87th Boat Race | |||
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Date | 6 April 1935 | ||
Winner | Cambridge | ||
Margin of victory | 4 1/2 lengths | ||
Winning time | 19 minutes 48 seconds | ||
Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 46–40 | ||
Umpire | Robert Bourne (Oxford) | ||
Other races | |||
Women's winner | Oxford | ||
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The 87th Boat Race took place on 6 April 1935. Held annually, the Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames. Umpired by former Oxford rower Robert Bourne, Cambridge won by four and a half lengths in a time of 19 minutes 48 seconds. The record twelfth consecutive victory took the overall record in the event to 46–40 in Cambridge's favour.