boat race boat race took place march generally held annually boat race rowing race crews universities oxford cambridge river thames result world war race years oxford went race reigning champions having won previous race held universities participated peace year race umpired rower cambridge won lengths time minutes seconds 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 rivalry major point honour universities followed united_kingdom worldwide oxford went race reigning champions having won race half lengths led overall victories cambridge excluding dead heat world war caused year hiatus event conflict blues killed including previous race cambridge crew oxford boat race arranged crews participated peace royal year taking cambridge defeated australian_army crew semi final going defeat oxford final light blues took inter allied peace paris year victorious final new_zealand australia crews oxford coached rowed cambridge times president race time blue rowed races prior war cambridge coaches rowed races rowed previous races twelfth year umpire old rowed cambridge races accompanied launch prince albert duke gloucester crews cambridge crew weighed average pounds rower opponents result year hiatus participants rowed boat race prior year participants race registered non british oxford cambridge australian race cambridge won toss elected start surrey station handing middlesex river oxford race started fair tide immense crowds times reported attendance largest race history despite hour race start crews rowed strokes level minute cambridge slightly reducing rating began pull ahead holding canvas length lead mile_post crews passed hammersmith_bridge light blues held quarter length lead bend river favour pulled ahead quarter length clear pub facing strong oxford pulled cambridge attempted bold bid inside barnes corner cambridge response passed lengths ahead extended lead lengths time passed finishing post time minutes seconds according author oxford rower cambridge rowed nice easy fashion oxford uneven times crew labour badly rough water cambridge second consecutive victory albeit year span took overall record event oxford favour
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