The oars used by the New College Four measured over all 12 ft. 6 ins.; in-board, 3 ft. 8½ ins.; breadth of blades, 5½ ins.
Measurement of a Pair Oar built by Sims, of Putney.
(In this Pair Mr. H. G. Gold, and Mr. R. Carr won the University Pairs at Oxford, their weights being 11 st. 10 lbs. and 12 st. 8 lbs. respectively.)
| ft. | ins. | |
|---|---|---|
| Length over all | 37 | 1 |
| Greatest breadth | 1 | 3¾ |
| Length of slide play | 1 | 4 |
| Distance from sill of rowlock to centre of seat | 2 | 8½ |
| Height of seat above skin of boat | 8⅛ | |
| Height of heels above skin of boat | 1¼ | |
