Eights 1998

MEN'S BUMPS WOMEN'S BUMPS

STANDINGS Start Finish Pos College Pts Pts College 1 New College 183 178 New College 2 Oriel 171 172 Pembroke 3 Pembroke 163 163 Oriel 4 S.E.H. 154 156 S.E.H. 5 Magdalen 141 140 Magdalen 6 University 132 136 Brasenose 7 Brasenose 128 135 St Catherine's 8 St Catherine's 122 125 University 9 Christ Church 114 109 Lincoln 10 Keble 108 107 Christ Church 11 Wadham 103 106 Keble 12 Lincoln 98 103 Jesus 13 Balliol 97 101 Balliol 14 Jesus 96 95 Wadham 15 Worcester 93 94 Exeter 16 Exeter 91 82 St John's 17 L.M.H. 86 80 L.M.H. 18 St John's 83 79 Merton 19 Wolfson 81 78 Wolfson 20 Osler-Green 75 78 Worcester 21 Merton 74 76 Osler-Green 22 Hertford 73 71 Somerville 23 Trinity 67 69 Hertford 24 St Anne's 64 68 Trinity 25 Somerville 60 66 St Anne's 26 Queen's 58 58 Queen's 27 St Peter's 56 48 St Peter's 28 Linacre 43 45 Linacre 29 St Hilda's 40 39 Mansfield 30 Mansfield 38 38 Corpus Christi 31 Corpus Christi 36 33 St Hilda's 32 St Hugh's 25 26 St Hugh's 33 Regent's Park 10 8 Regent's Park 34 St Antony's 5 6 St Antony's 35 St Benet's Hall 3 3 St Benet's Hall

STATISTICS College All Crews Men's Crews Women's Crews [ ]=ranking Crews Bps Avg Crews Bps Avg Crews Bps Avg St Catherine's 5[10] 15[ 1] 3.00[ 1] 3[11] 12[ 1] 4.00[ 1] 2[ 5] 3[ 3] 1.50[ 9] Lincoln 6[ 3] 10[ 2] 1.67[ 3] 4[ 3] 8[ 3] 2.00[ 6] 2[ 5] 2[ 7] 1.00[10] Pembroke 6[ 3] 10[ 2] 1.67[ 3] 3[11] 8[ 3] 2.67[ 4] 3[ 1] 2[ 7] 0.67[15] Somerville 4[22] 8[ 4] 2.00[ 2] 2[23] 6[ 6] 3.00[ 2] 2[ 5] 2[ 7] 1.00[10] Brasenose 5[10] 8[ 4] 1.60[ 5] 4[ 3] 5[ 7] 1.25[ 8] 1[24] 3[ 3] 3.00[ 1] Balliol 5[10] 6[ 6] 1.20[ 7] 4[ 3] 4[ 8] 1.00[ 9] 1[24] 2[ 7] 2.00[ 5] Queen's 4[22] 5[ 7] 1.25[ 6] 3[11] 9[ 2] 3.00[ 2] 1[24] -4[31] -4.00[34] St Anne's 6[ 3] 5[ 7] 0.83[ 9] 4[ 3] 3[10] 0.75[11] 2[ 5] 2[ 7] 1.00[10] Mansfield 5[10] 3[ 9] 0.60[10] 3[11] 4[ 8] 1.33[ 7] 2[ 5] -1[21] -0.50[21] Wadham 5[10] 3[ 9] 0.60[10] 2[23] 1[14] 0.50[14] 3[ 1] 2[ 7] 0.67[15] St John's 5[10] 3[ 9] 0.60[10] 3[11] 3[10] 1.00[ 9] 2[ 5] 0[19] 0.00[19] Osler-Green 2[31] 2[12] 1.00[ 8] 2[ 5] 2[ 7] 1.00[10] St Hugh's 4[22] 2[12] 0.50[13] 2[23] -2[22] -1.00[23] 2[ 5] 4[ 2] 2.00[ 5] Corpus Christi 3[29] 1[14] 0.33[14] 2[23] -1[19] -0.50[21] 1[24] 2[ 7] 2.00[ 5] Wolfson 6[ 3] 1[14] 0.17[15] 3[11] -1[19] -0.33[20] 3[ 1] 2[ 7] 0.67[15] Magdalen 7[ 1] 1[14] 0.14[16] 4[ 3] -1[19] -0.25[19] 3[ 1] 2[ 7] 0.67[15] St Antony's 2[31] 0[17] 0.00[17] 1[31] -3[25] -3.00[29] 1[24] 3[ 3] 3.00[ 1] Merton 5[10] 0[17] 0.00[17] 3[11] 2[12] 0.67[12] 2[ 5] -2[23] -1.00[22] Trinity 4[22] 0[17] 0.00[17] 3[11] -2[22] -0.67[22] 1[24] 2[ 7] 2.00[ 5] Jesus 5[10] 0[17] 0.00[17] 3[11] 7[ 5] 2.33[ 5] 2[ 5] -7[33] -3.50[32] Exeter 3[29] 0[17] 0.00[17] 2[23] 1[14] 0.50[14] 1[24] -1[21] -1.00[22] Keble 7[ 1] -2[22] -0.29[22] 5[ 1] 0[16] 0.00[16] 2[ 5] -2[23] -1.00[22] University 6[ 3] -2[22] -0.33[23] 5[ 1] -5[27] -1.00[23] 1[24] 3[ 3] 3.00[ 1] Linacre 4[22] -2[22] -0.50[24] 2[23] 0[16] 0.00[16] 2[ 5] -2[23] -1.00[22] St Benet's Hall 1[34] -2[22] -2.00[29] 1[31] -2[22] -2.00[25] St Hilda's 1[34] -3[26] -3.00[34] 1[24] -3[26] -3.00[29] Hertford 4[22] -4[27] -1.00[26] 2[23] 0[16] 0.00[16] 2[ 5] -4[31] -2.00[28] Christ Church 6[ 3] -5[28] -0.83[25] 4[ 3] -10[31] -2.50[28] 2[ 5] 5[ 1] 2.50[ 4] L.M.H. 5[10] -5[28] -1.00[26] 3[11] 2[12] 0.67[12] 2[ 5] -7[33] -3.50[32] New College 5[10] -5[28] -1.00[26] 3[11] -7[28] -2.33[27] 2[ 5] 2[ 7] 1.00[10] Regent's Park 2[31] -6[31] -3.00[34] 1[31] -3[25] -3.00[29] 1[24] -3[26] -3.00[29] St Peter's 4[22] -10[32] -2.50[32] 2[23] -7[28] -3.50[32] 2[ 5] -3[26] -1.50[26] Oriel 5[10] -11[33] -2.20[31] 4[ 3] -8[30] -2.00[25] 1[24] -3[26] -3.00[29] S.E.H. 6[ 3] -12[34] -2.00[29] 4[ 3] -12[33] -3.00[29] 2[ 5] 0[19] 0.00[19] Worcester 5[10] -14[35] -2.80[33] 3[11] -11[32] -3.67[33] 2[ 5] -3[26] -1.50[26]

Notes

• Wed 27 – Sat 30 May 1998

• The Times Wed 27 May

  Oriel face renewed challenge

  Oriel's reign at the top of the men's first division could be threatened by Magdalen, Pembroke and New College during the four-day Oxford University Summer Eights, which start on the Isis today.

  With several rowers returning from the university crews, Osler-Green look safe in the women's top division and their second boat is very strong. Wolfson, in the women, and Lincoln, in the men, are expected to move up. [Starting Order]

• The Daily Telegraph Wed 27 May, by Geoffrey Page.

  Oriel head for glory

  Such is the regularity with which Oriel row head of the River at Oxford that no one expects them to be deposed this week in Summer Eights, which begin today, while Osler-Green are also tipped to remain head of the women's division, writes Geoffrey Page.

  Osler-Green were supreme last year, but Oriel had to fight hard to resist Magdalen. Magdalen start second today but some fancy New College's chances of deposing the leaders. They will have to bump Pembroke and Magdalen before they can make their challenge. One of the faster eights are Lincoln but, despite making three bumps last year, they are still only in the second division, starting 14th.

  No further coverage in the Telegraph apart from listing of results.

• The Times Thu 28 May

  St Anne's go down but still row over

  St Anne's men's first eight sank on the opening day of the Oxford University Summer Eights on the Isis yesterday, but they were awarded a technical row-over despite the incident. St Anne's, rowing in the third division, came to grief as a result of New College steering across the river after being bumped by Wolfson; the St Anne's cox was unable to avoid a collision and the boat quickly sank.

  St Catherine's had a successful day in the men's races. The first eight bumped Trinity in the second division, the second crew was one of three boats to make an overbump in the fourth division and the third eight caught Christ Church III in the sixth division.

  In the women's top division, Osler-Green rowed over four lengths clear of New College, serenely unchallenged, as so often in recent years. Somerville, once so strong in the division, bumped Lady Margaret Hall to move themselves back up to eighth, while St Edmund Hall did well to catch Pembroke. In the men's first division, Oriel were unchallenged after the two crews directly behind them bumped out. Pembroke will be out to catch Oriel today after their success over Magdalen. [Bumps Chart]

• The Times Fri 29 May

  Oriel hold off strong Pembroke challenge

  Oriel were close to losing the headship of the men's first division on the second day of the Oxford University Summer Eights on the Isis yesterday.

  Pembroke, who caught Magdalen on Wednesday to move up to second place, closed to within half a length of the leaders at the University Boathouse and Oriel only escaped by steering wide in the final stages of the race. There must be a serious danger of Pembroke catching their quarry today or tomorrow.

  In the women's top division, Osler-Green had no such worries. They finished 2½ lengths clear of New College, and with St Catherine's a similar distance behind in third place, no changes are expected today. The women's first eights of St Edmund Hall, Somerville and Brasenose all bumped up again, to add to their profitable first day.

  St Catherine's emerged as one of the more successful colleges yesterday. Their three men's crews all made progress and in the women's third division, their second eight, which rowed over on Wednesday, bumped Lady Margaret Hall's second crew. [Bumps Chart]

• The Times Sat 31 May

  Wadham cause Oxford re-row

  An obstruction in the Gut, caused by Wadham, who were late in acknowledging a bump by Pembroke, resulted in the women's first division being stopped and re-rowed on the third day of the Oxford University Summer Eights on the Isis yesterday. In the second race, Osler-Green confirmed their superiority by finishing four lengths clear of New College, while Brasenose moved closer to winning their Blades by bumping St Hilda's. In the men's first division, Oriel again escaped defeat, narrowly beating Pembroke, though opinion on the towpath is that Pembroke will make the bump today. [Bumps Chart]

• The Times Mon 1 June just contains the complete bumps chart without any additional reporting.

• Review from the 1999 Eights Programme, by William Breeze

  Having been under considerable pressure from Magdalen in Eights Week 1997, it was thought by many that Oriel might lose the Headship to the men in black and white. Matters were, in the event, rather different. A rapid Pembroke crew showed its form on Wednesday by bumping Magdalen in the Gut, leaving Oriel to cross the line rating 22 under no threat from New College. The Thursday saw Pembroke with a foot or two of overlap at the finish, on Friday this became eight feet, with only inspired coxing preventing Oriel's broken rudder strings causing disaster. On the Saturday it became clear that Pembroke had spent themselves, and Oriel finished Eights Week two lengths clear and Head of the River.

  Elsewhere in the men's divisions, S.E.H. bumped B.N.C., only to be bumped back two days later. Jesus won blades, moving to ninth in the first division in the process; another crew with a fine result was Catz II, moving up five places. New College II, the second highest second boat starting behind Oriel II, got spoons, as did St Anne's IV, the crew which ended at the foot of the river.

  In the women's divisions, Osler, as is becoming usual, rowed over Head in impressive style. There was no change in the top three positions in the first women's division, promising interest this year [1999]. Somerville, B.N.C. and Univ all moved up three places, but there were no blades winners at the top end. Hertford, Worcester and Queen's, in contrast, all gained spoons. Magdalen III rowed over every day to maintain their position at the foot of the river.

• Head crew details from the photo captions in the 1999 Eights Programme

• In other news ... [1998]

  May 28

  Nuclear testing: In response to a series of Indian nuclear tests, Pakistan explodes five nuclear devices of its own in the Chaghai hills of Baluchistan, codenamed Chagai-I, prompting the United States, Japan and other nations to impose economic sanctions. Pakistan celebrates Youm-e-Takbir annually.

  May 30

  A 6.5 magnitude earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing up to 5,000.

  May 30

  A second nuclear test, codenamed Chagai-II, is conducted and supervised by the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC).

Osler-Green
B:	Lisa Walker
2:	Claire Lloyd
3:	Helen Matthews
4:	Katie Ozanne
5:	Rebecca Groocock
6:	Alexa Homan
7:	Catherine Farrow
S:	Katie Stone
C:	Sarah Jones
Coach:	Pete Sudbury

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