The Boat Race 1879
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The Boat Race 1879
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The 36th Boat Race took place on 5 April 1879. The Boat Race is an annual side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. Each crew contained four Blues. In a race umpired by former Oxford rower Joseph William Chitty, Cambridge led all the way, and won by a margin of three lengths in a time of 21 minutes 18 seconds. The victory took the overall record to 18–17 in Oxford's favour.
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Oxford versus Cambridge rowing race
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boat_Race_1879
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2014-10-04T08:45:53Z
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2024-08-31T14:27:37Z
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