The Boat Race 1887

44th Boat Race
Date26 March 1887 (1887-03-26)
WinnerCambridge
Margin of victory2+12 lengths
Winning time20 minutes 52 seconds
Overall record
(Cambridge–Oxford)
20–23
UmpireRobert Lewis-Lloyd

The 44th Boat Race took place on 26 March 1887. The Boat Race is an annual side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. The race was umpired by Robert Lewis-Lloyd, and Cambridge won by two and a half lengths after one of the Oxford crew's oars snapped in half. The winning time for the race was 20 minutes 52 seconds, and Cambridge's victory took the overall record to 23–20 in Oxford's favour.