4 . ▁ ▁History ▁Hugh es ▁Hall ▁first ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁May ▁B umps ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁when ▁the ▁men ▁started ▁at ▁ 1 1 2 th ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁went ▁down ▁two ▁places ▁while ▁the ▁women ▁started ▁at ▁ 2 0 th ▁on ▁the ▁river ▁and ▁went ▁down ▁three ▁places . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁the ▁men ▁achieved ▁H H BC ' s ▁first ▁ever ▁b ump ▁on ▁Sydney ▁Sus sex ▁M 6 ▁but ▁the ▁women ▁had ▁to ▁wait ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁achieve ▁their ▁first ▁May ▁b ump . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁there ▁was ▁an ▁official ▁mer ger ▁with ▁the ▁boat ▁club ▁of ▁Lucy ▁Cav end ish ▁College , ▁an ▁all - w omen ' s ▁college ▁of ▁Cambridge ▁University . ▁The ▁result ▁was ▁a ▁combined ▁club ▁formally ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁the ▁Cambridge ▁University ▁Com b ined ▁Bo at ▁Club s ▁as ▁the ▁" H ugh es ▁Hall / ▁Lucy ▁Cav end ish ▁Com b ined ▁Bo at ▁Club ". ▁This ▁combination ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁of ▁its ▁type ▁at ▁Cambridge . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁mer ging ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁college ▁boat ▁clubs , ▁Hugh es ▁Hall / ▁Lucy ▁Cav end ish ▁have ▁enjoyed ▁significant ▁adv ances ▁marked ▁by ▁three ▁squad s ▁winning ▁bl ades ▁during ▁the ▁May ▁B umps ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁including ▁a ▁ 1 0 ▁place ▁gain ▁by ▁M 2 . ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁the ▁boat ▁club ▁field ed ▁four ▁cre ws ▁into