| Show OXFORD disgracefully LEFT IN THE REAR BY CAMBRIDGE two americans rowed with the defeated crew and received praise for their work w putney 4 march 22 tho cambridge crew today fulfilled alio expectations of the prop heta and won tho lafty ninth boat race with oxford as aliey liked alie time was 19 minute 9 seconds at no time throughout tho race did oxford in the slightest sligh tent degree the hopes of the support cra of the dark blue any possible chanco the might have biad was shattered by the result of tho toss div ing the light bluda all the advantage advant aga of station immense crowds na usual turned out to view the contest and thu weather though hovry was not BO inclement as it had been most of the previous years cambridge was the first to take tho water oxford following after slight delay and both craw paddled to alio moorea at the starting line the start was delayed owing to tho force of the tide making it difficult to keep the boatic noses straight col frank willan the umpire however finally got them away in 0 capi tal start As wa anticipated the liveliest stroke of the alf blua gave them the earliest advantage and their lead was increased at every stroke ly the time craven steps readied cambridge and a clear length to the good and it was patent to every one that they had the race in hand barring somewhat sluggish stroke appeared to be too slow to suit some ol 01 the oxford men behind him their weight would have told at least in tho earlier part of the race had they becci given more chance As it was each landmark land mark on the river banks found them further and further to the tear and at harrods stores their troubles were increased by the baah of their opponents off alie saccharine Sc charine works tha dark blue stroke made aisi et fort and the oxford crew struggle gallantly but only for a short distance nelson cambridge dad not quicken hia stroke and alio gap was reduced to about a length aa the boata shot under hammersmith bridge the effort took nil the steam out of the ami their stroke dropped from 37 to 32 and the race was practically over caroo right away pulling 11 ll hi i comfortably at nn average of 36 to the minute and increased inci eased her lead alio llio slightest te llort before alridge alie dark bluest were in areat trouble while the light blues amid hearty cheers paddled past the aldip at tho easiest winners of tho race in many years tho official of alio finish was 19 9 dai and the distance separating tho two boats waa officially given out as being 5 lengths but it was nearly eight lengths the spectators especially the ians were not slow to how their resentment sent ment at tho somewhat rare spectacle of ft university eight absolutely out the defeated crew included the broth era auburn tah was the timo on record that two americans participated in an oxford cambridge boat race the agreed eliat tho two apy showed line style shortly after the race the lil burnit informed a they had been fo well and aliey biad quite oa pago OXFORD disgracefully continued from page L recovered from the strain and felt in ano condition many old blues congratulated the americana on ahe fine showing they made and holjes were freely expressed that they both row next year large crowds of americans were present to see the Buff alonians row |
