| Date | August 1930 |
|---|---|
| Reference | EE01-0050 |
| Volume | Eton Excelsior Rowing Club, Volume 1 |
| Collection | Eton Excelsior |
Transcript
EERC Regatta
Home Club’s Fine Race
From A SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.
A strong wind blowing downstream proved helpful to the crews competing at the Eton Excelsior Rowing Club Regatta. The entries were larger this year, particularly in maiden fours and junior fours. The Eton College boathouse was again loaned for the occasion. Though defeated in the Ruthven Challenge Cup final, the Eton Excelsior crew rowed a great race in the heat, beating Maidenhead R.C. by three feet on the last stroke. Details of finals:-
SENIOR SCULLS. G. W. Bayley.
JUNIOR SCULLS. W. A. Brown.
FOUR-OAR CLUB RACE. I. R. L. Thomson, R. H. Dykes, W. W. Bedford, and L. Barrett.
CLUB PAIR-OAR OUTRIGGER RACE. V. A Wood and F. W. Buck.
CLUB PAIR-OAR GIG RACE. F. W. Buck, G. W. Bayley, and C. D. Dyson.
OPEN MAIDEN FOUR-OAR RACE. Maidenhead “A” (H. Jones (bow), J. C. Keyte, G. S. Beare, O. Parker (stroke), and J. H. Hampton (cox), 1; Maidenhead (B. F. Aldworth (bow), P. Thompson, P. R. Lindley, R. M. Ryan (stroke), E. Smith (cox), 2. Won by length. Time, 4 min. 5 sec.
RUTHVEN CHALLENGE CUP (JUNIOR FOURS). Reading (H. W. Rushmere, L. D. Habbitts, S. W. Latham, E. T. Johnson (stroke), and J. Childs (cox)), 1; Eton Excelsior (R. C. A. Sharratt (bow), I. R. L. Thomson, W. Bedford, D. A. Bond (stroke), and R. C. P. Hunt (cox)), 2. Won easily. Time, 3 min. 39 sec.
HANDICAP SCULLS – WISE CHALLENGE CUP: L. Barrett (receive 10 sec.), 1; G. W. Bayley (scratch), 2; W. A. Brown (50 sec.), 3.
TUG DINGHY MIXED RACE. V. A. Wood and Miss D. Wood, 1; V. H. Hobbs and Miss Parker, 2.
OPEN DOUBLE SCULLING. D. J. Winsor, A. G. B. Sutherland, and Miss P. Johnson, 1; R. J. Bale, L. J. Climpson, and Mrs. L. Holman, 2.
DOUBLE CANOE RACE. L. Barrett and V. A. Wood, 1; D. A. Bond and N. H. Mills, 2.
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