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The inaugural
Women's Boat Race The Women's Boat Race is an annual rowing (sport), rowing race between Cambridge University Boat Club and Oxford University Women's Boat Club. First rowed in 1927, the race has taken place annually since 1964. Since the The Boat Races 2015, 20 ...
took place on 15 March 1927. The contest was between crews from the Universities of
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and
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and held on
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in Oxford.


Race

''The Times'' reported that "large and hostile crowds gathered on the towpath", while ''The New York Times'' stated "a crowd of fully five thousand persons was on hand as a willing cheering section". The crews were forbidden from racing side-by-side, and the winners were judged "rowing down stream for style and back again for speed" along the course "from the Free Ferry from the top of Iffley Reach to the
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barge", a distance of approximately . The Cambridge crew wore "white jumpers and chocolate shorts and stockings" while Oxford sported "white and dark blue shorts". The judges for the contest were T. H. Henn (representing Cambridge) and J. G. Geoffreys (representing Oxford). Reports differ as to the judges' opinions on style: one suggests they failed to agree on a winner, another indicates that they deemed the style of each crew to be equal. As a result, the judges based the result on speed: the race was won by Oxford in a time of 3 minutes 36 seconds, beating Cambridge by 15 seconds. The next Women's Boat Race would take place two years later.


Crews


See also

*
The Boat Race 1927 The 79th Boat Race took place on 2 April 1927. Held annually, the Boat Race is a Rowing (sport)#Side by side, side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of University of Oxford, Oxford and University of Cambridge, Cambridge a ...


References


External links


Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Women's Boat Race 1927 Women's Boat Race 1927 in English sport March 1927 sports events in the United Kingdom
Boat A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size or capacity, its shape, or its ability to carry boats. Small boats are typically used on inland waterways s ...
Boat A boat is a watercraft of a large range of types and sizes, but generally smaller than a ship, which is distinguished by its larger size or capacity, its shape, or its ability to carry boats. Small boats are typically used on inland waterways s ...