Bumps 2003

Aerial view of the river The Ditton Corner plot from the air Fen Ditton - an aerial view

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.

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The races

Winning laurels

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Bill spectates

Flowerpot men

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Wigs & beards

Lady Margaret Nth boat

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Spectators up top

Cornish piskies

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Niece & Uncle Coburn

Nick'n'niece

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The bouncy castle

Bouncybouncybouncybounce

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View from the terraces

Hat on Notice Board

Keeping the score

Recording angel

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

Who cares about the cricket World Cup?

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A Cats man like his father

The partisan

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Checking the latest race scores

Winners?

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Spectators on the riverbank

I think it's his round....

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Intercrural Ben Harris

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The Cooper Ruffles

Cool Ruffles

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Riverside Reeds

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Nick Coburn, David Miller & Alie Cohen

Yo dudes

Grandma Sylvia and her hat

Great hat, grandma

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Luca learns that Magdalene III have been bumped again

Italian connection

Ben in his boater

Eat one's hat

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Lunch is served

Pick one's lunch

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Maddy & Ben

Suck one's thumb

Tom & Ali

Welford x2

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J.J. & Kelly

Menozzi x2

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Sam & Bill

Reed x2

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Becky, J.J. and guests

Where's the Bud, bud?

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Croquet players Nigel Hugh & Anne

Good and bad at games

Cheering on the boats

Taking it seriously

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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

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Ben & Jerry's

Ummmmmmmm

Riverbanks guests

The Churchill heritage

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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

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

Wet - Uncle Nick takes the plunge

Wetter - he swims across the river and back

Nick gets a hero's welcome

Wettest - pulls the chicks though...

Cheshire Cat Production 2003