{italic}Another day, another two races…{enditalic}
Arriving at the boathouse we mused over the fact that as a result of being sandwich boat we had already rowed four races – the equivalent of what one boat usually rows in the whole of a bumps week! We knew what we had to do – our first target was to row over in front of Christ\\’s III at the top of division 5 and then have a shot at Churchill III at the bottom of the fourth division.
{bold}Race 1 – Division 5{endbold}
{italic}Rowed over{enditalic}
Our start was a lot better than the start we had managed the previous day which was at least partly a function of the fact that we had a cox box which worked from the start. For most of the race we were able to hold Christ\\’s III two lengths or so off us, which has helped by some good cornering. However, as we came under the railway bridge and started to near the finish they gained some ground on us, however we held out to complete a hard, but satisfying row over. This left us with, once more, the opportunity to attempt to bump into the fourth division and remove ourselves from the unenviable position of sandwich boat.
{bold}Race 2 – Division 4{endbold}
{italic}Bumped Churchill III{enditalic}
We knew that we had a chance in this race – Clare Hall I were no longer in front of us and we were chasing Churchill III. However, we were still recovering from our race earlier in the day so it was going to be far from easy. We put in a good start and after a short while we received our first whistle – we were gaining on Churchill III. This gave us heart and we continued to push and in time received both our second and third sets of whistles. Aided by an excellent line around Grassy Corner we were able to bump Churchill III on Plough Reach, just before the pub.
This means that we are no longer the sandwich boat and therefore only have to row once tomorrow, in the fourth division. All in all it was a very successful, productive and satisfying day for M2. Well done chaps!
{italic}Edited on Fri, 13th Jun 08 by James Gill{enditalic}
