Water The T.B. and Q.S. race was rowed on July 31 & was won by the T.B.B. by two lengths. The latter lost some distance by fouling a sailing boat off the Point. The race was rowed from Hammersmith to Putney. Q.S.S. T.B.B Bow. A.A. Bury °Bow. R.C. Batley 2. °G. Stephenson °2. R.T. Squire…
Water this year has taken a sudden start and we have rowed, and won, two “foreign” races. On July 16th we rowed a scratch eight, which was originally intended to be of Old Westminsters, but as only four O.W.s could be got together the other places were filled up as follows Bow. H. White 2.…
T.B.B. & Q.S.S. boat race This race was returned this year, & resulted in the victory of the Town Boys by 10 lengths. It was rowed on Wednesday July 31st, which fortunately was a beautiful day, & a large number of fellows went up by train & boat, etc., to see the race, as well…
Boating has recommenced this year, after an interval of two years. By the liberality of the Elizabethan Club, we have been provided with a steam launch, by which we are carried up to Coates’s boat-house at Battersea, where we get boats. William Bell Prin: opp:
This term, owing to there being no train available to Wandsworth, there has been no “Water”. It is to be hoped that in succeeding years, the Railway authorities will to be to afford us a train. William G. Bell
On Wednesday July 26th the TB & QS boat race was rowed & won by the latter. A mistake was made on our part, in putting 3 Cricket fellows in the Right for the race, which was doubtlessly owing to the superintendence being in the hands of the ‘Cox’ of the Eight who couldn’t be…
Owning to the Pigheadedness of the Captain of Water, the Richmond day, when a Cricket Eight, 2 boating eights, & an Old Westminster eight go up to Richmond & dine was not observed this year. It is needless to add the Captain of Water was a Queen’s Scholar anxious to let everybody know that he…
Cricket has not been flourishing this term. Almost all the matches played have been lost and it becomes more & more manifest day by day that Cricket & Boating cannot both live at Westminster. From the small number of 200 there are not sufficient fellows for both. One must go to the wall. That Cricket…
The race for the Silver Sculls was revived this year & won by Brinton. The T.B.B & Q.S.S race was won by the Q.S.S. The crews were – T.B.B Q.S.S Bow. Kelly Bow. Bolton 2. Russell 2. Hill 3. Macnamara 3. Godfrey 4. Needham 4. Macnamara 5. Gamble 5. Jones 6. Maxwell 6. Brinton 7.…
The first Old Westminster was rowed on July 21st, the day of the Charter-House match. The crews were- Old Westminster Westminster Bow. A. J. Kelly (P.W) Bow. A.P. Hill 2. R.J. Boyd 2. R.D. Brinton 3. W.H.A. Cowell 3. F.D. Crowdy 4. A.B. Cartwright 4. Q.H. Williams 5. H.S. Otter 5. C.A. James 6. R.W.F.…