This season a challenge was sent from Eton offering to race at Staines, as usual refusing to come nearer to our water. Thursday the __ of May was the day appointed and at 6 o\u2019clock the boats took their station at Staines Bridge. After one false start they got away, the Westminsters taking the lead; they kept it for about a mile, when the Etonians foul\u2019d, kept even, [fit] the flay boat, raced for the last two miles and ultimately won by two lengths. The distance was raced in 20 minutes 4 miles and a half.<\/p>\n
B.G. Astley
\nHead Boarder<\/p>\n
The Westminsters pulled in a new [fin] boat called the Fairy Queen built expressly for the race by W. Noulton of Lambeth, who steered. The crew was as follows<\/p>\n
Drewe K.S.
\nHoward K.S.
\nVialls T.B.
\nAstley T.B.
\nTurner T.B.
\nForester T.B.
\nBalston K.S.
\nButler K.S.<\/p>\n
Added by Somerton H.B.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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