The Boat Race 1871
28th Boat Race | |||
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Date | 1 April 1871 | ||
Winner | Cambridge | ||
Margin of victory | 1 length | ||
Winning time | 23 minutes 10 seconds | ||
Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 12–16 | ||
Umpire | Joseph William Chitty (Oxford) | ||
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The 28th Boat Race between crews from the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge took place on the River Thames on the 1 April 1871. The race, umpired by Joseph William Chitty, was won by Cambridge by one length in a time of 23 minutes 10 seconds for their second consecutive victory.
Background
The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the 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] Cambridge went into the race as reigning champions, having defeated Oxford by three lengths in the previous year's race, while Oxford led overall with sixteen wins to Cambridge's eleven.[4]
Oxford were coached by W. D. Benson (their non-rowing president, who had rowed three times for the Dark Blues in the 1868, 1869 and 1870 races).[5] Cambridge's coach was John Graham Chambers (who rowed in the 1862 and 1863 race, and was a non-rowing president for the 1865 race)[6] and John Hilton Ridley (who rowed in the 1869 and 1870 races).[7]
The race was umpired by Joseph William Chitty who had rowed for Oxford twice in 1849 (in the March and December races) and the 1852 race, while the starter was Edward Searle.[8]
Crews
The Oxford crew weighed an average of 12
Seat | Cambridge |
Oxford | ||||
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Name | College | Weight | Name | College | Weight | |
Bow |
J. S. Follet | 3rd Trinity | 11 st 6.5 lb | S. H. Woodhouse | University | 11 st 6.5 lb |
2 | John B. Close | 1st Trinity | 11 st 8 lb | E. Giles | Christ Church | 11 st 13.5 lb |
3 | H. J. Lomax | 1st Trinity | 12 st 2 lb | T. S. Baker | Queen's | 13 st 3.5 lb |
4 | E. A. A. Spencer | 2nd Trinity | 12 st 9 lb | E. C. Malan | Worcester | 13 st 1 lb |
5 | W. H. Lowe | Christ's | 12 st 10 lb | J. E. Edwards-Moss | Balliol | 12 st 8.5 lb |
6 | E. L. Phelps | Sidney Sussex | 12 st 1 lb | F. E. H. Payne | St John's | 12 st 9.5 lb |
7 | E. S. L. Randolph | 3rd Trinity | 11 st 10 lb | J. M. Clintock-Bubury | Brasenose | 11 st 8 lb |
Stroke |
J. H. D. Goldie (P) | Lady Margaret Boat Club | 12 st 6.5 lb | R. Lesley | Pembroke | 11 st 10.5 lb |
Cox | H. E. Gordon | 1st Trinity | 7 st 13 lb | F. H. Hall | Corpus Christi | 7 st 10.5 lb |
Source:[9] (P) – boat club president (W. D. Benson was Oxford's non-rowing president)[11] |
Race
There was "little or no tide and head wind over part of the course" according to Drinkwater.
References
Notes
- ^ a b "Dark Blues aim to punch above their weight". The Observer. 6 April 2003. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ Smith, Oliver (25 March 2014). "University Boat Race 2014: spectators' guide". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ "The Course". The Boat Race Company Limited. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Boat Race – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ Burnell, p. 96
- ^ Burnell, p. 104
- ^ Burnell, pp. 108, 110–111
- ^ Burnell, pp. 49, 97
- ^ a b c Burnell, p. 60
- ^ Burnell, p. 59
- ^ Burnell, p. 50–51
- ^ a b Drinkwater, p. 65
Bibliography
- 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.