The Archive · 1928

VARSITY BOAT RACE "TRIALS

(Northern Section) Nelson 1, Southport 1

Oxford and Cambridge Teams in Training London, Mar, 16.

The Cambridge eight greatly pleased orities in a full-course tnat from MortInke to Putney this morning against a light breeze for the greater part of the journey. There was very little tide to assist them, The time was 20 min. 5

Mar. 17.

The Oxford eight made a tulle course trial row to-day from Mort lake to Putney in twenty-two minutes dead, There was a slight head-wind and some rough water.

'The Cambridge eight, it may be recalled, made the same trial yesterday in twenty minutes and fatty-one' seconds—Reuter,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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