The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-04

Gold. stroke 1885,: II. r.. Pechel. cox
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No !. iss: W. ]. Fernie. stroke. is7. E. G.
Hawkins. coxswatn. liiis.
II was expected that there would be an
unusual amount OF interest In the race
throughout the United States. an u was
the FIRST time since the beginning Of this
series Of contests IN 1923 that an American
has rowed In each boat. J. j. Deknopp.
OF oxford college. OF Albany. was in thu
bow OF the dark blues. and u. II. Howell.
OF Trinity Hail. Cambridge. and New
York city. was No. ia the boat for tho
siehf blues.
The start was fixed for 2.15 o'clock. an
hour and a quarter before high water.
At 2 o'clock the wind had freshenod and
was piercing cold. II. Goid the oxford
stroke ana w. j. Fernse, the Cambridge
stroke. in interviews with tho rupresenta-
tive of the Associated Press. just before
the race aatd that their crews were in
shs most M condition for the contest.
The Cambridge men were the first to
embark. having won the toss. and chosen
the Middlessx side OF the river. The start
was made at 2.2s 2. m. william effected an
admirable start. Fernie. Cambridge. got
of the mark sharper than Gold, oxford,
minute after the start. had tho nose OF
their boat in front The light blues were
pulling s. 10 the minute. while oxford was
striking "a with the cong, clear pull 50
Characteristic or the 1897 oxford crew. IL
soon began 10 tell and at claspefr, oxford
was a quarter OF a length ahead. was
coming away ard was soon half a length
in she lead.
Al Waidens oxford's men were rowing
well witnin their strength and pulling in
TIE most admirable style. They passed tho
Crab Tree wharf quarters of length
10 the good. Abreast OF Harrois. Fernie.
Cambridge who was wen supported. srurt-
ed and succeeded in slightly reducing tho
dark blue lead, though oxford was row.
Ing in the most perfect form. which could
not be said of Cambridge oxford shot
under Hammersnalth bridge a length ahead
amid uproarious cheers from the dark bine
partissns on bota banks There Cambridge
began 30 feel the effect OF Oxfori's wash.
and at fhe lead mills the other side ~
Hamrnsragnith bridge and one mile six fur
longs and f3sty yards from the start tho
race was practically over. Gold was
coming right away and ieavlng sne Cam
bridge boat az II II was standing stil At
the Doves one mile seven furionFs and
sixty yards from fhe start. oxford wss
rowing - and Cambridge was striking gz.
with the dark blues increasing their lead
10 threa lengths ~ Barnes bridge where
oxford was stin tn perfect form and IL
was very Obvious that Cambridge haf
er ouEh 0f lt. Some oT tho light blues wefs
paipably distressed.
Al Barnes bridge Fernle called for n
final effort. and for tire the CsmhrifRs
crew gained on fhrir oxford rivals. Tns
latter. howevev without uudiy squirting.
PASSED tae Judges boat easy winners by a
slare two lengths. and tn Ire second best
time % minutes II seconds. in which gas
race nas been roweG over this course. Tns
best tlnne waS - INMATES a. seconds. when
oxford won by one length and four feet.
This years dark blue crew won by lees
thsn a third 81 a length iaNt year fn twenty
minutes Cambridge finished eleven sec-
onas behind Cxfora. The time ~ the dark
blues AZ ths Crab Tree was minutes IS
seconds; a. HaususeFsuath bridge min
utes y seconds. a. CsaisFtck chufch u min
u;es seconds. and ~ Barnes' bridge is
minutes.
The water was ETOglh AZ Futnsy. but
the wind waS due east