Saturday's bent-race was about the most wretched on record. The day was misorably cold, wet and stormy, and interest in the contest had been largely discounted by Oxford's long unbroken series of victories. The only hopeful feature about it was the fact that Cambridge seemed to have a stronger crew than she has had for many yeat* past; and although the event proved hollow victory for Oxford there is still no reason to alter this high estimate of the qualities of the Light Blues. In the first place the conditions of their practice on the Isis, as compared with that of their rivals on the Cam, always prove favourable to Oxford when the race is rowed in rough water; and in the second on so very stormy 'a day as Inst Saturday the crew which loses the toss and gets the rough water is almost hopelessly handicapped. This was Cambridge's ill-fate this year. Their boat was half-swamped almost before the race had begun; and the only matter of surprise is that they kept up the struggle as long as they did. In view of Cambridge's seemingly hope-loss position in these contests some suggestions have been made for altering the conditions. It has been proposed, for instance, that no member of a winning crew should be allowed to row in a second race. But there is not the slightest probability that such a proposal will adopted. This is not the first time that Oxford has scored a ninth successive tory; and it may easily be that Cambridge now may soon come in fora run of success.
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