THE BOAT RACE.
EASY WIN FOR CAMBRIDGE. Received March 28, 5.5 p.m. By Telegraph.—Press Assr..—Copyrigat. London, March 27Cambridge won the 'Varsity boat raes. Oxford were quicker away, but Cambridge got level at the end of half a mile, and steadily drew away. Cambridge were four lengths ahead at Barnes' Bridge. They shook off Oxford's des« perate final effort, and won by four lengths.—Aus.-N-Z. Cable Assn.
[This was the first fixture since the war of one of the most popular athletic events in England. The race was instituted in 1846, and, including this year, Oxford has won on 38 occasions and Cambridge on 32, while in 1877 it v<u & dead-heat J
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Taranaki Daily News, 29 March 1920, Page 5
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