Since its establishment in 1829 the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race is one of the most popular
British sport events of the year. These days nearly a quarter of a million people walk to the
river banks to watch the race live and millions of fans follow it on television. William Fisher
Macmichael former student of Downing College Cambridge and late secretary of the Cambridge
University Boat Club chronicles the history of the early races from 1829 to 1869. His sources
are the official club books from both universities newspaper accounts and records from
eyewitnesses. Macmichael s elaborate report is supplemented by maps of the racing courses a
name index and an introduction on rowing. Reprint of the original edition from 1870.
