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.
| 2nd Women's Boat Race | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | 16 March 1929 | ||
| Winner | Cambridge | ||
| Winning time | 3 minutes 32 2/5 seconds | ||
| Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 1–1 | ||
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Background
editThe first Women's Boat Race was conducted on The Isis in 1927.[1] No race was held in 1928.[2]
Crews
editCambridge were represented by Newnham while Oxford saw a mix of St Hilda's and Oxford Home-Students.[3]
| Seat | Cambridge 
|
Oxford 
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
editThe 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 Oxford by 0.4 seconds.[4] The victory took the overall record in the competition to 1–1.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Women's Boat Race – Confetti, Streamers, and Toy Trumpets". Western Daily Press. 16 March 1927. p. 5.(subscription required)
- ^ a b "Boat Race – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ 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)