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HOW OXFORD LOST THE BOAT-RACE.
DARK BLUES OUTCLASSED.
PLUCKY CREW BUT BELOW PRACTICE FORM.
. The following account of the Boat race last month was written by Mr. B. P. Evaus (who was for three years a member of the Oxford erew) for the lunchester Guardian: Cambridge had an easy victory in the Boat-race, winning by no less than seven lengths in 10min 24sec. This is their sixth successive win, and the crew are to be heartily congratulated not only for the excellent performance they put up but for accomplishing what all Cambridge men hoped they would do, and that was to draw level with Oxford in the matter of victories Further, in this centenary year.
the crew that brought this about was worthy to be classed with some of the best that Cambridge has turned out. They rowed with tre mendous power and precisious with out getting in the least flustered, and when they had their chance between the Mile and Hammersmith of finally shaking Oxford off they
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did it in grand style. If they had not shown their true form or pace In practice they undoubtedly rose to the occasion in the race, and with apparently no effort they took the measure of their rivals and gradual
rowed away from them. Oxford Below Form, Oxford, on the other hand, rowed- distinctly below their practice form, and were a most disappointing crew. They had shown signs of reak pase, but there was always that
their tendency in
rowing to bucket," which was their undoing in the race. Time after time they sparted gallantly to try and reduce the ever-increasing gap between the briats, but the faster they owed the alower they travelled, just be cause they were not giving them selves the necessary time on the for- ward swing to make the full use of their weights in the stroke. After having watched this crew enrefully in practice and heing satisfied that at last there was one which might be able to hold Cam- brigde to the Mile, if they rowed up to form, and even go on living with them to somewhere near the finish and make a real race of it, my feeling of, disappointment is The general hard to describe. opinion was undoubtedly that Cam bridge would win, but everyone was equally certain that Oxford would not be far behind. The race, how ever, is to the swift, and on the day the pace shown by the Cambridge crew was far too hot for the Dark Blues, and in their effort to keep up to it they developed their worst faults of rowing and never had a ghost of a chance. Individually they rowed gallantly and hard all the way, but were outclassed and outpaced by Cambridge from the
start.
and
:
The Race.
spurt was the last to make any impression on the Cambridge crew, Brocklebank answered it, forged right ahead, and at Hammersmith Bridge (7.33) was leading by two lengths. The race was over at this
point, and Brocklebank saw to it
stroke till he was leading by a suff cient margin. He kept the rate up
to 33 till he reached The Doves, and
course, for nowadays there are the THE LITVINOFF PROTOCOL.
rowing spectacle inconceivable a few years back.
5.-M. H. Warriner (Hars.
row and First Trinity) 13 6-J. B. Collins (Eton and
Third Trinity)
14 3 1.-C. E. Wool-Lewis (West- minster and Third Trinity)
71]
head of the river races to give a
19 2
T. A Brocklebank (Eton and Third Trinity) (stroke) .................
11 9
8 10
POLAND AND RUMANIA RATIFY PACT.
The Oxford Trouble. The most delightful thing, per haps, about the Boat-race is the
Moscow. The Polish Charge parties that are held in so many of the houses with gardens on the d'Affaires has delivered to the "waterside along the northern bank, Soviet authorities the document especially in the strip between Ham ratifying the Litvinoff protocol, mersmith Bridge and Chiswick
Church, where writers and publish- which enforces the Kellogg anti- ers and artists, sculptors, and play-war pact for Soviet Russia and her ers still hold out, despite the damp- Laeighbours. ness that attends so many of the
The Polish Charge d'Affaires also ties tho Rumanian ratification of the protocol, as Rumania has not the yet opened a Legation in Soviet capital and has not yet fully renewed her diplomatic res lations with the Soviet Govern- ment, which were broken off on ne count of Rumania's occupation of Bessarabia.
picturesque region. "
A. L. Sully (Denstone
and Selwyn) (cox)
An old Blue.
THE BOAT RACE CROWD, London is not very blue now on that there was no slackening of the Bont-race Day. On a bus ride pleasant old houses and the di- handed over to the Soviet authori from Fleet Street to Hammersmith culty, of "access to them in the mar (says the London correspondent of row, twisting pathways of that the Manchester Guardian) I noticed
It was my good fortune to be at Boat race decorations, and only eve such party at a house of historic interest to booklovers. Anyone who less than half a dozen shops with about a score of motor-care and toxicabs with blue streamers. The shoots authors would have made a trade was doing its best, for I have fine bag there on Saturday, and never seen more-pediars with boards could have got, too, a large number of dolls and wavers and badges of of young ones who will soon have dark and light blue, but had the printing presses going heavily The thing was that the boards looked unless someone stops them.
usual system at such parties is three Wear your colours," the rows of children in front, then much the same when one was re turoiug.
women writers and wives of writers, then short-sighted authors (particu larly poets), then the heavy brigade of writers, research workers, pab lishers' readers, and quiet jour nalists, and behind on the walls and trees and root splendid, active young writers stuffed with manu- scripts in case they should fall.
along Chiswick Eyot dropped down ginning to labour after Hammer to 30 Oxford meanwhile were be- smith and their rowing showed no life. They were plugging away very hard but were not getting pace out of the boat. Graham kept them going well thid rowed very plucki- ly, but as he had been spurting practically all the way from the were Mile both he and the crew feeling tired. There was nothing more that they could do than to
go on sparting in the hope that they might pull Cambridge back, but unfortunately the other crew were well away and not in the least concerned with Oxford's troubles.
to that.
It had been expected that a full understanding would be reached immediately after the conclusion of the Litvinoff protocol, but so far this has not been the case.
SUDDEN ATTACKS OF INDIGESTION.
Sudden attacks of indigestion are almost invariably due to excess fermentation, acidity and food causing the formation of gas, which often presses on the heart and may
even
pediars shouted in the morning, Souvenir of the Boat-race they shouted stoutly in the afternoon, but not many people were buying their toys. There seemed to be more men than usual carrying boards with religious inscriptions, warning the crowd about the hereafter, and especially about beil The crowd Cambridge Four Lengths Ahead.
Such a gathering on Saturday At Chiswick Steps (11,53) Cam itself, although very great between
Hammersmith and Chiswick, and looked out on the terrible struggle bridge had a good four lengths'
on the other side of the river, did of the Oxford crew to make upon
Cause death. In such cases lead. They were rowing beautiful-
not seem a big as it used to be the calm, efficient Cambridge crew, ly together and with great power. In contrast to Oxford their boat on such a lovely spring morming and there was hardly a cheer. Bisurated Magnesia gives almost The instant relief, because it immediate- was travelling on an even keel, and There were many launches on the Things have come every man was sitting up and show river and many steamboats, and Cambridge victory on the water ly neutralizes this acid, atops the "You see," explained ane of soothes and heals the inflamed ing himself to full advantage. people wondered whore in the world now is the maintenance of the status fermentation, dispels the gas, and More and more Oxford lacked they all came from, not thinking; quo.
doctors and nurses изе uniformity, and when Graham still of the reserves of craft the river the guests-probably a Durham Uni-stomach lining. That is why so Magnesia themselves went on spurting it was a feeble ha from Kingston up, and also of versity man-" the Oxford men many
others. men don't need to think so much and recommend it, to response that he got to his efforts. the interest the watermen of Green- think too much. The Cambridge Along the Duke's Meadows Cam- wich and the Isle of Dogs still seem
as the Oxford men, so they're better | Bisurated Magnesia is obtainable bridge were so far ahead that one to take in the boating contest of could only see the crew end on with the young man from our two best at things you do with biceps and of all chemists in either powder or the light blue blades gripping the known Universities. Many of the muscles and that sort of stuff. One tablet form and is the surest, water with immense power. Their vessels seemed impartial-at any of these days Oxford will stop quickest and safest means of re- rhythm was perfect and they looked rate, the dark blue and light blue thinking too much, and then you'll leiving either sudden attacks or wavers and dolls and ribbons acem-see." The explanation szemed gea-chronic indigestion. Get a package to be having a very enjoyable row. At Barnes Bridge (18.02) they leded about equal. Most of them in erally acceptable to that Boat-race to-day, use as directed, and enjoy
your food and live longer, by about five lengths, and from tended to make a day of it on the party. there to the finish they had it all their own way and brought their boat home smartly, having taken 19min. 24sec to complete the course. The verdict was seven lengths, and it was probably a little more.
Oxford Exhausted,
After Barnes Oxford stuck very gamely to their work. They were completely exhausted, and some of the men-particularly Barr at bow
were showing signs of distress. It was revealed after the race that Barr was suffering from influenza and it was only through sheer pluck that he could finish the course. Thus ended a very unsatisfactory race for Oxford, for one felt that they ought to have done better. Graham did not row with very hastle his crew good judgment, and rather than
order in
to
Whilst sympathising with Oxford over this defeat there is no reason to be down-hearted about it, for the tide will turn one day, and in the past Cambridge have had to ga through a long run of losses juss is Oxford are doing now.
keep pace with Cambridge, he should have settled them down and given them the chance of getting the best out of themselves. None After these general remarks I will of the men really did himself Pow describe the race in detail.justice. Tinne rowed in good style, Cambridge won the loss and took but was not combining so well with the Serrey side which the dag zaburi practice Ingles, presumably suited them best, though Morphett, and Macdonald all work there was not much to choose be ed hard and rowed gamely to the tween either station. The wind was end. blowing fitfully from west-north- west at about six miles an hour, and actually at the start was frestr ening. The tide had been making up. fast, and when, the crews got away at 12.12 p.m. they actually inissed the best of it. If the race had been rowed 20 minutes earlier
All the men in the Cambridge the tide would have been at its best.
bost rowed at the top of their form, Colonel Burnel acted as umpire, and well they might with so little and at the word "Go" both crews got away to only a moderately good to worry about. It would be in- vidious to single out anyone in start. "Oxford led off by a lew feet,
particular, but I think that a but Cambridge soon made that
along the Best Houses the word of praise is due to Brockle crews were rowing stroke for strobank for vary able manner in which he handled his crew. He rowed with Cambridge just in the lead. In the first minute both rowed 39 with fine judgment and never bustl Stokes-104 strokes in the quartered his crew out of this stride. His minute and 20 in the hall, Cam-heavy weights were enabled to make bridge were unsteady for the first the most of their power and were half minute, but after that they given every chance of rowing their scon got into their stride. Oxford best. This performance by Cam never appeared comfortable from bride was a fine effort and will not the start, and there was a lot of easily be forgotten. splashing, with the boat rolling down on to the stroke ours. At the end of the Fulham wall Brockle bank had got his crew well in hand, having deliberately lowered the stroke at a time when Oxford were spurting hard to reduce the lead of three-quarter length which Cam- bridge had gained at this point. It was a clever piece of general- ship on Brocklebank's part, for it enabled the crew to settle downs to row at the stroke which gave thenr their best pace. Their boat was now moving very fast, and as they came up to the Mile (4.15) they had very nearly cleared Oxford Graham made determined effort to get on terms between Craven Steps and the Mile-post, but, al- though they might have gone xp n few feet, they did not spurt well together and their boat was rolling badly
Oxford's Ill-Chosen Effort.
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THE CREWS. The order of rowing and the weights of the crews were:-
... Oxford.
3.-C.
St. lb. P. D. Barr (Radley and
Trinity) (bow),
11 41 2.-G. E. Godber (Bedford
12 51 and New College)
F. Juel-Brockdorff (Denmark and Pem- broke) 4.-J. M. Macdonald (Win-
chester and Magdalen) 13 0 5.-E. C. Morphett (Gee-
12 3
12 19
13 11
long and Brasenose) 6-J. A. Ingles (Tasmania University and Mag- dalen)........ 7.-D. E. Tinnc. (Eton and
University)
• 12 A. Graham (Eton and
Brasenose) (stroke)... 11 4
13
G. V. Etopford (Radley
and New College) (cox) 9 0
*An old Blue, Cambridge.
"Soon after the Mile Graham had another spurt, but the time for it. was in-chosen because the Oxford
E. Norman-Butler (Elon cox had come over too much to the
and Third Trinity) Surrey side and the crew found
(box) themselves floundering about in the
J. Elles (Marl- wash of the Cambridge boat. 2.-*R.
borough and Trinity Naturally Cambridge took the beat
Hall) course as they were.well ahead, and Staphard Antlere keptow-to-RA Drier Cooke (Eton his own station and thus given his and Third Arinity
St. lb.
11
12 2
crew the best chance of spurting in 1.-R. Beesly (Oundle and calmer water. As it turned out this
First Trinity)
13 5
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