London, Mar. 9.
Following their disastrous outing on Tuesday, when three of their new Fletcher rowlocks were smashed before they had gone a hundred yards, the Oxford Boat Race crew were out at Goring again to-day, but minus their oar smasher, PRS. Bankes.
"The omission created considerable surprise, as Bankes, who rows number six, if he most powerful and phy-boat. leally the strongest oarsman in the
"The only known Yactor for his omission 1s his smashing of six oars this season while training. This was the reason for the installation of the Fletcher rowlock, which is fitted with a moving portion like a swinging gale, in the Oxford boat—Reuter.
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