THE BOAT RACE.
OXFORD DEFEATS CAMBPJD.IE. By Cable—Press Association—Copyright. London, March 1:1. Oxford beat Cambridge in the boat race by three-quarters of a length. DETAILS OF THE RACE. A SPLEN'DID FIKISIT. London. March Li. Cambridge won the toss ami chose ; iie Surrey side of the river. The weather was fine, with a light following wind and smooth water, which favored .'ambridge. who were (pucke.-': away. and were clear at the mile post. They wre a length ahead at. Hammersmith Hi" ;ge and a length and a naif at Chisivici:. Oxford then spurted and reduced the gin to half a length at Rimes, l'.ridge. ( ambridge n.aiiitained their lead till a tp.iarler of a mile from the fi;r-h. when Oxford made an effort whi":i will be for ever memorable in the 'iniials of bout racing. The crow, pulling immense liowcr into its work, crept up inch by inch. Cambridge failed to respond to ike calls to spurt, but still led to within l.'iO yards of the finish, when Oxford came no band over hand and won a magnificently fought out race bv tlmvrpiarters of a length. Time. 2(lniin. :".'! sec. The Prince of Wales followed the race in the umpire's launch.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 253, 15 March 1913, Page 5
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198THE BOAT RACE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 253, 15 March 1913, Page 5
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