Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-03
As Far as Barnes Bridge It Was
AnybOdy's Race When the
Blues Went to Front.
TIME WAS 10 MINIS. so SECS.
ginning Crew Had Too Much s'"m'n"
For Observation-Disclosures They
Went Better Seemed 60 Row.

putney. April s.-The sixty-siNth OK
ford Cambridge eight Dared ROWING
,,ce was won on the Thames today by
ovford by three and one-halt lengths
,ftcr "a tussle which for three-quarte's
81 the course was one of the most
,tir-ipq contests seen on the Thames
for many years.
The time was 10 minutes and 30 Sec
o,as But had the ONonians been
pressed at the finish they could nave
yeduced this by o. good many seconds.
AS far as Barnes Bridge 10 was any
1,odv's race. but at this point the great
en- weight and stamina of the dark
l,Iues told and with a maginihcehl
5,sb Z. c. Bourne. the oxford stroke
sont his boat 10 the front and passed
tine most the easiest of winners
Cambridge won the toss ana chose
the Surrey side Of the river but i'm the
absence Of wind the water was smooth
and there was not much advantage IN
the station. At the crack OF the plsuol
the oxford stroke, Bourne, was the
6rst TO grip the water and for the
6rst minutes his ore moved at the rate
of'8q strokes TO the 3S strokes minute
set by ID. c. r. Stuart, the Cabmrldge
stroke. In the beginning the nose OF
the oxford boat showed slightly IN
the lead Calling 10 his men at Beverly
prook. the veteran stuart quickly
overlook the leaders and Forged 20 me
front soon ne was quarter lehsln
40 the good Bourne. however was
s,yvered spurt with squirt ana IL soon pe-
came evident the race of 1909 Wouio
be memorable
CAMBRIDGE SCENTED DANGER.
Aware that his chances Of victory
rested in securing commandlns leau
esrIv In the race. stuart held 70
s1-iG stroke he was well backed
,1n bv his crew, who pulled in splen-
ala rythm and pushed farther ana
farther ahead until the coNs vain OF
the Cambridge boat was on a lever
with the oxford boat Then the OK
lord crew came on again and closed Up
rapIdly until, passing the half hlle
most. the two boats were level.
The excitement on the banks was
tremendous and a roar of cheering
broke out as the oxford men, gripping
the water IA great style passed thelI
opponents and established lead OF
half a length az Harrods.
stuart however, QulCkcned MS slloke
and the Cambridge, rowing with spleu-
ana dash. gradually overhauled theH
rivals. and the two crews shot under
Hammersmith bridge almost on deau
level
Here Bournes stroke Of IS 90 the
minute against Stuarts 36 20 the
minute, began 20 tell, and the OXonians
drew away until a spectators boat got
I'm the way and made a swerve 10 one
side necessary. This enabled Cam
bridge again TO draw up on Level,
on Chiswick the Oxouians were again
slightly IN the lead. but this advantage
was only momentary. as stuart, by a
counter squirt brought the boats to-
gether again at Thorney Croft.
By this time the excitement ON board
the launches following the boats ana
along the river banks had arisen to
Fever pitch. and the shouts of encour-
agemeut were deafening
OXFORD DRAWS AWAY.
Passing Barnes the boats were prac-
tlcally level but from this point on,
The oxford crew drew away and by
the time Barnes bridge was reached
there was daylight between them The
Cambridge men were beginning 30 show
signs OF the heroic struggle, and al
though they stuck CALAMITY 70 their
work, the issue never again was I'm
doubt The OXonians came right away
and soon led by two lengths.
Near the finish, stuart, the Cam
bridge stroke made "a desperate attempt
do rally his tired crew. but his squirt
was short lived and could make NO
impression on the leaders The fur
Their oxford crew went the better II
seemed TO row.