boat race boat race took place april held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames race umpired cambridge rower featured cox follow father steering boats reigning champions cambridge won half lengths time minutes seconds fastest winning time history took overall record favour 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 cambridge went race reigning champions having won race lengths led overall victories oxford excluding dead heat cambridge coached rowed twice cambridge races time blue rowing races rowed races time blue oxford coaches hugh edwards rowed oxford races rowed races race umpired sixth time british rowed cambridge races buildup race cambridge struck week unable train crews cambridge crew weighed average pounds rower opponents oxford crew rowers including stroke rowing race number cambridge saw single participant return number participants race registered non british oxford number hailed america cambridge number australian cambridge cox follow father footsteps steered light blues race light blues number followed father coach year father father rowed cambridge races respectively oxford stroke son hugh edwards rowed race father coach rowed races cambridge race cambridge went race favourites won toss elected start surrey station handing middlesex river oxford conditions described times fog rain race started oxford rated cambridge length stroke saw hold quarter length lead minute continuing pull away cambridge clear half length clear time crews passed increased length half mile_post oxford crab tree pub impression lead oxford rating cambridge strokes minute passed hammersmith_bridge lengths light blues lead lengths cambridge saw oxford rowing strokes minute faster opponents able relax cambridge passed finishing post half lengths clear oxford time minutes seconds fastest winning time event history cambridge fourth consecutive victory fastest winning time race correspondent writing times described victory great success attributed win cambridge precision properly covered blades brilliance individuals boat writing observer suggested cambridge crew good war oxford rowed gave technique inadequate
The Boat Race 1958