At Oxford, he rowed three times in The Boat Race against Cambridge, being on the winning side in 1869[5][6] and losing in 1870[7] and 1871,[8] and also played football for the University.
[3] The ship eventually reached Port Chalmers, New Zealand, after a dramatic voyage in which she lost a mast and travelled 2,000 miles under a jury rig.
[10][11] Baker had originally planned to set up business in the flax industry but instead he established a private school at French Farm, at Akaroa near Christchurch.
[3] He continued to maintain his interest in sport, winning the athletics championship at Timaru in 1878 and playing cricket for Canterbury[3] between 1874 and 1880, including three first-class matches.
[16] They had four daughters, including Eleanor, the eldest, who became a doctor and surgeon in remote areas of New Zealand's North Island.