The Boat Race The Boat Race last Saturday was remarkable
for several reasons. By winning it -Cambridge, for the first time since 1864, have the greater number of races to their credit. They have now wonforty-one to Oxford's forty. The race, .which was -the most exciting that has been seen for many -years, . was rowed in "record ", time as far as Hammersmith -Bridge. The Oxford crew were the best Oxford has produced since the War. Although they did not -break the series of Cambridge victories they were not far off doing so, and the freshman member, of -their. crew roWed _with so much promise and power that he. 'ought to be the foundation of good crews in the next two -or three years. Mr. Brocklebank, the Cambridge stroke, rowed with consummate general- ship. Being on the Middlesex side he was content, without being in the least flurried, to hang on to Oxford till the bend of the river after Chiswick Steps would be in his favour. If Oxford had been just fast enough to get clear of Cambridge before Chiswick Steps they might have won. As it was, the race was safe for Cam- bridge after that point.
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