The Boat Race 1912
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The 69th Boat Race took place on 30 March 1912 with a re-row on 1 April. Held annually, the event is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. Oxford went into the race as reigning champions, having won the previous year's race. Umpired by former Cambridge rower Frederick I. Pitman, this year's race ended with Cambridge sinking and Oxford waterlogged. Pitman declared the result as "No Race" and in the subsequent re-row on the following Monday, the race was won by Oxford by six lengths. Oxford's fourth consecutive victory took the overall record in the event to 38–30 in their favour.
69th Boat Race | |||
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Date | 30 March 1912 (1912-03-30) & 1 April 1912 (1912-04-01) | ||
Winner | Oxford | ||
Margin of victory | 6 lengths | ||
Winning time | 22 minutes 5 seconds | ||
Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 30–38 | ||
Umpire | Frederick I. Pitman (Cambridge) | ||
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