boat race march 9th boat race took place river_thames march typically held annually event rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge race won cambridge oxford easily result nature defeat oxford challenged cambridge second race year held december time boat race competed twice calendar year member cambridge crew came 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 cambridge went race leading overall victories oxford beaten oxford previous race held lengths cambridge boat built feet inches length inches width dark blues boat constructed umpire race starter crews cambridge crew weighed average pounds rower opponents rower cambridge studying new event blue returned race replaced light blue cox result accident oxford welcomed number cox race cambridge won toss elected start middlesex station prior race oxford suggested course order avoid crews having pass narrow arches rejected cambridge conventional course rowed close start oxford pulled ahead held half length lead time passed star pub hammersmith_bridge oxford crew began slow cox error steering cambridge began reduce deficit crews level cambridge started draw away lengths ahead cambridge won seconds result meant cambridge led overall seven victories oxford reaction main factors attributed oxford substantial defeat firstly stroke boat club president set high rating crew unable sustain duration race quickly tired secondly rich suggested oxford vessel inadequate calling bad boat finally poor steering allowed cambridge pass like shot given nature defeat oxford sent challenge october cambridge row time history boat race second race held calendar year time december
The Boat Race 1849 (March)