Results from Michaelmas
Term 1998
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Fairbairns
Cup for Seniors (Dec. 4th '98)
This event was conducted on the Cam, from Jesus Boathouse to the Little Bridge (4300 metres) for VIIIs and to Plough Reach (3300 metres) for IVs.
The Men's First VIII completed the course in 14'57"47, earning 8th place overall and 6th place among Cambridge Colleges. This was Churchill's best men's result in the Fairbairns, at least in recent memory.
The scratch Men's Second VIII crew took 33rd overall and 6th among College second boats. Emmanuel 1 won the event in 13'59"36.
The leading women's entry from Churchill was the Women's First IV, who took 4th place in a time of 15'19"94. 1st & 3rd won the event in 14'54"08. The Women's Second VIII completed the course in 19'07"91 to take 24th place overall and 22nd among Cambridge Colleges.
The top crew, with a time of 16'53"23, was Trinity Hall 1.
Fairbairns Cup for Novices (Dec. 3rd '98)
This event was conducted on the Cam, from Jesus Boathouse to the end of the Reach (2700 metres).
Men's Novice A were seriously delayed by an equipment failure halfway through the race, but still limped home in 10'42"77 for a 14th place finish. Men's Novice B finished in 11'17"80 to take 27th overall and 7th non-A boat. Novice C weren't far behind, finishing in 11'36"67 for 32nd overall and 10th non-A boat. Novice D, in their racing debut, completed the course in 13'46"22 for a 64th place finish. LMBC crews performed superbly, taking 1st, 3rd and 4th places overall!
Churchill's women's novice crews were incredibly evenly matched. Pink Lady (Novice B) and Dr T. (Novice A) completed the course in 12'33"56 and 12'33"67 respectively to take 7th and 8th places. Pink Lady were also the second fastest non-A boat. The fastest women's crew was CCAT 1, who finished in 11'15"72.
Clare Novices' Regatta (Nov 26th-28th '98)
Men's Cup Churchill's Men's Novice A crew won a very tight race against 1st & 3rd Trinity in the opening round. However, they could not match for eventual runners-up CCAT in round 2.
Round 1: Churchill A defeated 1st & 3rd A
Round 2: CCAT A defeated Churchill AWomen's Cup Churchill's Women's Novice A crew easily beat Downing in the first round, and, despite a disastrous start in round 2, came from three lengths down to overhaul Lucy Cavendish. The third round contest against Clare was a thrilling encounter, with both crews evenly matched to the halfway point. Churchill then powered ahead and looked certain to take the win, but their progress was cruelly halted by a crab.
Round 1: Churchill A defeated Downing A
Round 2: Churchill A defeated Lucy Cavendish A
Quarter-finals: Clare A defeated Churchill AMen's Plate Men's Novice B recorded good wins over Caius B and Robinson B in rounds 1 and 2. The third round clash with eventual Plate winners LMBC B was agonisingly close, due at least in part to a proliferation of errors from LMBC!
Men's Novice C crew went down to Magdalene B in the first round.Round 1: Churchill B defeated Caius B
Round 2: Churchill B defeated Robinson B
Round 3: LMBC B defeated Churchill BRound 1: Magdalene B defeated Churchill C
Women's Plate The performance of Women's Novice B boat was, for Churchill, the highlight of the Regatta. They convinvingly defeated Homerton B, Queens' C and Jesus C in preliminary rounds on Thursday, and then edged 1st & 3rd B in a tough semi-final. The final against LMBC B was a great race, but Maggie ran out winners.
Round 1: Churchill B defeated Homerton B
Round 2: Churchill B defeated Queens' C
Quarter-finals: Churchill B defeated Jesus C
Semi-finals: Churchill B defeated 1st & 3rd B
Final: LMBC B defeated Churchill B
Head of the River Fours (Nov 15th '98)
This event was conducted on the Tideway in London, from Chiswick to Putney (4.25 miles).The Men's First IV completed the course in 20'00"10 to take 172nd place out of the 550 crews competing. This time was 6th fastest of the 40 crews in the S3+A division, and was just 9.5 seconds slower than the top Cambridge College crew, Caius I. The result might have been even better had the crew not been caught up in an accident midway through the race. The Men's Second IV finished in 20'40"59, 273rd overall and 25th in S3+A.
The Women's First IV finished 464th overall, and in 16th of the 22 WS3+A crews, with a time of 22'55"45.
Cambridge Winter Head (Nov. 15th '98)
This event was conducted on the Cam, from the motorway bridge to the top finish (2800 metres).
The Men's Second VIII were the fastest crew in their division to the Plough, and came in 4th in a time of 10'04".
The Women's Second VIII earned 7th place in the women's N8+ division with a time of 12'14".
Men's Novice A finished in 6th place in 12'19", despite a spectacular mishap that cost them time near the end of the race. Men's Novice C clocked in at 13'27", taking 17th place overall and 5th among lower beginners' boats. Men's Novice B completed the course in 13'47" to grab 20th place.
The Women's "Dr T." crew were 5th overall and 3rd fastest Cambridge crew in the women's beginners' category with a time of 14'42". The Women's "Pink Lady" crew's time of 15'20" earned 12th place overall and 3rd among Novice B boats.
University IVs (Nov. 2nd-6th, '98)
This event was conducted on the Cam, in pursuit format, from the motorway bridge to the pink house (2000 metres).
In a very tight contest, Men's First IV beat LMBC I by 0.5 seconds in the first round, but the regulations require a margin of over 1 second so a re-row was required. Second time around, LMBC edged out Churchill by 4 seconds in another tight race.
Men's Second IV were no match for 1st & 3rd I, going down by 24 seconds.
Women's First IV also lost (by 20 seconds) to 1st & 3rd.
Cambridge Autumn Head (Oct. 31st '98)
This event was conducted on the Cam, from the motorway bridge to the top finish (2800 metres).
Churchill Men's First IV completed the course in 10'24", just 6" behind winners Jesus 1, and good enough for third place overall. The Second IV finished in 11'29", placing 22nd overall and 6th in the Novice division.
The Women's First IV rowed over in 12'40" to earn 7th overall, 5th among Cambridge Colleges and 3rd in the Novice division. The fastest women's coxed four was City of Cambridge; they won in a time of 11'32".
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