| Date | 6 August 1938 |
|---|---|
| Source | Unknown |
| Reference | EE01-0168 |
| Volume | Eton Excelsior Rowing Club, Volume 1 |
| Collection | Eton Excelsior |
Transcript
Successes at Maidenhead and Henley Town
(CONTRIBUTED)
Eton Excelsior R.C. finished their season at the principal boat regattas in fine fettle. At Maidenhead the eight, producing their best form of the season, retained the Daily Telegraph Eights Challenge Cup, which they won last year. In their heat they beat Henley R.C. by of a length and in the final defeated a strong Clifton eight from Bristol by 1 length in the very fast time of 3 min. 21 sec. This victory was Eton Excelsior’s third in the “Thames” Cup Eights this season, a record unequalled by any club on the Thames.
The Junior Four reached the final of their event. Quintin B.C. “B” crew withdrew and the Eton four rowed over. Marlow R.C. gave them a hard race in the semi-final and in a very close finish Eton won by 1 foot.
The final brought them against a very powerful Logie crew. Logie went away at the start and after a minute were a length ahead Eton by repeated spurts tried hard to get on terms, but at the finish Logie drew away to win by 2 lengths.
A. Sharratt and P. W. Fitzgerald rowed splendidly to reach the final of the Jubilee Goblets, beating a Kensington pair in their heat; they met a Thames pair in the final. The Eton pair went out for an early lead and at half way were 1½ lengths up, but they had taken a lot out of themselves and began to tire. Along the enclosure Thames were coming up fast, Eton made heroic efforts to keep the lead, spurting again and again they rowed themselves right out and a few yards from the post Thames passed them to win a great race by 1 length.
At Henley Town regatta on Monday Eton Excelsior again reached three finals. The outstanding performance of the day was that of D. S. Harrison, who at his first attempt, won the Junior sculls. Sculling with great determination he won each of his three races easily.
The Junior four again rowed well, beating Clarence House by 2 ft in the first heat and Mortlake by 2 lengths in the semi-final, but they found the Ariel crew from Bristol just too good for them in the final, losing a very close race by half a length.
The Senior Four met Quintin in the final of the Old Town Cup and what promised to be a good race was marred by Eton fouling a rye-peck soon after the start. This put the Eton crew out of its stride; they never recovered their rhythm and Quinton (sic) went on to win by 1 length.
The race for the “Peters” Cup will be rowed on the Wednesday prior to the regatta. This eight oar race is composed of members who reside in Windsor, versus those living on the other side of the river. This year’s race promises to be a very keen one. The eighty-seventh annual regatta takes place on 20th August.
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