SCULLING.
OXFORD V. CAMBRIDGE. | UISTItAMAN AND N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION LONDON, March 31. ' Barter, No 4 of the Oxford crew, strained the muscles of his back while practising. He will be unable to row in the race on Saturday. Redder, the spare man, rows in his place.
CAMBRIDGE WINS. LONDON, April 1. Cambridge University won the boat race.
The race was rowed in fine wintry weather, a bleak easterly bowing The water conditions were good Huge crowds lined the banks. The Duke of York followed the race in a motor boat.
Cambridge won the toss, and chose the Middlesex side. Oxford began 1 with ,‘lB Strokes to the minute, and Cambridge with 36. The lead afternated in the first few minute >. At the mile post, Cambridge was loading j by a length and retained this advan tage throughout. At Hammersmith they led by a length and three-quar-ters and at Chiswick Steps by two. Thereafter the race developed into i procession, Cambridge was rowing only 28, nevertheless Oxford, could net overtake them, despite spurts, and Cambridge won by three and a-half lengths. Time 1167 seconds, the slowest since 1911. Oxford finished raggedly, several men being distressed. Cambridge finished quite fresh.
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Hokitika Guardian, 3 April 1922, Page 4
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