As Barnes Bridge was reached Cambridge shot under the structure 14 Tengths head, both crews rowing at 36 strokes, Their times were Cambridge 15 minutes 51 seconds and Oxford 16 minutes and three seconds.
With the last bend in the river and the Mortlake Brewery in sight Cambridge were a good three and half Tengths in the lead, increasing their advantage to 4 lengths as Chiswick Bridge was reached. By this time Oxford, sensing that defeat—stared the face, drove on to greater efforts but soon dropped back into a ragged style with Bingham, the stroke, pulling short as if he was very tured.
Towing like men inspired with the end in sight, the Light Blues flashed the winning post a good four ahead of the Oxford—crew. thei seats as they followed 1 Absolutely. row the Oxford stroke Tay prone acrose his car while the rest of the crew were not able ty proceed to the for several minutes. By this the victorious Cambridge crew was winning boat out of the ceiving the congratula-hundreds of people who rushed to meet them. Some minutes ater Oxford slowly followed—and several hearty cheers were given for
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