{italic}Report by Henry Scarlett
Row Over{enditalic}
Day 3 for M2 was probably the most comfortable day for the crew in many respects; we knew that the crew chasing us, Downing III, whom we had bumped on the previous day, were not going to be challenging us at all as they were a slower crew than us and being chased by a decent second boat from ARU. We were also sure in our minds that we had a quicker start than the crew we were chasing, Hughes Hall, who had been spared a bump from us on Day 1 by a decision from the umpires. As predicted, we had another one of the consistently quick starts that we have displayed this Lents, gaining to within a length of Hughes Hall. Unfortunately the crew in front of them, Clare Hall, who are eligible for spoons, crashed into the bank and so Hughes Hall had made an easy bump. On top of this, Kings II who started in front of Clare Hall bumped Queens III meaning that an over-bump for us was also impossible. All that remained for us to do was to make it to The Railings without Homerton II over-bumping us (ARU II predictably had bumped Downing III). This proved to be an easy task and as we came around Ditton we were able to row across the finish line leisurely at a rating of about 24s/m. Although frustrating that Hughes Hall managed to escape our bow yet again through no lack of speed on our part, we are set up for what should be a very successful Day 4 when we hope to bump Clare Hall and ensure they are awarded spoons.
