boat race 49th boat race took place april boat_race annual rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames oxford went event reigning champions having won previous year race total competitors previous race umpired rower oxford won quarter lengths time minutes seconds consecutive victory fastest time history event 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 half length previous year race held overall lead victories cambridge excluding dead heat oxford coaches president captain 1st rowed trial cambridge selected blue boat rowed times oxford time blue briefly coached cambridge early stages preparation umpire race fourth year row won event consecutive times rowing oxford races crews oxford crew weighed average pounds rower opponents cambridge crew contained rowers experience event rowing number number crew attended oxford saw rowers cox return previous year race included rowing fourth consecutive event dark blues pupils studying rower registered non british lord cambridge hailed australia having attending race oxford won toss elected start middlesex station handing surrey river cambridge pre race favourites rower author states result practice row oxford time reported press conditions race described perfect light breeze east good tide oxford led start half length ahead approximately yards course extending length cambridge stroke reduced deficit hammersmith_bridge half length slide rendered contributions light blues efforts oxford accelerated away lengths lengths ahead passed passed finishing post quarter lengths ahead time minutes seconds oxford consecutive victory fastest winning time history race held beating race winning time seconds
The Boat Race 1892