Klub Perahu Kolese Jesus (Oxford): Perbedaan antara revisi

[[File:1822 Oxford Eights.jpg|thumb|300px|alt=A river scene, with two eight-oared boats racing in the middle of the river, one just in front of the other. There are crowds on each bank and some sailing boats and barges by the far bank. In the distance, trees and church spires.|Foto perlombaan dayung delapan di Oxford tahun 1822, diyakini sebagai penggambaran dari perahu Kolese Jesus]]Pada tahun 1822, para pendayung dari Kolese Jesus dan Kolese Brasenose bertanding untuk memperebutkan gelar ''Head of the River''. Salah seorang pendayung dari Kolese Brasenose ternyata melakukan kesalahan ''caught a crab'' (kesalahan dalam teknik mendayung sehingga membuat tongkat dayung bertindak seolah sebagai rem), sehingga memperlambat laju perahu. Perahu tim Brasenose ditabrak oleh tim Jesus, tetapi tim Brasenose tetap melaju dan mengeklaim diri sebagai ''Head of the River''. Tim Jesus dan tim Brasenose berdebat tentang tim mana yang berhak dinaikkan bendera nya sebagai tanda pemenang. Salah seorang dari tim Brasenose mengakhiri perdebatan tersebut dengan berkata "''Quot homines tot sententiae'', berbeda orang berbeda pula pendapatnya, sebagian menyukai daun bawang dan sebagian lainnya menyukai bawang putih", merujuk kepada lambang yang dilukis pada permukaan dayung tim Jesus dan kedua tim bersepakat untuk melakukan pertandingan ulang. Pada akhirnya, pertandingan ulang dimenangkan oleh tim dayung Brasenose.<ref name=Sherwood10/> Peristiwa ini disebutkan tergambar pada sebuah lukisan tahun 1822, sebuah penggambaran awal dari perlombaan dayung delapan di Oxford yang dilukis oleh I. T. Serres (seorang pelukis spesialis kelautan yang bekerja untuk Raja [[George IV dari Britania Raya|George IV]]).<ref name=Sharp25/><ref name=Sherwood10>Sherwood, p. 10</ref> Namun, lukisan tersebut dipamerkan ke publik pada tanggal 1 Maret 1822 dan seharusnya sudah dilukis terlebih dahulu beberapa bulan sebelumnya. Lukisan tersevut juga menunjukkan suasana waktu musim panas. Kedua pendapat ini menunjukkan bahwa lukisan tersebut menggambarkan suatu pemandangan hasil imajinasi pelukis atau sebuah perlombaan lainnya yang tak tercatat dari tahun 1821.<ref>Sharp, pp. 28–29</ref>

 

Races gradually became more formalised, and regulations were introduced prohibiting colleges from using professional rowers or members of other colleges. A race for the colleges' second boats ([[Torpids]]) was introduced in 1826, and eventually boats with less than eight oars were excluded from the races.<ref name=Sharp26/> During the late 1820s and early 1830s, Jesus did not take part in races, but the college was mentioned as having a second boat by 1836.<ref name=Sharp25/><ref>Sherwood, p. 44</ref> The formal foundation of the club dates from 1835,<ref name=homepage>{{cite web|url=http://jcbc.jesus.ox.ac.uk/|title=Jesus College Boat Club|publisher=Jesus College, Oxford|access-date=14 December 2010}}</ref> and official records of inter-college races begin in 1837. The Jesus College 1st VIII started the competition that year in second position, behind the [[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church]] 1st VIII, but after being bumped on successive nights by [[Exeter College, Oxford|Exeter]], [[Balliol College, Oxford|Balliol]] and [[Queen's College, Oxford|Queen's]] colleges, Jesus took no further part in that year's competition. In 1838, the Jesus College boat rowed in last place on one evening, but did not participate in the races again until 1844. The club's fortunes varied in the years thereafter. In 1859, the eight achieved an unusual "[[overbump]]" (catching the crew that had started three places ahead of them, after the boat immediately ahead of it had bumped the boat it was chasing) and so went up three positions in one race. However, the college boat did not compete in 1860 and it finished in last place in 1864.<ref name=Hardy230/><ref name=Baker87>Baker, p. 87</ref> From 1864 onwards, said [[Ernest George Hardy|Ernest Hardy]] (in his 1899 history of the college), "the boating record of the College has not been good"&nbsp;– the college did not take part in the races in many years, and it seldom improved its position by more than one or two places when it did participate. The college resumed regular participation in the races in 1882; although it was in last place in 1889, the college improved its position, and went up by nine places between 1894 and 1896. Hardy also commented that the 1896 Jesus College boat had a reputation of being one of the faster boats in the university. The crew entered for the [[Ladies' Challenge Plate]] at the [[Henley Regatta]], but lost to Eton, the eventual winners.<ref name=Hardy230>Hardy, p. 230</ref>