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==Background==
==Background==
[[The Boat Race]] is a [[Rowing (sport)#Side by side|side-by-side rowing]] competition between the [[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 = 20 August 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 June 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 = 24 July 2014 | publisher = The Boat Race Company Limited}}</ref> The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and worldwide.<ref name=CBC>{{cite news|title=Former Winnipegger in winning Oxford&ndash;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> Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having won the [[The Boat Race 1861|1861 race]] by 16 lengths,<ref name=results>{{Cite web | url = http://theboatraces.org/results| publisher = The Boat Race Company Limited| title = Boat Race – Results| accessdate = 20 August 2014}}</ref> with Cambridge leading overall with 10 victories to Oxford's 8 (excluding the "dead heat" of 1877).<ref>{{Cite web | url= http://theboatraces.org/classic-moments-the-1877-dead-heat | publisher = The Boat Race Company Limited | title = Classic moments – the 1877 dead heat | accessdate =20 August 2014}}</ref>
[[The Boat Race]] is a [[Rowing (sport)#Side by side|side-by-side rowing]] competition between the [[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 = 20 August 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 June 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 = 24 July 2014 | publisher = The Boat Race Company Limited}}</ref> The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and worldwide.<ref name=CBC>{{cite news|title=Former Winnipegger in winning Oxford&ndash;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> Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having won the [[The Boat Race 1861|1861 race]] by sixteen lengths,<ref name=results>{{Cite web | url = http://theboatraces.org/results| publisher = The Boat Race Company Limited| title = Boat Race – Results| accessdate = 20 August 2014}}</ref> with Cambridge leading overall with ten victories to Oxford's eight (excluding the "dead heat" of 1877).<ref>{{Cite web | url= http://theboatraces.org/classic-moments-the-1877-dead-heat | publisher = The Boat Race Company Limited | title = Classic moments – the 1877 dead heat | accessdate =20 August 2014}}</ref>


==Crews==
==Crews==

Revision as of 19:29, 18 November 2014

19th Boat Race
Date12 April 1862 (1862-04-12)
WinnerOxford
Margin of victory10 lengths
Winning time24 minutes 34 seconds
Overall record
(Cambridge–Oxford)		10–9
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The 19th Boat Race between crews from the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge took place on the River Thames on 12 April 1862. Oxford won by 10 lengths.[1]


Background

The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues")[2] and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues").[2] 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.[3][4] The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and worldwide.[5] Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having won the 1861 race by sixteen lengths,[1] with Cambridge leading overall with ten victories to Oxford's eight (excluding the "dead heat" of 1877).[6]

Crews

Seat Cambridge
File:University of Cambridge coat of arms official.svg 		Oxford
Name College Weight Name College Weight
Bow P. F. Gorst Lady Margaret Boat Club 10 st 4 lb W. B. Woodgate Brasenose 11 st 6 lbs
2 J. G. Chambers 3rd Trinity 11 st 5 lb O. S. Wynne Christ Church 11 st 3 lb
3 E. Sanderson Corpus Christi 10 st 10 lb W. B. R. Jacobson Christ Church 12 st 4 lb
4 W. C. Smyly 1st Trinity 11 st 5 lb R. E. L. Burton Christ Church 12 st 5 lb
5 R. U. P. Fitzgerald Trinity Hall 11 st 3 lb A. Morrison (P) Balliol 12 st 8.5 lb
6 H. H. Collings 3rd Trinity 11 st 2 lb A. R. Poole Trinity 12 st 5 lb
7 J. G. Buchanan 1st Trinity 10 st 12 lb C. R. Carr Wadham 11 st 2.5 lb
Stroke G. H. Richards (P) 1st Trinity 10 st 5 lb W. M. Hoare Exeter 11 st 1 lb
Cox F. H. Archer Corpus Christi 5 st 2 lb F. Hopwood Christ Church 7 st 3 lb
Source:[7]
(P) – boat club president[8]

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Boat Race – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 30 July 2014. Cite error: The named reference "results" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b "Dark Blues aim to punch above their weight". The Observer. 6 April 2003. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  3. ^ Smith, Oliver (25 March 2014). "University Boat Race 2014: spectators' guide". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  4. ^ "The Course". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  5. ^ "Former Winnipegger in winning Oxford–Cambridge Boat Race crew". CBC News. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Classic moments – the 1877 dead heat". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  7. ^ MacMichael, p. 291–292
  8. ^ Burnell, pp. 50–51

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