Show I OXFORD ROWERS BEAT CAMBRIDGE CA BRIDGE Annual Boat Race Captured by Three Open Lengths SAFE LEAD FROM START THOUSANdS LINE RIVER BANK B AND CHEER BOTH TEAMS TEAMS London April 1 hOxford Oxford today won the annual boat rac race be lie between bet tweet tween t the universities of Oxford and ADd Cambridge defeating defecting the latter lauer by three lengths The race was rowed in beautiful weather wath r There wa watt tt not wot a ripple on the water ater and ami the wind was very light Consequently there thele was as not miot much ad advantage advantage advantage vantage in the choice of stations This l hi contest always attractive drew dr ati an unusually U large crowd today as the thc water Vater side ide expert had all prophesied t the best race in lit years owing oin to the evenness of the crews Th Tbs prophecy however was not fulfilled Oxford speedily taking the time lead and healing heading the procession to the finish sh Cambridge Takes Surrey Side won the toss toes and selected the Surrey Surn side of the river The boats got bot a away avay ay to H It splendid start at t 1134 a m ni but Bucknell set the dark blues Oxford a slashing stroke of 96 K G to the minute and almost immediately established established a lead which bich was never lost When were W re reached the were a few lengths to the front and the cheering of their support supporters supporter ers era er on the river banks benks was vas something to b ha long remembered red Both crews cre were still rowing strong but the dark blues continued to come away and aM soon had several lengths advantage Have the Goods Passing the Saccharine works Taylor Cambridge called on the light blu blues s who be made a gallant response and closed the gap by b half a length len th But the dark blues stroke soon shook off their riv nv rivals ala als Oxford quickly regained the lost advantage e and added to their lead leadOff leadOff Off Of Chiswick it was evident that the therace therace therace race had been hEen decided Some of the Cambridge crews showed signs that they were we weakening but Taylor made another effort with a stroke somewhat faster than Utan that of Oxford It was not lot well pulled however and an a It alack alack lack of rhythm was manifest There Thereafter Thereafter after the leaders rs were never pressed and passed the ship at Most Moat lake jake the I easiest of winners wilmer by b three lengths Time 20 O minutes 35 3 seconds |