This year Eton did not send us any challenge to row them. Probably they did not challenge us because there was a great deal of scarlet fever in the school, which must have greatly hindered their rowing. Roberts had just built us a beautiful new boat, suited to our strength. And people who had seen…
Another sailing match took place, subsequently to those already mentioned – the following were the boats engaged in the contest. General Hurst Osborn Colonel Preston Astley Commodore Milman Lowther Sen. Captain Bewicke Somerton Admiral Warren Vialls The Boats after a beautifully contested race (the two first boats, having been side by side the whole way…
On the 13 June 1834 another match was sailed between five half deckers also manned by Town Boys The Commodore Bewicke and Somerton The General Milman and Lowther The Colonel Preston and Astley The Captain Warren and Vialls The Admiral, Hurst and Osborne This race was won by the Commodore, the General coming in 2nd…
On Thursday June 12th 1834 a match was sailed between 4 half deckers of Roberts’s manned by Town Boys, the boats were, The Commodore, Milman and Lowther The Admiral, Bewicke and Somerton The Captain Hurst and Osborne The Colonel Preston and Astley The match was won by the Commodore, the Colonel and the Captain coming…
On Friday August 2nd a new eight oared boat was launched from Roberts, and after a bottle of wine had been broken over her bow she was christened the ‘Victoria’ amidst the enthusiastic cheers of all the Westminsters. In the evening eight fellows picked out of the whole school, rowed her up to Putney steered…
This year (1833) Williamson, in consequence of a great many fellows being out of school with the Influenza, endeavoured to put a stop to our going on the water by sending a note to Roberts ordering him not to let out any boats to us. We however went on in a boat belonging to Searle…