THE CLASS CAL BOAT RACE
WON EASILY BY OXFORD. By Cable. —Press Association. —Copyright London, March 23. Oxford won toe university boat race by four-lengths. The weather was perfect and the water smooth for the university boat race. Cambridge won' the toss and. chose the Middlesex side. The boats were level to the Craven steps, where Cambridge had a slight lead, but from Crabtree's to Harrod's Oxford pulling a long steady stroke, gradually overhauled their rivals and. s'hot Hammersmith Bridge three-quarters of a length ahead. After this they continued to increase their lead, despite Cambridge's plucky spurts. '
The official result was a win for Oxford by three and a half lengths. Time, 20min. 14sec.
Oxford won last year by three and a-half lengths. The record is now Oxford 35 wins, Cambridge 30, dead heat in 1877.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 348, 26 March 1910, Page 5
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136THE CLASS CAL BOAT RACE Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 348, 26 March 1910, Page 5
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