boat race 61st boat race took place march held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames boat club president able row injury race umpired rower cambridge won half lengths time minutes seconds victory row took overall record event oxford favour background boat race rowing competition university_of_oxford referred dark blues university_of_cambridge referred light blues race held taken place mile championship course river thames southwest london rivalry major point honour universities followed united_kingdom broadcast worldwide cambridge went race reigning champions having won race lengths oxford led overall victories cambridge excluding dead heat oxford coaches rowed university races rowed races represented dark blues times cambridge coached rowed cambridge times umpire second year old cambridge rower rowed races boat club presidents unable row injury according contemporary oxford rower subsequent author dark blues got invariably lost form long course noted cambridge standard crews crews oxford crew weighed average pound rower opponents cambridge crew previous number rowing consecutive year cox scott oxford crew single returning rower stroke participants race registered non british cambridge australian number number seven new_zealand race cambridge won toss elected start surrey station handing middlesex river oxford started race cold conditions weak tide oxford took early lead cambridge start getting clear mile_post light blues rhythm started catch oxford steering warner allowed cambridge reduce deficit hammersmith_bridge oxford lead thirds length pub crews level light blues pushed ahead clear oxford struggled maintain technique cambridge passed finishing post lead half lengths winning time minutes seconds slowest winning time race cambridge consecutive victory fifth years remarked race good crews evenly matched
The Boat Race 1904