No 432
I have not given any account of the “water” in this book as there is a book kept on purpose by the head of Water (Wright) where no doubt all races may be found. May 13th 1852 John Ayton Whitaker Princeps Oppidanus
Tag: Water
No 429
Liddell thought it right to abuse the “eight” & keep them off the water from the 27 April to the 15 May for only having breakfast at Shottons. J.A. Whitaker Prin. Opp.
No 426
Today being the 17th of March, St Patrick’s Day, we had an early Play; the Eight had leave on the water till 5 o’clock (the regular water order was not out). They went on in their new boat for the first time. J.A. Whitaker Prin. Opp.
No 415
This month (July 51/) a race was got up in outrigger pair oars for jests. The first boat having a quart & the 2nd two pint pewter pots. It was won after a beautiful race by Wright & Berens; Vincent & Hunt being second. The race was from Putney Br. to Battersea. For particulars vid.…
No 414
On Monday (July 8th/51) we had a race with an old Westminster crew, from Battersea bridge, to Putney. It was a splendid race our crew being beaten by half a boat’s length. We had originally arranged to row on the Thursday previous, but the old Westr crew not being able to get together on that…
No 412
The annual match race between the Under Election Four & the TB below the sixth came off Wednesday Ap. 23/51 & was eventually won by the T.B.s beating the Q.SS. by 4 lengths T.B. 1 Hamond 2 E. Fellows 3 Hunt (sen) Str. Salvin (Cox) Wright cap. uq. QSS 1 Williams (sec) 2 Lipscomb 3…
No 411
The usual match race between the old & new eight was rowed on Friday April 18th /51 & was won by the new eight beating the old by 3 or four lengths New eight 1 Berens 2 Waterfield 3 Vincent 4 Somerville 5 Salvin 6 Wright 7 Williamson Stroke Upperton (Cox) Green Old eight 1…
No 391
(Aug 9th) On Friday the race for the silver rudder (vid. No 281) came off. Six boats entered, but only 3 were on station viz Evered (1) Wright (2) Cox Waters Steward (2) Galloway (1) Cox Southey Jun. Henty (2) Hammond (1) Cox Horne The course was from Battersea to Westminster. Steward’s boat took the…
No 387
In consequence of the TB & QS boats being continually annoyed by scis throwing stones from the shore – a policeman was set to watch where upon some of the offenders were taken before the magistrates & punished. It is to be hoped that the boats for the future will be free from further annoyance…
No 385
There have been other junior races on the water this half year, such as between Bow & Stroke of the second eight, but the QSS not behaving in a gentlemanly manner these matches excited little interest. W.C. Macready Prin. Opp.