EERC 1941 Press Clippings

1941 Index

August	County Club Win Inter-Club Fours
August	Keeping Rowing Alive

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County School Win Inter-Club Fours

1st August 1941

On 22nd and 23rd July some interesting four-oar races were witnessed on the Thames, organized by the Excelsior Club. The Royal Army Service Corps, Latymer School and the Windsor County Boys’ School (who are all using the Excelsior Club’s premises) entered a crew for the race, which was rowed over the Windsor course from the Mill Stream to Brocas Rails. The results were as follows:

HEAT 1–Windsor County Boys’ School (bow, C. B. Watt: J. C. Sampson, A. T. Simpson; stroke, P. I. Togni cox, D’Albertanson). 1; R.A.S.C. (bow, S./Sgt. Cook, Cpl. Graham, Dvr. McTavish; stroke, Cpl. Hunt; cox, J. Manning), 2. Won easily in 3 min, 55 sec. Considering the R.A.S.C. only commenced rowing this season, they put up a very good performance, but they were no match for the youngsters from the County School.

HEAT 2–Eton Excelsior R.C. (bow, E. D. Sturgess: K. Radnor, L. R. Snelling; stroke, R. F. Fullick; cox, D’Albertanson), 1; Latymer School (bow, P. L. Brooks, R. X. Hindmarsh, G. T. Smith; stroke, R. A. Duncan; cox, J. Manning), 2. The Excelsior crew led by about three-quarters of a length after the first minute. At the Railway Bridge, Latymer, taking advantage of the bend, reduced the lead to half a length. From there the Excelsior crew, rowing a slower rate, gradually went away to win by one and a quarter lengths in 3 min. 40 sec.

The final promised to be a very close race between the County Boys’ School and the Eton Excelsior R.C., but, unfortunately, owing to a launch that had caught fire and was drifting in midstream, the finish was spoilt. The County Boys were a length up at Jacobs Island and there seemed very little chance of the Excelsior crew picking this up, so the race was awarded to the former.

After the race the President of the club (Mr. A. H. Dyson) kindly entertained the crews and a few old members at the Club House.

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Keeping Rowing Alive

1st August 1941

Rowing has been hit harder by the war than almost any other sport and many of the up-river clubs have closed down altogether, but the Excelsior, with commendable enterprise, have been encouraging schools in the district to take up the sport and this far-seeing policy should bring them rich reward when peace-time conditions return. Last week the County Boys’ School, Latymer School, an Eton Excelsior crew and a four from the Royal Army Service Corps staged some races which were keenly contested and resulted in the County School winning from the Excelsior. Vic. Hobbs, Cyril Dyson, Vic. ?ood and others of the Excelsior who are devoting their spare time to coaching these youngsters. deserve a hearty vote of thanks, they are keeping rowing alive and doing their club a very good turn.

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