Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01

PUTNEY, England, April 1.-Weighf,
strength and experience conquered form
and dash when Oxford University today
beat Cambridge in the sixty-eighth inter-
varsity boat race over the historic Put
ney-to-Mortlake course of four and one
quarter miles, in the record time Of Is
minutes and 20 seconds.
The record-breaking performance was
q complete surprise to all the prophets.
Experts like r. c. Lehman and Guy
Nickalls had considered both crews below
the average. Oxford's powerful leg
thrust was q strong factor. though its
stroke was slower than that Of Cam
bridge. A strong tide helped the winning
crew.
Splendid weather brought unusually
large crowds to the river banks. Excur-
sion steamers flying the light and dark
blues were packed, and the largest array
Of motor boats ever seen on the course
dashed about.
There was a great turnout Of old oars
men. The Prince Of Wales and Prince
Albert in cadet uniforms followed the
race in motor boat. They were cheered
along the line.
\ novel feature of the occasion was the
appearance OF aeroplanes. Graham White
and two other aviators performing evolu-
tiOns over the heads of the crowds
Hardly Ripple on the Water.
There was hardly a ripple on the water
Oxford was expected, by virtue Of her
superior strength. to do her best in rough
water. Cambridge's finished style suited
the smooth course.
Oxford won the toss and chose the Sur
rey side Of the stream, which experts
thought the less desirable.
Oxford led from the start and won by
three lengths. In it's first spurt Cam
bridge stroked thirty-eight and Oxford
thirty-seven. Thereafter the Cambridge
stroke dropped to thirtyfour and OK
ford's to thirty three, and this was MAIN
tanned much of the time.
Cambridge was unable to get abreast of
it's rival at any stage of the contest al
though the light blues got away quicker
and spurted gallantly several times. After
the first half mile the oxford crews lead
varied from two to three and a half
lengths. AT HarrOds, Oxford led by thrce-
quarters of a length. and this advantage
was increased to three lengths at Ham
mersmith bridge. and IL half length mad
been added when the dark blues pa5,sed
Chiswick Church.
Both crews were now pulling steSdily.
Oxford gradually forging ahead uri(iI at
Barnes bridge three boat lengthS had
opened between the shells. Half way
down the course the Cambridge Stroke.
r W. NJ. ArbuthnOt, seemed to tire. but
the crew fought, holding the winner to
a lead of three lengths at the finish The
smoothness OF the water contributed
greatly to the fast time.
Oxford had been the favorite through
out the training and fulfilled tile expec-
tations of it's followers.
The Official Times.
The official times at the various points
on the course were as follows:
Start Qeaders), 2.36.
First mile Qeaders). minutes
Hammersmith bridge, Z minutes II Sec
onds.
Chiswick Church. IL minutes 10 Sec
onds.
Barnes bridge, 16 minutes, 81 seconds.
Finish IS minutes y seconds
This is Oxford's thirty-seventh victory,
Cambridge having won thirty contests
In 1877 the race was dead heat
The previous record was nS minutes AZ
seconds, made by Oxford in 1898 and du-
plicated by Cambridge in 1860.
last year oxford with a lead of three
lengths finished In 20 minutes and IA
seconds. The year before Oxford won by
three and a half lengths ia 10 minutes
and so seconds. According to the Eng
lish practice the time of the defeated
Al