subs. phr. (Oxford University).—Eight-oared intercollegiate races, rowed in two divisions, of fifteen and sixteen boats respectively, including a SANDWICH BOAT (q.v.), i.e., the top boat of the second division, which rows bottom of the first. The boats in each division start at a distance apart of 175 feet from stern to stern, in the order at which they left off at the last preceding race, and any boat which overtakes, and BUMPS another (i.e., touches it in any part) before the winning post is reached, changes place with it for the next race: see BUMP.
