Williamson having discovered that in the sculling match just mentioned the fellows had all rowed in boats which were not Robert’s immediately sent for the Captain (Richards) and for Somerton (Head of the TB) and told them that he was willing to forget what had happened if they would pledge themselves on the part of…
A sculling match took place between the 5 following T.B. and K.S. from Vauxhall to Putney they came in as follows 1. Somerton 2. Pollock Senr 3. Tritton 4. Merewether Senr 5. Turner Vide the Water Ledger Somerton H.B.
A sailing match came off between the following of Robert’s half deckers viz Commodore Captain Colonel Admiral They came in the order they are placed in, vide the Water Ledger. Somerton H.B.
This year a rowing match took place at Datchett, between Westminster and Eton, in which Westminster won, beating the Etonians easily, for full particularly of this match see the Water Ledger No. _ Somerton H.B.
The subject of Dean’s Verse this year was ‘Lux aurea mundi’. Somerton H.B.
The T.B. having made up their crew with the Home boarders determined on hiring a boat of Serle for the season which was accordingly done, the “Haidee” formerly the “Queen Bess” of Trinity Cambridge was hired for £20-0-0 Somerton H.B.
At 3 meetings of the sixth held on the 6th, 7th and 8th days of March 1837 the following paper was agreed to and signed by the Heads of the T.B. and H.B. boats. It being absolutely necessary, in consequence of the low state of the school to resort to this method of keeping up…