# May Bumps 1998

The May Bumps 1998 were a set of rowing races held at Cambridge University from Wednesday 10 June 1998 to Saturday 13 June 1998. The event was run as a bumps race and was the 107th set of races in the series of May Bumps that have been held annually in mid-June since 1887. In 1998, a total of 172 crews took part (103 men's crews and 69 women's crews), with around 1550 participants in total.

## Head of the River crews

Caius men bumped Downing to take their first headship since 1987.
Pembroke women rowed-over in 1st position, achieving the headship for the 2nd consecutive year.

## Highest 2nd VIIIs

The highest men's 2nd VIII for the 9th consecutive year was Lady Margaret II.
The highest women's 2nd VIII for the 5th consecutive year was Jesus II.

## Links to races in other years

| Preceding year | Current year | Following year |
| May Bumps 1997 | May Bumps 1998 | May Bumps 1999 |
| Lent Bumps 1997 | Lent Bumps 1998 | Lent Bumps 1999 |

## Bumps Charts

Below are the bumps charts for all 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 | Crew | Pos | Crew | Crew | Pos |
| 1 | Downing | Caius | 1 | Pembroke | Pembroke | 1 |
| 2 | Caius | Jesus | 2 | Emmanuel | Emmanuel | 2 |
| 3 | Jesus | 1st & 3rd Trinity | 3 | Jesus | Lady Margaret | 3 |
| 4 | Queens' | Downing | 4 | Clare | Jesus | 4 |
| 5 | Trinity Hall | Lady Margaret | 5 | Trinity Hall | Newnham | 5 |
| 6 | 1st & 3rd Trinity | Queens' | 6 | Churchill | Clare | 6 |
| 7 | Magdalene | Pembroke | 7 | Lady Margaret | Caius | 7 |
| 8 | Robinson | Trinity Hall | 8 | Queens' | Trinity Hall | 8 |
| 9 | Lady Margaret | Emmanuel | 9 | Newnham | Queens' | 9 |
| 10 | Churchill | Magdalene | 10 | Downing | Churchill | 10 |
| 11 | Pembroke | Churchill | 11 | Caius | Downing | 11 |
| 12 | Christ's | Robinson | 12 | Homerton | Homerton | 12 |
| 13 | Emmanuel | Fitzwilliam | 13 | St. Catharine's | Selwyn | 13 |
| 14 | Sidney Sussex | Christ's | 14 | New Hall | Christ's | 14 |
| 15 | Peterhouse | St. Catharine's | 15 | Christ's | Magdalene | 15 |
| 16 | Fitzwilliam | Sidney Sussex | 16 | Sidney Sussex | St. Catharine's | 16 |
| 17 | Lady Margaret II | Peterhouse | 17 | Selwyn | Robinson | 17 |
| 18 | Clare | Clare | 18 | Magdalene | New Hall | 18 |
| 19 | Selwyn | Lady Margaret II | 19 | 1st & 3rd Trinity | 1st & 3rd Trinity | 19 |
| 20 | St. Catharine's | 1st & 3rd Trinity II | 20 | Corpus Christi | Sidney Sussex | 20 |
| 21 | Downing II | Downing II | 21 | Robinson | Fitzwilliam | 21 |
| 22 | Girton | Queens' II | 22 | Jesus II | Peterhouse | 22 |
| 23 | 1st & 3rd Trinity II | Selwyn | 23 | Fitzwilliam | Corpus Christi | 23 |
| 24 | Queens' II | Caius II | 24 | Girton | CCAT | 24 |
| 25 | King's | Girton | 25 | King's | Jesus II | 25 |
| 26 | Corpus Christi | King's | 26 | Peterhouse | Girton | 26 |
| 27 | Jesus II | Trinity Hall II | 27 | Lady Margaret II | Emmanuel II | 27 |
| 28 | Caius II | Churchill II | 28 | CCAT | King's | 28 |
| 29 | Trinity Hall II | Corpus Christi | 29 | Emmanuel II | Newnham II | 29 |
| 30 | Pembroke II | Emmanuel II | 30 | Newnham II | Darwin | 30 |
| 31 | Clare II | Jesus II | 31 | New Hall II | Lady Margaret II | 31 |
| 32 | Churchill II | Christ's II | 32 | Queens' II | New Hall II | 32 |
| 33 | Emmanuel II | Pembroke II | 33 | Homerton II | Clare II | 33 |
| 34 | St. Catharine's II | Wolfson | 34 | Trinity Hall II | Trinity Hall II | 34 |
| 35 | Christ's II | Clare II | 35 | Clare II | Homerton II | 35 |
| 36 | Fitzwilliam II | St. Catharine's II | 36 | Wolfson | Queens' II | 36 |
| 37 | Wolfson | Fitzwilliam II | 37 | Addenbrooke's | Churchill II | 37 |
| 38 | Lady Margaret III | 1st & 3rd Trinity III | 38 | Jesus III | Jesus III | 38 |
| 39 | 1st & 3rd Trinity III | Lady Margaret III | 39 | Darwin | Pembroke II | 39 |
| 40 | Magdalene II | Selwyn II | 40 | Magdalene II | Wolfson | 40 |
| 41 | Girton II | CCAT | 41 | Pembroke II | Addenbrooke's | 41 |
| 42 | Selwyn II | Girton II | 42 | St. Catharine's II | St. Catharine's II | 42 |
| 43 | Peterhouse II | Magdalene II | 43 | Churchill II | Magdalene II | 43 |
| 44 | Jesus III | Robinson II | 44 | 1st & 3rd Trinity II | 1st & 3rd Trinity II | 44 |
| 45 | CCAT | Peterhouse II | 45 | CCAT II | Caius II | 45 |
| 46 | Downing III | Darwin | 46 | Girton II | Girton II | 46 |
| 47 | Sidney Sussex II | Jesus III | 47 | Lady Margaret III | CCAT II | 47 |
| 48 | Robinson II | Lady Margaret IV | 48 | 1st & 3rd Trinity III | Lady Margaret III | 48 |
| 49 | Corpus Christi II | Downing III | 49 | Caius II | Jesus IV | 49 |
| 50 | Darwin | Corpus Christi II | 50 | Fitzwilliam II | Fitzwilliam II | 50 |
| 51 | Trinity Hall III | Sidney Sussex II | 51 | Clare Hall | Downing II | 51 |
| 52 | Queens' III | St Edmund's | 52 | Jesus IV | 1st & 3rd Trinity III | 52 |
| 53 | Lady Margaret IV | Queens' III | 53 | Christ's II | Robinson II | 53 |
| 54 | Hughes Hall | Hughes Hall | 54 | Robinson II | Homerton III | 54 |
| 55 | Churchill III | Trinity Hall III | 55 | Sidney Sussex II | Clare Hall | 55 |
| 56 | Pembroke III | Churchill III | 56 | Downing II | Selwyn II | 56 |
| 57 | Clare III | Clare III | 57 | Clare III | Christ's II | 57 |
| 58 | St Edmund's | Jesus IV | 58 | Selwyn II | Darwin II | 58 |
| 59 | Jesus IV | King's II | 59 | Homerton III | Clare III | 59 |
| 60 | 1st & 3rd Trinity IV | Pembroke III | 60 | Darwin II | Caius III | 60 |
| 61 | Downing IV | 1st & 3rd Trinity IV | 61 | Corpus Christi II | Sidney Sussex II | 61 |
| 62 | King's II | Lady Margaret V | 62 | New Hall III | New Hall III | 62 |
| 63 | Selwyn III | St. Catharine's III | 63 | St. Catharine's III | St. Catharine's III | 63 |
| 64 | Emmanuel III | Downing IV | 64 | Caius III | King's II | 64 |
| 65 | Lady Margaret V | Homerton | 65 | Magdalene III | Corpus Christi II | 65 |
| 66 | St. Catharine's III | Christ's III | 66 | Emmanuel III | Newnham III | 66 |
| 67 | Christ's III | Selwyn III | 67 | King's II | Darwin III | 67 |
| 68 | Clare IV | Emmanuel III | 68 | Darwin III | Magdalene III | 68 |
| 69 | Homerton | 1st & 3rd Trinity V | 69 | Newnham III | Emmanuel III | 69 |
| 70 | Jesus V | Clare IV | 70 | | | |
| 71 | Girton III | CCAT II | 71 | | | |
| 72 | Churchill IV | Girton III | 72 | | | |
| 73 | CCAT II | Fitzwilliam III | 73 | | | |
| 74 | Trinity Hall IV | Jesus V | 74 | | | |
| 75 | 1st & 3rd Trinity V | Churchill IV | 75 | | | |
| 76 | Addenbrooke's | Trinity Hall IV | 76 | | | |
| 77 | Fitzwilliam III | Darwin II | 77 | | | |
| 78 | King's III | Addenbrooke's | 78 | | | |
| 79 | Wolfson II | Clare Hall | 79 | | | |
| 80 | Queens' IV | 1st & 3rd Trinity VI | 80 | | | |
| 81 | 1st & 3rd Trinity VI | King's III | 81 | | | |
| 82 | Clare Hall | Caius III | 82 | | | |
| 83 | Corpus Christi III | Queens' IV | 83 | | | |
| 84 | Darwin II | Selwyn IV | 84 | | | |
| 85 | Selwyn IV | Wolfson II | 85 | | | |
| 86 | St. Catharine's IV | Corpus Christi III | 86 | | | |
| 87 | Caius III | Lady Margaret VI | 87 | | | |
| 88 | Lady Margaret VI | Homerton II | 88 | | | |
| 89 | Homerton II | St. Catharine's IV | 89 | | | |
| 90 | Clare V | Darwin III | 90 | | | |
| 91 | Girton IV | 1st & 3rd Trinity VII | 91 | | | |
| 92 | 1st & 3rd Trinity VII | 1st & 3rd Trinity VIII | 92 | | | |
| 93 | St Edmund's II | Clare V | 93 | | | |
| 94 | Darwin III | Vet School | 94 | | | |
| 95 | Jesus VI | Girton IV | 95 | | | |
| 96 | 1st & 3rd Trinity VIII | Jesus VI | 96 | | | |
| 97 | Vet School | St Edmund's II | 97 | | | |
| 98 | Emmanuel IV | Jesus VII | 98 | | | |
| 99 | 1st & 3rd Trinity IX | Emmanuel IV | 99 | | | |
| 100 | Robinson III | 1st & 3rd Trinity IX | 100 | | | |
| 101 | Jesus VII | Robinson III | 101 | | | |
| 102 | Caius IV | Caius IV | 102 | | | |
| 103 | Caius V | Caius V | 103 | | | |