New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-31
e weights of the crews this morning were:

III the race Of 1894 the water was perfectly
smooth and there scarcely a breath Of wind
To-day there was strong southwest wind, with
rain and sleet and the water was rough through
out the course The Cambridge boat was put
into the water at $50 p m. and the oxford boat
az 4:09 Both crews were greeted with loud and
prolonged cheers as their boats took the water.
When the starting signal was given at 4:0S
y. M. The two boats got away almost at the same
instant. Opposite the boathouse oxford had al
ready got the canvas bow Of her boat in front of
the Cambridge boat. For the first minute oxford
rowed thirty -egh; strokes and Cambridge thirty
six oxford drawing ahead rapidly. and at
Bishops Creek was leading by half length.
Favored by the shelter afforded by the Surrey
shore, which side OF the river Oxford selected
after winning the toss. their boat was rapidly
Increasing its lead over the Cambridge shell and
they Were rowing easily. AT Craven Cottage
Oxford was a length ahead. Here rougher water
than had heretofore been experienced
countere.!. and Cambridge splashed somewhat. a
performance which she repea ted at the Soap
Works IN s;!lI greater degree oxford. in the
ms ant.mo. was rowing IN wonderfully steady
way. At t!amn!ersmith Bridge the uneVenneSs
Of CambridSe'S work increased. but at the Dover
Midway the CantabJ pulled together and short
ened OXford's lead. II at this point an OK
citing race but az the Chswick Beach the Cam
bridge boat shipped some water and the Cantabs
lest their place.
At Thorneycrofrs the rough water bothered
both crews, and Cambridge mad shade the
best of H. oxford being barely a length ahead
at this point. This more than two-thrds
of the distance but the Cambridge parti-
sans had not given up hope. From this point,
however, Cambridge fell behind. The oxford
coxswain was steering well, ana, nearing
Barnes's Bridge. kept IN H1idstream two lengths
ahead. The un2ires boat. which was following
the racers closely. had 10 slow up IN order TO
avoid a collision with the Clmbri1ge boat. Some
of the Cambridge We're now Visibly dis
tressed, and the oxford men had the race in their
hands. They were pulling strongly at thirty
four strokes a minute while the Cambridge men
were pulling at thirty-two. When passing
Barres's Bridge oxford was long way ahead,
and crossed the finish line AT Mortiake two and
q Quarter lengths ahead. The time WAS twenty
minutes and fifty seconds. which, despite the ad-
verse conditions, was forty-nile seconds faster
than the time in which the OXon!ans Won last
years race when they finished three and half
lengths ahead.
The Cambridge crew early this morning made
Q final test of their boat. rowing TO Craven
Point They rowei well for tina. distance doing
eighteen strokes in the lrst half minute, and
dropping 70 thirty-four strokes minute. The
Oxford crew were out on short course this
afternoon, some time before the race They
started from n skiT off the Thames clubhouse
and rowed th!:ty-eight strokes minute. going
exceedingly fast.
A little before the race the southwes; wlnd died
away somewhat; but 1t sIill stiff breeze
and the tide was strong There were frequent
showers but there were also intervals Of sun
shine The umpire's and press boats and the
steamers conveying the oxford ana Cambridge
students and their guests took positions just
above the Putney Bridge. the arches Of which
were closed TO traffic.
The United States Ambassador. Mr.. Bayard
was on board the umpres boat at Putney, which
followed the crews throughout the race. Mrs.
and Miss Bayard occupied places the grand
stand at Thorneycroft'S torpedo factory, al CHS
wick midway Of the course.
The arrangements for the race similar 20
those which were carried out in 1894. The spec
tators had supposed that the race would be start
ed about u o'clock. but IL decided to start 1.
at O'clock. when the tide should be full. In spite
Of this long wait I'm the disagreeabe weather the
throngs kept increasing rather than diminishing.
ana when the race was finally rOWed they were
greater In size than on any previous occasion in
many years.
THE RECORD.