The Boat Race 1842
| 6th Boat Race | |||
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| Date | 11 June 1842 | ||
| Winner | Oxford | ||
| Margin of victory | 4 and 1/2 lengths | ||
| Winning time | 30 minutes 1 second | ||
| Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 4–2 | ||
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The 6th Boat Race took place on the River Thames on 11 June 1842.[1] The race was won by Oxford who triumphed over Cambridge by a distance of four-and-a-half lengths.[2]
Crews
| Seat | Cambridge File:University of Cambridge coat of arms official.svg |
Oxford 
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| Name | College | Weight | Name | College | Weight | |
| Bow | F. E. Tower | St John's | 10 st 2 lb | F. T. Macdougall | Magdalane | 9 st 8 lb |
| 2 | Hon. L. Denman | Magdalene | 10 st 11 lb | R. Menzies | University | 11 st 3 lb |
| 3 | W. Watson | Jesus | 10 st 13 lb | Ed. A Breadon | Trinity | 12 st 4 lb |
| 4 | F. C. Penrose | Magdalene | 11 st 10 lb | W. B. Brewster | St John's | 12 st 10 lb |
| 5 | R. H. Cobbold | Peterhouse | 12 st 6 lb | G. Drinkwater Bourne | Oriel | 13 st 12 lb |
| 6 | J. Royds | Christ's | 11 st 7 lb | J. C. Cox | Trinity | 11 st 8 lb |
| 7 | G. Denman | Trinity | 10 st 9 lb | G. E. Hughes | Oriel | 11 st 6 lb |
| Stroke | J. M. Ridley | Jesus | 12 st 0 lb | F. N. Menzies | University | 10 st 12 lb |
| Cox | A. B. Pollock | Trinity | 9 st 7 lb | A. T. W. Shadwell | Balliol | 10 st 4 lb |
Source:[1]
References
- ^ a b MacMichael, William Fisher (1870). The Oxford and Cambridge Boat Races: From A.D. 1829 to 1869. Deighton. pp. 93–102.
- ^ "Results". theboatrace.org. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
External links
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