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76th Boat Race
Date5 April 1924 (1924-04-05)
WinnerCambridge
Margin of victory4 and 1/2 lengths
Winning time18 minutes 41 seconds
Overall record
(Cambridge–Oxford)		35–40
UmpireFrederick I. Pitman
(Cambridge)
← 1923 1925 →

The 76th Boat Race took place on 5 April 1924. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. In this year's race, umpired by former rower Frederick I. Pitman, Cambridge won by four-and-a-half lengths in a time of 18 minutes 41 seconds. The victory took the overall record in the event to 40–35 in Oxford's favour.

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] The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and worldwide.[4] Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having won the 1923 race by three-quarters of a length, and led overall with 40 victories to Cambridge's 34 (excluding the "dead heat" of 1877).[5][6]

For the sixteenth year the umpire was old Etonian Frederick I. Pitman who rowed for Cambridge in the 1884, 1885 and 1886 races.[7]

Crews

Seat Oxford
Cambridge
File:University of Cambridge coat of arms official.svg
Name College Weight Name College Weight
Bow P. C. Mallam Queen's 11 st 11.5 lb G. E. G. Goddard Jesus 11 st 9.5 lb
2 P. R. Wace Brasenose 12 st 1.5 lb J. F. Herbert King's 11 st 9 lb
3 W. F. Godden Trinity 12 st 12 lb J. A. Macnabb 3rd Trinity 11 st 11.75 lb
4 R. E. Eason All Souls 13 st 1.5 lb G. L. Elliot-Smith Lady Margaret Boat Club 13 st 2 lb
5 G. J. Mower-White Brasenose 13 st 9.5 lb G. H. Ambler Clare 12 st 2 lb
6 J. E. Pedder Worcester 13 st 2 lb T. D. A. Collet Pembroke 12 st 4 lb
7 G. E. G. Gadsden Christ Church 10 st 10 lb C. R. M. Eley 3rd Trinity 11 st 4 lb
Stroke W. P. Mellen Brasenose 10 st 10 lb A. B. Stobart Pembroke 11 st 10.5 lb
Cox G. D. Clapperton Magdalen 7 st 9.5 lb J. A. Brown Gonville and Caius 7 st 7 lb
Source:[8]
(P) – boat club president[9]

Race

The Championship Course along which the Boat Race is contested

Cambridge won the toss and elected to start from the Surrey station, handing the Middlesex side of the river to Oxford.[8] Umpire Pitman started the race in bright sunshine and a light breeze at 2:23 p.m.[10]

Cambridge passed the finishing post four and a half lengths ahead, in a time of 18 minutes 41 seconds, the fastest winning time since the 1911 race. It was Cambridge's fourth win in five years and took the overall record in the event to 40–35 in Oxford's favour.[5]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Dark Blues aim to punch above their weight". The Observer. 6 April 2003. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. ^ Smith, Oliver (25 March 2014). "University Boat Race 2014: spectators' guide". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  3. ^ "The Course". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Former Winnipegger in winning Oxford–Cambridge Boat Race crew". CBC News. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Boat Race – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Classic moments – the 1877 dead heat". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  7. ^ Burnell, pp. 49, 108
  8. ^ a b Burnell, p. 72
  9. ^ Burnell, pp. 50–51
  10. ^ Drinkwater, pp. 141–142

Bibliography

  • Burnell, Richard (1979). One Hundred and Fifty Years of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race. Precision Press. ISBN 978-0-95-006387-4.
  • 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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