May Bumps 1999

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The May Bumps 1999 were a set of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Wednesday June 9, 1999 until Saturday June 12, 1999. The event was run as a bumps race and is one of a series of May Bumps which have been held annually in mid-June since 1887. See May Bumps for the format of the races. In 1999, a total of 172 crews took part (103 men's crews and 69 women's crews), with around 1500 participants in total. Several thousand spectators came to watch, particularly on the Saturday.

Contents 1 Head of the River crews 2 Highest 2nd VIIIs 3 Links to races in other years 4 Bumps Charts

[edit] Head of the River crews

Caius men rowed-over in 1st position, achieving the headship for the 2nd consecutive year.

Emmanuel women bumped Pembroke to take their 3rd ever Mays headship.

[edit] Highest 2nd VIIIs

The highest men's 2nd VIII at the end of the week was First and Third Trinity II, who bumped Lady Margaret II on the 1st day.

The highest women's 2nd VIII was Emmanuel II, who bumped Jesus II on the 2nd day.

[edit] Links to races in other years

Preceding year	Current year	Following year
May Bumps 1998	May Bumps 1999	May Bumps 2000
Lent Bumps 1998	Lent Bumps 1999	Lent Bumps 2000

[edit] Bumps Charts

Below are the bumps charts for the men's and women's 1st divisions. The men's bumps charts are on the left, and women's bumps charts on the right. The bumps chart represents the progress of every crew over all four days of the racing. To follow the progress of any particular crew, simply find the crew's name on the left side of the chart and follow the line to the end-of-the-week finishing position on the right of the chart.

Pos	Crew	Men's Bumps Chart	Crew	Pos	Crew	Women's Bumps Chart	Crew	Pos
1	Caius		Caius	1	Pembroke		Emmanuel	1
2	Jesus		Jesus	2	Emmanuel		Newnham	2
3	1st & 3rd Trinity		1st & 3rd Trinity	3	Lady Margaret		Caius	3
4	Downing		Lady Margaret	4	Jesus		Pembroke	4
5	Lady Margaret		Emmanuel	5	Newnham		Lady Margaret	5
6	Queens'		Downing	6	Clare		Jesus	6
7	Pembroke		Pembroke	7	Caius		Trinity Hall	7
8	Trinity Hall		Trinity Hall	8	Trinity Hall		Queens'	8
9	Emmanuel		Fitzwilliam	9	Queens'		Clare	9
10	Magdalene		Queens'	10	Churchill		Churchill	10
11	Churchill		Christ's	11	Downing		Downing	11
12	Robinson		Churchill	12	Homerton		Christ's	12
13	Fitzwilliam		Peterhouse	13	Selwyn		Selwyn	13
14	Christ's		Magdalene	14	Christ's		St. Catharine's	14
15	St. Catharine's		Robinson	15	Magdalene		Homerton	15
16	Sidney Sussex		St. Catharine's	16	St. Catharine's		Robinson	16
17	Peterhouse		1st & 3rd Trinity II	17	Robinson		Magdalene	17