boat race 33rd boat race crews university_of_oxford university_of_cambridge took place river_thames april oxford crew boat_race experience cambridge crew contained blues umpired cambridge won race easily time minutes seconds following confusion positioning finish victory took overall record oxford 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 oxford went race reigning champions having defeated cambridge lengths previous year race led overall seventeen wins cambridge cambridge coached rowed cambridge races represented light blues races record coached oxford umpire race rowed oxford twice march december race starter crews crews weight average cambridge crew contained blues cox rowing fourth boat race oxford saw blues return including making boat_race appearance author rower stated placement described best rowed stroke mistake contrast cambridge considered finest seen time race oxford won toss elected start middlesex station handing surrey river cambridge weather conditions warm foul wind miles course race commenced crews remained level minutes race cambridge began pull ahead hammersmith_bridge clear water advantage lengths extending lead light blues lengths ahead ship pub oxford finally passed pub stopped apparently unaware completed course author oxford rower suggested course approximately yards long cambridge having finish received finishing gun lengths ahead result confusion judge declared winning distance lengths official records state cambridge won race easily time minutes seconds sixth win seven years took overall record oxford favour
The Boat Race 1876