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bow-oar, Cowles, had struck the top of a big wave in feathering and broken his blade clean off." Almost immediately, Cambridge took the advantage, but were held off by a determined Oxford crew who "spurted magnificently and drew up steadily inch by inch, so that it was a near thing as they passed the post".
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it was noted that "it is too perhaps too much to expect, even from the stoical discipline of old Blues, a unanimous acquiescence in a verdict of "dead-heat," for no conclusion could be more unsatisfactory to the competitors themselves." Oxford firmly believed that they had won the race by feet, but
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they were clear. Experiencing strong head winds and rough water, Cowles, the Oxford bow man, suffered serious damage to his oar, nullifying further contribution to the race. Described by an Oxford undergraduate watching the race: "suddenly Oxford staggered and stood still in a mass of foam: the
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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. Cambridge went into the race as reigning champions, having beaten Oxford "easily" in the
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following a subsequent meeting in a law court with representatives of both universities and the umpire Chitty, the official result was declared as "Dead Heat", although contemporary accounts claim Phelps himself called it a "dead-heat to Oxford by 5 feet".
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which also ended controversially: Cambridge lost five strokes after a clash of oars, Oxford won by 11 lengths (the biggest margin for more than 40 years) and Phelps declined an appeal from the Light Blues for a re-row.
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and elected to start from the Middlesex station, handing the Surrey side of the river to Cambridge. The Dark Blues took an early lead and were ahead at the Mile Post, but by the Crab Tree
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a fortnight before the race and were initially the bookmaker's clear favourites. Oxford's practice rows a week later impressed and brought them back into contention.
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which they extended until the crews arrived at Chiswick Reach where Oxford re-took the lead. At Chiswick Steps the Dark Blues were leading by half-a-length, and by
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Phelps himself was replaced as finishing judge by E. H. Fairre. Phelps died on 5 December 1890. His great-great-great-great-nephew Richard Phelps umpired the
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said both teams should "consider themselves lucky" that they did not lose, and speculated that the race would be looked back as "the great gooseberry" year.
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suggested that the broken oar was the deciding factor: "... but for this Oxford would have won." A correspondent writing in
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as the umpire, selected by one university from a shortlist drawn up from the other, and alternating each year.
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and are engraved with "UBR" for University Boat Race. The controversy also led to the selection of a former
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and H. J. Stayner and H. P. Marriott, all of whom had rowed in the previous two races.
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The race started on Saturday 24 March 1877 at 8:27 a.m. Oxford had won the
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Oxford were coached by Reverend William Sherwood (who rowed for Oxford in the
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This was the last year that the result was judged by a professional
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and the controversy resulted in the introduction of the finishing
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One Hundred and Fifty Years of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race
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The finishing posts, "U.B.R." representing "University Boat Race"
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A depiction of the finish of the 1877 University Boat Race
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1877 boat race between Oxford and Cambridge universities
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The University Boat Race—Official Centenary History
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London: Cassell & Company, Ltd. 1137:Winn, Christopher (4 November 2010). 856: 854: 852: 783: 324: 315: 312: 299:George Latham Davies and number four 2539: 1278:The Oxford & Cambridge Boat Race 1275: 1191: 1143:. London: Ebury Press. p. 168. 1136: 1065: 1041:"Classic moments—the 1877 dead heat" 988: 916: 746: 1378:Oxford University Women's Boat Club 634:, along which the race is conducted 127:Oxford versus Cambridge rowing race 13: 1346: 1205:"The New York Clipper 1893 annual" 930:"Perfection from Torvill and Dean" 849: 827: 279:rowed at number six for Cambridge. 14: 2593: 1305: 1164:Edworthy, Sarah (25 March 2001). 2538: 2527: 2526: 1398: 1354: 327: 318: 134:took place on 24 March 1877. 1217: 1197: 1157: 1130: 1071: 1033: 922: 815:. The Boat Race Company Limited 784:Smith, Oliver (25 March 2014). 2512:Cambridge University Boat Club 1383:Cambridge University Boat Club 1087:. Cambridge: Bowes & Bowes 805: 777: 1: 1028:Drinkwater & Sanders 1929 1004:Drinkwater & Sanders 1929 960:Drinkwater & Sanders 1929 735: 169: 104: 7: 1366:Oxford University Boat Club 1261:. Marlow: Precision Press. 658: 10: 2598: 2497:The Lightweight Boat Races 1276:Dodd, Christopher (1983). 1246: 870:. 9 June 1877. p. 13. 680:Trinity College, Cambridge 665:Official Centenary History 616:(P) – boat club president 2522: 2492: 2357: 1435: 1407: 1396: 1361: 1352: 695: 613: 113: 107: 103: 91: 81: 73: 63: 55: 40: 28: 23: 1280:. London: Stanley Paul. 895:, pp. 104, 110–111. 837:. CBC News. 6 April 2014 740: 267: 244:The race was umpired by 193:competition between the 84:(Cambridge–Oxford) 1412:The Championship Course 632:The Championship Course 622: 199:University of Cambridge 154:. The race ended in a 44:24 March 1877 705: 635: 500:Hon. A. J. Mullholland 280: 183: 2572:1877 in English sport 703: 676:W. W. Rouse Ball 630: 275: 246:Joseph William Chitty 180:Joseph William Chitty 177: 96:Joseph William Chitty 488:Gonville & Caius 403:Gonville & Caius 301:William Brooks Close 212:previous year's race 195:University of Oxford 178:Former Oxford rower 77:24 minutes 8 seconds 1171:The Daily Telegraph 1115:The Daily Telegraph 883:, pp. 101–102. 791:The Daily Telegraph 203:Championship Course 191:side-by-side rowing 140:side-by-side rowing 1047:on 28 October 2014 907:, pp. 49, 97. 706: 648:Hammersmith Bridge 636: 530:T. C. Edwards-Moss 281: 184: 2582:March 1877 events 2554: 2553: 2362:Women's Boat Race 1150:978-0-09-193357-9 1079:Rouse Ball, W. 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An engraving of two rowboats in a river with a crowd around them.
Dead heat
Joseph William Chitty
1876
1878
The Boat Race
side-by-side rowing
Oxford
Cambridge
River Thames
dead heat
finishing posts
Blues
An engraving of a man with a haircut parted to the viewer's right, as well as somewhat gaunt facial features, dressed in somewhat formal attire looking at the viewer. A cursive "Joseph W Chitty", presumably Chitty's signature, is below the engraving.
Joseph William Chitty
The Boat Race
side-by-side rowing
University of Oxford
University of Cambridge
Championship Course
River Thames
previous year's race
1873
1874 races
1857
1858 races
1872
Putney
Joseph William Chitty
March

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