 'he boats NJ the winning line,
Hle race was pulled. Oxford showed
hleAl power nud after pafalbg Ham.
1.hhNh bridge seemed 10 leave the
,aniDtIlge crew on though the boat OF
uo 'Allef was at anchor. Considerable
n'nuu'asm was aroused when Cam.
luho mate squirt a. the boats
MeIo making for tho Devonsnire
hgeIoNsi anu II was beautiful OK.
uiolAon oil !owing under dlscoufaging