▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁English ▁male ▁actors ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Pop lar , ▁London ▁Category : B rit ish ▁male ▁comedy ▁actors ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁p neum onia <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 1 3 1 st ▁Bo at ▁Race ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁ 6 ▁April ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁H eld ▁ann ually , ▁the ▁event ▁is ▁a ▁side - by - side ▁row ing ▁race ▁between ▁cre ws ▁from ▁the ▁Univers ities ▁of ▁Oxford ▁and ▁Cambridge ▁along ▁the ▁River ▁Th ames . ▁ ▁Oxford ▁won ▁by ▁ ▁lengths . ▁Bruce ▁Phil p ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁man ▁to ▁row ▁for ▁both ▁univers ities ▁having ▁previously ▁row ed ▁for ▁Cambridge , ▁and ▁Henri etta ▁Shaw ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁co x ▁for ▁Cambridge . ▁ ▁Is is ▁won ▁the ▁reserve ▁race , ▁while ▁Oxford ▁were ▁vict orious ▁in ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Bo at ▁Race . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁Bo at ▁Race ▁is ▁a ▁side - by - side ▁row ing ▁competition ▁between ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oxford ▁( s ometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" D ark ▁Blues ") ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁( s ometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁" Light ▁Blues "). ▁ ▁First ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 9 , ▁the ▁race ▁takes ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁ ▁Championship ▁Cour se ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁Th ames ▁in ▁south west ▁London . ▁ ▁The ▁rival ry ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁point ▁of ▁honour ▁between ▁the