Women's Boat Race 1929

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
Date16 March 1929 (1929-03-16)
WinnerCambridge
Winning time3 minutes 32 2/5 seconds
Overall record
(Cambridge–Oxford)
1–1

Background

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The first Women's Boat Race was conducted on The Isis in 1927.[1] No race was held in 1928.[2]

Crews

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Cambridge 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

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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 Oxford by 0.4 seconds.[4] The victory took the overall record in the competition to 1–1.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Women's Boat Race – Confetti, Streamers, and Toy Trumpets". Western Daily Press. 16 March 1927. p. 5.(subscription required)
  2. ^ a b "Boat Race – Results". The Boat Race Company Limited. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Women's University Race". The Times. 18 March 1929. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Women's Boat Race". Yorkshire Evening Post. 16 March 1929. p. 8.(subscription required)
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