BAKER'S DOZEN
SUCCESSIVE WINS
CAMBRIDGE IN BOAT RACE
WEATHER MAES EVENT
United Press Association—By Electric Tele'
graph—Copyright.
LONDON, April 4.
Cambridge won the University boat race agp.inst Oxford by five lengths in 21 minutes 6 seconds.
A bitter cross wind swept the river, raising white-capped wavelets. The wintry weather, which was intensified by early morning snowfalls, discouraged spectators, and as a result there was the smallest boat race crowd for many years.
Oxford won the toss and chose the Surrey station. The start was perfect, Oxford striking faster than their rivals. The boats raced neck and neck to Fulham Church, after which Oxford gradually pulled ahead. Cambridge, without a sign of effort, increased the pace approaching Harrods and gained slowly, despite the faster Oxford stroke, and led at Chiswick Eyot. They were soon a length ahead. After that they drew away and finished fresh compared with Oxford, though a little uneven. It was the slowest race since 1925 and the biggest margin for a win since 1929.
Cambridge have now won the boat race 47 times and Oxford 40, with one dead-heat. Results since 1906 are:—
Year. Dale. Winner, "lime. Won by 100 C—Apr. J Cam. 10m 25s 3Vz lengths 1907—Mar. 16 Cam. 20m 26s 4H lengths 1008—Apr. 4 Cam. 20m 20s 1% lengths 1900—Apr. 3 Oxfcl. 10m 50s 3y 2 lengths 1910—Mar. 23 Oxfd. 20m 14s 2y 2 lengths 1911—Apr. 1 Oxfd. 18m 20s 2% lengths 1912—Apr. 1 Oxfd. 22m Gs 3 lengths 1913—War. 13 Oxfd. 20m 53s 9i length 1914—Mar. 28 Cam. 20m 23s iVa lengths 1920—Mar. 27 Cam. 21m 11s 4 lengths 1921—Mar. 30 Cam. 19m 45s 1 length 1922—Apr. 1 Cam. ' 19m 27s 4% lengths 1923—Mar. 24 Oxfd. 20m 54s % length 1024—Apr. 5 Cam. 18m 41s 4% length* *1025—Mar. 28 Cam. 21m 50s 2 miles 1926—Mar. 27 Cam 19m 29s 5 lengths 1027—Apr. 2 Cam. 20m 14s 2'A lengths 1928—Mar. 31 Cam. 20m 25s 10 lengths 1929—Mar. 23 Cam. 19m 24s 7 lengths 1030—Apr. 12 Cam. 19m fls 2 lengths 1931—Mar. 21 Cam. I9m 2Cs t% lengths 1932—Mar. 19 Cam. 19ra 26s 5 lengths 1933—Apr. 1 Cam. 20m 57s 2% lengths 1934—Mar. 24 Cam. 18m 3s 4*4 lengths 193. r >—Apr. 6 Cam. 39m 48s 4Vi lengths 1936—Apr. 4 Cam; 21m 6s 5 lengths ♦Oxford were waterlogged.
BAKER'S DOZEN
Evening Post, Issue 82, 6 April 1936, Page 9
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