Talk:Oxford and Cambridge Cup

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[edit] Near Losses

After the 1904 men’s eights race, the Oxford and Cambridge Cup went missing. It was later discovered in the possession of Harry Whiting, the stroke of the victorious Melbourne University Boat Club (MUBC) crew in that year. Another near-death incident for this valuable trophy occurred in 1995 when Duncan Ashby (another victorious MUBC crew member) tested its ability to float. Fortunately it did not sink to the bottom of Lake Wendouree. Ozdaren 17:15, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

Good thing Wendouree's no deeper than three feet at any point.--Yeti Hunter 12:06, 16 May 2007 (UTC)
Three feet, more like three inches. Ah the good old days when it had water in it. A month ago you could walk on it. Ozdaren 16:46, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article structure etc

This article is pretty fragmented. It jumps from describing the cup to describing the competition it is awarded for, which I think is appropriate for the article, but it makes for difficult reading. I've whacked some headings in there but it still needs some work. And citations, for that matter. --EDH 06:33, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

Well... as they say on WP be bold and get editing.Ozdaren 08:03, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Template for winning crews

These are the first years that the various universities won the Cup:

Date Venue Distance Winner Runner Up Time Margin
October 6th, 1888 Lower Yarra, VIC 2.5mi Melbourne Adelaide 13:05 4 lengths
21st December, 1889 Port River, SA 2.5mi Adelaide Melbourne 18:06 3 lengths
June 14th, 1890 Lower Yarra, VIC 2.5mi Sydney Melbourne 13:48 5 lengths
June 3rd, 1922 Port River, SA 3mi Queensland Melbourne 17:21 4 lengths
June 6th, 1925 Brisbane River, QLD 3mi Tasmania Sydney 17:56 2.5 lengths
June 4th, 1927 Nepean River, NSW 3mi Western Australia Melbourne 19:30 1.5 lengths
May 22nd, 1971 Lake Kurwongbah, QLD 2000m Monash Sydney 6:35 0.1 seconds
October 2nd, 1996 Lake Burley Griffin, ACT 1800m U.T.S. Sydney  ?  ?

Almost all data is available for all races here: http://www.rowinghistory-aus.info/university-championships/index.php. Do you think there should be any more columns in the table (eg, conditions)? Also, see List_of_colors#Colors_by_shade if you want to have a play with the colours.--Yeti Hunter (talk) 14:48, 26 March 2008 (UTC)