The race was rowed over 3 miles on the Lower Yarra on 8th April with a strong win to the Melbourne crew. The Oxford & Cambridge Cup was awarded this year for the first time. The history of this Cup can be found in the introduction to this chapter.
Time: 16 mins 5 secs
Margin: 2 1/2 lengths
1st Melbourne University - Bow: C B Retallack, 2: T Crossthwaite, 3: E F Gilchrist, 4:
W B Neale, 5: D C Morrison, 6: F S Lowe, 7: Harold Irving, Str: A R Morrison, Cox: C S Galbraith
2nd Sydney University - Bow: F Moore, 2: W T Coyle, 3: C T Russell, 4: H G Bennetts, 5: B Sawyer, 6: H B Rowlands, 7: H Cox, Str: C H Helsham, Cox: A R Weigall
3rd Adelaide University - Bow: J H Winnall, 2: G H Bray, 3: H A Powell, 4: D L Doolette, 5: C R Penny, 6: A P Cox, 7: W R Wooldridge, Str: W R Bayly, Cox: E P Little
A R Morrison - Stroke Melbourne University