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[[The Boat Race]] is a [[Rowing (sport)#Side by side|side-by-side rowing]] competition between the boat clubs of [[University of Oxford]] (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues")<ref name=blues>{{Cite web | url = http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/apr/06/theobserver | work = [[The Observer]] | title = Dark Blues aim to punch above their weight | date = 6 April 2003 | accessdate = 11 September 2014 }}</ref> and the [[University of Cambridge]] (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues").<ref name=blues/> The race was first held in 1829, and since 1845 has taken place on the {{convert|4.2|mi|km|adj=on}} [[The Championship Course|Championship Course]] on the [[River Thames]] in southwest London.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/london/10719622/University-Boat-Race-2014-spectators-guide.html | work = [[The Daily Telegraph]] | accessdate = 20 August 2014 | date = 25 March 2014 |title = University Boat Race 2014: spectators' guide | first = Oliver |last =Smith}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://theboatraces.org/the-course | title = The Course| accessdate = 20 August 2014 | publisher = The Boat Race Company Limited}}</ref> The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities, as of 2014 it is followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide.<ref name=CBC>{{cite news|title=Former Winnipegger in winning Oxford–Cambridge Boat Race crew|date=6 April 2014|publisher=[[CBC News]]|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/former-winnipegger-in-winning-oxford-cambridge-boat-race-crew-1.2600176|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://theboatraces.org/tv-and-radio | title = TV and radio | publisher = The Boat Race Company Limited | accessdate = 5 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=o2QpA0fGyiIC&pg=PA287&lpg=PA287&dq=%22boat+race%22+%22united+kingdom%22+audience&source=bl&ots=WJsXwqiRfL&sig=5C_pRDSK839-C46kyEaZJXgjjSk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gbElVLH2E8jW7Qat-oC4Aw&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22boat%20race%22%20%22united%20kingdom%22%20audience&f=false | title=Gaming the World: How Sports Are Reshaping Global Politics and Culture| first = Andrei |last=Markovits|first2=Lars |last2=Rensmann| publisher = Princeton University Press| date= 6 June 2010 | isbn=978-0691137513|pages=287–288}}</ref> Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having beaten Cambridge by two-fifths of a length in the [[The Boat Race 1896|previous year's race]], and held the overall lead, with 30 victories to Cambridge's 22.<ref name=results>{{Cite web | url = http://theboatraces.org/results | title =Men – Results | publisher = The Boat Race Company Limited | accessdate = 27 September 2014}}</ref> |
[[The Boat Race]] is a [[Rowing (sport)#Side by side|side-by-side rowing]] competition between the boat clubs of [[University of Oxford]] (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues")<ref name=blues>{{Cite web | url = http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2003/apr/06/theobserver | work = [[The Observer]] | title = Dark Blues aim to punch above their weight | date = 6 April 2003 | accessdate = 11 September 2014 }}</ref> and the [[University of Cambridge]] (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues").<ref name=blues/> The race was first held in 1829, and since 1845 has taken place on the {{convert|4.2|mi|km|adj=on}} [[The Championship Course|Championship Course]] on the [[River Thames]] in southwest London.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uk/london/10719622/University-Boat-Race-2014-spectators-guide.html | work = [[The Daily Telegraph]] | accessdate = 20 August 2014 | date = 25 March 2014 |title = University Boat Race 2014: spectators' guide | first = Oliver |last =Smith}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://theboatraces.org/the-course | title = The Course| accessdate = 20 August 2014 | publisher = The Boat Race Company Limited}}</ref> The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities, as of 2014 it is followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide.<ref name=CBC>{{cite news|title=Former Winnipegger in winning Oxford–Cambridge Boat Race crew|date=6 April 2014|publisher=[[CBC News]]|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/former-winnipegger-in-winning-oxford-cambridge-boat-race-crew-1.2600176|accessdate=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url = http://theboatraces.org/tv-and-radio | title = TV and radio | publisher = The Boat Race Company Limited | accessdate = 5 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book | url = http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=o2QpA0fGyiIC&pg=PA287&lpg=PA287&dq=%22boat+race%22+%22united+kingdom%22+audience&source=bl&ots=WJsXwqiRfL&sig=5C_pRDSK839-C46kyEaZJXgjjSk&hl=en&sa=X&ei=gbElVLH2E8jW7Qat-oC4Aw&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22boat%20race%22%20%22united%20kingdom%22%20audience&f=false | title=Gaming the World: How Sports Are Reshaping Global Politics and Culture| first = Andrei |last=Markovits|first2=Lars |last2=Rensmann| publisher = Princeton University Press| date= 6 June 2010 | isbn=978-0691137513|pages=287–288}}</ref> Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having beaten Cambridge by two-fifths of a length in the [[The Boat Race 1896|previous year's race]], and held the overall lead, with 30 victories to Cambridge's 22.<ref name=results>{{Cite web | url = http://theboatraces.org/results | title =Men – Results | publisher = The Boat Race Company Limited | accessdate = 27 September 2014}}</ref> |
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Oxford were coached by G. C. Bourne who had rowed for Oxford in the [[The Boat Race 1882|1882]] and [[The Boat Race 1883|1883 races]], [[William Fletcher (rower)|William Fletcher]], who rowed for Oxford in the [[The Boat Race 1890|1890]], [[The Boat Race 1891|1891]], [[The Boat Race 1892|1892]] and [[The Boat Race 1893|1893 races]] and [[Douglas McLean (rower)|Douglas McLean]] (an Oxford Blue five times between 1883 and 1887). There is no record of who coached the Cambridge crew.<ref>Burnell, pp. 110–111</ref> The umpire for the race for the ninth year in a row was [[Frank Willan (rower)|Frank Willan]] who won the event four consecutive times, rowing for Oxford in the [[The Boat Race 1866|1866]], [[The Boat Race 1867|1867]], [[The Boat Race 1868|1868]] and [[The Boat Race 1869|1869 races]].<ref>Burnell, pp. 49, 59</ref> |
Oxford were coached by G. C. Bourne who had rowed for Oxford in the [[The Boat Race 1882|1882]] and [[The Boat Race 1883|1883 races]], [[William Fletcher (rower)|William Fletcher]], who rowed for Oxford in the [[The Boat Race 1890|1890]], [[The Boat Race 1891|1891]], [[The Boat Race 1892|1892]] and [[The Boat Race 1893|1893 races]] and [[Douglas McLean (rower)|Douglas McLean]] (an Oxford Blue five times between 1883 and 1887). There is no record of who coached the Cambridge crew.<ref>Burnell, pp. 110–111</ref> Oxford were very quick, and set a full course record (on the ebb tide) of 18 minutes and 27 seconds two weeks before the race.<ref name=drink103>Drinkwater, p. 103</ref> Conversely, according to author and former rower George Drinkwater, Cambridge "never fulfilled its early promise ... always slow into the water."<ref name=drink103/> |
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The umpire for the race for the ninth year in a row was [[Frank Willan (rower)|Frank Willan]] who won the event four consecutive times, rowing for Oxford in the [[The Boat Race 1866|1866]], [[The Boat Race 1867|1867]], [[The Boat Race 1868|1868]] and [[The Boat Race 1869|1869 races]].<ref>Burnell, pp. 49, 59</ref> |
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| 54th Boat Race | |||
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| Date | 3 April 1897 | ||
| Winner | Oxford | ||
| Margin of victory | 2 and 1/2 lengths | ||
| Winning time | 19 minutes 12 seconds | ||
| Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 22–31 | ||
| Umpire | Frank Willan (Oxford) | ||
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The 54th Boat Race took place on 3 April 1897. The Boat Race is an annual side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. In a race umpired by former rower Frank Willan, Oxford won by two-and-a-half lengths in a time of 19 minutes 12 seconds, the victory taking the overall record to 31–22 in their favour.
Background
The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the boat clubs of University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues")[1] and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues").[1] The race was first held in 1829, and since 1845 has taken place on the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London.[2][3] The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities, as of 2014 it is followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide.[4][5][6] Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having beaten Cambridge by two-fifths of a length in the previous year's race, and held the overall lead, with 30 victories to Cambridge's 22.[7]
Oxford were coached by G. C. Bourne who had rowed for Oxford in the 1882 and 1883 races, William Fletcher, who rowed for Oxford in the 1890, 1891, 1892 and 1893 races and Douglas McLean (an Oxford Blue five times between 1883 and 1887). There is no record of who coached the Cambridge crew.[8] Oxford were very quick, and set a full course record (on the ebb tide) of 18 minutes and 27 seconds two weeks before the race.[9] Conversely, according to author and former rower George Drinkwater, Cambridge "never fulfilled its early promise ... always slow into the water."[9]
The umpire for the race for the ninth year in a row was Frank Willan who won the event four consecutive times, rowing for Oxford in the 1866, 1867, 1868 and 1869 races.[10]
Crews
The Oxford crew weighed an average of 12 st 6.25 lb (78.8 kg), 0.875 pounds (0.4 kg) per rower more than their opponents.[11] The Cambridge boat included four former Blues in their number five William Augustus Bieber who was participating in his third Boat Race. American rower Benjamin Hunting Howell was the only participant in the race registered as non-British, hailing from the New York.[12] All but one of Oxford's crew had rowed in the event prior to 1897, only G. O. C. Edwards was new to the race. Eight of the nine members of the Dark Blue crew were educated at Eton College.[11] George Drinkwater, former Oxford rower and author stated "this year saw the finest Oxford crew that has ever rowed".[9]
| Seat | Oxford 
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| Name | College | Weight | Name | College | Weight | |
| Bow | J. J. J. de Knoop | New College | 11 st 6 lb | D. E. Campbell-Muir | Trinity Hall | 11 st 5 lb |
| 2 | G. O. C. Edwards | New College | 12 st 1 lb | A. S. Bell (P) | Trinity Hall | 12 st 1 lb |
| 3 | C. K. Phillips | New College | 12 st 0.5 lb | E. J. D. Taylor | Gonville and Caius | 12 st 13 lb |
| 4 | C. D. Burnell | Magdalen | 13 st 9 lb | B. H. Howell | Trinity Hall | 12 st 9 lb |
| 5 | E. R. Balfour | University | 13 st 8.5 lb | W. A. Bieber | Trinity Hall | 13 st 1 lb |
| 6 | R. Carr | Magdalen | 12 st 11.5 lb | D. Pennington | Gonville and Caius | 12 st 9 lb |
| 7 | W. E. Crum (P) | New College | 12 st 3 lb | W. Dudley Ward | 3rd Trinity | 12 st 6 lb |
| Stroke | H. G. Gold | Magdalen | 11 st 11 lb | W. J. Fernie | Trinity Hall | 11 st 13 lb |
| Cox | H. R. K. Pechell | Brasenose | 8 st 0.5 lb | E. C. Hawkins | Gonville and Caius | 8 st 1 lb |
| Source:[13] (P) – boat club president[14] | ||||||
Race
References
Notes
- ^ a b "Dark Blues aim to punch above their weight". The Observer. 6 April 2003. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ Smith, Oliver (25 March 2014). "University Boat Race 2014: spectators' guide". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "The Course". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "Former Winnipegger in winning Oxford–Cambridge Boat Race crew". CBC News. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
- ^ "TV and radio". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 5 July 2014.
- ^ Markovits, Andrei; Rensmann, Lars (6 June 2010). Gaming the World: How Sports Are Reshaping Global Politics and Culture. Princeton University Press. pp. 287–288. ISBN 978-0691137513.
- ^ "Men – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ Burnell, pp. 110–111
- ^ a b c Drinkwater, p. 103
- ^ Burnell, pp. 49, 59
- ^ a b Burnell, p. 66
- ^ Burnell, p. 39
- ^ Dodd, p. 312
- ^ 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 0-09-151340-5.
- Drinkwater, G. C.; Sanders, T. R. B. (1929). The University Boat Race – Official Centenary History. Cassell & Company, Ltd.
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