Last Saturday Cambridge had a good day when they won
both the Boat Race and the Sports. The Boat Race was a runaway affair. The Cambridge crew were individually so good that they had been expected to develop into an exceptional combination, and as they did not they were considerably under-rated by the critics. They must always have been faster than they were said to be. The conditions of wind and water were not favour- able for a fast time last Saturday, and in the circumstances the time of 19 minutes 24 seconds, for a crew who were never pressed, was remarkably good. Oxford made a most gallant struggle. In University rowing good crews leave behind them the nucleus of a good crew for the next year. This explains long successions of victories on each side. Oxford will undoubtedly have their day again.
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