The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-29
Wins Annual Race on Thames
by More Than Two Lengths,
Leading Nearly All Way
ROUGH WATER MARS TIME



LONDON. March 2s.--Ga.ning an ad-
vantage before the race was even started
by winning the toss for position and NOV.
ing into the lead after the first 100 yards
o. % OF the race had been rowod. tho
Cambridge eight defeated the OXFORD
crew to-day In their soventy-nTst annual
race over tho four and half mile course
from Putney to Mottiake on the Thames
River. The victorious Cantabs crossed
the finish line a little over two lengths
In front OF their rivals in 20 MINUTES %
seconds. considerably slower than the
record time. which II Is minutes 20 sec
onds. but very good time considering the
roughness of the water.
One OF the largest crowds that has
Witnessed the classic rowing event
cheered the oar.men all along the course,
for they were attracted by tho work that
the rival crews had done In practice. =
which pointed TO a close and exciting
race. Upon winning the toss the Light
Bluea selected the Surrey side OF the
river. whence the wind was blowing.
This choice gave them the smooth water
and the shelter OF the shore. while the
Oxonians had to 20 out In midstream
In the rough water.
At ?:2o the signal was given for The
start and the oxford representatives got
away first. The Cambridge eight, how
ever. although they were hitting pace
two strokes 10 the minute slower than
it's ndverssries. pushed TO the front I'M
mediately and when Dukes behd was
reached was over "A length In the Lead.
Cambridge still held her advantage or
about "A length when Beverly Brook was
passed. and between that point ana Har-
rods began TO increase Its stroke unNl
/ the carsinen had the sweeps working ~
thlrty-n!ne to the minute. oxford did not
raise her stroke a bit and as "A result the
Cantabs increased their advantage TO
/ two lengths. They kept going at ths
/ same clip until, NJ Hammersmlth Bridge,
! they had put one more length OF open
water between themselves and their ai-
versaries.
The oxford oarsnen came 10 the con-
ctusion along about THIS time that unless
they woun start something they would ne
left hopelessly IN the wake OF their fast
moving rivals. No launched their frat rsa'
squirt o! the race, they Increased tneir
stroke from thlr,y-eiX 10 forty They cat
down the lead OF the Cantahs. VINO. by
the way. weighing Just slightly under l7s
hounds to the man formed the heaviest
crew that ever competed In a race OF THIS
kind. The sprint. however. was not sus-
tanned long enough and Cambridge wa'
stll length and quarter In the le<d
when oxford began to slip back.
The Light Blues then started squirt A.
waldens. and by the time D.noNs was
LETT behind had increased their ADVANTAGE
once more to over two lengths. OXFORD
answered with n nigh stroke a. CHS
w,ckeyot. bu, Cambridge put on a little
more speed too and lost nothing Al
4. l.. ,..,N.
ing only thlriy-e 10 the minute as
against Ox.ord's forty. was almost three
lengths In front The trailcrs fought
hard and gamely from that point TO the
finish, but could no, pick up any lost
ground to speal. OF and the Cantahe
crossed the line rowing easily.
Al one 10 nj on the course platform
built over barge collar sed and about
$50 spectators who were watching the
struggle were thrown into the hold OF the
barge Fourteen % them were injured
but the worst any OF them got was a
hroien leg The crews were made up as
! follows;
>. n Bu-dekin, New College: B. II X Ward
New College; T. n Hprsfail, Masdelen
&, y KinEersley, Exeter 8: Wig
gins. New, college; T. g W T!,herinr;,ton
CstrokeI: " n. Wells. Magialen tcorswainl
, cambridr"-p, bay Lady Msrsaree
g Livingston, Jesus; T. 4 Ritson FRS
Trinity; ;; X; q. G2rnet,. F'ry.t Trinity .
Third Trinity: Tower, Third Trin'u
tstroke); l.. r. Ridley Jesus tcoxswainD.