▁as ▁the ▁men ' s ▁main ▁and ▁reserve ▁races . ▁ ▁The ▁reserve ▁race , ▁cont ested ▁between ▁Oxford ' s ▁Is is ▁boat ▁and ▁Cambridge ' s ▁Gold ie ▁boat ▁has ▁been ▁held ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁It ▁usually ▁takes ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁T ide way , ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁Bo at ▁Race . ▁ ▁Mut iny ▁Following ▁defeat ▁in ▁the ▁previous ▁year ' s ▁race , ▁Oxford ' s ▁first ▁in ▁eleven ▁years , ▁American ▁Chris ▁Clark ▁was ▁determined ▁to ▁gain ▁reven ge : ▁" Next ▁year ▁we ' re ▁g onna ▁kick ▁ass ▁... ▁Cambridge ' s ▁ass . ▁Even ▁if ▁I ▁have ▁to ▁go ▁home ▁and ▁bring ▁the ▁whole ▁US ▁squad ▁with ▁me ." ▁ ▁He ▁rec ru ited ▁another ▁four ▁American ▁post - grad u ates : ▁three ▁international - class ▁row ers ▁( Dan ▁Ly ons , ▁Chris ▁Hun ting ton ▁and ▁Chris ▁Pen ny ) ▁and ▁a ▁co x ▁( J on athan ▁Fish ), ▁in ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁put ▁together ▁the ▁fast est ▁Bo at ▁Race ▁crew ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁contest . ▁▁▁ ▁Dis ag re ements ▁over ▁the ▁training ▁regime ▁of ▁Dan ▁Top ol ski , ▁the ▁Oxford ▁coach , ▁(" He ▁wanted ▁us ▁to ▁spend ▁more ▁time ▁training ▁on ▁land ▁than ▁water !" ▁l ament ed ▁Ly ons ) ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁crew ▁walking ▁out ▁on ▁at ▁least ▁one ▁occasion , ▁and ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁coach ▁revis ing ▁his ▁approach . ▁ ▁A ▁fit ness ▁test