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Boat Race

The Oxford Companion to British History | 2002 | 265 words | Copyright

Boat Race. The Oxford and Cambridge universities' challenge race for eights was first rowed at Henley in 1829, with Oxford winning. It moved to London in 1836 and became an annual event in 1839. The race is over 4¼ miles from Putney to Mortlake.

J. A. Cannon

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