 Cambridge were coached by James Brookes Close , who had rowed for the Light Blues three times between 1872 and 1874 , and Stanley Muttlebury , five @-@ time Blue for Cambridge between 1886 and 1890 . Oxford 's coaches were Harcourt Gilbey Gold ( Dark Blue president the previous year and four @-@ time Blue ) and Douglas McLean ( an Oxford Blue five times between 1883 and 1887 ) . The umpire for the race for the eleventh year in a row was Frank Willan who had won the event four consecutive times , rowing for Oxford in the 1866 , 1867 , 1868 and 1869 races . 
 Cambridge <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> coached by James Brookes Close , <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='been_done' title='3'><mark>had</mark></a> rowed for the Light Blues three times between 1872 and 1874 , and Stanley Muttlebury , five @-@ time Blue for Cambridge between 1886 and 1890 . Oxford <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>coaches <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> Harcourt Gilbey Gold ( Dark Blue president the previous year and four @-@ time Blue ) and Douglas McLean ( an Oxford Blue five times between 1883 and 1887 ) . The umpire for the race for the eleventh year in a row was Frank Willan <a href='null_relcl' title='6'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='been_done' title='7'><mark>had</mark></a> won the event four consecutive times , rowing for Oxford in the 1866 , 1867 , 1868 and 1869 races . 
Cambridge was coached by James Brookes Close , done rowed for the Light Blues three times between 1872 and 1874 , and Stanley Muttlebury , five @-@ time Blue fa Cambridge between 1886 and 1890 . Oxford  coaches was Harcourt Gilbey Gold ( Dark Blue president da previous year and four @-@ time Blue ) and Douglas McLean ( an Oxford Blue five times between 1883 and 1887 ) . The umpire for the race ffirthe eleventh year in a row was Frank Willan done won tdaevent four consecutive times , rowing for Oxford in the 1866 , 1867 , 1868 and 1869 races .