’VARSITY BOAT RACE.
CAMBRIDGE WINNERS. London, March 28. The weather was dull and showery for the annual eiglit-oared boat race between crews representing Cambridge and Oxford Universities. The attendance of the public was enormous. The water was rough, especially on the Surrey side. Cambridge won the toss and chose Middlesex side. Oxford got into difficulties, as the boat was walerloged and it was impossible to propel it. When opposite Harrods it appeared to be sinking. It went deeper and deeper into Ihe water, being more than half full. When three hundred yards above Hammersmith Bridge the crew stopped and pulled to the bunk. The crew were taken back Ic Putney soaked to the skin and smothered in borrowed garments. A little later the boat was brought back by a police launch. Cambridge paddled past the post. The cnew completed the course in 21min. sUsee. Cambridge were strong favourites for the race as being the more experienced crew. Oxford have been unfortunate with a succession of illnesses.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MH19250331.2.25
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2865, 31 March 1925, Page 3
Word count
Tapeke kupu
166’VARSITY BOAT RACE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2865, 31 March 1925, Page 3
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in