OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE.
In the great boat race o'etween Cambridge.and Oxford, the crew of Cambridge were the winners. ;. .; ; . The Oxford crew; chose the Middlesex side.- .Both made a splendid' start. The Cambridge took a slight lead at the. start, and maintained, it throughout The tidewas .slack water. The race was well contested. The' Cambridge took their opponents':: water. iat Barnes' Bridge^ and beyond, ij; - ;Oxfp f rd' : .spurted , sjightly, and' decreased the .distance. The time was and a: half second,;,. distance .'tsiWß.:^eDgt T fasE There were: the usual crowds jand^xpjtement, and the city was emptied of '^'eqple'and vehicles. The'! last betting wastwo to one on Cambridge. ."■ •'• ; . uu o )) t c. 1
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 107, 8 May 1871, Page 4
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113OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 107, 8 May 1871, Page 4
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