HUGE CROWDS ON BANKS

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 71, 25 March 1937, Page 11

HUGE CROWDS ON BANKS

WEATHER QQU) & DRY

EIGHTYrNINTH CONTEST

(|3ritish Official Wireless.) (Received March 25, 11 a.m.)

RUGBY, March 24,

Today's was the eigthy-ninth boat race between the Universities. Of these Cambridge has now won 47 and Oxford 41..; The race in 1877- resulted in a dead heat.

Since the war Oxford has won only twice, in 1923 and today.

The weather today was cold but dry and bright, and there were the usual huge crpwds on the banks.

Oxford were much fancied this year.

The start was made at 11.32 a.m., when Oxford took a slight lqad, rowing 36 to Cambridge's' 35. Cambridge in turn took a slight lead, but the crews were level at Beverl.ey Brook. Thereafter,they proceeded level uncjl the mile, when Oxford took a quar-ter-length advantage and held it • -itjl Harrocis, when Cambridge pulled a canvas'ahead. Both! crew's were rowing strongly, and they were level again at Jthe two miles post, but then Oxford boat took and held the advantage, and was one length ahead for a rhort while, only to be again successfully challenged by pambridge, who pulled ahead for a short time. At' the ■three mile mark the crews were'level, again, but soon after Oxford began gradually to get ahead, and kept and increassd the lea,d from one length at the White Hart to the end of an extremely' fine race.

"Qxford were waterlogged.

Results pt the boat race since 1906 are:— Year. Date. Winner. Time. . Won by 190G—Apr. '7 Cam: lOni 25:5 3M; lengths 1(107—Mar. 16 Cam. 20m 2Cs 4 % lengths 1908— Apr. 4 , Cam. 20m 2.0s 214 lensths 1909—Apr. 3 Oxfd. 19m 50s 3%' lengths 1910—liar. 23 .Oxfd. 2.0m 14s 2% lengths 1911—Apr. 1 'Oxfd. 18m 29s 2% lengths 1912—Apr. 1 Oxfd. 22m 5s 3 ' lengths 1913—Mar. 13 Oxt'd. 2,0th 53a % length' 1914—Mar. 2S Cam. 2Qm 23s 4'/fc lengths 1920—Mar. 27 Cam. 21m 11s 4 lengths 1921—Mar. 30 Cam. 19m 45s 1 length 1922—Apr. 1 Cam. 19m 2Ts 4% lengths 1923—Mar. 24 Oxfcl. 20ni 54s % length 1924—Apr. ' 5 Cam. 18m 41s 4% lengths *1925—Mar. 28 Cam. 21m 50s 2 miles -■ 1926—Mar. 27 Cam. 19m 29s 5 lengths 1927—Apr. 2 Ciim. 20ni 14s 2Vs lengths 1928—Mar. 31 Cam. 20m 25s 10 lengths 1929—Mar. 23 Cam. ■. 19m 24s 7 lengths 1930—Apr. 12 Cam. 1.0m 9a 2 lengths 1931—Mar. 21 Cam. 19m 26s 2% lengths 1932—Mar. 19 Cam. 19m 2.6s 5 lengths 1933—Apr. 1 . Cam. 20m 57s 2% lengths 1934—Mar. 24 . Cam. 18m 3s 4% lenstlis 1935—Apr. 6 C.im. 19m'48s 4'/2 lengths 1936—Apr. 4 Cam. 2im '6s 5 lengths 1937—Mar. 24 Oxfd. 22m 39s 3 lengths