The Boat Race 1897
| 54th Boat Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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) | ||
| |||
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. Oxford won by two-and-a-half lengths in a time of 19 minutes 12 seconds.
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]
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.[8]
Crews
| Seat | Oxford 
|
Cambridge File:University of Cambridge coat of arms official.svg | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 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:[9] (P) – boat club president[10] | ||||||
Race
George Drinkwater, former Oxford rower and author stated "this year saw the finest oxford crew that has ever rowed".[11]
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. 49, 59
- ^ Dodd, p. 312
- ^ Burnell, pp. 50–51
- ^ Drinkwater, p. 103
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.
External links
The Boat Races | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 |  | ||
| |||
 | This rowing-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |