The Boat Race 1884
| 41st Boat Race | |||
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| Date | 7 April 1884 | ||
| Winner | Cambridge | ||
| Margin of victory | 2 and 1/2 lengths | ||
| Winning time | 21 minutes 39 seconds | ||
| Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) |
18–22 | ||
| Umpire |
Robert Lewis-Lloyd (Cambridge) |
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The 41st Boat Race took place on 7 April 1884. The Boat Race is an annual side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. The race, for which Robert Lewis-Lloyd acted as both umpire and starter for the first time, was won by Cambridge by margin of two-and-a-half lengths in a time of 21 minutes 39 seconds. The victory took the overall record in the event to 22–18 in Oxford's favour.
The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues") and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues"). First held in 1829, the race takes place on the 4.2 miles (6.8 km) Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities; it is followed throughout the United Kingdom and as of 2014, broadcast worldwide. Oxford went into the race as reigning champions having won the previous year's race by three-and-a-half lengths, and held the overall lead, with 22 victories to Cambridge's 17 (excluding the "dead heat" of 1877).
Oxford were coached by Tom Cottingham Edwards-Moss (who rowed for the Dark Blues four times between the 1875 and the 1878 races) and William Grenfell (who represented Oxford in the 1877 and 1878 races). Herbert Edward Rhodes was the Cambridge coach; he had rowed for the Light Blues four times between 1873 and 1876 and was Cambridge University Boat Club president in 1875. The umpire for the race was Robert Lewis-Lloyd (who had rowed for Cambridge four times between 1856 and 1859) and for the first time acted as starter. He replaced Edward Searle (who had acted in that capacity since at least 1840) after the previous year's chaotic start when one of the crews failed to hear his command to start. The race had been postponed by two days because of the funeral of the Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany.
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