4 APRIL 1903, Page 3

The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race was rowed on Wednesday,

and resulted in the victory of Cambridge by six lengths. As usual, large crowds collected, but un- doubtedly the popular interest in the race is not so great as it once was. It is, however, quite great enough, and the con- test remains essentially a wholesome and manly one. It offers no opportunity for betting in the bad sense, there is no element of professionalism in it, and the statistics show that the effect on the healths of the crews is in no way injurious. They show, too, that he who rows not, only may read, but generally does read. The discipline of training suits neither the dissipated nor the idle.