Show 1 1 ad WINS aj j maki than i or cr yalo yale has f london march 22 today for the fiftieth time the crews of oxford arid and cambridge T sat in their shells on the alie thames rowed for dear life and oxford won her bor twell ty sevenah victory the course was the historic stretch between putney and morblake mortlake Mort lake four and a quarter miles on oil putney bridge before the race be began bean 0 an rows of people lined the parapet on ane wide foreshore in trout of the I 1 rowing ow t club house a great crowd ga gathered each s side ide of the river was lined with tugs barges aher ries and all mai manner of craft accommodating commo dating 0 sight 0 seers ashore and afloat there was a gay ay show of bunting 0 and along the course balconies were ivere filled with gaily dressed dres used ladies the start took place from stone R road oad bridge at putney cambridge won tile the toss and clio chose so the surrey side the tide was running strongly and there was wai a slight wind all being in readiness the official starter fi fired red liis his pistol and amid shouts of admirers and the hooting and screaming of steam s cam whistles the crews shot up tip tile stream yells of excitement and shouts of encouragement 0 to to both crews arose all adoll along n tile the course cour se as the boats came it in sight arid and as they passed craft of every kind to be seen in the thames closed in behind and crowded after at clashers claspers Clas Cl aspers ners boat house cambridge wa was s leading by three feet in the last half of the race oxford forged ahead at the three point oxford waa six feet in advance arid and led by a yard abard at chiswick about two arid and a half miles from the start maintained the lead to the end and won by br two arid and a half lengths T alie ie race is of added interest to americans knie ricans this by reason of the prospective appearance 0 of f those famous crews in america against 0 I 1 harvard or yale so a comp comparison ir boon of time made at home a and nd ab abroad r ad becomes a matter of importance in the four mile race har harvard vard bala have never equalled equal led the time made by the oxfords Ox fords last year in 1888 1888 the distance dit tance was covered in oxfords Ox fords time iu in this race was isaa as 17 the time of the race was the best ever made over tile the course the best previous time was that of oxford d last year in 1821 |