 Conversely, he noted that Oxford suffered "from a dearth of material" which, followed by constant changes in the crew order, resulted in a "merely eight good men in a boat — and nothing more".The Cambridge crew weighed an average of 12 st 9.25 lb (80.2 kg), per rower more than their opponents.The Oxford crew saw five participants return, including cox Henry Wells who was taking part in his fourth race.