Race Start and Early Lead
- When
- 24 March 1877
- Where
- Route landmarks on the River Thames (Hammersmith Bridge to Chiswick Reach)
The race started on Saturday 24 March 1877 at 8:27 a.m., a date flagged as placeholder-suspect. Oxford led early before Cambridge took a quarter-length lead by Hammersmith Bridge.
The 34th Boat Race started on Saturday 24 March 1877 at 8:27 a.m., per the supplied source, though the event scope flags this date as placeholder-suspect. Oxford had won the toss and elected to start from the Middlesex station, handing the Surrey side to Cambridge. The Dark Blues took an early lead and were ahead at the Mile Post, but by the Crab Tree pub the crews were level. Cambridge then pulled ahead and held a quarter-of-a-length lead by Hammersmith Bridge, which they extended until the crews arrived at Chiswick Reach, where Oxford re-took the lead.
Sources
- The Boat Race 1877 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-06
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