Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-12
AMERICAN SHARES
IN CAMBRIDGE WIN
Steers Shell That Defeats
Oxford After Trailing
Most of the Way.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ UTNEY- ON THAMES, England.
- April 12.--Steered by a little
American, Robert E. Swartwout
of New York, Cambridge today
swept to a two-length victory over Ok
ford in the eighty-second rowing OF
their historic boat race on the Thames.
1t was the first time that an American
had ever steered a shell in the famous
event and also was the first time that
an American had earned place in the
Cam bridge boat.
BY today's victory Cambridge became
one up on oxford, breaking the tie OF
40 victories each and one deadlock,
which had been entered on the rowing
books ever since 1929, when the great
event first was held.
It was a proud moment for the light
blue Of Cambridge as their shell swept
ahead at the three-quarter mark after
Oxford had been leading most of the
way and then finished strongly in 19
minutes 8 seconds. The record for the
race is ID miuteS 90 seconds, made by
oxford in 1911.
The historic event was witnessed by
IAlc USUAL AuSc CLlIOIlS lining pOLu DaIlkS
| or the river and on craft along the race
| course, their spirits undampened by a
| light rain which came up before the
race started.
1t was raining hard as the race
progressed and the riverside was black
with umbrellas. The thousands along
the route waited in the rain until the
result was known and then down the
river cheers rang out steadily as news
OF Cambridge'S victory was relayeC
| along the course.
1t was one of the hardest fought
races that these ancient rivals have
ever rowed. oxford had an advantage
of the Surrey Station on the course
giving q shorter distance to row anc
slight protection from the wind, Of
which 1t took full advantage from thu
start. At the emile mark it had in.
creased slightly its quarter-length lead
despite repeated spurts by the Light
Blue crew.
Nearing Barnes Bridge, about slI
miles from the start, Cambridge made
It's supreme effort and gradually over.
hauled the Dark Blue, putting the nose
OF It's boat three-quarters of a length
ahead of its rivals as it went under
the bridge. Thereafter it was com.
paratively easy going for Cambridg;
and despite game struggle on the par
| OF the OX1oro crew, the Light Blue!
rowed to the finishing post two length.
ahead of their rivals.
NEW YORK, April IL (R.-A din1in.
ut1Ve American youth with a powerful
bass voice Steered the Cambridge shell
to victory over oxford today in thu
eighty-second renewal of the English
| crew classic on the Thames.
The youth, Robert Edgerton Swart.
won't, is "a years old, weighs los pounds
and is one of the lightest coxswain.
In the 101-year history Of the Oxford
Cambridge regatta, as we'll as one o.
the few Americans ever to land a berth
in Cambridge shell.
His father, Edgerton Swartwout, 9
New York architect, remarked before
the race that his sons powerful has.
voice had a great deal to do with thu
youths success in landing place in thu
Cambridge crew.
This, Of course" he said, "is a bic
advantage for a coxswain, especially
over there where the codes do not use
megaphones."
Young Swartwout went to Cambridge
six years ago directly from Middlese2
School, Concord, Mass, and is doinG
research work in English literature.
His father, a Yale graduate of 1891
was a classmate of the father Of "Ox'
Kngsbury, the former Yale oarsmar
who rowed for oxford in 1927.