University Oars Book contents
- Frontmatter
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 UNIVERSITY OARS
- 2 FIRST UNIVERSITY RACE, 1829
- 3 SECOND UNIVERSITY RACE, 1836
- 4 THIRD UNIVERSITY RACE, 1839
- 5 FOURTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1840
- 6 FIFTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1841
- 7 SIXTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1842
- 8 SEVENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1845
- 9 EIGHTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1846
- 10 NINTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1849
- 11 TENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1849
- 12 ELEVENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1852
- 13 TWELFTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1854
- 14 THIRTEENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1856
- 15 FOURTEENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1857
- 16 FIFTEENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1858
- 17 SIXTEENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1859
- 18 SEVENTEENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1860
- 19 EIGHTEENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1861
- 20 NINETEENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1862
- 21 TWENTIETH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1863
- 22 TWENTY-FIRST UNIVERSITY RACE, 1864
- 23 TWENTY-SECOND UNIVERSITY RACE, 1865
- 24 TWENTY-THIRD UNIVERSITY RACE, 1866
- 25 TWENTY-FOURTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1867
- 26 TWENTY-FIFTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1868
- 27 TWENTY-SIXTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1869
- UNIVERSITY CREWS FROM 1829 TO 1869
- OBITUARY
- INDEX I OXFORD UNIVERSITY CREWS
- INDEX II CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CREWS
- LIST OF TABLES
- GENERAL INDEX
- ERRATA
17 - SIXTEENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1859
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 August 2010
- Frontmatter
- INTRODUCTION
- 1 UNIVERSITY OARS
- 2 FIRST UNIVERSITY RACE, 1829
- 3 SECOND UNIVERSITY RACE, 1836
- 4 THIRD UNIVERSITY RACE, 1839
- 5 FOURTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1840
- 6 FIFTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1841
- 7 SIXTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1842
- 8 SEVENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1845
- 9 EIGHTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1846
- 10 NINTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1849
- 11 TENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1849
- 12 ELEVENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1852
- 13 TWELFTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1854
- 14 THIRTEENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1856
- 15 FOURTEENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1857
- 16 FIFTEENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1858
- 17 SIXTEENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1859
- 18 SEVENTEENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1860
- 19 EIGHTEENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1861
- 20 NINETEENTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1862
- 21 TWENTIETH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1863
- 22 TWENTY-FIRST UNIVERSITY RACE, 1864
- 23 TWENTY-SECOND UNIVERSITY RACE, 1865
- 24 TWENTY-THIRD UNIVERSITY RACE, 1866
- 25 TWENTY-FOURTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1867
- 26 TWENTY-FIFTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1868
- 27 TWENTY-SIXTH UNIVERSITY RACE, 1869
- UNIVERSITY CREWS FROM 1829 TO 1869
- OBITUARY
- INDEX I OXFORD UNIVERSITY CREWS
- INDEX II CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY CREWS
- LIST OF TABLES
- GENERAL INDEX
- ERRATA
Summary
The Race, which was rowed on Friday, the 15th of April, 1859, took place under circumstances which proved peculiarly trying to Cambridge. Their Crew was universally admitted to be a good one, but their boat was unfortunately too slightly built to encounter safely such wind and sea as she had to face on the appointed day. After the first few strokes she became completely waterlogged, and though the Crew struggled manfully, persevering even when completely overwhelmed by the waves, their efforts were unavailing, and their boat at length sank beneath them. Some of the rowers were unable to swim, still the whole Crew were rescued, fortunately none the worse for their immersion.
The names of the Crews were as follows:
Oxford.
H. Fleming Baxter, Brasenose.
R. F. Clarke, St. John's.
Charlton G. Lane, Ch. Ch.
Hon. V. Lawless (now Lord Cloncurry), Balliol.
G. Morrison, Balliol.
R. W. Risley, Exeter.
Geo. G. T. Thomas (now Treherne), Balliol.
John Arkell, Pembroke.
Coxswain, A. J. Robarts, Ch. Ch.
Cambridge.
Nat. Royds, 1st Trin.
H. J. Chaytor, Jesus.
A. L. Smith, 1st Trin.
Duncan Darroch, 1st Trin.
Hugh Williams, St John's.
R. Lewis Lloyd, Magd.
George Paley, St John's.
J. Hall, Magd.
Coxswain, J. T. Morland, 1st Trin.
Life-rate of the Crews.
These sixteen men will probably enjoy an average allowance of life. The early deaths of two of the Cambridge men reduces the aggregate sum of years which as healthy men they might be expected to enjoy after the Race, from 640 to 632 years.
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- University OarsBeing a Critical Enquiry Into the After Health of the Men Who Rowed in the Oxford and Cambridge Boat-Race, from the Year 1829 to 1869, Based on the Personal Experience of the Rowers Themselves., pp. 237 - 242Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2009First published in: 1873