The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-04-01


brldqo was me nrst Of the rival eighta
~ rsach metropolitan wnters ANA took
~ quarters at putncy on March lt
Where was no time lost in gettlns to l
mork on the nvoly waters of the Put
-Mortiake reach, and both crews PUG
10 telling prauce up 90 che last dag
BEFORE the race The oxford oi9ht came
down from Henley on March rs and had
sheir hrst spin on the following day.
qhe following arc tide names of The
crews and their Weights
oxford st ln
" o. j. sIuntcy university
tbow) ....... ...... .., .....4.....t. II
RI. Du Vaiion (Brasenosel u a's
~. Younger tNew),.... .r.--.. Pc 10
a. De l.. Long (Newl. . ...i2
IA H. J. Hale C3aliioD ~ Y
.es IT, W. Ware tBailoD -. y z
III T. b EthcrIngton- smith Cor-
ieD.s.....o... .... 60. ...... 1880. II ~
xR. cuIlne- Seymour (New)
fsstroi1c) ...+.. ..,... a..,. ......-. II llh
&c. g. Maciagan CMaglaien (coxl
signifies Old Blues
a. Did not row last year
Cambridge 81 W
n. Fl. Nelson crhird Trinity
bow .... 81. ... -. .s,. ..-.... ID
IN. C. cox cTrlnity HAD . II
Ks r. w. j. Brooke tFirt
rrlnltyl .4..... ... ... 90. 5000. .., Al lO1
g. W H. Taylor Crhlrd Trinity "
O. PARKER NEidst Trinity "
gH B Gryls CIclrsl Trinity)... II
H. n Duncanson (EmmEnuoD l2
@ NJ Maitland CFint Trinity
tetrukcl ....... ...., ,,+st ..,. tt..- j. lil
h. a. o. a Jamlson CHRIST Trim
ty) tcoA) ..... ...... ... ..t.,..
signines an old BIuc.
IA WIS shown about the third week
IA January that +. w Wnrre, the OK
gord president gjt his men together re
VAS accounted lucky IA having sevea
old Blues 10 chose from, besides two or
thrce wcn tralned men quite un 20 INIT
rersitv form. OF the soveu Blues nvr
mad rowed last year. bat two, includns
warre himself had had 10 stand ont on
that oceasion, owing 60 M health Lord
Camston. one OF the best OF last year s
eiaht. broke his arm IN the autumn and
was not well enough 20 row and two
others soon afterwards had 10 be SET
aside. when Culme- Seymour last years
No finally took stroke he Ind behind
MIN, seven new men, Many changes
foifewed during the early stages Of train
ing and Ware hnally picked up SUM-
cientiy 90 take no 8 blade. The ohie'
alnicnity then was to fnd a coach. W
A l.. Fletcher was still n South Africa
qua after several trials Warre got ms
erew in the experienced hands OF Mr
Gold Ot Henley
Cambridge was IN still worse plight
Qf i800's sucoessful crew, B w y. brooh
president. was alone able 90 low, 90 tha'
seven new men and "a coxswain had @
found. Fortunately there was muef
good material az hand ard with indefnt
irabic cncrgy. remarkable progress wa'
soon dccornahlo Many changes wef'
naceasary. and it was not until th'
rrsW got 60 Cookham. AS iatc aa Marcl
& that they had a chance OF aettin'
down "a an.
h s ID Muttlchury the oid WARRIORS
81 tho Cam. took the Cambridge GREY
lu band on MS arrival nc Fuiney TO
anu work upto the time of the race
The crew was then seen 90 be mad
~ of very powerful looking lot an
thclr work produced a very fayorabl
IMPRESSION during the final days of train
inF. Experts remarked that they wer
rather more taking set OF men q
btiBd both in and out Of the boats, tina
the dark Hluoa The Cambridge me
Are only about pound and a half heay
isr por man. but when sitting in thei
boat they gave the apaarance Of a muc
ucater team than oxford II was not
iccable that they were more command
nE in hoght and squarer in the oac
ana shoulders VIXEN al work Whe
me eye glanced lawer and examined q
,iidin6 and dipping OF blades, certai
mulng on WAS noticeable and ONfor
seemed much cleaner and quicker
hbelr work
practice at Putney however did mue
81 both eights and on the owe OF q
rce. two very nt crews prepared
srht the grand hght of the year &
t1cr universities.