'VARSITY BOAT RACE.
CAMBRIDGE WINS. LIGHT BLUES LED THROUGHOUT. BY TELEGRAM —FHESS ASSOCIATION—COFntICIHT. (Rec. April 5, 4.15 p.m.) London, April 4. The University boat race, Oxford ,v. Cambridge, was won by Cambridge by two and a half lengths.; GOOD TIME. (Rec. April 6, 0.39 a.m.) London, April 5. Oxford won the toss, and choso tho Surrey station. i Cambridge immediately went half a length ahead, and maintained the lead throughout, paddling homo in ldmin. 19sec. WINNERS OP THE' UNIVERSITY BOAT ItACE. Year. Winner. ' 11. S. Won by. 18M ... Oxford '23' 28 48scc. . ' 18li2 ... Oxford -il 30sec. 188 ... Oxford 23 10 Msec. 18GI ... Oxford 22 15 2Gsec. 1885 ... Oxford 21 : ■'50 ■ Four lengths 1860 ... Oxford 25; 50 Two lengths 1887 ... Oxford ■ 22.30 .Half a length, ... 18S3 ... Oxford ...... 20 37 Three lengths 1880 ... Oxford 20 G Three lengths 1870 ... Cambridge... 22 . 5 One length 1871 ... Cambridge... 23 . 01-... Jof , a length . 1872 ... Cambridge... 21;K~. : Tw0." lengths '} 1873 ... Cambridge... 10 3fi . Three lengths 1871 ... Cambridge... 22 35, Three lengths 1875 ... Oxford 22 2J 1 30 sec. - '• 1870 ... Cambridge... 20 19-'.Five•lengths."'-.• 1877 ... Dead-heat ... 2i - (5| " " — 1878 ... Oxford 23 12 37sec. 1870 ... Cambridge... 21 18 , 3i lengths 1880 ... Oxford 21 31, lengths 1881 ... Oxford 21' 52 "Two'lengths 1852 ... Oxford 20 12 • 20see. 1853 ../Oxford 21,-lS :;3| .lengths,, 1884 ... Cambridge... !2t ..89'i 2J lengths, 1883 ...'Oxford - 21 '371" Three length's " 1886 ... Cambridge.... .-22 *'S9j* '2-3rdsofa length 1857.... Cambridge... 20 52 Three lengths: 1888 ... Cambridge... 20, .IS Six lengths., : 1880 ... Cambridge... 20 11 Two 'lengths' 1800 ... Oxford 22 3 One length 1801 ... Oxford- 21 48 Half a length 1892 ... Oxford 10 21 2J lengths ,1803 ... Oxford 18 47 1 length 4ft. 1801... Oxford 21. .19 •: 31 lengths 1895 ... Oxford 20''50'.ISJ-'lengths-'.• 1890 ... Oxford • 20 1 -3 of a length 1807 ... Oxford 19' 12 2V lengths 1808 ... Oxford ...... 22 15 Won. easily 1899 ... Cambridge... 21 41-53J-lengths . 1900 ... Cambridge... 18 47 20 lengths 1001 ... Oxford 23 31 23ft. 1902 ... Cambridge... 10 !> Five lengths 1903 ... Cambridge... 19 3fi Six lengths 1904 ... Cambridge... 21; 37 ; :; 41 lengths : • - 1905 ... Oxford 20' 35' ' Thveo - 190G ... Cambridge... .19, 24,., Thr<;o. lengths . 1907 ... Cambridge... 20- 23 4V lengths 190S ... Cambridge... 19 10" .21 lengths ; ' Oxford have now won 34 and Cambridge 29 raccs; that in 1877 resulted in a dead-heat. Tho present time,-19m'in; "19sbc., 1 has-'heen beaten onlv in 1893 (18min. 47sec.); 1807 flOiiiin. 12sec.), 1908 (18min. 47sec.), and 1902 (19inin. Sscc.).
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19080406.2.51
Bibliographic details
Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 165, 6 April 1908, Page 7
Word Count
396'VARSITY BOAT RACE. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 165, 6 April 1908, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in