This vintage book is comprehensive accounts of numerous historical boat races, with details on weather conditions, information on notable competitors, descriptions of the races and outcomes, and much more. "The Boat Race" will appeal to those with an interest in the history of professional yacht racing, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of related literature. "The Making of a Blue", "Early History", "The Founders of Style", "Boats", "George Morrison and Oxford's Supremacy", "J. H. D. Goldie and the Advent of Slides", "The Use of the Slide", "The Use of the Slide", "Oxford's Second Series", "Climax and Anti-Climax", "R. C. Bourne's Victories", etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on the history of boating.