boat race 48th boat race took place march boat_race annual rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames oxford went race leading event overall total rowers participating previous boat_race experience umpired oxford rower pre race favourites oxford won half length time minutes seconds oxford winning margin race background boat race rowing competition boat clubs 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 beaten cambridge length previous year race held overall lead victories cambridge excluding dead heat cambridge coached rowed light blues races oxford coach president captain 1st rowed trials cambridge selected blue boat umpire race year row won event consecutive times rowing oxford races crews oxford crew weighed average pounds rower opponents cambridge saw blues return boat towers president oxford crew contained rowers including rowing fourth consecutive race year alongside brother dark blues featured cox time row oxford crew studying cambridge crew rowers registered non british oxford lord cambridge hailed australia forced leave oxford crew practice suffered considered sufficiently fit return crew according found real form race oxford pre race favourites won toss elected start middlesex station handing surrey river cambridge race commenced northerly wind despite cambridge took early lead quarter length ahead crews passed mile_post oxford lead half length cambridge pushed lead hammersmith_bridge oxford responded held marginal lead crews passed pub boats exchanged lead times dark blues took lead quarters length barnes bridge increased cambridge stroke rate oxford stroke responded bend river favoured dark blues cambridge closed gap late stop oxford taking victory dark blues passed finishing post half length lead time minutes seconds second consecutive victory winning margin race taking overall record oxford favour
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