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 Oriel bumped Trinity. The disputed race between University and Christ Church was renewed on June 3, and the Christ Church men put wet paint on their bows se as to make sure of leaving their mark if they should touch their opponents. They effected their bump. The other boats do not seem to have raced an June 3.

‘The next race was on June 4 between B.N.C., Balliol, Christ Church, University, Trinity, and Oriel. Balliol bumped B.N.C. and the other boats therefore ceased rowing according to the rules.

The third race was on June 7. Balliol, B.N.C., Christ Church, University, Trinity, and Oriel, started in this order: Balliol kept ahead ; Christ Church bumped B.N.C., and the two between them had therefore to cease rowing; Trinity then took off. On Junc 19 the races were renewed, but no bump was effected by any beat.

On Jane 13 there was another race, and Christ Church displaced Talliol and went head. 2

The races concluded on June 16, when Christ’ Church retained the headship, and B.N.C. rebumped Balliol,

The Christ Church crew of 1828 were :— (bow) Goodenough ; 2, Gwilt; 3, Lloyd; 4, Moore; 5, Hamilton ; 6, Mayne ; 7, Bates ; (stroke) Staniforth. Hamilton became Bishop of Salisbury.

In 1829, in consequence of the first match of its kind being then arranged with Cambridge, and the date being fixed for March 10, there were no bumping races. Christ Church were accredited as head of the river, from their having held that position from the preceding year; and they were saluted as such. A scratch race, however, was improvised on Commemoration afternoon, between the boats, apparently manned by mixed crews of all colleges. It seems to have been a bumping and not a level race, for the record of the race is ‘no bump.”

In 1830 the races were renewed, and the following calleges put on eights :—Christ Church, B.N.C., Balliol, University, St. John’s, in the order named,

‘The racing began on June 8, and Balliol bumped B.N.C.

On June 11, another race, and no bump by any beat,

Qn June 15, St. John’s bumped University, the others above them retaining their places and rowing to the end, as the bump was astern of them.

On June 18 another race, but no bump.

On June 20 another race, and no burnp.

We hope at a later period to supply the hiatus in history be- tween this last mentioned year and 1837, in which year the written