7th Boat Race | |||
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Date | 17 March 1845 | ||
Winner | Cambridge | ||
Margin of victory | 10 lengths | ||
Winning time | 23 minutes 30 seconds | ||
Overall record (Cambridge–Oxford) | 5–2 | ||
Umpire | W. H. Harrison | ||
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The 7th Boat Race took place on the River Thames on 17 March 1845. The Boat Race is a side-by-side rowing race between crews from the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. It was the first time the event was contested along The Championship Course, from Putney to Mortlake. The race was won by Cambridge who beat Oxford by a distance of ten lengths.