boat race boat race took place march held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames oxford went race reigning champions having won previous year race crews contained total summer olympics umpired cambridge rower oxford won year race quarters length time minutes seconds 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 race lengths led overall victories cambridge excluding dead heat oxford coaches rowed dark blues races rowed university races president race time blue rowed cambridge times cambridge coached rowed light blues races tenth year umpire old rowed cambridge races avoid holy week race scheduled earlier normal march old joined cambridge crew light blues practice disrupted losing suffering late build race losing rogers injury respectively days race fit return according author oxford rower crew came post oxford crew noted crew went easily comfortably day lacked essential balance crews oxford crew weighed average pounds rower opponents cambridge crew included rowers boat_race experience making appearance event oxford crew saw participants return including cox taking race won gold medals men summer olympics rowing defeated final arthur rowed race cambridge won toss elected start surrey station handing middlesex river oxford started race conditions described author oxford rower perfect modest tide despite oxford rating opponents start cambridge took early lead half length ahead minute bend river light blues continued slowly gain clear mile_post oxford closed gap lead half length taking advantage bend river light blues pulled away nearly clear time crews passed hammersmith_bridge extended lead quarter length clear pub half length clear rowing increasing wind cambridge began tire oxford closed gap cambridge stroke barnes bridge led length quarter bridge crews began steer closer eventually causing cox way avoid foul time boats passed brewery level despite final push cambridge oxford drove passing finishing post rating strokes minute won quarters length time minutes seconds winning margin race oxford fifth consecutive victory taking overall record event favour
The Boat Race 1913