London, Apr. 2.
EPEATING their success of last year, Oxford carried the Dark Blue pennant across the finish line at Mortlake this afternoon, two clear lengths ahead of the Cambridge crew. The time, 20 minutes 32 seconds, though well off the record set up in 1934, of 18 minutes, 3 seconds, was extremely creditable in view of the somewhat adverse weather conditions.
The race seemed to be a victory of swinging over leg-work. The head wind favoured Oxford, who kept their form very well right up to the very end. The Dark Blues were, of course, the heavier crew, and gave promise of their fine form in the paddling down to the starting point at Putney, when the consensus of those along the bank was in favour higher rate of stroke throughout' towards the end.
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