boat race boat race took place march row april held annually event rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames oxford went race reigning champions having won previous year race umpired cambridge rower year race ended cambridge sinking oxford declared result race subsequent row following monday race won oxford lengths dark blues fourth consecutive victory took overall record event 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 oxford went race reigning champions having won previous year race quarter lengths oxford held overall lead victories cambridge excluding dead heat oxford coaches rowed university races president race time blue rowed oxford times cambridge coached rowed light blues races ninth year umpire old rowed cambridge races author oxford rower noted crew means quick water possessed greater ease movement despite struck training hampered conversely cambridge suffered persisted collins stroke spite inexperience replaced selected row number seven forced depart suffering replacement considered far light forced leave crew illness despite arrival astonishing improvement account weight oxford went race favourites crews oxford crew weighed average pounds rower opponents cambridge saw competitors return boat including stroke rowing fourth consecutive race oxford crew contained participants including making fourth appearance event seven oxford crew educated participants race registered non british oxford australian cambridge cox hailed south_africa number collins came new_zealand race oxford won toss elected start surrey station handing middlesex river cambridge rough conditions started race initially steering crews away light blues started better oxford passed lead minute cox opposite cambridge stroke end wall dark blues clear cambridge crews taken board large volume water steered boat close shore shelter moving pass centre arch hammersmith_bridge heading shore following discussion stroke steered shore crew disembarked vessel river water getting river oxford boat approached umpire launch informed cambridge sunk declaring race despite oxford finished course prior year event sinking history race cambridge sank race author described aborted race magnitude described greatest history race agreement port london authority agreed hold row following monday according weather monday bad wind stronger changed direction slightly oxford won toss elected start middlesex station handing surrey river cambridge got race way dark blues better start took advantage shelter provided middlesex river rating dark blues strokes second cambridge overhaul deficit oxford passed crab tree pub shortest way home steered surrey station water looked fairly good oxford passed finishing post lead lengths time minutes seconds largest winning margin race slowest winning time race victory took overall record event oxford favour
The Boat Race 1912