The Boat Race 1879
| 36th Boat Race | |||
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| Date | 5 April 1879 | ||
| Winner | Cambridge | ||
| Margin of victory | 3 lengths | ||
| Winning time | 21 minutes 18 seconds | ||
| Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 17–18 | ||
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The 36th Boat Race, an annual side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames, took place on 5 April 1879. Cambridge won by a margin of three lengths in a time of 21 minutes 18 seconds.
Background
The Boat Race is an annual rowing eight competition between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. First held in 1829, the competition is a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) race along The Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and worldwide.[1] Cambridge went into the race as reigning champions having won the previous year's race by ten lengths. However Oxford held the overall lead, with 18 victories to Cambridge's 16 (excluding the "dead heat" of 1877).[2][3]
Crews
| Seat | Oxford 
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| Name | College | Weight | Name | College | Weight | |
| Bow | J. H. T. Wharton | Magdalen | 11 st 4 lb | E. H. Prest | Jesus | 11 st 0 lb |
| 2 | H. M. Robinson | New College | 11 st 1 lb | H. Sandford | Lady Margaret Boat Club | 11 st 7 lb |
| 3 | H. W. Disney | Hertford | 12 st 5.5 lb | A. H. S. Bird | 1st Trinity | 11 st 8 lb |
| 4 | H. B. Southwell | Pembroke | 12 st 9 lb | C. Gurdon | Jesus | 13 st 2 lb |
| 5 | T. C. Burrowes | Trinity | 12 st 9 lb | T. E. Hockin | Jesus | 12 st 1 lb |
| 6 | G. D. Rowe | University | 11 st 12 lb | C. Fairbairn | Jesus | 12 st 4 lb |
| 7 | W. H. Hobart | Exeter | 11 st 11 lb | T. Routledge | Emmanuel | 12 st 6 lb |
| Stroke | H. P. Marriott | Brasenose | 12 st 3 lb | R. D. Davis | 1st Trinity | 12 st 4 lb |
| Cox | F. M. Beaumont | New College | 7 st 4 lb | G. L. Davis | Clare | 7 st 7 lb |
| Source:[4] (P) – boat club president[5] | ||||||
Race
Cambridge won by three lengths in a time of 21 minutes 18 seconds.[4]
References
Notes
- ^ "Former Winnipegger in winning Oxford-Cambridge Boat Race crew". CBC News. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ "Classic moments – the 1877 dead heat". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- ^ "Boat Race – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
- ^ a b Burnell, p. 62
- ^ Burnell, pp. 50–51
Bibliography
- Burnell, Richard (1979). One Hundred and Fifty Years of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. Precision Press. ISBN 0950063878.
- Dodd, Christopher (1983). The Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race. Stanley Paul. ISBN 0091513405.
- Drinkwater, G. C.; Sanders, T. R. B. (1929). The University Boat Race – Official Centenary History. Cassell & Company, Ltd.
External links
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