Women's Boat Race 1929
2nd Women's Boat Race | |||
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Date | 16 March 1929 | ||
Winner | Cambridge | ||
Winning time | 3 minutes 32 2/5 seconds | ||
Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 1–1 | ||
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The 2nd Women's Boat Race took place on 16 March 1929. The contest was between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge and held on the River Thames along a half-mile course.
Background[]
The first Women's Boat Race was conducted on The Isis in 1927.[1] No race was held in 1928.[2]
Crews[]
Cambridge were represented by Newnham while Oxford saw a mix of St Hilda's and Oxford Home-Students.[3]
Seat | Cambridge ![]() |
Oxford ![]() | ||||
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Name | College | Name | College | |||
Bow | E. M. Furtado | Newnham | Hodd | St Hilda's | ||
2 | M. Hall | Newnham | Collingwood | St Hilda's | ||
3 | M. W. Young | Newnham | Montgomery | Oxford Home-Students | ||
4 | D. A. Payne | Newnham | Cattle | Oxford Home-Students | ||
5 | M. Crosseley | Newnham | Fenning | Oxford Home-Students | ||
6 | D. J. Thompson | Newnham | Hammond | Oxford Home-Students | ||
7 | G. M. Wiseman | Newnham | Boyd | St Hilda's | ||
Stroke | M Hill | Newnham | Francombe | Oxford Home-Students | ||
Cox | M Evans | Newnham | Harris | St Hilda's | ||
Source:[3] |
Race[]
The crews were forbidden from racing side-by-side, so Cambridge rowed the 0.5-mile (0.80 km) course first, followed by Oxford. The contest was won by Cambridge in a time of 3 minutes 32.4 seconds, beating Cambridge by 0.4 seconds.[4] The victory took the overall record in the competition to 1–1.[2]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Women's Boat Race – Confetti, Streamers, and Toy Trumpets". Western Daily Press. 16 March 1927. p. 5.(subscription required)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Boat Race – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Women's University Race". The Times. 18 March 1929. p. 6.
- ^ "Women's Boat Race". Yorkshire Evening Post. 16 March 1929. p. 8.(subscription required)
External links[]
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