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The Boat Race in Grandstand

on BBC One London

Introduced by Frank Bough from the towpath at Putney

12.35* Football Focus
With Bob Wilson

1.0* International Water Ski-ing from Melbourne, Australia: The Moomba Masters
British World Champion Mike Hazelwood defends the title he won last year.

1.20; 1.55; 2.55* Racing from Kempton Park
1.30 Crown Plus Two Apprentice Championship Stakes (1m)
2.0 Rosebery Stakes (H'cap) Oim)
3.5 Campbell-Gray Handicap (Queen's Prize) (2m)
Commentators PETER O'SULLEVAN JULIAN WILSON and JIMMY LINDLEY

1.35; 3.10* International Cross Country: The Sixth IAAF World Championships from Glasgow
Favourites Belgium defend their Dusseldorf title. England's team includes Bernie Ford, Steve Ovett; Ian Stewart runs for Scotland.
Organised by the SCCU in association with Glasgow Sports Promotion Council and Rotary Watches
Commentators DAVID COLEMAN and RON PICKERING

2.5* The Boat Race: Oxford (54 wins) v Cambridge (68 wins)
The University Boat Clubs compete for the Ladbroke Trophy over the unique 41-mile course from Putney to Mortlake. Outside broadcast cameras cover the complete course from towpath, launch and helicopter. In this 124th race, can Oxford repeat their convincing victory of last year? Coxes: John Fall (Oxford) Guy Henderson (Cambridge),
Commentators HARRY CARPENTER and JIM RAILTON

4.10* Sporting Year 1973
Next week Red Rum makes his sixth appearance in the Grand National. We recall the beginning of the legend. And Rugby Union to remember, when the Barbarians played the All Blacks at Cardiff. Commentator TONY GUBBA

4.35* Final Score

Today's timetable:
12.35 Football Focus: l.0 Water Ski-ing
1.29 Racing: 1.35 Cross Country
1.5S Racing: 2.5 The Boat Race
2.55 Racing; 3.10 Cross Country
4.0 Multi-Coloured Swap Shop
4.10 Highlights of 1973; 4.35 Final Score
* Timings may be changed by events

Television presentation:
The Boat Race DAVID KENNING
Cross Country JOHN SHREWSBURY
Racing BOB DUNCAN
Football Focus MIKE MURPHY
Grandstand producer MARTIN HOPKINS

Edited by ALAN HART

Results from all the other Holiday Meetings on Ceefax pages 136 and 137

Contributors

Introduced By:
Frank Bough
Unknown:
Bob Wilson
Unknown:
Mike Hazelwood
Unknown:
Kempton Park
Commentators:
Peter O'Sullevan
Commentators:
Julian Wilson
Commentators:
Jimmy Lindley
Unknown:
Bernie Ford
Unknown:
Steve Ovett
Unknown:
Ian Stewart
Commentators:
David Coleman
Commentators:
Ron Pickering
Unknown:
Guy Henderson
Commentators:
Harry Carpenter
Commentators:
Jim Railton
Commentator:
Tony Gubba
Unknown:
David Kenning
Unknown:
John Shrewsbury
Unknown:
Bob Duncan
Unknown:
Mike Murphy
Producer:
Martin Hopkins
Edited By:
Alan Hart

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