BOAT RACE

The President and the Vice President of the
ABERCROMBIE CLUB
in their capacity as
Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the
ABERCROMBIE ROWING SOCIETY
are delighted to invite you for a private view of the
151st BOAT RACE
on Easter Sunday, 27th March 2005
Putney

PROGRAMME

1.30 p.m.
ASSEMBLY
in front of the church of St Mary the Virgin on the corner
of the south side of Putney Bridge and Putney High Street

1.45 p.m.
WALK
to Putney Pier where we will install ourselves in front
of the boat houses on the embankment of the Thames where we
will have a glass of champers or two in anticipation of what is to come

3.00 p.m.
START
we will watch the exciting start when the two crews set out to win
and we will cheer Oxford to the finish, 15 minutes and 36 seconds later!

3.15.36 p.m.
FINISH
we will have more champage to drink to Oxford's victory (or scenario 2:
drown our sorrows and raise our glasses anyway) whereafter we will throw
our glasses in the Thames and have a couple of more drinks in the local
establishments enjoying the tremendous atmosphere that makes the Boat
Race so unique, before: A*) passing out; B) going clubbing; C*) going home.
(* not recommended for candidate members)

WHAT TO BRING
champagne, glasses, salmon sandwiches, strawberries,

chocolate eggs (it is Easter after all), Cuban cigars

(not the cheap ones), gorgeous people like us

WHAT NOT TO BRING

non-alcoholic drinks, plastic cups (we only drink from glasses),
cheap Cuban cigars, Cambridge supporters, boring people

WHAT TO WEAR

Oxford blue with pink accents

The President and the VP expect to see the whole shebang:

baseball caps, blazers, boat shoes, jeans, lots of colourful

stripes (horizontal AND vertical), rugby shirts, shawls,

tweed jackets

WHAT NOT TO WEAR

Anything that even remotely looks like Cambridge blue

If in doubt about the Programme, do telephone the Presidential Office

RSVP by 25th March

abercrombieclub@hotmail.com