The Scottish Boat Race, also known as the Edinburgh vs. Glasgow Boat Race, is an annual rowing race between the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh, in competing eights currently held on the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland. Started in 1877[1] on the Clyde above the tidal weir, the Scottish Boat Race has continued regularly since its inception with the exception of 1903 to 1919 due to GURC (as it was known then) being a non-competitive club.[1] The Race was originally contested in coxed fours but this was changed to eights after 1961. It is also believed to be the third oldest university boat race in the world, predated only by the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race and the Yale-Harvard Regatta. Edinburgh University won the 2016 Scottish Boat Race after winning the Men's Scottish Boat Race, both Beginner crew races, the Women's Reserve race and the Ergometer Challenge.
Originally only the Men's first boats raced but over the years the format of the Race has changed such that now the first and second boats of both genders now race following the inclusion of women into the Race in 1992. Graduates from each university also race albeit over a much shorter course and were started in 2001. The on water races are now followed by the Novice Ergometer Challenge; a team 2 kilometre test on ergometers where a team of four novice rowers from each university race head to head on two ergometers with each team member covering roughly 500m. Previously a Mixed Graduate race had been held between 2001 and 2003.
Courseedit
Over its history the race has been contested on several bodies of water; however it has been mostly raced on the River Clyde and the Union Canal in Edinburgh. Other bodies of water used include the Forth and Clyde Canal at Dullatur and Leith Docks. Between 1999 and 2012 the race was run on the Clyde above the tidal weir between Cowans Bend, across which the Dalmarnock Smartbridge now runs, and the Nelson Monument at Glasgow Green. The course was changed in 2013 to start from Broomielaw Quay with the finish in line with the Tall Ship at the Riverside Museum.[2]
The First Raceedit
The first Edinburgh v. Glasgow Boat Race took place shortly after 3:00 pm on Monday 30 July 1877 on the River Clyde above the weir at Glasgow Green in coxed fours and was won by Glasgow by eight lengths.[1] The course was from the railway bridge at Dalmarnock to the St. Andrews suspension bridge at Glasgow Green, the distance being one and three quarter miles, and was deliberately chosen in order to allow the public to spectate; a course between Port Glasgow and Bowling had previously been chosen. The race was staged following discussions between the boat clubs of the respective universities as to creating an annual competition over water supremacy. An estimated crowd of fifty thousand watched the race from both sides of the river.
The Edinburgh crew were W. Weir (9 st 5 lbs) (bowseat), R.L. Murray (9 st 6 lbs) (2-seat), C. Fairburn (12 st 3 lbs) (3-seat), J.H. Balfour (10 st 13 lbs) (strokeseat) and were coxed by R.S. Browne (8 st 4 lbs) and the Glasgow crew were C.D. Johnstone (9 st 6 lbs) (bowseat), G.H. Robbs (10 st 10 lbs) (2-seat), J. Pinkerton (11 st 10 lbs) (3-seat), J. Crerar (10 st 6 lbs) (strokeseat) and were coxed by T.H. Mason (9 st 5 lbs). The oarmen were about equal in weight but Edinburgh's cox was 15 pounds lighter than Glasgow's.
An account of the race from The Evening News and Star:
The weather on Saturday was all that could be desired for a boat race, the wind being light, the water perfectly smooth and though the sky was overcast no rain fell. By two o’clock even it was evident from the Green that something of public interest was about to take place. Shortly after three the hour appointed for starting, some 50,000 spectators were gathered on both sides of the river. Every window which afforded even the most distant view of the river was occupied by a cluster of eager onlookers, and the roofs of the public buildings were all alive. The river was busy with rowing-craft of all descriptions, from the dashing four-oared outrigger to the humble punt- some pulling aimlessly about, others racing as eagerly as if the vast mass of spectators had turned out to expressly to see them. Time went on and as there was no appearance of the boats coming up, the crowd started to show signs of wearying. At last the Edinburgh crew appeared on the scene, and pulling under the bridge, went ashore to rest a little before beginning the race. A few minutes afterwards a steamlaunch with the Glasgow crew aboard came puffing along, and bringing to at the western end of the building-yard landed its passengers, who then embarked in their gig, and paddled slowly up to the starting point. Here they were joined in a few minutes by their opponents, and the excitement of the people rose to a high pitch, which was further increased when the word “Go” was at last given, and both crews catching the water at about the same moment sent their boats off nearly level from a beautiful start. After the first few strokes, Glasgow, who rowed faster, took the lead by nearly half a length and kept in that position till rounding the first bend, where having the disadvantage of the turn, a steering a little too wide, the Edinburgh boat drew up almost level. This position was not long maintained, as no sooner had bend rounded than Glasgow again began to creep ahead and despite the hard tussle of their rivals, soon had half a length to the good. Passing Whites chemical work Edinburgh got a little flurried but Mr Balfour soon had them in trim, and strenuous endeavours were made to cut Glasgow down. The local representatives now began to give the Edinburgh boat their wash, and, putting on a fresh effort, soon made three lengths of a gap to intervene. Mr Balfour, about the centre of Shawfield, again called on his men, and a fresh effort was made to overhaul the leaders. The gap was lessened slightly, when Mr Crerar roused up his crew and was soon on the way doing 40 strokes a minute. At Rutherglen Bridge the real interest of the race was passed as Edinburgh was four lengths behind; and then Glasgow eased up a rowed quietly to the goal, coming in easy victors amid great cheering by fully eight lengths.[3]
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The Scottish Boat Race also known as the Edinburgh vs Glasgow Boat Race is an annual rowing race between the University of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh in competing eights currently held on the River Clyde in Glasgow Scotland Started in 1877 1 on the Clyde above the tidal weir the Scottish Boat Race has continued regularly since its inception with the exception of 1903 to 1919 due to GURC as it was known then being a non competitive club 1 The Race was originally contested in coxed fours but this was changed to eights after 1961 It is also believed to be the third oldest university boat race in the world predated only by the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race and the Yale Harvard Regatta Edinburgh University won the 2016 Scottish Boat Race after winning the Men s Scottish Boat Race both Beginner crew races the Women s Reserve race and the Ergometer Challenge The Scottish Boat RaceContested byEUBC GUBCFirst boat race 1877Annual event since 1919Current champion EdinburghLargest margin of victory Edinburgh 15 lengths 2014 Course Below the tidal weirRiver Clyde GlasgowCourse length 1 6 miles 2 6 km Trophy The Scottish Boat Race TrophyNumber of wins MenEdinburgh Glasgow19 27Number of wins WomenEdinburgh Glasgow14 8 Contents 1 Races 2 Course 3 The First Race 4 Results 5 See also 6 ReferencesRaces editOriginally only the Men s first boats raced but over the years the format of the Race has changed such that now the first and second boats of both genders now race following the inclusion of women into the Race in 1992 Graduates from each university also race albeit over a much shorter course and were started in 2001 The on water races are now followed by the Novice Ergometer Challenge a team 2 kilometre test on ergometers where a team of four novice rowers from each university race head to head on two ergometers with each team member covering roughly 500m Previously a Mixed Graduate race had been held between 2001 and 2003 Course editOver its history the race has been contested on several bodies of water however it has been mostly raced on the River Clyde and the Union Canal in Edinburgh Other bodies of water used include the Forth and Clyde Canal at Dullatur and Leith Docks Between 1999 and 2012 the race was run on the Clyde above the tidal weir between Cowans Bend across which the Dalmarnock Smartbridge now runs and the Nelson Monument at Glasgow Green The course was changed in 2013 to start from Broomielaw Quay with the finish in line with the Tall Ship at the Riverside Museum 2 The First Race editThe first Edinburgh v Glasgow Boat Race took place shortly after 3 00 pm on Monday 30 July 1877 on the River Clyde above the weir at Glasgow Green in coxed fours and was won by Glasgow by eight lengths 1 The course was from the railway bridge at Dalmarnock to the St Andrews suspension bridge at Glasgow Green the distance being one and three quarter miles and was deliberately chosen in order to allow the public to spectate a course between Port Glasgow and Bowling had previously been chosen The race was staged following discussions between the boat clubs of the respective universities as to creating an annual competition over water supremacy An estimated crowd of fifty thousand watched the race from both sides of the river The Edinburgh crew were W Weir 9 st 5 lbs bowseat R L Murray 9 st 6 lbs 2 seat C Fairburn 12 st 3 lbs 3 seat J H Balfour 10 st 13 lbs strokeseat and were coxed by R S Browne 8 st 4 lbs and the Glasgow crew were C D Johnstone 9 st 6 lbs bowseat G H Robbs 10 st 10 lbs 2 seat J Pinkerton 11 st 10 lbs 3 seat J Crerar 10 st 6 lbs strokeseat and were coxed by T H Mason 9 st 5 lbs The oarmen were about equal in weight but Edinburgh s cox was 15 pounds lighter than Glasgow s An account of the race from The Evening News and Star The weather on Saturday was all that could be desired for a boat race the wind being light the water perfectly smooth and though the sky was overcast no rain fell By two o clock even it was evident from the Green that something of public interest was about to take place Shortly after three the hour appointed for starting some 50 000 spectators were gathered on both sides of the river Every window which afforded even the most distant view of the river was occupied by a cluster of eager onlookers and the roofs of the public buildings were all alive The river was busy with rowing craft of all descriptions from the dashing four oared outrigger to the humble punt some pulling aimlessly about others racing as eagerly as if the vast mass of spectators had turned out to expressly to see them Time went on and as there was no appearance of the boats coming up the crowd started to show signs of wearying At last the Edinburgh crew appeared on the scene and pulling under the bridge went ashore to rest a little before beginning the race A few minutes afterwards a steamlaunch with the Glasgow crew aboard came puffing along and bringing to at the western end of the building yard landed its passengers who then embarked in their gig and paddled slowly up to the starting point Here they were joined in a few minutes by their opponents and the excitement of the people rose to a high pitch which was further increased when the word Go was at last given and both crews catching the water at about the same moment sent their boats off nearly level from a beautiful start After the first few strokes Glasgow who rowed faster took the lead by nearly half a length and kept in that position till rounding the first bend where having the disadvantage of the turn a steering a little too wide the Edinburgh boat drew up almost level This position was not long maintained as no sooner had bend rounded than Glasgow again began to creep ahead and despite the hard tussle of their rivals soon had half a length to the good Passing Whites chemical work Edinburgh got a little flurried but Mr Balfour soon had them in trim and strenuous endeavours were made to cut Glasgow down The local representatives now began to give the Edinburgh boat their wash and putting on a fresh effort soon made three lengths of a gap to intervene Mr Balfour about the centre of Shawfield again called on his men and a fresh effort was made to overhaul the leaders The gap was lessened slightly when Mr Crerar roused up his crew and was soon on the way doing 40 strokes a minute At Rutherglen Bridge the real interest of the race was passed as Edinburgh was four lengths behind and then Glasgow eased up a rowed quietly to the goal coming in easy victors amid great cheering by fully eight lengths 3 Results editYear Men s 1st VIII Women s 1st VIII Men s Reserve VIII Women s Reserve VIII Ergometer Challenge Men s Graduate VIII Women s Graduate VIII Mixed Graduate VIII Men s Beginner VIII Women s Beginner VIII1877 Glasgow1919 Edinburgh1920 Edinburgh Edinburgh1922 Edinburgh Glasgow1934 Edinburgh Edinburgh1935 Glasgow1936 Glasgow Edinburgh1939 Glasgow Edinburgh1940 Edinburgh1941 No Race Edinburgh1943 Race Abandoned due to bad weather1944 Glasgow1945 Race Cancelled1946 Glasgow1948 Edinburgh1950 Edinburgh Glasgow1951 Glasgow Glasgow1952 Glasgow1953 Glasgow1954 Edinburgh1955 Glasgow Edinburgh1956 Glasgow1957 Edinburgh Edinburgh1958 Edinburgh Edinburgh1959 Edinburgh1960 Edinburgh Glasgow1961 Edinburgh Glasgow1992 Glasgow Glasgow1993 Glasgow Glasgow1994 Glasgow Glasgow1996 Edinburgh Edinburgh1997 Race Cancelled1998 Race Cancelled1999 Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Glasgow2000 Glasgow Edinburgh Glasgow Edinburgh2001 Glasgow Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Glasgow Glasgow Edinburgh2002 Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow Edinburgh Glasgow Edinburgh Edinburgh2003 Glasgow Edinburgh Glasgow Edinburgh Glasgow Edinburgh Edinburgh2004 Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow Edinburgh Glasgow Edinburgh2005 Glasgow Edinburgh Glasgow Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh2006 Glasgow Edinburgh Glasgow Glasgow Edinburgh Glasgow2007 Glasgow Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Glasgow2008 Glasgow Edinburgh Glasgow Edinburgh2009 Glasgow Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh2010 Glasgow Edinburgh Glasgow Edinburgh2011 Glasgow Edinburgh Edinburgh Glasgow2012 Glasgow Glasgow Edinburgh Void2013 Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Glasgow Edinburgh Glasgow Glasgow2014 Edinburgh Glasgow Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh2015 Edinburgh Edinburgh Glasgow Glasgow Edinburgh Glasgow Edinburgh2016 Edinburgh Glasgow Glasgow Edinburgh Edinburgh Glasgow Glasgow Edinburgh Edinburgh2017 Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh2018 Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Glasgow Edinburgh Edinburgh2019 Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh2020 Race Cancelled due to COVID 19 Pandemic2021 No Race due to COVID 19 Pandemic2022 Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgh Edinburgha Between 1877 and 1961 races took place in coxed foursb Races marked took place on the Union Canal Edinburghc Races marked took place on the River Clyde below the tidal weird Races marked took place on the River Clyde above the tidal weirNB These results are incomplete See also editGlasgow University Boat Club Edinburgh University Boat Club Scottish RowingReferences edit a b c Archived copy Archived from the original on 15 March 2013 Retrieved 3 May 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link New River Clyde route for 136 year old Glasgow v Edinburgh boat race Magazine Glasgow STV Archived from the original on 22 March 2013 Archived copy Archived from the original on 4 March 2016 Retrieved 24 May 2013 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link https web archive org web 20130502012417 http www gla ac uk services sport clubs boat http glasgowubc wordpress com boat race https web archive org web 20130315120353 http www gla ac uk clubs Boat boatrace http www bbc co uk news uk scotland glasgow west 22668148 http 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