The Head of the River Race (HORR) is a processional rowing race held annually on the River Thames in London, England, on the 4.25 mile (6.8 km) Championship Course from Mortlake to Putney.
"My dear boy, you are under a wrong impression. It is not a race, it is merely a means of getting crews to do long rows"
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