Talk:The Boat Race 1859/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: NickGibson3900 (talk · contribs) 07:31, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Nominator: The Rambling Man (talk · contribs)

"For this year's race, Oxford instigated a new method of crew selection: trial eights." - It kinda implies that for the 2014 race. It could be something like, "In 1859, Oxford..."
"...the selection of crew would be made on" - Should be, "...was made on..." - Why is this part in present text? It should be in past text.
"Although Cambridge were pre-race favourites, they lost the toss and were handed the Surrey station for the start." - Implies that being favourites usually means you win the toss.
"Conditions worsened: some of the steamboats in the flotilla following the crews looked bound to capsize." - Maybe: "Conditions soon (Your choice if you want to use the word soon) worsened and some of the..."
"Oxford took the opportunity to extend their lead and pull away from their opponents and the boats following." - IMHO to make it flow better put "...to extend their lead and they pulled away from their..."
The short lead is bugging me is there a chance or expansion.

Thanks for the review, all comments addressed to one degree or another. The Rambling Man (talk) 07:21, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

@The Rambling Man: Looks good. I'll pass this article. NickGibson3900 ^Talk ^{Sign my Guestbook} ^{Contributions} 07:26, 31 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]