UNIVERSITY ROWING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 78, 2 April 1938, Page 4

UNIVERSITY ROWING

ANNUAL BOAT RACE PERSONNEL OF THE CREW LONDON, March 2. Oxford’s crew lor the University boat race ui April 2is the heaviest in 109 years’ history of the event. The average weight is 13st 21b, which is slightly more than the Cambridge eight in 1936, which averaged 13st 0 Mb. Both universities have completed I their crews within the past week. ! Cambridge is a good deal lighter than j Oxford, averaging 12st 91b. Long- • distance rowing has been a feature- ■ of the training operations, ami well ! over 300 miles have already been cov- I cred. As yet it is too early to com- ; ment upon likely performance.-, on ; April .2 Oxford has seen a groat • deal more activity in rowing circles j as a result of last year's victory, the 1 first for several years. The crews have been announced as ; follows:-- : O lord.—J. L. Garton (Eton, Mag- ’ dalen), bow, list 111 b; H. M. Young (Westminster, Trinity), 2, 13st 61b; R. R. Stewart (Eton, Magdalen), 3. 12st 81b; H. A. W. Forbes (St. Paul’s Magdalen), 4, 13st 11b; J. P. Burrough (St. Edward's, St. Edmund IL), 5, 13st 121 b; F. A. L. Waldron (Shrewsbury, Trinity), 6, 13st 121 b; J. C. Cherry (Westminster, 8.N.C.), 7, 14st 61b; A. B. Hodgson (Eton, j Oriel), stroke, 12st 11b; G. L P. Mori- I Held (King Edward VI, St. Edmund [ IL), cox, Bst 21b. Cambridge.- B. 'j'. Cotillon (Dulwich, Jesus), bow, list; A. M. Turner 1 (Cranleigh, Corpus), 2, 12sl; A. Burrough (St. Raul’s, Jesus,, 12 ); A. Burrough (Si. Paul’s, Jesu•), 3, 12■; 71b; G. G. Keppel (Princeton, ’t'r ini’? Hall), I. L”.sl 81b; J. 1.. L. SaVill (Radley, Jesus), 5. 12st 12Mb; T. B. Langton (Radley, Jesus), G, I3sl 811 b: A. Campbell (Barrow, Selwyn), 7, 12st 51b; I). S. M. Eadie (Oundle, First Trinity), stroke, 12st 91b; T. H. Hunter (Harvard, Trinity Hall), cox, Bst 91b. The new “blues” in the Oxford crew arc Young, Forbes and Waldron, while those in Cambridge are Turner, Keppel, Savill and Campbell.