Eights 1985

MEN'S BUMPS WOMEN'S BUMPS

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 Oriel 205 185 Oriel 2 Christ Church 174 175 Christ Church 3 Keble 170 172 New College 4 New College 165 168 Keble 5 Pembroke 156 164 University 6 Worcester 150 148 Lincoln 7 S.E.H. 146 142 S.E.H. 8 University 143 140 Pembroke 9 Lincoln 137 136 Worcester 10 St Hugh's 126 126 St Hugh's 11 Balliol 122 126 Osler House 12 Osler House 121 123 Balliol 13 Wadham 121 114 St Catherine's 14 St Catherine's 119 113 Magdalen 15 Jesus 118 113 Wadham 16 Magdalen 115 112 Jesus 17 Exeter 104 109 Brasenose 18 Brasenose 103 106 Trinity 19 L.M.H. 103 101 Exeter 20 Trinity 98 95 St John's 21 St John's 86 93 L.M.H. 22 Corpus Christi 86 91 Hertford 23 Hertford 83 87 Corpus Christi 24 Queen's 78 78 Queen's 25 Merton 74 69 Wolfson 26 Wolfson 66 67 St Hilda's 27 St Hilda's 61 65 Merton 28 St Peter's 54 59 Somerville 29 Somerville 49 55 St Anne's 30 St Anne's 47 53 St Peter's 31 Mansfield 37 32 Mansfield 32 Linacre 27 24 Linacre 33 St Benet's Hall 3 4 St Benet's Hall 34 Regent's Park 3 3 Regent's Park

STATISTICS College All Crews Men's Crews Women's Crews [ ]=ranking Crews Bps Avg Crews Bps Avg Crews Bps Avg University 6[ 8] 13[ 1] 2.17[ 3] 4[ 6] 9[ 3] 2.25[ 6] 2[ 7] 4[ 4] 2.00[ 8] New College 8[ 1] 12[ 2] 1.50[ 5] 6[ 1] 13[ 1] 2.17[ 7] 2[ 7] -1[23] -0.50[23] Wolfson 5[15] 7[ 3] 1.40[ 6] 3[18] 7[ 4] 2.33[ 5] 2[ 7] 0[17] 0.00[17] St John's 5[15] 7[ 3] 1.40[ 6] 4[ 6] 4[ 6] 1.00[ 9] 1[21] 3[ 7] 3.00[ 2] Somerville 2[31] 5[ 5] 2.50[ 2] 2[ 7] 5[ 2] 2.50[ 6] St Anne's 5[15] 5[ 5] 1.00[ 8] 3[18] 1[14] 0.33[14] 2[ 7] 4[ 4] 2.00[ 8] Magdalen 5[15] 5[ 5] 1.00[ 8] 4[ 6] 2[12] 0.50[13] 1[21] 3[ 7] 3.00[ 2] Lincoln 7[ 2] 5[ 5] 0.71[11] 4[ 6] 3[10] 0.75[11] 3[ 3] 2[12] 0.67[13] St Benet's Hall 1[34] 4[ 9] 4.00[ 1] 1[29] 4[ 6] 4.00[ 1] Regent's Park 2[31] 4[ 9] 2.00[ 4] 1[29] 4[ 6] 4.00[ 1] 1[21] 0[17] 0.00[17] Osler House 4[23] 4[ 9] 1.00[ 8] 3[18] 3[10] 1.00[ 9] 1[21] 1[13] 1.00[11] L.M.H. 6[ 8] 4[ 9] 0.67[12] 4[ 6] 11[ 2] 2.75[ 4] 2[ 7] -7[30] -3.50[30] Hertford 6[ 8] 4[ 9] 0.67[12] 4[ 6] 1[14] 0.25[15] 2[ 7] 3[ 7] 1.50[10] Balliol 7[ 2] 4[ 9] 0.57[15] 5[ 3] -1[17] -0.20[17] 2[ 7] 5[ 2] 2.50[ 6] St Hugh's 5[15] 3[15] 0.60[14] 5[ 1] 3[ 7] 0.60[14] St Catherine's 7[ 2] 3[15] 0.43[16] 4[ 6] 7[ 4] 1.75[ 8] 3[ 3] -4[26] -1.33[24] St Hilda's 4[23] 0[17] 0.00[17] 4[ 2] 0[17] 0.00[17] Linacre 2[31] 0[17] 0.00[17] 1[29] 4[ 6] 4.00[ 1] 1[21] -4[26] -4.00[31] Trinity 6[ 8] 0[17] 0.00[17] 4[ 6] -1[17] -0.25[18] 2[ 7] 1[13] 0.50[15] Corpus Christi 4[23] -1[20] -0.25[20] 3[18] -4[23] -1.33[24] 1[21] 3[ 7] 3.00[ 2] Brasenose 7[ 2] -2[21] -0.29[21] 4[ 6] -3[20] -0.75[21] 3[ 3] 1[13] 0.33[16] Queen's 5[15] -3[22] -0.60[23] 4[ 6] -3[20] -0.75[21] 1[21] 0[17] 0.00[17] St Peter's 4[23] -3[22] -0.75[26] 3[18] -7[27] -2.33[28] 1[21] 4[ 4] 4.00[ 1] Wadham 7[ 2] -4[24] -0.57[22] 5[ 3] -10[30] -2.00[27] 2[ 7] 6[ 1] 3.00[ 2] S.E.H. 6[ 8] -4[24] -0.67[24] 4[ 6] 0[16] 0.00[16] 2[ 7] -4[26] -2.00[25] Christ Church 6[ 8] -4[24] -0.67[24] 4[ 6] -4[23] -1.00[23] 2[ 7] 0[17] 0.00[17] Worcester 5[15] -4[24] -0.80[27] 3[18] 2[12] 0.67[12] 2[ 7] -6[29] -3.00[27] Exeter 4[23] -5[28] -1.25[28] 3[18] -5[25] -1.67[26] 1[21] 0[17] 0.00[17] Mansfield 3[30] -8[29] -2.67[33] 2[27] -5[25] -2.50[29] 1[21] -3[25] -3.00[27] Oriel 6[ 8] -9[30] -1.50[29] 6[ 1] -9[28] -1.50[25] Merton 4[23] -9[30] -2.25[32] 3[18] -10[30] -3.33[31] 1[21] 1[13] 1.00[11] Keble 7[ 2] -11[32] -1.57[30] 5[ 3] -3[20] -0.60[20] 2[ 7] -8[31] -4.00[31] Jesus 5[15] -11[32] -2.20[31] 2[27] -1[17] -0.50[19] 3[ 3] -10[32] -3.33[29] Pembroke 4[23] -11[32] -2.75[34] 3[18] -9[28] -3.00[30] 1[21] -2[24] -2.00[25]

Notes

• Wed 29 May – Sat 1 June 1985
• Women's Div V added
• Division times: W5 11:25, M9 12:00, W4 12:35, M8 1:10, M7 1:45, W3 2:10, M6 2:55, M5 3:30, M4 4:00, W2 4:30, M3 5:00, M2 5:30, W1 6:00, M1 6:30.

• The Times Wed 29 May, By Jim Railton

  Oriel seek another Head title

  Oriel, going for their eighth successive Head title in Oxford summer eights, once again face fierce opposition from their immediate pursuers. Many think they are faster than Oriel. The question is whether they are one and a half lengths faster to catch Oriel from behind. [Start Order]

• The Daily Telegraph Wed 29 May, by Geoffrey Page

  Oriel defend Headship

  Oriel, with no Blues rowing but led by their successful Isis stroke, Christopher Bourne, begin their defence of the Headship of the River today at the start of the Oxford summer eights on the Isis.

  Winners for the past sevent years, Oriel will be chased by Christ Church with the retiring Oxford president Lynton Richmond, rowing No.7, but Oriel's power should hold them off, and the main excitement may occur lower down in the order.

  New College, starting fourth, and containing the powerful Australian Blue and former president, Graham Jones, could conceivably challenge Oriel, but the various dark hopes further down will have to content themselves with climbing sufficiently this year to get within range next year. [Starting Order]

• The Times Thu 30 May, By Jim Railton

  Oriel are dethroned

  Oriel, after a seven years' reign, were dethroned by Christ Church on the opening day of the Oxford summer eights. The bump came as planned just before University Boathouse and Oriel's furtive attempts to evade almost left Christ Church spreadeagled across the river, hindering third-placed New College, but disaster was averted.

  Other gains made in the men's top division were by University, Lincoln and the sandwich boat, Trinity.

  In the women's first division, Osler House post-graduate medical students went head of the river, hunting down St Hugh's 50 yards from the finish. Other gains were made by the sandwich boat Wadham, St Anne's, Somerville and St Hilda's. [List fof Bumps]

• The Daily Telegraph Thu 30 May, by A Special Correspondent

  Oriel's reign is ended

  Christ Church last night ended Oriel's seven-year reign at the head of the Oxford Summer Eights.

  There was barely half a length between the crews as they came through the Gut, then The House missed Oriel at the first assault. But Oriel finally fell at the end of the Green Bank.

  St Hugh's, at the head of the Women's Divisions, were also deposed. In a well-managed strategy, Osler House caught St Hugh's, fading fast, just before the line.

  The Osler women redeemed their men's crew's fatal error in hitting the bank within 30 seconds, thereby succumbing to Jesus and giving that college its only bump of the day. [List of Bumps]

• The Times Fri 31 May, By Jim Railton

  Oriel lose second place

  Oriel, who after a seven year reign lost their headship to Christ Church on Wednesday, slipped a rung further yesterday when they surrendered second place to New College (Jim Railton writes).

  Today, the first round of the headship takes place with Christ Church defending their top position. They have this year's Oxford University Boat Club president, Lynton Richmond, on board; New College have last year's president, the Australian Graham Jones, not forgetting the Blue, Gavin Cartledge. [List of Bumps]

• The Daily Telegraph Fri 31 May

  New College bump Oriel's

  New College, in third place, caught Oriel two-thirds of the way down the Green Bank in the Oxford summer eights last night.

  The prospect of Christ Church, with their newly-won headship, being challenged by New College promises and enthralling third evening's racing.

  St Hugh's threw their all into retrieving the women's headship lost on Wednesday, and closed to a quarter-length behind Osler House before the Gut. But the strain was too much and Osler pulled away to row past the boathouses four lengths clear. [List of Bumps]

• The Times Sat 1 June just contains the starting order.
• The Daily Telegraph Sat 1 June

  Scare for Christ Church

  Christ Church came perilously close to relinquishing their newly gained headship in the Oxford Summer Eights.

  Graham Jones heroically stroked New College to a three-quarter length margin behind Christ Church at OUBC, and the gap continued to close to an overlap. But the House survived as New College's cox missed her bump.

  Oriel survived in third place only because of a navigational error by St Edmund Hall. The Hall closed rapidly and thought they had made contact with Oriel, and stopped rowing.

  Repeated attacks

  Osler House rowed over at the Head of the Women's Divisions, where they look unassailable. St Hugh's repeated attacks brought them up to a length off Osler's stern as the left the Green Bank, but they fell back. [List of Bumps]

• The Times Mon 3 June, By Jim Railton

  How Christ Church took title

  Christ Church went ahead [sic] on Wednesday in the Oxford Summer Eights. They held off two strong challenges from New College. The greatest threat to them came on Friday when New College rowed them down but failed to make contact. On Saturday, New College were again too close for comfort, but there was no overlap. New College will remember Friday with regret.

  Oriel, who held the head title for seven years, dropped to third place. [List of Bumps]

• The Daily Telegraph Mon 3 June, by A Special Correspondent

  Christ Church are Head of River

  Christ Church and Osler House rowed over at the Head of the men's and women's divisions respectively when the Oxford Summer Eights ended on Saturday.

  New College mobilised their superior horsepower to press Christ Church all the way, but the marging between the two eights never fell below a third-of-a-length and the House escaped to enjoy again the Headship they conceded to Oriel 10 years ago [actually 1976]

  The further decline of that unfortunate college was averted when St Edmund Hall were caught by University only moments before the Hall would surely have taken Oriel.

  University's bump won the college first eight their oars, a distinction shared with Linacre, St Anne's, St Benet's and Regent's Park who are still making their way up.

  Brasenose, Hertford and St Peter's first eights also won their oars. [List of Bumps] [Finishing Order] [Head Crews — as below]

• The Times Tue 4 June contains the final bumps chart, repeated in the following day's issue.
• Head crew details from the Eights Programmes.

• In other news ... [1985]

  May 29

  Heysel Stadium disaster: Thirty-eight spectators are killed in rioting on the terraces during the European Cup final between Liverpool F.C. and Juventus at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium.

  May 31

  The Football Association bans all English football clubs from playing in Europe until further notice in response to the Heysel riots. Thatcher supports the ban and calls for judges to hand out stiffer sentences to convicted football hooligans.

  May 31

  Forty-four tornadoes hit Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Ontario, including a rare powerful F5. In total, the event killed 90 people.

  June 1

  Battle of the Beanfield, Britain's largest mass arrest and the effective end of Stonehenge Free Festivals.

  June 2

  In response to the Heysel Stadium disaster four days ago, UEFA bans all English football clubs from European competitions for an indefinite period, recommending that Liverpool should serve an extra three years of exclusion once all other English clubs have been reinstated.

Osler House
B:	Helen Patterson
2:	Mary Briley
3:	ZaZa Horne
4:	Cathi Griffiths
5:	Clare Smith
6:	Sue Williams
7:	Helen Mardon
S:	Katherine Finucane
C:	Margaret Chirgwin
Coaches:	Chris Bourne
	Graham Jones
	Pete Sudbury

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