The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-01
WON BY OXFORD.
Dark Blue Eight Snatched Victory
From Ca,nbrIdce ON the Pest.


From Cambridge on the Pest.
LONDON. March So-Oxford's co swain
Snatched victory from Cambridge to-
day in bright steering race, after the
Light Blues Cambridge had led by a
length and half at Barnes bridge, ad-
vantage which at that point is SlDpoSaJ
TO mean a sure victory.
Inc crews We're so evenly matched that
clever steering meant everything In th.s
alone theDark Blues Oxford had the
nave been worse. Rain fell all night.
and with a strong south wind, made q
dlscourag ing outlook. The race was I'D
stream. on food tide, with a sev4n
Knot breeze on the port quarter at the
start, which was made at 1925 a. m.
Both crews rowed down to the start
ing skiffs. There was little to choose
between them in action or physique AT
Col. Williams signals the crews carght
the water together, but Cambri 1ge's
Shappy stroke gave them a shade the
better of the start. Cambridge rowed
th1rty-four strokes to the minute at the
start, and Oxford thfrty-five which
brought the Dark Blues abreast of Cam
bridge and gave them a fractional lead
which they lost before Hammers1nith
bridge was reached. Cheers rose from
Cambridges steamboat as their boat
passed Hammersmith bridge half a
length ahead. On the Oxford steamer
there was deep silence and anxietv
At Thornycrofts very rough water was
met and the turn Of the course brought
the wind around and ahead There the
superiority of Brocas' (OXfordD boat
showed itself. Both crews dropped their
stroke to twentv-nine. but Oxford was
the steadier. Still Cambridge gained. AZ
.BarneS' bridge their lead was a length
and a half. Then the Oxford champions
on the Oxford steamer gave tongue for
the flrst time and yelled encoura cement
TO their crew. The response was instan-
taneoqs and as heart-hreaking as the
pace had been for the first mile which
second he
lord qu1ckened her stroke to thirty two
and then to thirty-fcur and Canbrilgo
SNlckened t. thirty-six. But the latter
Licked the driving power of Oxford who
Went up, loot by foot. The crowds on
the banks caught the contagion of tn.
struggle and surged along towards the
finish.
Oxford crept slowly I'D and overcan,,.
The Cambridge lead, in spite of tire con
contant quickening of the Carss,-i9pa
stroke: on the Cambridge steamer, pas
spairlngly and Cambridge quickened
1gain to thirtY-siX then to thirtv-ejghT
and nd finally to forty.
Inc oxford bow Tapped the Cambridge
Stern Tor time and the race hung in
the balance. Oxford quickened to fhi--
ty-slX and Cambridge struggled ganeJv.
4 out lost her hard Won lead by inches
3 t1Illng signally in her steering at each
the geometry of the course va
III Inc last two hundred yards Oxford :
IoW began TO show ahead and she re-
1entlessly oYerhauled Canohridee w.
roWed strong to the finish. Neve~t balas ~
99eep throated cheers arose as the crews
mashed between the red flags at The in.
.Sn ana Cambridge salEted Oxford IA
Ihen to the American spectators camo
q surprising feature. The Winning cr.w
IoWea to their landing place and carried
~ thelr own oars and boat. Instead Of
being themselves carried in on tbn sSo, Il
oers of their admirers. as would hapncs7
an the case of an American crew. Tha
Times at the main points of the csrrse
Were. Cravenstep. minutes 8 seconds:
mile. minutes 81 seconds (beatfng thu
record by one l second Hammersno:t h
31oge, minutes 80 seconds; Chisw ari u
IL minutes 5S seconds; Barnes bridge Is