Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-31
Cambridge Wins University Race
With Little Effort,
WAS A BIG PROCESSION.
Hut AZ Boatracc, the Affair Today
Had No Place on the BlI-
board.
tAfternoon Dlspa,ches.l

Putney Eng. March 3l.-The ffty-
seventh annual boat race between
crews representing the universities Of
oxford and Cambridge was rowed to-
day over the usual course from Putney
TO Mort Lake Cambridge won easily
In Is minutes. A. seconds. official time.
oxford being much distressed and
about twenty lengths behind at the fin
ish.
The race was favored by magnificent
weather. The bright sunshine attract
ed immense crowds which, from an
early hour congregated along the
course on steamers, In boats. on the
bridges and on the buildings overlook
ing the scene Every point OF vantage
was crowded In spite Of the general be-
lief that II would be a one-slded contest.
The dark blues, as chalengers. were
the first to take the water at 1880 p. m.
and were loudly cheered They were
quickly followed by the fayorltes, Cam
bridge, whose reception was very en-
thusiastlc, The tide was quite strong
and considerable difficulty was experi-
erced On getting the boats into position.
oxford won the toss and chose the
Surrey station.
Col. William, who umplred Yale and
Cornell at Harley, acted In the same
/ capacity for oxford and Cambridge,
I He effected a capital start.
! The two boats took up their positions
I at 1880 .. m. and started az l:5s.
/ The light blues Immediately showed
TO the front, rowing With rare power
/ and IN splendid form. At the Dukes
/ Head they were a clear quarter Of q
length ahead.
In the first minute the Cantahs rowed
stroke OF Il and oxford rowed 20 70
the minute At Walders, about one mile
/ from the start Cambridge was two
lengths ahead.
Passing the Crabtree, Cambridge was
! IA seconds ahead and of Sacch9rine
| Works the light blues were leading by
| six lengths,
Al the lead mills Cambridge was row.
ing IS TO oxford's "a.
! Al the Doves about one mile and
seven-elghihs from the start, the lead
OF Cambridge had been reduced to four
lengths.
I BIZ, at chlswlck Church. about two
miles and three-quarters from the start
the race had developed into nothing
more than a procession.
As the Cambridge boat passed
Thorneycrofts nearing the three mile
post, the light blues led by ten lengths.
oxford then began 10 show signs OF
distress and at the DevOnshire mea-
dows. over three miles from the start,
eleven lengths separated the two boats
At Barnes Bridge, about sH miles
from the starting place. Cambridge was
forty lengths ahead.
Cambridge finished very fresh and
padded past the stake boat at Mort
Lake. the easiest OF winners. Oxford.
however, came In for full share OF
the cheering.
The Oxonlans stuck gamlly to their
work. but the stroke set them early In
the contest proved a great deal too
much for some OF the men in their boat
Without any busting Gibbon and his
men forged ahead and gradually In
creased their lead 10 Crayensteps,
whence they went away as they liked
After the mile post the contest ceased
10 be race II was spectacle OF
splenGldly trained and exceptionally
smart crew racing against men who. az
a rule. had not been sufficiently trained
and the light blues rowing strongly ana
well with wonderful regularity IN
creased their lead at every stroke. AZ
the saccharne Works the oxonians
tried their last squirt and slightly de-
creased the lead, but the Cantabs were
I'm no way pressed.
on Chiswick Church the dark blues
were done for and Cambridge gained
length after length until the light blues
essed on up Barnes bridge, whence they
padded past the stake boat.