The Eight is composed as follows –
St | lbs | |||
Bow | A.P Hill | Q.S | ||
2. | R.D. Brinton | Q.S | 9 | 7 |
3. | F.D. Crowdy | Q.S | 9 | 5 |
4. | Q.H. Williams | Q.S | 10 | 0 |
5. | C.A. James | Q.S | 10 | 8 |
6. | C.C. Macnamara | Q.S | 11 | 6 |
7. | H.C. Frere | T.B | 10 | 6 |
Stroke. | Q.A. Batley | T.B | 9 | 3 |
Cox. | P.Q. Randolph | T.B | 5 | 6 |
The Scratch Fours have been rowed. For the first heat the contesting crews were-
Surrey |
Centre |
Middlesex |
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Bow | De. Saumarez | Bow | Kelly | Bow | Bolton |
2. | Courtenay | 2. | Russell | 2. | Glyn |
3 | H. Macnamara | 3 | Godfrey | 3 | Ellis |
Str. | Frere | Str. | Brinton | Str. | C. Macnamara |
Cox. | Newman | Cox. | Randolph | Cox. | Cuppage |
Brinton’s boat won by three quarters of a length.
In the second heat round –
Middlesex | 2. | ||
Bow. | Macmillan | Bow. | Dale |
2. | Buckley | 2. | Mead |
3. | Maxwell | 3, | Hill |
Str. | Batley | Str. | Crowdy |
Cox. | Newman | Cox. | Pole |
3. |
Surrey |
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Bow. | Hebusley | Bow. | Rogers |
2. | C. Clarke | 2. | Whitlock |
3. | Alliffe | 3, | Needham |
Str. | James | Str. | Williams |
Cox. | Hayes | Cox. | F. Clarke |
Crowdy won easily by two lengths. In the final heat the first two boats in each of the two heats competed. Brinton’s boat was eventually successful after a very exciting match race with Crowdy.