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88-504: Bishop Selwyn's see was focused on New Zealand . In December 1847 he began a series of voyages to the Pacific Islands, which were included in his diocese by a clerical error in his letters patent . His see should have been defined as lying between 34th and 50th degrees of south latitude. The clerk drafted the boundaries as lying between 34th degrees of north latitude and 50th degrees of south latitude, which include islands to

176-411: A " Blue Boat ", with Cambridge in light blue and Oxford in dark blue . As of the 2024 race , Cambridge has won the men's race 87 times to Oxford's 81 times, with one dead heat , and has led Oxford in cumulative wins since 1930. In the women's race, Cambridge has won the race 47 times to Oxford's 30 times, and has led Oxford in cumulative wins since 1966. A reserve boat race has been held since 1965 for

264-628: A blue to 2006 and 2007 Cambridge oarsman Thorsten Engelmann , as he did not complete his academic course and instead returned to the German national rowing team to prepare for the Beijing Olympics. This has caused a debate about a change of rules, and one suggestion is that only students who are enrolled in courses lasting at least two years should be eligible to race. According to British Olympic gold medallist Martin Cross , Boat Race crews of

352-872: A church and training centre for missionaries. The Melanesian Mission established an administrative centre on Mota island in the Banks Islands (now part of Vanuatu ) and the Mota language became the lingua franca of the mission. The missionaries included: Today it continues to provide financial and staffing support for the Anglican Church of Melanesia , an independent province of the Anglican Communion . Its headquarters are in Feniton , Devon . George Selwyn (bishop of Lichfield) George Augustus Selwyn (5 April 1809 – 11 April 1878)

440-408: A crew had won the boat race without an official recorded winning time. After the end of the race Oxford's bow man, Alex Woods, received emergency treatment after collapsing in the boat from exhaustion. Because of the circumstances, the post-race celebrations by the winning Cambridge crew were unusually muted and the planned award ceremony was cancelled. Like other sports events, the 2020 boat race

528-408: A full blue, whereas the men's boat receives a half-blue. Boat race became such a popular phrase that it was incorporated into Cockney rhyming slang , for "face". In the stories of P. G. Wodehouse , several characters allude to Boat Race night as a time of riotous celebration (presumably after the victory of the character's alma mater ). This frequently sees the participants in trouble with

616-807: A large tract of land in Kew , Surrey , and a road built on it, leading from Kew Gardens station to Kew Gardens , was named Lichfield Road after the bishop. Selwyn is honoured on the calendars of the Church of England and the Episcopal Church (United States) on 11 April . The Selwyn River / Waikirikiri in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand is named in his honour, as are the associated Selwyn District (through which it runs) and settlement of Selwyn . In 1905, Selwyn Road in Epsom , Auckland

704-495: A lone protester, Australian Trenton Oldfield, entered the water from Chiswick Eyot and deliberately swam between the boats near Chiswick Pier with the intention of protesting against spending cuts, and what he saw as the erosion of civil liberties and a growing culture of elitism within British society. Once he was spotted by assistant umpire Sir Matthew Pinsent , both boats were required to stop for safety reasons. Once restarted,

792-422: A magnificent spurt at 40 strokes to the minute, with a view of catching their opponents before reaching the winning-post. Thus struggling over the remaining portion of the course, the two eights raced past the flag alongside one another, and the gun fired amid a scene of excitement rarely equalled and never exceeded. Cheers for one crew were succeeded by counter-cheers for the other, and it was impossible to tell what

880-654: A policeman's helmet one year; the beginning of the first episode of the television series Jeeves and Wooster shows his court appearance on this occasion. In the short story Jeeves and the Chump Cyril , he describes having to repeatedly bail out of jail a friend who is arrested every year on Boat Race night. In Missee Lee by Arthur Ransome (one of the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books) Captain Flint (who had dropped out of Oxford) tells Missee Lee he

968-456: A single shot of around a minute, it was the first film to be commercially screened in the UK outside London. The event is now a British national institution, and is televised live each year. The women's race has received television coverage and grown in popularity since 2015, attracting a television audience of 4.8 million viewers that year. BBC Television first covered the men's race in 1938,

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1056-496: A thorough visitation of the whole of New Zealand, and in December 1847 began a series of voyages to the Pacific Islands, which were included in his diocese by a clerical error in his letters patent . His see should have been defined as lying between 34th and 50th degrees of south latitude. The clerk drafted the boundaries as lying between 34th degrees of north latitude and 50th degrees of south latitude, which included islands to

1144-537: A women's race in 1984. Both races are currently held on the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course from Putney to Mortlake, although they previously formed part of the Henley Boat Races , along with various other rowing races between the two universities including the openweight women's Boat Race until 2015. Competitors in the event have gone on to compete at international and Olympic levels, as well as represent their universities at openweight level. For

1232-453: Is now known, began in 1880. The foundation stone of the college was laid by Edward Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis in a ceremony on 1 June 1881. A Charter of Incorporation was granted by Queen Victoria on 13 September 1882, and the west range of Old Court was ready for use by the college's official opening (with the Master's installation) on 10 October 1882. Selwyn's first 28 undergraduates joined

1320-585: The Classical Tripos in 1831, graduating Bachelor of Arts (BA) 1831, Cambridge Master of Arts (MA Cantab) 1834, and Doctor of Divinity (DD) per lit. reg. 1842, and was a fellow of St John's from 1833 to 1840. He was a member of the Cambridge crew which competed in the inaugural Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race at Henley on Thames in 1829. After graduating from Cambridge, Selwyn worked at Eton College, becoming assistant master and tutoring

1408-650: The College of St John the Evangelist , to teach theology to candidates for ordination. On 5 July 1842 Selwyn set out on a six-month tour of his diocese leaving the Mission Station in the care of Sarah, his wife, and Cotton. In November, Selwyn travelled on the brig Victoria down the west coast of the North Island to visit Octavius Hadfield at the Ōtaki mission and the mission at Whanganui ; then up

1496-705: The Goldie Boathouse is named). The women's reserve crews are Osiris (Oxford) and Blondie (Cambridge). A veterans' boat race, usually held on a weekday before the main Boat Race, takes place on the Thames between Putney and Hammersmith. The two universities also field lightweight men's and women's crews. These squads race each other in eights as part of the Lightweight Boat Races . The first men's race took place in 1975, being joined by

1584-578: The Lambeth Conference , an institution which his own work had done much to bring about. While in England Selwyn accepted, with much reluctance, the offer of the see of Lichfield . Selwyn's election as the ninety-first Bishop of Lichfield was confirmed at St Mary-le-Bow on 4 January and he was enthroned at Lichfield Cathedral on 9 January 1868. Later that year, he paid a farewell visit to New Zealand and resigned that See (and

1672-714: The University Boat Race and the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race . The men's race was first held in 1829 and has been held annually since 1856, except during the First and Second World Wars (although unofficial races were conducted) and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The first women's event was held in 1927, and the Women's Boat Race has been an annual event since 1964. Since 2015 , the women's race has taken place on

1760-503: The University Boat Race Stones on the south bank. The clubs' presidents toss a coin (the 1829 sovereign) before the race for the right to choose which side of the river (station) they will row on: their decision is based on the weather, the speed of the flood tide, and how the three bends in the course might favour their crew's pace. The north station (' Middlesex ') has the advantage of the first and last bends, and

1848-403: The business process outsourcing company Xchanging for a few years until 2012. Since 2010 the deal has included the crews agreeing to wear the logo on their race kit for more funding. Prior to this, all sponsorship marks had been scrupulously discarded on boating for the competition, on amateurist , 'Corinthian' values but perhaps also as before televised races a single sponsor for both crews

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1936-550: The 1912 race , run in extremely poor weather and high winds, both crews sank. Oxford rowed into a significant early lead, but began taking on water, and made for the bank shortly after passing Hammersmith Bridge to empty the boat out: although they attempted to restart, the race was abandoned at this point because Cambridge had also sunk while passing the Harrods Depository. Cambridge also sank in 1859 and in 1978 , while Oxford did so in 1925 , and again in 1951 ;

2024-530: The 1951 race was re-rowed on the following Monday. In 1984 the Cambridge boat sank after colliding with a barge before the start of the race, which was then rescheduled for the next day. In 2016, at Barnes Bridge, Cambridge women began to sink but gradually recovered to complete the race. From the first women's event in 1927 , the Women's Boat Race was run separately from the men's event until 2015 . There

2112-489: The Americans and claimed Topolski wrote True Blue in order to justify his own actions. River and Rowing Museum founder Chris Dodd described True Blue as "particularly offensive" yet also wrote "[Oxford] lacked the power, the finesse—basically everything the pre-mutiny line-up had going for it." In the 2012 race , after almost three-quarters of the course had been rowed, the race was halted for over 30 minutes when

2200-617: The BBC having covered it on radio since 1927. For the 2005 to 2009 races, the BBC lost the television rights to ITV , after 66 years, but it returned to the corporation in 2010. Ethnographer Mark de Rond described the training, selection, and victory of the 2007 Cambridge crew in The Last Amateurs: To Hell and Back with the Cambridge Boat Race Crew . Many notable individuals have participated in

2288-611: The Bishop at St Paul's, Auckland , and 24 years before he ordained a Māori priest. Selwyn was blamed for undermining the work of the CMS and damaging the enthusiasm Māori had for Christianity. Selwyn generally advocated for Māori rights and was often a critic of the unjust and reckless land acquisition practices that led to the New ;Zealand Wars . However his support of the Invasion of

2376-1125: The Boat Race, including those of an Olympic standard. Four-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Matthew Pinsent, rowed for Oxford in 1990, 1991, and 1993. Olympic gold medallists from 2000 – James Cracknell (Cambridge 2019), Tim Foster (Oxford 1997), Luka Grubor (Oxford 1997), Andrew Lindsay (Oxford 1997, 1998, 1999) and Kieran West (Cambridge 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007), 2004 – Ed Coode (Oxford 1998), and 2008 – Jake Wetzel (Oxford 2006) and Malcolm Howard (Oxford 2013, 2014) have also rowed for their university. Other famous participants include Andrew Irvine (Oxford 1922, 1923), Lord Snowdon (Cambridge 1950), Colin Moynihan (Oxford 1977), actor Hugh Laurie (Cambridge 1980), TV presenter Dan Snow (Oxford 1999, 2000, 2001) and Conspicuous Gallantry Cross recipient Robin Bourne-Taylor (Oxford 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005). Oxford University does not offer sport scholarships at entry; student-athletes are not admitted differently to any other students and must meet

2464-476: The CMS in London, including Henry Venn , for being ineffective in training and ordaining New Zealand teachers, deacons and priests – especially Māori. The CMS had funded half of his role on the condition that he ordain as many people as possible, but Selwyn slowed this down by insisting those in training learn Greek and Latin first. It would be 11 years until the first Māori deacon, Rota Waitoa , would be ordained by

2552-631: The Gemini Boat Race. Although the Boat Race crews are the best-known, the universities both field reserve crews. The reserves race takes place on the same day as the main race. The Oxford men's reserve crew is called Isis (after the Isis , a section of the River Thames which passes through Oxford), and the Cambridge reserve men's crew is called Goldie (the name comes from rower and Boat Club president John Goldie , 1849–1896, after whom

2640-491: The Oxford coach ("He wanted us to spend more time training on land than water!", lamented Lyons ), led to the crew walking out on at least one occasion, and resulted in the coach revising his approach. A fitness test between Clark and club president Donald Macdonald (in which Clark triumphed) resulted in a call for Macdonald's removal; it was accompanied with a threat that the Americans would refuse to row should Macdonald remain in

2728-596: The Primacy with it) on (or slightly before) 20 May 1869. He governed Lichfield until his death, aged 69, on 11 April 1878. Earlier that year, Bishop Selwyn had ordained a class of deacons, one of whom, John Roberts , is known for his missionary work in the Bahamas and Wyoming. Selwyn died at the Bishop's Palace, Lichfield , and was buried in the grounds of Lichfield Cathedral . After his death, Selwyn College, Cambridge

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2816-566: The University of Cambridge produced a great impression. On his return to New Zealand four bishops were consecrated, two to the North Island and two to the South Island, and the legal constitution of the church was finally established. His diocese having been subdivided, letters patent were issued (dated 27 September 1858) appointing Selwyn metropolitan bishop over all the dioceses of New Zealand. The first general synod

2904-455: The Waikato , where, as chaplain , he was frequently seen riding on horseback on the frontlines with the British and colonial forces, and his involvement in the burning of women and children at Rangiaowhia in 1864, damaged his and the church's relationship with Māori, which is still felt today. In 1867, Selwyn visited England a second time to participate at the first Pan-Anglican synod of

2992-549: The Women's Boat Race was usually held on a 2000-metre course as part of the Henley Boat Races . However, in 2013 the entire Henley Boat Races were moved to Dorney Lake due to rough water at Henley. In 2021, the race was held on the River Great Ouse from Ely, Cambridgeshire, along with the men's race. The race first appeared in a short film of the 1895 race entitled The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race , directed and produced by Birt Acres . Consisting of

3080-598: The academic requirements of the university, with sport having a neutral effect on any application. Likewise, bursaries and scholarship opportunities for athletes at the University of Cambridge are only open to those students who have already been admitted to the university on academic merit. In order to protect the status of the race as a competition between genuine students, the Cambridge University Blues Committee in July 2007 refused to award

3168-442: The administrative work described below resulted in 1861 in the consecration of John Coleridge Patteson as the first Bishop of Melanesia . Selwyn elaborated a scheme for the self-government of his diocese. In 1854 he visited England to secure authorisation to subdivide his diocese, as well as permission for the church of New Zealand to manage its own affairs by a "general synod" of bishops, presbyters, and laity. His addresses before

3256-476: The authorities. In Piccadilly Jim , it is mentioned that Lord Datchett was thrown out of the Empire Music Hall every year on Boat Race night while he was an undergraduate. Bertie Wooster mentions he is "rather apt to let myself go a bit " on Boat Race night and several times describes being fined five pounds at "Bosher Street" (possibly a reference to Bow Street Magistrates' Court ) for stealing

3344-428: The boats clashed and the oar of Oxford crewman Hanno Wienhausen was broken in half with the blade snapped off. The race umpire John Garrett judged the clash to be Oxford's fault and allowed the race to continue. Cambridge quickly took the lead and went on to win the race. The Oxford crew entered a final appeal to the umpire which was quickly rejected; and Cambridge were confirmed as winners in the first race since 1849 that

3432-627: The church. The colleges and other educational facilities uphold the legacy of the bishop. Selwyn was born at Church Row , Hampstead , the second son of William Selwyn (1775–1855) and of Laetitia Frances Kynaston. At the age of seven he went to Great Ealing School , the school of George Nicholas and his two sons, where the future Cardinal Newman and Newman's brother Francis were among his schoolfellows. He then went to Eton , where he distinguished himself, both as scholar and as athlete, and knew William Ewart Gladstone . In 1827 he became scholar of St John's College, Cambridge . He came out second in

3520-497: The colours." In 1959 some of the existing Oxford blues attempted to oust president Ronnie Howard and coach Jumbo Edwards. However, their attempt failed when Cambridge supported the president. Three of the dissidents returned and Oxford went on to win by six lengths. Following defeat in the previous year's race , Oxford's first in eleven years, American Chris Clark was determined to gain revenge: "Next year we're gonna kick ass ... Cambridge's ass. Even if I have to go home and bring

3608-544: The crew. As boat club president, Macdonald "had absolute power over selection", and when he announced that Clark would row on starboard, his weaker side, Macdonald would row on the port side and Tony Ward was to be dropped from the crew entirely, the American contingent mutinied. After considerable negotiation and debate, much of it conducted in the public eye, Clark, Penny, Huntington, Lyons and Fish were dropped and replaced by members of Oxford's reserve crew, Isis. The race

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3696-619: The early 1980s were viewed as "a bit of a joke" by some international-level rowers of the time. However, their standard has improved substantially since then. In 2007 Cambridge were entered in the London Head of the River Race , where they should have been measured directly against the best crews in Britain and beyond. However, the event was called off after several crews were sunk or swamped in rough conditions. Cambridge were fastest of

3784-403: The east coast to visit William Williams . By October 1843, more missionaries had arrived at Waimate, and Selwyn, accompanied by Cotton, embarked on his second tour, this time to mission stations and native settlements in the southern part of North Island. Their journey was made partly by canoe but mainly by walking, often for large distances over difficult and dangerous terrain. Part way through

3872-737: The event was subsequently officially held along the Thames, mostly the Championship Course , except the 2021 race which was moved to the River Great Ouse due the COVID-19 pandemic and safety concerns under Hammersmith Bridge . Unofficial races were held during the Second World War at various locations. The Championship Course is 4 miles and 374 yards (6.779 km) from Putney to Mortlake , passing Hammersmith and Barnes , following an S shape, east to west. The start and finish are marked by

3960-412: The exact finish line, Phelps could only pronounce it a dead heat. Koch believes that the press and Oxford supporters made up the stories about Phelps later, which Phelps had no chance to refute. Oxford, partially disabled, were making effort after effort to hold their rapidly waning lead, while Cambridge, who, curiously enough, had settled together again, and were rowing almost as one man, were putting on

4048-444: The few crews who did complete the course. The Boat Race has been sponsored since 1976, with the money spent mainly on equipment and travel during the training period. The sponsors do not have their logos on the boats, but now tend to have their logo on kit during the race. They also provide branded training gear and have some naming rights. Boat Race sponsors have included Ladbrokes , Beefeater Gin , Aberdeen Asset Management , and

4136-583: The leader of the CMS in New Zealand, when he supported Governor George Grey's accusations of improper land purchases by Williams. Grey twice failed to recover the land in the Supreme Court, and when Williams refused to give up the land unless the charges were retracted, he was dismissed from the CMS in November 1849. However Selwyn later regretted the position he had taken and in 1854 Williams

4224-462: The men and since 1966 for the women. In most years over 250,000 people watch the race from the banks of the river. In 2009, a record 270,000 people watched the race live. The race is broadcast internationally on television; in 2014, 15 million people watched the race on television. The tradition was started in 1829 by Charles Merivale , a student at St John's College, Cambridge , and his Old Harrovian school friend Charles Wordsworth who

4312-409: The men's race the average weight of the crew must be 70 kilograms (154.3 lb; 11 st 0.3 lb), with no rower weighing over 72.5 kilograms (159.8 lb; 11 st 5.8 lb). For the women's race no rower can exceed 59 kilograms (130.1 lb; 9 st 4.1 lb). At Oxford, both the men's and women's lightweight boats are awarded a full blue . At Cambridge the women's boat is awarded

4400-527: The mission from 1849 to 1857. In 1854, Selwyn commissioned the construction of a 100-ton schooner, the Southern Cross to service the mission and enlisted John Coleridge Patteson to lead the mission. His voyages and the administrative work resulted in 1861 in the consecration of Patteson as the first Bishop of Melanesia . In 1867, the Mission established St Barnabas College on Norfolk Island , as

4488-521: The name of Bishop's Auckland. The party left on 23 October and arrived in Auckland on 17 November. The staff and students lived in huts at the head of the Purewa Creek which served as the port while the college was constructed upstream. The first buildings were built of scoria , with the kitchen / dining hall erected in 1846, but additional buildings were constructed in wood. The Collegiate Chapel

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4576-542: The next two years, there was disagreement over where the race should be held, with Oxford preferring Henley and Cambridge preferring London. Following the official formation of the Oxford University Boat Club , racing between the two universities resumed in 1839 on the Tideway and the tradition continues to the present day, with the loser challenging the winner to a rematch annually. Since 1856,

4664-636: The north of New Zealand. At the time of his appointment, Selwyn was aware of this clerical error, but he chose not to point out the error. His letters and journals descriptive of these journeyings through Melanesia present the reader with a vivid picture of his versatility, courage, and energy. In 1850 he formed the Australasian Board of Missions which led to the Melanesian Mission in the Western Pacific. His voyages and

4752-479: The north of New Zealand. At the time of his appointment, Selwyn was aware of this clerical error, but he chose not to point out the error. His letters and journals of these journeys through Melanesia present the reader with a vivid picture of his versatility, courage, and energy. In 1849 he formed the Melanesian Mission to work in the Western Pacific. The Undine , a small 21-ton schooner , serviced

4840-402: The official 2014 Boat Race Programme, notes that there is "a very big and very entrenched lie" about the race, including the claim that Phelps had announced "Dead heat   ... to Oxford by six feet" (the distance supposedly mentioned by Phelps varies according to the telling). Phelps's nickname "Honest John" was not an ironic one, and he was not (as is sometimes claimed) drunk under a bush at

4928-531: The official list: During its early years (1927 to 1976 with several gaps) the Women's Boat Race alternated between The Isis in Oxford and the River Cam in Cambridge over a distance of about 1,000 yards. On two occasions, in 1929 and 1935, the race was held on the Tideway in London. Unlike the men's race, the official women's race continued in most years through the Second World War. From 1977 to 2014,

5016-482: The original Master and twelve other Fellows at the then Public Hostel of the university in 1882. It became an Approved Foundation of the university in 1926, and was granted full collegiate status on 14 March 1958. The college was founded with an explicitly Christian mission. Membership was initially restricted to baptised Christians. The foundation charter specified that the college should "make provision for those who intend to serve as missionaries overseas and... educate

5104-637: The outbound voyage, Selwyn studied the Māori language with the help of a Māori boy returning from England, and was able to preach in that language immediately on his arrival. He also acquired enough seamanship to enable him to be his own sailing master among the dangerous waters of the Pacific. In April 1842 the Tomatin arrived in Sydney . The boat hit a rock on landing and, rather than wait for its repair, some of

5192-477: The party was a clerk, William Bambridge , who was also an accomplished artist and was later to become photographer to Queen Victoria . In June 1842, Selwyn set up residence at Te Waimate mission , some 15 miles (24 km) inland from Paihia where the Church Missionary Society (CMS) had established a settlement 11 years earlier. Some buildings at Waimate were converted for use by

5280-656: The party, including Selwyn and Cotton, set sail for New Zealand on the brig Bristolian on 19 May. They arrived in Auckland on 30 May. After spending some time as guests of Captain William Hobson , the first Governor of New Zealand , Selwyn and Cotton set sail on 6 June on the schooner Wave to visit the mission stations on the Hauraki Gulf , then north to the Bay of Islands . where he arrived on 20 June. Among

5368-401: The post to Selwyn. Consecrated at Lambeth on 17 October 1841, Bishop Selwyn embarked for his new missionary diocese on 26 December. He appointed William Charles Cotton as his chaplain. The 23 member missionary party set sail from Plymouth late in December 1841 on board the barque Tomatin . In addition to their luggage, the missionaries brought various animals and four hives of bees. On

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5456-596: The proper form of ritual and religious practice. Selwyn held high church (Tractarian) views although he appointed CMS missionaries to positions in the Anglican Church of New Zealand including appointing William Williams as the first Bishop of Waiapu . Bishop Selwyn's see was an early foundation in the series of colonial sees organised by the English church, and his organisation and government of his diocese proved of special importance. In six years he completed

5544-476: The race has been held every year, except for the years 1915 to 1919 due to World War I , 1940 to 1945, due to World War II , and in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic policy. The race in 1877 was declared a dead heat . Both crews finished in a time of 24   minutes and 8   seconds in bad weather. The verdict of the race judge, John Phelps, is considered suspect because he was reportedly over 70 and blind in one eye. Rowing historian Tim Koch, writing in

5632-495: The result was until the Press boat backed down to the Judge and inquired the issue. John Phelps, the waterman, who officiated, replied that the noses of the boats passed the post strictly level, and that the result was a dead heat. Because of World War I and II, the race was not held in 1915–1919 and 1940–1945. On 12 January 1915, The Daily Telegraph announced that the annual race was cancelled due to men leaving for war, "for every available oarsman, either Fresher or Blue, has joined

5720-418: The same day and course, and since 2018 the combined event of the two races has been referred to as "The Boat Race". The Championship Course has hosted the vast majority of the races. Covering a 4.2-mile (6.8 km) stretch of the Thames in West London, from Putney to Mortlake , it is over three times the distance of an Olympic race. Members of both crews are traditionally known as blues and each boat as

5808-473: The shared shingle of the two boat clubs in Chiswick, a few metres west of Chiswick Bridge. Here, shortly after the race, the Boat Race trophy is presented to the winning crew. It is traditional for the winning side to throw their cox into the Thames to celebrate their achievement. In addition, there were four unofficial boat races held during the Second World War away from London. None of those competing were awarded blues, and these races are not included in

5896-439: The sons of Edward Herbert, 2nd Earl of Powis . In 1833 he was ordained deacon , and in 1834, a priest ; he acted as curate to Isaac Gosset, the vicar of St John's , Windsor from 1833 until 1841. Both at Eton and at Windsor, Selwyn displayed much organising talent. In 1841, after an episcopal council held at Lambeth had recommended the appointment of a bishop for New Zealand, Charles James Blomfield , Bishop of London , offered

5984-469: The sons of clergymen". The chapel was built in 1895 before the dining hall (in 1909), as it was deemed to be more important, and Chapel attendance was compulsory for students from the college's foundation until 1935. The college's coat of arms incorporates the arms of the Selwyn family impaled with a version of the arms of the Diocese of Lichfield. A portrait of the bishop by George Richmond belongs to St John's College, Cambridge . The Selwyn family owned

6072-408: The south (' Surrey ') station the other, longer bend. During the race the coxes compete for the fastest current, which lies at the deepest part of the river, frequently leading to clashes of blades and warnings from the umpire. A crew that gets a lead of more than a boat's length can cut in front of their opponent, making it extremely difficult for the trailing crew to gain the lead. For this reason

6160-413: The tactics of the race are generally to go fast early on, and it is unusual for the leading crew to change after halfway (though this happened in 2003, 2007 and 2010). Save for three Victorian instances, each race is rowed westwards, but starts during the incoming (known as flood) tide, so that the crews are rowing with, not against, the fast stream. At the conclusion of the race, the boats come ashore at

6248-415: The time of the finish. He did have to judge who had won without the assistance of finish posts (which were installed in time for the next year's race). Some newspapers had believed Oxford won a narrow victory but their viewpoint was from downstream; Phelps considered that the boats were essentially level with each surging forward during the stroke cycle. With no clear way to determine who had surged forward at

6336-408: The tour Selwyn decided to split the party into two sections with one section led by himself and the other by Cotton. After being away for nearly three months, Cotton arrived back at Waimate early in 1844 and Selwyn returned a few weeks later. Later in 1844 Selwyn decided to move some 160 miles (257 km) south to Tāmaki near Auckland where he bought 450 acres (180 ha) of land, giving it

6424-423: The whole US squad with me." He recruited another four American post-graduates: three international-class rowers ( Dan Lyons , Chris Huntington and Chris Penny ) and a cox (Jonathan Fish), in an attempt to put together the fastest Boat Race crew in the history of the contest. When you recruit mercenaries, you can expect some pirates. British press Disagreements over the training regime of Dan Topolski ,

6512-613: Was cancelled because of COVID-19 pandemic policy. The 2021 races were held on the Great Ouse at Ely in Cambridgeshire , over a shorter straight course of 4.9 kilometres (3.0 mi). This was due to the safety issues of Hammersmith Bridge , as well as restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic still being in force. The 2022 Boat Race returned to the Thames and the traditional course between Putney and Mortlake. In

6600-406: Was consecrated in 1847. During the first six months of 1845 Selwyn was away for much of the time and management of the settlement, and particularly the schools, fell to Cotton. The Bishop of New Zealand's seat was St Paul's Church, Auckland which served as Auckland's Cathedral for over 40 years, including the whole 28 years Selwyn had the role. Selwyn clashed with Archdeacon Henry Williams ,

6688-534: Was founded in Spring 1878. The college's first Master, Arthur Lyttelton , was elected on 10 March 1879, the Archbishop of Canterbury Archibald Tait was invited to become Visitor on 28 June 1878, and the college's founders purchased a six-acre (24,000 m ) farm land site between Grange Road , West Road and Sidgwick Avenue on 3 November 1879 at a cost of £6,111 9s 7d and the building of Old Court, as it

6776-486: Was founded to honour his contributions and life. Several other smaller educational facilities were also established, including Selwyn College, Otago (1893), Selwyn College, Auckland (1956) Selwyn College Honiara, Solomon Islands (1971) and Selwyn houses at Kings School , Auckland, Wellesley College , Wellington and Wanganui Collegiate School in New Zealand. Denstone College near Uttoxeter named one of its school houses Selwyn in his honour. The Selwyn Memorial Committee

6864-546: Was held in 1859. Selwyn's constitution of the Anglican Church of New Zealand greatly influenced the development of the colonial church. By the time of the 1858 revision of the General Synod's constitution, his role as metropolitan had come to be called " the Primate "; that title was added to the constitution at that synod and remains today. Selwyn was criticised by missioners in New Zealand like Thomas Grace , and by

6952-477: Was in gaol once on Boat-race night. High spirits. A fancy for policemen's helmets. When Missee Lee says Camblidge won and evellybody happy he replies Not that year, ma'am. We were the happy ones that year . In the Jennings books by Anthony Buckeridge the protagonist's teacher Mr Wilkins is a former Cambridge rowing blue. The 1969 film The Magic Christian features the Boat Race, as Sir Guy makes use of

7040-451: Was named in his honour. Selwyn married Sarah Harriet Richardson , the only daughter of John Richardson on 25 June 1839. They had two sons, William, prebendary of Hereford , and John Richardson Selwyn , Bishop of Melanesia . John Selwyn later became the second Master of Selwyn College, Cambridge. Selwyn was brother of Charles Jasper Selwyn , and of William Selwyn (1806–1875). Besides numerous sermons, letters, and charges, Selwyn

7128-524: Was reinstated to the CMS after the bishop lobbied for his return to membership. The CMS missionaries held the low church beliefs that were common among Evangelical members of the Anglican Church . There was often a wide gap between the views of the CMS missionaries and the bishops and other clergy of the high church traditions of the Oxford Movement (also known as the Tractarians) as to

7216-422: Was significant inequality between the two events. Changes in recent years, arising significantly from the sponsorship of Newton Investment Management , have made the two races more equal: both events have been held together on The Tideway since 2015, and there are new training facilities for the women, comparable to those of the men, since 2016. The 1st Boat Race took place at Henley-on-Thames in 1829 but

7304-536: Was studying at Christ Church, Oxford . The University of Cambridge challenged the University of Oxford to a race at Henley-on-Thames but Oxford won easily. Oxford raced in dark blue because five members of the crew, including the stroke, were from Christ Church, then Head of the River, whose colours were dark blue. The second race was in 1836, with the venue moved to a course from Westminster to Putney. Over

7392-601: Was the author of: His papers for the period 1831–72 are stored in the archives of Selwyn College, Cambridge. Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race The Boat Race is an annual set of rowing races between the Cambridge University Boat Club and the Oxford University Boat Club , traditionally rowed between open-weight eights on the River Thames in London, England . It is also known as

7480-469: Was the first Anglican Bishop of New Zealand . He was Bishop of New Zealand (which included Melanesia ) from 1841 to 1869. His diocese was then subdivided and Selwyn was Metropolitan (later called Primate ) of New Zealand from 1858 to 1868. Returning to Britain, Selwyn served as Bishop of Lichfield from 1868 to 1878. After his death, Selwyn College, Cambridge and Selwyn College, Otago were founded to honour his life and contribution to scholarship and

7568-554: Was the first to be sponsored by Newton Investment Management , a subsidiary of BNY Mellon. Previously the crews had no sponsorship and were self funded. Newton have remained the sponsor since then and increased the amount of funding significantly. The Boat Races In 2021, the Men's and Women's Boat Races came under the same sponsorship for the first time. Gemini , a cryptocurrency exchange founded by 2010 Oxford Blues Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss , took over as title sponsor and it became

7656-530: Was unlikely. The sponsor has extended to being a "title sponsor" (titular, official race name) since such a longer name of the race was founded in 2010, the first three of which thus becoming The Xchanging Boat Race . In 2013, the sponsor BNY Mellon took over and it became the BNY Mellon Boat Race. From 2016 to 2018, BNY Mellon and Newton Investment management donated the title sponsorship to Cancer Research UK . The Women's Boat Race 2011

7744-478: Was won by Oxford by four   lengths, despite Cambridge being favourites. In 1989 Topolski and author Patrick Robinson 's book about the events, True Blue: The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny , was published. Seven years later, a film based on the book was released. Alison Gill, the then-president of the Oxford University Women's Boat Club , wrote The Yanks at Oxford , in which she defended

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