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On the first night, owing to the boats being late through a dispute at starting caused by the high wind, the race began 'after dark' at 9 o'clock. Merton bumped Balliol, but the race was cancelled. In consequence of this, starting lines were instituted, which were held 'by a man on the shore,' and it was agreed that for the future the boats should leave Sandford at 7 o'clock, and the race should be started with two pistols instead of one, and at the second pistol all must start. The consequence was the next race was rowed 'in broad daylight'.[...] This was possibly the last year that the Eights went down to Sandford before the races. We have, as we have seen, a record of their doing so this year, and the practice had ceased in 1842.
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B: | W. Empson | |
2: | R. W. Lowry | |
3: | G. Meynell | 11st 11lb |
4: | W. E. Buckley | |
5: | R. G. Walls | |
6: | W. Lea | 11st 7lb |
7: | J. C. Paxton | |
S: | G. Sandbach | |
C: | W. B. Garnett |