THE BOAT RACE
OYEOHH CHEW WINS EASILY LY EIGHT LENGTHS.
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(Received 2, 9.5 a.in.) London, Apnl 1. For tlu> University boat race there w'.is :i strong iiortli-wostorly wind and choppv water, duo boats had se\euinc;h splashboards with bladders nndoi the seats. Cambridge started quicker, but the boats were level at ball a mile, when a heavy hailstorm was encountered. After three-quarters of a mile had been covered Oxford steadily drew ahead, and led by two lengths at Hammersmith Bridge. Oxford took Cambridge’s water half a mile later, am. theiicoforward it was a procession. He spite Cambridge’s plucky spurts, Oxford won by eight lengths in 22uuu 5 see.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 82, 3 April 1912, Page 8
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115THE BOAT RACE Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 82, 3 April 1912, Page 8
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