In 1826 the following rules were drawn up for the boat-racing, and we give them verbatim:—
Rule 186.—Resolved (1) That racing do commence on Monday, May 1.
(2) That the days for racing be Monday and Friday in each week, and that if any boat does not come out on those days its flag do go to the bottom.
(3) That no out-college crews be allowed to row in any boat, except in cases of illness or other unavoidable absence, and then that the cause of such absence be signified to the strokes of the other boats.
(4) That the boats below the one that bumps stop racing, and those above continue it.
(5) That there be a distance of fifty feet between each boat at starting.
(6) That the boats start by pistol shot.
(7) That umpires be appointed by each college to see each boat in its proper position before starting, and to decide any accidental dispute.
| H. Saunders, Ch. Ch. | Henry Towers, Ch. Ch. |
| H. Moresby, Ex. Coll. | T. North, B. N. Coll. |
| E. A. Hughes, Jes. Coll. | H. Roberts, Ball. Coll. |
Of the details of the racing, all that we can gather is that Christ Church finished head.