Background
Crews
The Cambridge crew weighed an average of 12 st 4.625 lb (78.1 kg), per rower more than their opponents. Oxford saw three rowers return to their crew with Boat Race experience, including D. E. Tinne who was making his third consecutive appearance. Cambridge's crew included five rowers who had participated in the event prior to this year, including theirRace
Oxford won the toss and elected to start from the Middlesex station, handing the Surrey side of the river to Cambridge. In wind gusting from the south-west, the umpire Gibbons started the race. Cambridge took an early lead, although they were out-rated by the Dark Blues. The boats were close, with oars nearly touching, for the first two minutes of the race, before the Light Blue cox steered to avoid a collision. By the end of Fulham Wall, Cambridge held a half-length lead although Oxford kept in touch, and even reduced the deficit to a quarter of a length by the time the crews passed the Mile Post. By the Crab Tree pub, Cambridge'sReferences
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