Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-28
IT IS OXFORD AGAIN
III. Crowds AlOns tho Banks Of lhe
Thames Simmer THAI Usually.
THE SEVENTH YElRN SUCCESSION
Tine This Year Twenty Minutes aud
Four Secouds-A Well Con.
tested Race.

LONDON, March 2s.-OEiord won
the boat race.
Toe crowds along the banks Of the
Thames were much simmer than
usual.
Cambridge was hot favorlto at six
10 four, and few takers.
Cambridge embarked frsi, won the
toes, chose the Surrey side " this river,
a decided advantage ~ half gale was
blowing from the shore, or about
southwest, raising lumpy water every
where and quite little sea NJ uau
places.
The crews embarked At 1888 .. m.
Ata pisiol shot at l.O2 both boats got
away sharply, Cambridge pulling 30
TO Oxiotu's slightly more powerful
sweep Of ~.
There was little 10 choose between
them until Claspsf's boat house was
reached approaching the net hali
mile, when the Cambridge hOsps nose
showed slightly In front. The two
Utews were pulling with great deter.
minAtion, eplashirg somewhat on ac.
count OF tho rough waisr. Al the
hall mile Oxford drew ny, aud showed
ahead at Waiden's. Atthis there was
great cheering, Tor II was apparent -
splendid ding.dong race was 10 be
Towtd.
uold, tho oxford stroke. evidently
had his men well IN hand aud was
ready for something in the squirting
wofE without any danger Of the die.
tfoss signal being displayed.
But Fofnie, the Cambridge stroke,
quickly called his sinrw together ami
pulling - long, powerful, cleaning,
telling stroke with the high leather
Characteristic OF this years Cam.
bulge crew duet stroke for such
weather aud wHtor) gained the lead NJ
Cfabttee wharf, nearing the half mile
post.
Gold, meanwhile, was sticking 10 his
woTt most gresdily, and calling upon
the dark blues 10 hit her up again. tho
Oxiori boat Tapped up 10 and passed
tho Cambridge craft at Soap works
amid torfino cheering from both
shores.
After passing tho soap works Oxford
kopl up tho pace and led by nearly a
length at one time. FcTnio called upon
the light blues for agpuft AND they re.
spOnded with such VITA that the
Cambridge boat shot under Hammer.
smith briago u snort length AhsAd oi
oxford ami according to tradition
should have won the race.
Gold, however, was NJ las n fiddle
aud game TO the back Gene.
At the lead mill, on the upper eide OF
HammOnmith bridge, the crews were
n powerful IhiTIy.tws anu the prophets
who declared Oxford would 70 10
pieces nitet the fiTst two miles, looked
glum and uncomfortable, for there
were no signs Of collapse an ong Gold'a
sturdy youngsters.
The Cambridge crew, were equal 10
the emergency, and rcspondiug with "a
beautifully sustained effort, drew away
again.
Cambridge In Thorny Crons had the
lead Of auout thtor,quattotB length
and both crews were bending down 90
work IN tho gfandtst manner possible.
From there 10 the three miles posi-,
GboIt half way between ChisWick
Church and Barnes bridge, the race
was most Furnishing both from the pace
set and the lumpy wsieL Cambridge
succeeded IN holding slight lead anu
shot under the bridge ahead NJ oxford.
"CAmbfidge winr" rang out from
Barnes to Putuey. This, however wat
without reckoning upon the reserve
force Of Gold's gallant men. Their
slender TsCing boat fairly tore
through tho water and there was u
mighty shout oil admiration whom It
was stem that the increased power put
Into tho Oxford stroke was steadily
taking the dark blues up 10 the rivals.
The dark blues finally passed the
Cambridge beat ana finished winners
by short third length IN .O,O,i.
Cambridge In 1878 did tie trick In
10 minutes 30 seconds. Oxford 10
1892, 10 minutes - seconds, and OK.
forG Ia 1893, is minutes A. seconds.
Last year oxford won IN 20 minutes
o. seconds.