The Boat Race 1845

[4] The Oxford committee "seemed willing" and in the Lent term proposed a change to the course, to race above Putney Bridge rather than below it on 15 March.

[9] The umpire for the race was W. H. Harrison, Commodore of the Royal Thames Yacht Club,[10] while the starter was Edward Searle.

The Light Blues made the better start but swell from a steamer dislodged the oar of Richardson and allowed Oxford to take the lead.

Despite poor steering from both coxes (and Henry Munster losing his hat while waving it at the crowds), Cambridge were three lengths ahead by Hammersmith Bridge.

[2] Cambridge inflicted a second defeat on Oxford later that year, winning the Grand Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta.