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 white boat. Stephen Davis was sent with a carriage constructed for the purpose, to meet the baat at Portsmouth, whither she was brought by sea, As this boat was built of deal, a raft was provided to receive her—the first use of a raft for this purpose at Oxford. The oars sent with the boat were such as are used at sea, and made of ash. They were discarded in favour of ordinary oars, such as those already in use for fresh-water rowing. She was found to be too high ont of the water, so Isaac King cut her down one streak. The boat, as depicted in Tumer’s water-coloar draw- ing of her, was taken when she was afloat and unmanned ; her erew were painted in her afterwards ; consequently she rides too high out of the water. The boats on the river in 1824 were, at the beginning of the season, Christ Church 1, B.N.C. 2, Exeter 3. Exeter bumped B.N.C. under the willows on the first night; the next night of racing Christ Church took off, and Exeter became head by the other’s default. ‘rhe races were rencwed another day, and B.N.C. bumped Christ Church. This was the ast year in which the boats started out for Iffey Lock. The racing has hitherto been conducted on this principle; the start between the boats were just so much as the desterity of the stroke could obtain. He, the stroke, stood on the bow thwart, and ran down the row of thwarts ; pushing the boat along with his shoulder against the lock gates, he reached his own thwart, by which time the impetus had shot the boat clear of the lock, he dropped on to his own seat, and begun to row. The oarsmen had their cars ‘tossed’ meantime. The boat next in order then followed the same process, and so on, The boats lay in éche/om while waiting for the start. Bultcel, who was stroke of B.N.C. in the disputed race of 1822 (above men- tioned), and who afterwards was elected Fellow of Exeter in 1823, was especially skilful at this. The Excter crew of 1824 were: Wareing, Dick, Parr, Dowglass, J. C. Clutterbuck, Cole, R. Pock- jington (father of I). Pocklington, stroke of Oxford in 1864), Bulteel (stroke), S. Pocklington (cox.) The Rev, J. C, Clutcerbuck, now rector of Long Wittenham, near Abingdon, is well known as a conservator of the Thames, to whom the Universities and rowing men are much indebted for the clauses in the Conservancy Acts which give that body powers to clear the river for boat racing. The names of the other two crews of 1824 have not come fully to posterity, but among B.N.C. are’ Meredith, North and Karle (stroke) ; and in the Christ Church crew were Hussey, Baring and Smyth (stroke).