There is a gap between the posts fhbc-in-the-early-60s , which ends with the records of the 1963 Mays and Henley (albeit with a couple of photos of the 1964 May boat) and before-the-headship which starts in Michaelmas 1966. Here we partially fill that gap. In those days substantial records were kept!
1963/4 records
two eights, The third eight was unlucky to be bumped on the first night by a fast gentlemen’s eight.
pathological. Surprisingly enough, the actual race produced some spirit in the crew, although not as much as could have
the 6th VIII St Catherines 8.
was erratic. In the second round we met the Royal
Crew Bow P.A. Little 2 A.C.W. Mill 3 R.G.H. Crofts Str C.F. Rolf
Martin Bethel had this photo of his 1964 1st Lent rudder. The crew featured at 4 the Rt Hon Sir Dennis Byron, an honorary fellow of the College and recently retired as the President of the Caribbean Court of Justice.
Martin also shared this picture of the whole club in Summer 1964.
Guy Crofts added these photos of the 1964 1st May VIII (which took FHBC into the First Division of the Mays for the first time) during an outing in May, date unknown. The river looks very peaceful – no other crews in sight!
Here is Guy Crofts’ “wine , port, coffee and ash stained May ’64 Bump supper Menu”.
1964/5 records
Captain P.A. Little Secretary R.W. Ward Vice-Captain C.F. Rolf Asst. Secs. T.A.G. Boswell, C.T. Graham
unusual feat, and publicity in the Times, by making an overbump with only seven men and a cox, when
to boats near them in the Cam Head was poor. Their rowing order was changed several times during the term.
Martin Bethel coxed the 1964 boat which started at sandwich boat and went up 3 places in the first division, and also coxed the 1965 boat which achieved a rare first division overbump and 2 further bumps to go up 5 places in all, thus getting half way up the first division in two years. here is a photo of the 1965 rudder. Martin says ” I’m afraid I have not maintained the same weight!”
Here is a photo of the 1965 1st May crew embarking on a bumping 10 in Plough Reach to bump Trinity Hall on Saturday 12th June 1965 to go 9th on the river.
1965/6
We have 10 pages in the Record Book for 1965/6 if anyone would like to contribute photos and reminiscences.
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