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The 144th Boat Race took place on 28 March 1998. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. Cambridge, with the heaviest crew in the history of the event, won by three lengths in a record time of 16 minutes 19 seconds. In the reserve race, Oxford's Isis defeated Cambridge's Goldie in a time which equalled the record, while Cambridge won the Women's Boat Race. ==Background== The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing competition between the University of Oxford (sometimes referred to as the "Dark Blues") and the University of Cambridge (sometimes referred to as the "Light Blues").〔 First held in 1829, the race takes place on the Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London. The rivalry is a major point of honour between the two universities and followed throughout the United Kingdom and broadcast worldwide. Cambridge went into the race as reigning champions, having won the 1997 race by two lengths, and led overall with 74 victories to Oxford's 68 (excluding the "dead heat" of 1877). The first Women's Boat Race took place in 1927, but did not become an annual fixture until the 1960s. Up until 2014, the contest was conducted as part of the Henley Boat Races, but as of the 2015 race, it is held on the River Thames, on the same day as the men's main and reserve races. The reserve race, contested between Oxford's Isis boat and Cambridge's Goldie boat has been held since 1965. It usually takes place on the Tideway, prior to the main Boat Race.〔 Oxford boat club president Andrew Lindsay acknowledged the weight difference: "We are quite happy, it presents a challenge. They have got the equivalent of another cox to carry along."〔 Cambridge's president David Cassidy (who would row for Goldie) was blunt in his assessment: "A powerful car will beat a less powerful car."〔 Cambridge, coached by Robin Williams, suffered a setback: their number five, Toby Wallace, was ill in the run-in to the race, and did not participate in the outings just prior to the main event.〔 Despite that, ''The Times'' reported that the Light Blue boat looked "ominously powerful".〔 The race was sponsored for the final time by Beefeater Gin who had invested £1.4 million in the event over the previous three-year contract period. They would be replaced by Aberdeen Asset Management for the 1999 race. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Boat Race 1998」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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