Oxford and Cambridge must have been rowing under the law of averages as well as the rules of racing. The annual contests were inaugurated in 1829 , when the honours went to Oxford, and thus after a century of competition the score is: Oxford, 40 victories; Cambridge, 40 victories; one dead-heat. This may be a case where the first hundred years are the closest (Because of the war the boat race was not held in 1915 to 1919, inclusive.)
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6902, 7 May 1929, Page 4
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78Oxford and Cambridge must have been rowing under the law of averages as well as the rules of racing. The annual contests were inaugurated in 1829, when the honours went to Oxford, and thus after a century of competition the score is: Oxford, 40 victories; Cambridge, 40 victories; one dead-heat. This may be a case where the first hundred years are the closest (Because of the war the boat race was not held in 1915 to 1919, inclusive.) Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6902, 7 May 1929, Page 4
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