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 THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE 1999


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Oxford versus Cambridge since 1829

Course: Putney to Mortlake except 1829 (Henley); (a) Westminster to Putney; (b) Mortlake to Putney; (c) First race March 30, both sank; (d) First race March 24, Oxford sank near start; * Race record.

YearDateWinnerMin/sec.DistanceAve weight
winner (st. lb)
Ave weight
loser (st. lb)
1829June 10Oxford14.30Easily -11 1 3/4
1836June 17Cambridge (a)36.01 min11 8 5/811 7 3/4
1839April 3Cambridge (a)31.01 min 45sec11 0 3/411 10 1/2
1840April 15Cambridge (a)29.303/4 length11 811 10 1/2
1841April 14Cambridge (a)32.301 min 5sec11 5 5/811 4 1/8
1842June 11Oxford (a)30.1013 sec.11 9 5/811 3 3/4
1845March 15Cambridge23.3030 sec.11 2 5/811 9
1846April 3Cambridge (b)21.53 lengths11 8 3/811 4 1/2
1849March 29Cambridge22.0Easily11 2 1/211 0 5/8
1849Dec 15Oxford -Foul11 5 7/811 5 3/4
1852April 3Oxford21.3627 sec.11 6 1/211 8 1/2
1854April 8Oxford25.2911 strokes11 1 7/810 10 1/4
1856March 15Cambridge (b)25.451/2 length11 9 3/811 0 5/8
1857April 4Oxford22.5032 sec11 5 7/811 8
1858March 27Cambridge21.2322 sec11 7 7/811 10 5/8
1859April 15Oxford24.40Camb. sank11 8 3/411 5 1/2
1860March 31Cambridge26.051 length11 6 1/211 10 1/2
1861March 23Oxford23.3047 sec11 4 1/411 4 7/8
1862April 12Oxford (b)24.4030 sec11 11 3/810 13 1/8
1863March 28Oxford (b)23.0645 sec11 8 1/211 5 3/4
1864March 19Oxford21.4027 sec11 7 1/211 11 1/2
1865April 8Oxford21.244 lengths11 11 1/411 9 7/8
1866March 24Oxford25.353 lengths11 12 3/411 11 3/8
1867April 13Oxford22.391/2 length12 03/811 12
1868April 4Oxford20.566 lengths11 11 5/811 11 7/8
1869March 17Oxford20.043 lengths12 0 1/411 12 1/8
1870April 6Cambridge22.041 1/2 lengths11 13 1/411 13 1/4
1871April 1Cambridge23.101 length12 1 3/812 4 1/8
1872March 23Cambridge21.152 lengths11 12 7/811 11 1/8
1873March 29Cambridge19.353 lengths11 1111 5 3/4
1874March 28Cambridge22.353 1/2 lengths11 12 1/811 9 1/8
1875March 20Oxford22.210 lengths11 12 3/811 10 3/4
1876April 8Cambridge20.20Easily11 13 7/811 13 7/8
1877March 24Dead-Heat24.8 (O)12 2 7/8 (C)11 13 3/4
1878April 13Oxford22.1510 lengths12 3 5/811 12 3/4
1879April 5Cambridge21.183 lengths12 1 5/812 0 1/4
1880March 22Oxford21.233 3/4 lengths11 13 1/411 9 1/2
1881April 8Oxford21.513 lengths11 11 3/411 9 3/4
1882April 1Oxford20.127 lengths11 11 1/811 12 5/8
1883March 15Oxford21.183 1/2 lengths11 1212 2 3/4
1884April 7Cambridge21.392 1/2 lengths11 1311 12 3/4
1885March 28Oxford21.362 1/2 lengths12 6 3/411 13
1886April 3Cambridge22.302/3 lengths11 13 3/412 3 3/4
1887March 26Cambridge20.522 1/2 lengths11 13 1/412 3 1/2
1888March 24Cambridge20.487 lengths11 1211 13 3/4
1889March 30Cambridge20.143 lengths12 0 1/412 3 1/2
1890March 26Oxford22.031 length12 1 1/212 1 1/2
1891March 21Oxford21.481/2 length12 3 3/411 10
1892April 9Oxford19.102 1/4 lengths12 3 3/811 11 7/8
1893March 22Oxford18.451 length 4ft12 3 1/812 0
1894March 17Oxford21.393 1/2 lengths12 311 10
1895March 30Oxford20.502 1/4 lengths12 1 7/812 0 3/4
1896March 28Oxford20.012/5 lengths12 6 1/212 5 1/2
1897April 3Oxford19.122 1/2 lengths12 6 1/412 5 3/8
1898March 26Oxford22.15Easily12 712 6 1/2
1899March 25Cambridge21.043 1/4 lengths12 2 1/412 5
1900March 31Cambridge18.4520 lengths12 4 5/812 4 3/8
1901March 30Oxford22.312/3 lengths12 3 1/212 1 1/4
1902March 22Cambridge19.095 lengths12 1 5/812 6 1/2
1903April 1Cambridge19.336 lengths12 3 3/411 13 1/2
1904March 26Cambridge21.374 1/2 lengths11 8 3/411 9 3/4
1905April 1Oxford20.353 lengths11 12 5/812 0
1906April 7Cambridge19.253 1/2 lengths11 13 3/812 3 1/8
1907March 16Cambridge20.264 1/2 lengths12 2 7/812 1
1908April 4Cambridge19.202 1/2 lengths12 3 1/412 1
1909April 3Oxford19.503 1/2 lengths12 8 1/412 5 3/8
1910March 23Oxford20.143 1/2 lengths12 8 3/412 4 1/4
1911April 1Oxford18.292 3/4 lengths12 7 1/212 3 7/8
1912April 1Oxford (c)22.056 lengths12 5 7/811 12 1/4
1913March 13Oxford20.533/4 length12 8 1/412 4 1/2
1914March 28Cambridge20.234 1/2 lengths12 9 1/412 6
1920March 27Cambridge21.114 lengths12 912 7 1/2
1921March 30Cambridge19.451 length12 12 1/212 7 1/2
1922April 1Cambridge19.274 1/2 lengths12 1112 4
1923March 24Oxford20.543/4 length12 8 1/212 8 7/8
1924April 5Cambridge18.414 1/2 lengths11 13 5/812 5 1/2
1925March 28Cambridge21.50Ox. sank12 1 3/812 0 7/8
1926March 27Cambridge19.295 lengths12 3 3/412 10 1/2
1927April 2Cambridge20.143 lengths12 3 3/812 8 5/8
1928March 31Cambridge20.2510 lengths12 912 6 1/8
1929March 23Cambridge19.247 lengths12 1012 4 1/2
1930April 12Cambridge19.092 lengths12 812 6 1/2
1931March 21Cambridge19.262 1/2 lengths12 2 1/212 3 1/2
1932March 19Cambridge19.115 lengths12 2 3/411 13 1/4
1933April 1Cambridge20.572 1/4 lengths12 512 4 3/8
1934March 17Cambridge18.034 1/4 lengths12 10 3/412 12 1/2
1935April 6Cambridge19.484 1/2 lengths12 8 3/412 13
1936April 4Cambridge21.065 lengths13 0 1/212 10 3/4
1937March 24Oxford22.393 lengths12 13 1/212 5 1/2
1938April 2Oxford20.302 lengths12 13 3/412 6 1/2
1939April 1Cambridge19.034 lengths12 912 5
1946March 30Oxford19.543 lengths11 8 3/412 4 1/2
1947March 29Cambridge23.110 lengths12 4 7/811 12 3/4
1948March 27Cambridge17.505 lengths12 9 5/812 9 1/4
1949March 26Cambridge18.571/4 length12 10 1/212 8
1950April 1Cambridge20.153 1/2 lengths12 512 2
1951March 26Cambridge (d)20.5012 lengths12 712 13
1952March 29Oxford20.23Canvas13 013 2 1/2
1953March 28Cambridge19.548 lengths12 1012 13
1954April 3Oxford20.234 1/2 lengths12 412 11 1/4
1955March 26Cambridge19.1016 lengths13 2 1/212 5 1/2
1956March 24Cambridge18.361 1/4 lengths13 312 8
1957March 30Cambridge19.012 lengths12 11 1/213 5
1958April 5Cambridge18.153 1/2 lengths13 3 1/813 0
1959March 28Oxford18.526 lengths12 12 3/412 13 1/2
1960April 2Oxford18.591 1/4 lengths12 9 1/212 9 1/8
1961April 1Cambridge19.224 1/4 lengths12 1112 12
1962April 7Cambridge19.465 lengths13 013 2 3/4
1963March 23Oxford20.475 lengths13 0 1/812 6 1/2
1964March 28Cambridge19.186 1/2 lengths13 6 1/213 7 1/2
1965April 3Oxford18.074 lengths13 4 1/413 8 1/4
1966March 26Oxford19.123 3/4 lengths13 5 3/413 7
1967March 25Oxford18.523 1/4 lengths13 9 1/413 11
1968March 30Cambridge18.223 1/2 lengths13 7 1/813 1 1/4
1969April 5Cambridge18.044 lengths13 913 6
1970March 28Cambridge20.223 1/2 lengths13 10 3/413 7 3/4
1971March 27Cambridge17.5810 lengths13 613 8 1/4
1972April 1Cambridge18.369 1/2lengths13 11 1/813 2 7/8
1973April 7Cambridge19.2113 lengths13 913 3 5/8
1974April 6Oxford17.355 1/2 lengths13 513 5 1/4
1975March 29Cambridge19.273 3/4 lengths13 9 3/413 2 3/4
1976March 20Oxford16.586 1/2 lengths14 0 5/813 10 1/8
1977March 19Oxford19.287 lengths13 9 1/213 3 1/8
1978March 25Oxford18.58Camb. sank13 8 1/413 9 3/4
1979March 17Oxford20.333 1/2 lengths13 41/413 4 1/8
1980April 5Oxford19.20Canvas13 8 1/213 8 1/2
1981April 4Oxford18.118 lengths13 813 6 1/2
1982March 27Oxford18.213 1/4 lengths13 13 7/813 3 1/4
1983April 2Oxford19.074 1/2 lengths14 8 3/414 1 1/2
1984March 18Oxford16.453 3/4 lengths13 121/213 1 1/2
1985April 6Oxford17.114 3/4 lengths13 131/813 9 1/8
1986March 29Cambridge17.587 lengths13 9 1/814 0 7/8
1987March 28Oxford19.594 lengths14 6 1/413 12 1/2
1988April 2Oxford17.355 1/2 lengths14 11 1/213 5 1/2
1989March 25Oxford18.272 1/2 lengths13 13 1/414 10 1/8
1990March 31Oxford17.222 1/4 lengths14 11 1/212 10 1/2
1991March 30Oxford16.594 1/4 lengths13 10 1/213 1
1992April 4Oxford17.441 1/4 lengths13 713 9 1/2
1993March 27Cambridge17.003 1/2 lengths13 10 1/213 12 1/4
1994March 26Cambridge18.096 1/2 lengths14 6 3/414 5
1995April 1Cambridge18.044 lengths14 214 5
1996April 6Cambridge16.582 3/4 lengths13 11 3/813 12 5/8
1997March 29Cambridge17.382 lengths14 2 1/814 1 1/8
1998March 28Cambridge16.19*3 lengths14 13 3/814 0 3/8
1999April 3Cambridge16:413 1/2 lengths14 9 1/214 10

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