| Date | June 1936 |
|---|---|
| Reference | EE01-0083 |
| Volume | Eton Excelsior Rowing Club, Volume 1 |
| Collection | Eton Excelsior |
Transcript
ROWING
THE DEVEREUX FOURS.
The Eton Excelsior R.C. held their annual four-oar race for the Devereux Cup (presented by the late Mr. E. C. Devereux) on Monday. The course was from a point just above the Mill Stream to Eton College Boat- house “Rails”. A most exciting race was witnessed, neither crew being clear at any time. The Berks crew had rather the better start, being up at the Mill Stream by a quarter of a length.
From there the positions changed very little until the Railway Bridge was reached. There the Berks crew, having the advantage of the bend, drew away and were leading by three-quarters of a length at the Swimming Club. The Bucks crew then spurted and reduced the lead to half a length. Going down the Brocas it looked as though Bucks would down their opponents, but the stroke of the Berks crew made a final effort at the Ferry and went ahead to win by a quarter of a length in 4 min. 52 sec.
The crews were as follows:
Berks: L. P. Keys, D. R. G. Goodchild, R. S. McDonogh, H. C. Gough (str.).
Bucks: R. W. Bashford, H. C. Davies, E. Manson, P. Watson (str.).
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