boat race boat race took place march held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames oxford won quarter lengths race featured heaviest rowed event oxford cambridge crew nearly years reserve race cambridge won oxford isis disqualified cambridge won background boat race rowing competition university_of_oxford referred dark blues university_of_cambridge referred light blues held race takes 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 race half lengths cambridge leading overall 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 fourth appearance role advised afraid crew need warn irrelevant opinion respond fine trouble race sponsored prior race signed year contract continue involvement race worth bbc extended deal new year contract broadcast race united_kingdom crews oxford crew weighed average rower stone cambridge crew race featured heaviest rowed event oxford weighing oxford crew older experienced world championship bronze medal winners oxford crew won boat races cambridge featured blues won cambridge cox won women lightweight race counterpart educated spent hours races cambridge race having lost previous fourteen cambridge president won toss elected start surrey station minute race cambridge held length advantage crews approached bend oxford drew alongside intelligent oxford gained oxford lead length minutes clear water attempted steer cambridge warned umpire oxford passed hammersmith_bridge holding second advantage push taking lead seconds settling lower rating oxford seconds clear despite late surge cambridge oxford passed finishing post seven seconds quarter lengths ahead crews recorded fifth fastest times boat_race history reserve race cambridge won oxford isis disqualified isis taken quarter length lead clash blades resulted damage cambridge boat red flag umpire cambridge won 45th women boat race quarter lengths time minutes seconds victory years reaction lord presented winning president cambridge coach said crew best stroke drove cambridge commented courageous things seen counterpart acknowledged cambridge raced
The Boat Race 1990