OVERSEAS SPORT.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 78, 2 April 1928, Page 7

OVERSEAS SPORT.

'VARSITY BOAT RACE. Cambridge Wins Easily By Ten Lengths. OXFORD OUTCLASSED. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) . LONDON", April 1.

The,: eightieth annual boat race between Oxford and Cambridge Universities, from Putney to Mortlake, was 'yesterday won by Cambridge by ten lengths.

Oxford won the toss and took the Middlesex side. Cambridge got off the more smartly, and was a canvas ahead in less than a minute.

The Oxford boat was already rolling, but quickly recovered and almost drew level with Cambridge just ahead of the mile post. The Cambridge crew rowed wiA beautiful rhythm and length, whereas the Oxford crew were sloppy and ragged. Cambridge shot beneath Hammersmith Bridge a length ahead, and after that did what they liked.

It was virtually an exhibition row. The Australian Morphett was one of the steadiest and most effective rowers in the hopeless chase. Oxford were slightly better down the Chiswick straight, but after that struck a bad patch and splashed and in the most tame finish. The time was 20m 21s. Listeners throughout the country heard an excellent broadcast from a launch which followed the umpire's boat. The following table shows the results of the races since 1905:—

SOCCER INTERNATIONAL. SCOTLAND DEFEATS ENGLAND. LONDON, April 1. In an Association football match at Wembley Scotland defeated England by 5 goals to 1. England thus finished at the bottom of the international'championship list. ' The match was played in dismal weather, with drenching showers. There were 60,000 spectators, including the Duke of York and the King and Queen of Afghanistan. TOURING TENNIS PLAYERS THE FRENCHMEN AT DURBAN. CAPETOWN, April 1. In the Test tennis matches, South Africa versus France, at Durban, Boussus on Friday defeated Blackbeard, 5 —7, 6—4, Brugnon defeated Eaglestone, 6—l, 6—3; Eaglestone and Blackbeard defeated Brugnon and Borotra, 4—6, 6—3, B—6. Yesterday Borotra defeated Raymond, 6—4, o—6, 6—2; Raymond and Condon defeated Borotra and Brugnon, 4 —6, 6—l, 6—2; Landry and Boussus defeated Eaglestone and Blackbeard, 7—5, 3—6, 6—4. — (A. and X.Z. and Sydney "Sun.") AUSTRALIA'S SPRINTER. CARLTON'S FAST 100 YARDS. i SYDNEY, April 1. ) ' At the Camden sports yesterday J. ! Carlton won the 100 yds in 9 9-10s. ' SWIMMING AT SYDNEY. CHARLTON IN FORM. SYDNEY, April 1. The 440 yds swimming championship of New South Wales was won yesterday by A. Charlton. M. Christie was second, and C. Light third. Won by 40yds. Time, 5m n 5 3-ss. The 100 metres Olympic backstroke race resulted: Miss Bonnie Mealing, 1; Miss M. Mealing, 2; E. Brown, 3. Time, lm 26 2-ss'. The 200 metres Olympic breaststroke race resulted: E. Robertson, 1; E. Brown, 2; Miss M. Mealing, 3. Time, ! 3m 34 l-ss. I __

Time. Won by. Winners. m. 8. Lengths. 1905—Oxford 20 35 3 1906—Cambridge .. 19 24 31 1907 —Cambridge .. 20 26 4| . 1908—Cambridge .. 19 19 21 1909—Oxfor 19 50 31 1 1911—Oxford 18 29 2J 1911—Oxfor 18 20 2| 1912 —Oxfor 22 5 6 1913—Oxfor 20 58 1 1914 —Cambridge .. 20 23 41 1920 —Cambridge .. 21 11 4 1921 —Cambridge .. 19 45 1 1922 —Cambridge .. 19 27 41 1923—Oxford 20 54 3 1924:—Cambridge .. 18 41 41 1925—Cambridge 20 50 • 1926—-Cambridge .. 19 29 5 1927—Cambridge .. 20 14 3 1928—Cambridge . . s 20 21 10 •Oxford did not complete the course.