Lose in the Final After Winning Three Heats

Date 1935
Source Unknown
Reference EE01-0135
Volume Eton Excelsior Rowing Club, Volume 1
Collection Eton Excelsior

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Lose in Final after Winning Three Heats.

The Eton Excelsior Rowing Club sent a Junior Four to Staines Regatta on Saturday and lost by one third of a length after winning three heats.  In Heat 1 they beat Blackfriars R.C. by six lengths, in Heat 2 Crescent R.C. by two lengths, and in Heat 3 Stroud School B.C. by four lengths.  The final was lost to Emmanuel School “A” crew by one third of a length.

The same crew, as follows, will represent the Club at Maidenhead Regatta on Saturday next: J. M. Waller, G. A. Blake, D. S. Harrison, M. Wayman (stroke), L. H. Dismore (cox).

A Junior-Senior Four have also been entered at Maidenhead: N. J. W. Nicholls, N. Duxbury, F. W. Buck, R. J. Cork (stroke).  A Sharratt is entered for the Junior Sculls.  The same entries have been sent to Henley Town Regatta, which takes place on August Bank Holiday.

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