Template:Did you know nominations/The Boat Race 1856
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The result was: promoted by Hawkeye7 (talk) 20:15, 18 November 2014 (UTC)
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The Boat Race 1856
edit- ... that the 1856 University Boat Race was the second to be held on the ebb tide?
- Reviewed: Not a self-nomination.
Improved to Good Article status by The Rambling Man (talk). Nominated by Bloom6132 (talk) at 21:07, 11 November 2014 (UTC).
Newly promoted to GA, fully cited and meets minimum size. Spot checks are clear. Good to go. Miyagawa (talk) 21:48, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
- But who will find the hook interesting or even understand the significance? Suggest this is reworked for an interesting hook. The Rambling Man (talk) 21:52, 12 November 2014 (UTC)
- ALT1: ... that the 1856 University Boat Race was umpired by a former Cambridge University Boat Club president who had rowed in both the March and December races of 1849? —Bloom6132 (talk) 00:20, 13 November 2014 (UTC)