Talk:The Boat Race 1903/GA1

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Reviewer: Ritchie333 (talk · contribs) 16:12, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

Another boat race? Oh, go on then sir. As you've taken my (and other's) advice from earlier GAs, I'm finding less to spot, but ....

Lead

• The botched start to this race could be mentioned

  Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:31, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

Background

• "Oxford's coaches were G. C. Bourne who had rowed for university" - isn't a "the" missing from before "university"?

  Yep, added. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:31, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

• influenza (known to men as "a near death experience" and to women as "nothing but the bloody sniffles") could be wikilinked

  Exactly. Done. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:31, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

Crews

• "4 pounds (1.8 kg) per rower more" - how about "4 pounds (1.8 kg) more per rower"?

  Why not. Reversed. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:31, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

• "An American, he attended The Hill School in Pennsylvania before graduating from Harvard University" - possibly my search abilities are not up to snuff, but I can't see in that source where the Hill School is mentioned

  Sorry, it's in a paper source, Burnell, p. 68, added.

Race

• "After the shouted query "Are you ready?"" - suggest "After he shouted "Are you ready?""

  Definitely. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:31, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

• "Cambridge squared their blades" - squared?

  Added link to Glossary of rowing terms#The stroke. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:31, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

Summary

• That's it - on hold. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 16:12, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

  Alles in Ordnung, hope it's to your satisfaction. Thanks again for the ongoing reviews and your support. The Rambling Man (talk) 16:31, 13 January 2015 (UTC)

  Entschuldigung, mein kartoffel ist kaput ... no, I've been listening to Martin again. Sorry. Passed. Ritchie333 ^{(talk) (cont)} 16:35, 13 January 2015 (UTC)