The Boat Race 1861
18th Boat Race Date 16 March 1861 ( 1861-03-16 ) Winner Oxford Margin of victory 16 lengths Winning time 23 minutes 30 seconds Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) 10–8 Umpire Joseph William Chitty (Oxford) ← 1860 1862 → The 18th Boat Race took place on the River Thames on 16 March 1861. Held annually, The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The 1861 event, which featured the first ever non-British competitor, suffered numerous interruptions from river traffic. Oxford won by 16 lengths. Contents 1 Background 2 Crews 3 Race 4 References 5 External links Background .mw-parser-output .quotebox{background-color:#F9F9F9;border:1px solid #aaa;box-sizing:border-box;padding:10px;font-size:88%;max-width:100%}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatleft{margin:0.5em 1.4em 0.8em 0}.mw-parser-output .quotebox.floatright{margin:0.5em 0 0.8em 1.4em}.mw-parser-ou...