CAMBRIDGE WINS

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 88, 14 April 1930, Page 11

CAMBRIDGE WINS

UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE

A THRILLING CONTEST

TWO LENGTHS' MARGIN

United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, 12th April; Cambridge defeated Oxford in the University boat race by two lengths after a strenuous contest. The time was 19min ssec. The* crews were- as follows: — Cambridge: Haig-Thomas (bow), Kickett, Prideaux, Carpraael, Warriner, Collins, Beeve} Brocklebank (stroke), Swartout (cox). Oxford: Waterhouse (bow), Low, Hutton, Johnston, Edwards, Clive, Tinnc, Martineau (stroke), and Durbridge (cox). Crowds began to gather in the early morning despite drizzling lain and a cold south-easterly wind, and the shores wore -black with umbrellas. Bain ceased before the start, but came down again at the finish. OXFORD WIN THE TOSS. Oxford won the toss and chose the Surrey side. There was a perfect start at 12.13 o'clock. Oxford gained a slight lead, striking 37 and Cambridge 36. The boats drew level at the mile-post. The Dark Blues (Oxford) regained three-quarters of a length lead at Hammersmith Bridge, but Cambridge overtook them at three miles, after which, pulling more steadily than Oxford, they increased their lead to three-quarters of a length at Barnes's Bridge, and gradually added to their advantage. Oxford made a magnificent spurt at the Brewery, but were unable to reduce the leeway, and Cambridge finished two lengths ahead of a very distressed Dark Blue crew. The time was the second best since the wai. Cambridge have thus won 41 races to Oxford's forty, gaining the lead for the first time since 1862. The race in 1877 was a tie. . Oxford rowed very pluekily and never lost form, but Cambridge had the race in hand after passing Barnes's Bridge. "A GRUELLING RACE." Tinne (Oxford), commencing on the result, said it was a gruelling race, and they just failed to pull it off. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, whe was a keen spectator, described it as the most thrilling race he had seen for years. Warriner (Cambridge) remarked that it was a terrific battle from start to finish. RESULTS SINCE 1905. The following table shows the results or the race since 1005 ;— Time, year. Winner. , m. ». Won by 1905—Oxford 20 35 3 lengths 1908—Cambridge 19 24 3% „ 1907—Cambridge 20 28 iVz: ~. I 1908—Cambridge 19 19 2^ „ 1909--Oxford 19 50 3% „ 1910—Oxford 20 14 S% „ 1911—Osford- 18 29 2% „ 1912—Oxford 22 5 6 „ 1913—Oxford 20 53 % „ 1914—Cambridge 20 23 4J/4 „ 1915-19—No races (war) ]020—Cambridge '...... 20 11 t „ 1921—Cambridge 19 45 1 „ 1922—Cambridge ........ 19 27 t'A „ 1923—Oxford 20 54 % „ 1924—Cambridge 18 41 4% „ 1925—Cambridge* .... 21 50 30 „ 326—Cambridge- -.......- 19 29 5■ .' „ ' 1927—Cambridge .."..... 20 14 3 „ 1928—Cambridge 20 25 10 „ 1929—Cambridge 19 24 1 „ 1930—Cambridge 19 S 2 „ VOxford did not complete the course. <, ' >■■ ;