Show CAMBRIDGE o 4 TRIUMPHS OVER OVER OXFORD IN r II I ANN IV LIGHT BLUE OARSMEN WIN I BY 7 LENGTHS Schools Stand Even I in Number of Events Won on Thames River LONDON LO March 3 United celebrated th the Cambridge anniversary or Of its first boat race with the dark blue ot of Oxford b winning the annual classic on the Thames of Cam Carn The Tho light blue oarsmen brIdge swept over the finish line at ahead or of orth Mortlake seven lengths th exhausted Oxford crew winning since 1829 and its fortieth victory even with Its ancient rival In total races won One contest ended In n. n dead h heat at The time was 19 minutes minutes' and 24 ie But Dut a a. single the figure sturdy 3 M. M Macdonald at NO Nb 4 oar re upright In the Oxford boat the finish line after arter a crossed It as gallant spurt near the finish line Cambridge finished In splendid shape RECORD CROWD SEES CLASSIC CLASSICA A record breaking croWd crol lined I the banks of the mud y Thames from Putney bridge to Mortlake to the classic between the two old rivals rl Cambridge tool the lead shortly after the start sending the light craft craft ahead with steady strokes The lead was increased steadily ns as they swung Vung around the gre great t curve of the river before cheering thou thou- I victors maintaIned a wonderful won won- The rhythm throughout t but it yifter ivas-yifter as a ter the poWerfUl po oarsmen ept past Barnes bridge and nd came Into the finish stretch that they displayed dis- dis played their greatest power There the straining Oxford crew challenged the leader by raising the stroke to two thirty but Cambridge pulling steadily at thirty the distance between the boats until the fInish Official time and margin or of lead at various stages In the race showed Cambridge leading by one length at atthe atthe the end or of the which was covered In 4 minutes 15 seconds CAMBRIDGE INCREASES LEAD Hammersmith At bridge tIe tHe lead was three lengths and the time 7 minutes 34 seconds Th The lead remained re- re unchanged as they crossed the two mile marker which Is just past the bridge At steps cambridge had bad its lead to six length The The time was 11 minutes 53 seconds When they passed the three mile DOst vv Je a at 1 w. w 21 p. p m. m h z the lead was iI- iI DOst vv Je a at w. w p. p m. m h z iI- iI Creased slightly and at Barnes turning ridge Into the last stretch the r-the CambrIdge crew had Increased the lead to eight lengths The time there was 16 minutes 2 seconds The lead at the finish line was was seven lengths due to o Oxfords Oxford's last Jast I sprint I ERS ERSARY RY CREW CREVI REGAl REG |