▁drew ▁alongside . ▁ ▁Int ellig ent ▁co x ing ▁from ▁Oxford ' s ▁W att s ▁gained ▁Oxford ▁a ▁lead ▁of ▁a ▁length ▁after ▁three ▁minutes . ▁ ▁With ▁clear ▁water ▁at ▁Har rod s ▁F urn iture ▁De pository , ▁W att s ▁attempted ▁to ▁ste er ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁but ▁was ▁war ned ▁off ▁by ▁u mp ire ▁S ween ey . ▁ ▁Oxford ▁passed ▁below ▁Hamm ers m ith ▁Bridge ▁holding ▁a ▁four - second ▁advantage ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁push , ▁taking ▁the ▁lead ▁out ▁to ▁six ▁seconds ▁by ▁Ch is wick ▁Ste ps . ▁ ▁S ett ling ▁for ▁a ▁lower ▁rating , ▁Oxford ▁were ▁eight ▁seconds ▁clear ▁by ▁Bar nes ▁Railway ▁Bridge , ▁and ▁despite ▁a ▁late ▁sur ge ▁by ▁Cambridge , ▁Oxford ▁passed ▁the ▁finishing ▁post ▁seven ▁seconds ▁and ▁ ▁lengths ▁ahead . ▁The ▁cre ws ▁recorded ▁the ▁fourth - ▁and ▁fifth - fast est ▁times ▁in ▁Bo at ▁Race ▁history . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁reserve ▁race , ▁Cambridge ' s ▁Gold ie ▁won ▁as ▁Oxford ' s ▁Is is ▁were ▁dis qual ified . ▁After ▁Is is ▁had ▁taken ▁a ▁three - qu arter - length ▁lead , ▁a ▁cl ash ▁of ▁bl ades ▁resulted ▁in ▁irre par able ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁boat ▁and ▁a ▁red ▁flag ▁from ▁the ▁u mp ire ▁John ▁Gar rett . ▁Cambridge ▁won ▁the ▁ 4 5 th ▁Women ' s ▁Bo at ▁Race ▁by ▁ ▁lengths ▁in ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁ 7 ▁minutes ▁and ▁ 1 7