boat race boat race took place march held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames race umpired cambridge rower coach oxford won lengths time minutes seconds success race ended cambridge record streak wins victory took overall record event cambridge 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 led overall victories oxford excluding dead heat light blues won thirteen consecutive races coming year event cambridge coached rowed light blues races rowed cambridge races coached oxford races oxford coaches time dark blue rowed races rowed times rowed oxford races umpire race cambridge rower rowed light blues times races coached race special correspondent observer suggested race finest years concluding win oxford good english rowing crews oxford crew weighed average pounds rower opponents cambridge saw rowers return crew boat_race experience including taking consecutive event oxford boat contained blues including making appearance boat race oxford number won silver medal summer olympics men crew mate cambridge rowed men great_britain games finishing fourth cambridge cox hunter non british participants registered hailed australia race cambridge won toss elected start surrey station handing middlesex river oxford calm weather umpire started race false start ensued failing hear oxford state ready start restarted race rating opponents cambridge half length ahead minute held advantage oxford stroke saw dark blues draw level following steering cambridge cox hunter oxford pulled away lead canvas length time crews passed mile_post passed crab tree pub cambridge stroke little difference oxford continued lead steering away light blues avoid collision oxford lost lead crews passed hammersmith_bridge level saw light blues length pub crews headed time oxford turn steer clear collision losing lead heading middlesex shore caught best tide dark blues passed quarters length ahead cambridge burst rate oxford strokes minute failed impression oxford pulled ahead oxford won lengths time minutes seconds securing victory race slowest winning time margin victory declared oxford rower exciting races seen truly magnificent victory oxford crew rowing correspondent times stated great race went suggest greatest races
The Boat Race 1937