boat race boat race took place march held annually event rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames race won oxford quarter lengths won reserve race cambridge won 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 oxford went race reigning champions having won previous year race quarter lengths cambridge held overall lead victories oxford excluding dead heat women boat race took place annual fixture 1960s contest conducted race held river_thames day men main reserve races reserve race contested oxford isis boat cambridge boat held usually takes place prior main boat race race umpired oxford races boat race cambridge coaching team included rowed cambridge race races races race non rowing boat club president race races oxford comprised hugh edwards rowed oxford races races crews cambridge crew weighed average pounds rower opponents oxford crew containing blues cambridge saw bow man return oxford american number heaviest history race writing observer suggested crew possibly fastest predicted length victory oxford race oxford won toss successive year elected start surrey station handing middlesex river cambridge race commenced despite conditions favouring light blues oxford ahead start led seconds mile_post record time minutes seconds according cambridge rushed crews nearly clashed oxford held firm reached hammersmith_bridge second lead rounding corner cambridge chose stay tide oxford headed shelter surrey shore light blues reduced lead marginally oxford seconds ahead moved middlesex shore cambridge oxford briefly left shelter shoreline shoot barnes bridge centre arch heading lead seconds despite pushing rating strokes minute cambridge reduce deficit oxford accelerated rating passed finishing post half lengths ahead time minutes seconds time years oxford won consecutive boat races conclusion race oxford boat club president hailed coaches boat thanks thanks reserve race cambridge beat oxford isis lengths seconds inaugural victory running contest time minutes seconds 22nd running cambridge fifth consecutive victory
The Boat Race 1967