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Group 2003

 

 

Transatlantic Rowing Races


Bumps & Carnage Party 2003

Hats & Boats 2003

The 2003 Bumps party had a transatlantic theme.  It was mainly organised (if that's the right word) from California.  The theme was picked out from the 1906 painting of the bumps, Time for Tea, by Percy Robert Craft, which contains both a Stars and Stripes and a Union Jack.  We're still not sure what a US flag, pre-WWI, was doing on a rowing boat on the Cam in 1906...

 Stars & Stripes in the 1906 Bumps painting  Union Jack Cushion in the 1906 Bumps painting

A great day of racing, with Caius staying Head of the mens and Newnham making a great leap from fourth to go Head of the womens.  For those interested in tall the rest of the boat racing results (no, there are a few!) the final results of all the Bumps races are on:

http://dcbc.dow.cam.ac.uk/cucbc/races/bumps/charts.asp#charts


And many thanks to the US contingent in Cambridge, J.J., Kelly Menozzi and friends, who helped organise and make the party fun...

Over here

Picture Credit #2003-38 Siobhan Malone


The Hat Rack

A fine array of hats (the finest ever)...

 Luki in her shark hat Our men in Panamas Floral queens Rhodery in a luvverly hat Uncle and Aunt Hats Bill Topper The Spectators Gallery A Roswell Alien Autopsy Hat (no honestly it was!) Miranda and Steve Dude Yo Man Grandma's tailfeathers Girls in panamas Three maids and an eight Charles in his cap Janet Grandma Edna Paul Lord of Mockbegger's Hall - Mr Harris Ladies Night Janet, Woodman & Alice in fine hats The Ladies hat gallery again

 

And here is the rogues gallery...

 

 

Two girls on the bank

Eyeing up the talent

 

 

Cheering detail

Big cheer.

Picture Credit #2003-105 Siobhan Malone

 

The races

Winning laurels

Picture Credit #2003-80 Siobhan Malone

 

Bill spectates

Flowerpot men

Picture Credit #2003-40 Siobhan Malone

 

Wigs & beards

Lady Margaret Nth boat

Picture Credit #2003-23 Siobhan Malone

 

Spectators up top

Cornish piskies

Picture Credit #2003-21 Siobhan Malone

 

Niece & Uncle Coburn

Nick'n'niece

Picture Credit #2003-11 Siobhan Malone

 

The bouncy castle

Bouncybouncybouncybounce

Picture Credit #2003-19 Siobhan Malone

River view from the wild flowers

View from the terraces

 

Hat on Notice Board

Keeping the score

 

David Owers Photographer

Recording angel

 

Hello! Yes! I'm on the river bank!

Who cares about the cricket World Cup?

Picture Credit #2003-93 Siobhan Malone

 

A Cats man like his father

The partisan

Picture Credit #2003-54 Siobhan Malone

 

Checking the latest race scores

Winners?

Picture Credit #2003-42 Siobhan Malone

 

Spectators on the riverbank

I think it's his round....

Picture Credit #2003-6 Siobhan Malone

 

Intercrural Ben Harris

Caption: unprintable

Picture Credit #2003-17 Siobhan Malone

 

The Cooper Ruffles

Cool Ruffles

Picture Credit #2003-12 Siobhan Malone

 

Riverside Reeds

Riverside Reeds

Picture Credit #2003-16 Siobhan Malone

 

Nick Coburn, David Miller & Alie Cohen

Yo dudes

 

 

Grandma Sylvia and her hat

Great hat, grandma

Picture Credit #2003-27 Siobhan Malone

 

Luca learns that Magdalene III have been bumped again

Italian connection

 

 

Ben in his boater

Eat one's hat

Picture Credit #2003-41 Siobhan Malone

 

Lunch is served

Pick one's lunch

Picture Credit #2003-83 Siobhan Malone

 

Maddy & Ben

Suck one's thumb

 

 

Tom & Ali

Welford x2

Picture Credit #2003-49 Siobhan Malone

 

J.J. & Kelly

Menozzi x2

Picture Credit #2003-84 Siobhan Malone

 

Sam & Bill

Reed x2

Picture Credit #2003-52 Siobhan Malone

 

Becky, J.J. and guests

Where's the Bud, bud?

Picture Credit #2003-68 Siobhan Malone

 

Croquet players Nigel Hugh & Anne

Good and bad at games

 

 

Cheering on the boats

Taking it seriously

Picture Credit #2003-72 Siobhan Malone

 

Hughes Hall with their unfeasibly large flag (they won their oar)

Lap of honour

 

 

Riverbank spectators & boats

(G)rowing up

 

 

Two Grandmas

Absolutely grans

 

 

Bill & Sam Reed in cool shades

The future's so bright, you've just got to...

 

 

The Coburn family

Alice and hangers on

Picture Credit #2003-89 Siobhan Malone

 

Maddy adopts another Grandma

Dad, there's this funny lady holdling my other hand

 

 

Hemant & Andrew

Hemant and penman

Picture Credit #2003-87 Siobhan Malone

 

Ben & Jerry's

Ummmmmmmm

 

 

Riverbanks guests

The Churchill heritage

Picture Credit #2003-46 Siobhan Malone

 

Anne Bill & Ian

So, how well documented was this alien autopsy then?

 

 

The Topiary Fish & Scharlie

Scharlie's fishy creation

 

 

Kids mess

Vestiges of the Gourmet Dining Club, under-11 chapter

 

 

Grandma and the boys (watch out boys!)

Grandma and suitors

 

Football on the croquet lawn

Sporting event

Grandpops and the girls (watch out girls!)

Grandpops and suitees

 

The RMS gang - Ali, David, Alice & Michael

Risk Management? One solution...

 

 

Lunch queue in the marquee

Lunch line

 

 

Cricket bat and croquet lawn

But you CAN do that in golf - my dad says so

 

Nick dives in...

Wet - Uncle Nick takes the plunge

Nick swimming

Wetter - he swims across the river and back

 

Nick gets a hero's welcome

Wettest  - pulls the chicks though...

 


Cheshire Cat Production 2003