The Trial Eights
- Two picked crews, selected from the whole of the college crews by the president of the university, meet at the end of the October term near Ely. The race is about 24 miles long, over what is known as the Adelaide course. 66 The Fours. These races take place in the end of October. They are rowed in light ships without coxswains. They are time" races, i.e., two or three boats row together one behind the other, but at the distance of 100 yards apart; the moment that they arrive at their respective winning posts is signalled, both by flag and pistol, and the result of the race thus known.
The Clinker Fours. These races take place in the Lent term. No competing oarsman must have rowed in the first division of the May races. The boats are clinker built, with coxswains. The race is a "time" race.
The Magdalene Silver Pair-oars and