The races concluded on June 16, when Christ Church retained the headship, and B.N.C. rebumped Balliol.
The Christ Church crew of 1828 were:—(bow) Goodenough; 2, Gwilt; 3, Lloyd; 4, Moore; 5, Hamilton; 6, Mayne; 7, Bates; (stroke) Staniforth. Hamilton became Bishop of Salisbury.
In 1829, in consequence of the first match of its kind being then arranged with Cambridge, and the date being fixed for March 10, there were no bumping races. Christ Church were accredited as head of the river, from their having held that position from the preceding year; and they were saluted as such. A scratch race, however, was improvised on Commemoration afternoon, between the boats, apparently manned by mixed crews of all colleges. It seems to have been a bumping and not a level race, for the record of the race is ‘no bump.’
In 1830 the races were renewed, and the following colleges put on eights:—Christ Church, B.N.C., Balliol, University, St. John’s, in the order named.
The racing began on June 8, and Balliol bumped B.N.C.
On June 11, another race, and no bump by any boat.
On June 15, St. John’s bumped University, the others above them retaining their places and rowing to the end, as the bump was astern of them.
On June 18 another race, but no bump.
On June 20 another race, and no bump.
We hope at a later period to supply the hiatus in history between this last mentioned year and 1837, in which year the written records of the B.N.C. book commenced, and for which charts of the races are published. Meanwhile we shall thankfully receive any information on this subject from the heroes of those days who may now be alive and hearty.