boat race 62nd boat race took place april held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames cambridge went race reigning champions having won previous year race year race umpired rower oxford won lengths time minutes seconds victory took overall record 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 half lengths oxford led overall victories cambridge excluding dead heat cambridge coached rowed races rowed race oxford coaches rowed races represented dark blues times umpire year old cambridge rower rowed races crews cambridge crew weighed average pounds rower opponents oxford crew contained rowers including rowing consecutive race cambridge saw rowers return crew including making fourth appearance event participants race registered british according oxford rower author dark blues great difficulties training got attained great place conversely cambridge crew suffered old forbidden joining crew doctors replacement stand soon light blues arrived replaced unfit having recently returned africa race cambridge won toss elected start middlesex station handing surrey river oxford race started command umpire dark blues took lead according race hand mile won liked oxford won lengths time minutes seconds victory years winning margin race
The Boat Race 1905