real pace, and it is heartening that they can take their crew complete to Henley." The SEHBC coxless IV went on to win the Visitors' Challenge Cup. In 1964 the battle for the headship lay between SEH and Keble, with SEH regaining its headship with two bumps. The Times' analysis was that "Of the 16 men who rowed in the Oxford senior trials last November, five came from Keble and five from St. Edmund Hall. Another three men from each of these colleges rowed in the junior trials, and, in addition, Keble had three Blues and St. Edmund Hall one. So it can well be understood that the remaining six senior and 10 junior trial caps, spread among 21 other colleges, are pretty thin on the ground … St. Edmund Hall are by far the most talented crew at Oxford, and, indeed, the only crew which has no weak links. They have been training at Henley, and so have not been seen in proximity with Keble. They must be favourites to finish head this week, but it may not be an easy passage." The Times' final analysis of the 1964 Summer Eights was that "For once, there was no doubt that the first three crews finished in order of merit … But undoubtedly it was St. Edmund Hall's week. Their second crew made four bumps, their third and fourth crews made three, having been robbed on Thursday night. Their sixth crew held its place, and their seventh crew gained one place. No other college had more than five crews on the river. The strength of the head of the river crew lay in fitness and uniformity of quality. It is doubtful whether they were exceptionally fast, but they were the sort of crew which would probably show to greater advantage over the Henley course. And it seems that they will leave us with an example which others might well take to heart, for they are now placing University before College, and putting all these men at the disposal of the president, who hopes to form a representative Isis crew for Henley." 1965 was perhaps the golden year of SEH rowing. The Times' rowing correspondent wrote before Summer Eights that "With five winning Blues, three winning Isis men, three Isis spares, and two junior trial caps, it is not surprising that St. Edmund Hall have two of the strongest college crews