seen at Oxford for many a year. The first crew start head of the river in the Summer Eights tonight, and nothing short of a catastrophe or a miracle is likely to displace them. Their second start 18th and could probably catch a dozen crews ahead of them. But their progress must depend, of course, on the luck of the racing." At the end of Eights, The Times commented that "Unfortunately there was no crew in the Summer Eights at Oxford capable of extending St. Edmund Hall, and they passed the O.U.B.C. at 35 on Saturday with at least four lengths of clear water behind them. They were smooth, strong, and competent, and my hope is that Henley will prove them also to be fast." Later at Henley that summer, his hope transpired, with the 1st VIII duly winning The Ladies' Challenge Plate and an SEHBC coxless IV winning the Visitors' Challenge Cup. However, Summer Eights 1965 was not solely about the success of the 1st VIII. The Boat Club accomplished the notable achievement of finishing with both its 2nd VIII and its 1st VIII in the 1st Division. All the other boats performed strongly. The Times' rowing correspondent noted that "By catching Magdalen at the top of the second division and then bumping Exeter when they raced as sandwich boat, St. Edmund Hall's second boat safely established themselves in the first division. It has been a triumphant week for the Boat Club, as, apart from the first boat at the Head of the River, the other seven boats have gained 18 places between them", and that "The most spectacular advance of all was by St. Edmund Hall II, who made an overbump on Wednesday and two bumps on Friday, to gain a total of seven places. Their list of victims, Hertford, Brasenose, Trinity, Corpus, Magdalen, Exeter, and New College — all, of course, first Eights — reads like a Roll of Honour of the Head of the River crews of the past 100 years." Henley Royal Regatta SEH also enjoyed success at the Henley Royal Regatta. In 1958 an SEH coxless IV were the losing finalists in the Ladies' Challenge Plate, losing to Keble by 3 lengths. In 1959 a joint SEH/Lincoln College VIII won the Stewards' Challenge Cup, beating GS Moto Guzzi of Italy easily. In 1960 another joint SEH/Lincoln College VIII were the losing finalists in the