THE BOAT RACE

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22676, 3 April 1939, Page 10

THE BOAT RACE

CAMBRIDGE WINS

EASILY

OXFORD DESCRIBED AS

“ OYER-TRAINED ”

RESULTS OF PREVIOUS

CONTESTS

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(Received April 2, 9 p.m.)

LONDON, April 1

Cambridge won the boat race by four lengths in 19 minutes three seconds.

Conditions were perfect except for a haze.

Oxford won the toss and started on the Middlesex side because there was a likelihood of there being popply water. . ' Cambridge followed Lovelock s tiack racing methods, ahd trained easily in contradistinction to Oxford’s strenuousness, and reserved its full endeavour for the actual race.

Cambridge started better. Oxford’s legwork and steering were defective and the crew stiff and overtrained. Cambridge, rowing like a machine, finished as fresh as new paint, but Oxford was “all out.” Since the first r&ce was held in 1829 Cambridge has won 48 times and Oxford 42. Oxford has won only three times since the war. Results for the last 10 years have been

as iollows: — Time. Year. 1929 Winner. Cambridge m. s. 19 24 Won by 7 lengths 1930 Cambridge 19 9 2 lengins 1931 Cambridge 19 28 1932 Cambridge 19 31 0 lengths 20 57 2 1 1934 Cambridge 18 3 4^ 1935 Cambridge 19 48 1936 1937 1938 1939 Cambridge Oxford Oxford Cambridge 21 6 22 39 20 SOlO 3 0 3 2 4 lengths lengths lengths