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THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE, United Frees Association—Per Eleetrio Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON. March 16, The betting on tlie University boat race, is 4 to: 1 oh Cambridge. Cambridge won the boat, race by two lengths. ■ •'" ■■■--■■'.;■•• ,".■ /LONDON. March 17. / 3"he race was -rowed in a strong wind' with choppy water.,-. Oxford won the : toss, and chose the Surrey, side of. the river, Cambridge, which had an exceptionally .strong crew, . led throughout, though Oxford made a, plucky struggle. Cambridge paddled home the winner by four lengths and. a half, in 20nrin 26sec. '.SCambridge also won last year by three and a half lengths 1 , leading from the very firsb i-troke. The eliding of this race some-! What, upset theories as to weiglit, for, all round, the Oxford-'men were slightly heavier, their ; average working out aji 12st 31b, to the list/,131b of Cambridge. .
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Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13237, 18 March 1907, Page 5
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139ROWING. Timaru Herald, Volume XC, Issue 13237, 18 March 1907, Page 5
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