The Boat Race 1985

Held annually, the event is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge along the River Thames.

[1] First held in 1829, the race takes place on the 4.2-mile (6.8 km) Championship Course on the River Thames in southwest London.

A quick start from Cambridge coupled with a poor one from Oxford saw the Light Blues take a third of a length lead before being reined back at Fulham Football Club.

A one-second lead at the mile post preceded a period of warnings from umpire Ronnie Howard to both coxes as they contested the same water.

[11] Oxford held a canvas' lead as the crews passed under Hammersmith Bridge and began to move away along Chiswick Eyot.

[11] This was Oxford's tenth consecutive victory, and their eleventh in twelve years, and took the overall record to 68–62 in favour of Cambridge.