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Addi$onalInforma$onCompiledbyStanLapinski
RevisedAugust31,2019
1. Wherearetheyfrom? (a) Clubs (b) SecondarySchools (c) Notesaboutclubsandschools
2. Notes (a) Circumstancesaffec$ng$mesintherecords: (i) Courses (ii) Currents (iii) Starts (iv) Watches (v) Winds (vi) Coursehazards (vii) Sourcematerials (b) Classes (c) Trophies
3. Thanks
4. Sources
5. Data
6. Errorsandomissions
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1. Wherearetheyfrom?
(a) Clubs
AdelaideR.C. Adelaide,Australia
AlbanyR.C. Albany,NewYork
All-AmericanRowingCamp OakRidge,Tennessee
AmericanLegionB.C. WyandoBe,Michigan
AmericanUniversityinCairo Cairo,Egypt
AnnArborR.C. AnnArbor,Michigan
ArgonautR.C. Toronto,Ontario
ARION[AdvancedRowingIniJaJveoftheNortheast]
SaratogaSprings,NewYork
ArlingtonB.C. Arlington,MassachuseBs
AsociaciónArgenJnadeRemo BuenosAires,ArgenJna
AusJnR.C. AusJn,Texas
AustralianAmateurRowingCouncil Melbourne,Australia
BachelorsBargeClub Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
BairIslandAquaJcCenter RedwoodCity,California
BareHillR.A. Harvard,MassachuseBs
RuderklubamBaldeneysee Essen,Germany
BaysideR.C. Toronto,Ontario
BeBerMoJonR.C. SouthHadley,MassachuseBs
BloodStreetSculls OldLyme,ConnecJcut
BostonR.C. Boston,MassachuseBs
BostonUniversity Boston,MassachuseBs
BotafogodeFuteboleRegatas RiodeJaneiro,Brazil
BouchervilleR.C. Boucherville,Quebec
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BritanniaR.C. OBawa,Ontario
BrockUniversity St.Catharines,Ontario
BrockvilleR.C. Brockville,Ontario
BrownUniversity Providence,RhodeIsland
BuenosAiresR.C. BuenosAires,ArgenJna
BuffaloScholasJcR.A. Buffalo,NewYork
BulldogR.C. NewHaven,ConnecJcut
BurnabyLakeR.C.[alsoA.A.&A.C.] NorthVancouver,BriJshColumbia
CalgaryR.C. Calgary,Alberta
CaliforniaR.A. CastroValley,California
CaliforniaR.C. Oakland,California
CambridgeB.C. Cambridge,MassachuseBs
CampRandallJuniors Madison,Wisconsin
CampRandallR.C. Madison,Wisconsin
Canaviron,Inc. Christchurch,NewZealand
CapeCodRowing,Inc. WestHyannisport,MassachuseBs
CascadillaB.C. Ithaca,NewYork
CaseWesternReserveUniversity Cleveland,Ohio
CatlinB.C. Chicago,Illinois
CelJcR.C. Buffalo,NewYork
CentralDevelopmentCamp IowaCity,Iowa
CharlesRiverB.C. Boston,MassachuseBs
CharlesRiverScullers[formerlyBostonR.C.]
Boston,MassachuseBs
ChathamR.C. Chatham,Ontario
ChomedeyR.C. Montreal,Quebec
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CincinnaJR.C. CincinnaJ,Ohio
CincinnaJJuniorDevelopmentCamp CincinnaJ,Ohio
ClubdeRegatasLima Lima,Peru
ClubEspana MexicoCity,Mexico
ClubNauJque Montreal,Quebec
CollingwoodR.C. Collingwood,Ontario
CommunityRowing,Inc. Boston,MassachuseBs
ConshohockenRowingCenter Conshohocken,Pennsylvania
CornellUniversity Ithaca,NewYork
Cra`sburyScullingCenter Cra`sburyCommon,Vermont
CrescentB.C. Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
DartmouthR.C. Hanover,NewHampshire
D.C.StrokesR.C. Washington,DistrictofColumbia
DeepCoveR.C. NorthVancouver,BriJshColumbia
DelawareB.C. Chicago,Illinois
DeltaDeasR.C. Delta,BriJshColumbia
DetroitB.C. Detroit,Michigan
DetroitR.C. Detroit,Michigan
DirtyDozen Oakland,California
DonAmateurR.C.[toca.1892] Toronto,Ontario
DonR.C.[fromca.1893] Toronto,Ontario[PortCredit,Ontariofrom1960]
DrakeUniversity DesMoines,Iowa
DresdenR.C. Hanover,NewHampshire
DurhamB.C. Durham,NewHampshire
EastBostonA.A.C. Boston,MassachuseBs
EasternDevelopmentCamp Boston,MassachuseBs
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EcorseR.C. Ecorse,Michigan
EdmontonR.C. Edmonton,Alberta
EmpireStateR.A. Bronx,NewYork
Enorthern.com Dorchester,Ontario
EssexR.C. NorthAndover,MassachuseBs
ExcelsiorB.C. Detroit,Michigan
FairmountR.A. Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
FedemexR.C. MexicoCity,Mexico
FloridaA.C. WinterPark,Florida
FloridaR.A. Miami,Florida
ForestCityR.C. London,Ontario
FortWilliamR.C. FortWilliam,Ontario
FoxValleyR.C. Appleton,Wisconsin
FrederictonR.C. Fredericton,NewBrunswick
GMSRowingCenter NewMilford,ConnecJcut
GoldenBearCrew Berkeley,California
GorgeRowingCentre Victoria,BriJshColumbia
GrandTrunkR.C.[toca.1893] Montreal,Quebec
GrandTrunkB.C.[fromca.1894] Montreal,Quebec
GuatemalaAviateca GuatemalaCity,Guatemala
GuatemalaR.C. AmaJtlan,Guatemala
GuelphR.C. Guelph,Ontario
HalifaxR.C. Halifax,NovaScoJa
HamburgR.C. Hamburg,Germany
HamiltonR.C. Hamilton,Ontario
HanlanB.C. Toronto,Ontario
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HarborCityR.C. Cambridge,MassachuseBs
HarlemB.C. NewYork,NewYork
HendersonDevelopmentCamp Boston,MassachuseBs
HobartCollege Geneva,NewYork
HolyCrossCrew Worcester,MassachuseBs
IndependenceR.C. Nashua,NewHampshire
IndianapolisRowingCenter Indianapolis,Indiana
JubileeR.C. Halifax,NovaScoJa
KennebecasisR.C. Rothesay,NewBrunswick
KentSchool Kent,ConnecJcut
King’sCrownR.A. NewYork,NewYork
KingstonR.C. Kingston,Ontario
Kuban-Sedin Ordzhonikidze[?]UnionofSovietSocialistRepublics
LachineBoatingClub[1863-1891] Lachine,Quebec
LachineBoaJng&CanoeingClub[1891-1913]
Summerlea,Quebec[from1905]
LachineR.C.[from1913] Lachine,Quebec[from1926]
LakeWashingtonR.C. SeaBle,Washington
LavalR.C. Laval,Quebec
LeanderB.C. Hamilton,Ontario
LeanderR.C. Hamilton,Ontario
LeichhardtR.C.[inMelbourneUniversitycolours]
Lilyfield,Australia
LeslievilleR.C. Toronto,Ontario
LincolnParkB.C. Chicago,Illinois
LitchfieldR.A. Litchfield,ConnecJcut
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LondonR.C. London,Ontario
LondonTrainingCentre London,Ontario
LongBeachR.A. LongBeach,California
LongIslandR.C. Northport,NewYork
LookoutR.C. ChaBanooga,Tennessee
LosGatosR.C. LosGatos,California
MaltaB.C. Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
MapleBayR.C. Duncan,BriJshColumbia
MariJmeRowingClub[akaWSC-MariJmeRowingClub]
Norwalk,ConnecJcut
McGillUniversity Montreal,Quebec
MelbourneUniversity Melbourne,Australia
MelbourneYWCA Melbourne,Australia
MendotaR.C. Madison,Wisconsin
MercanJleR.C. Melbourne,Australia
MercerJuniorR.C. WestWindsor,NewJersey
MercerLakeEliteTrainingCenterWest
Windsor,NewJersey
MetropolitanR.C. NewYork,NewYork
MexicoR.C. MexicoCity[?],Mexico
MicMacA.A.C. Dartmouth,NovaScoJa
MichiganA.C. Ecorse,Michigan
MinneapolisR.C. Minneapolis,Minnesota
MinnesotaB.C. St.Paul,Minnesota
MobjackR.A. MathewsCounty,Virginia
MonashUniversity Melbourne,Australia
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MonmouthJuniorR.C. Lincro`,NewJersey
MontrealR.C. Montreal,Quebec
MosmanR.C. Sydney,Australia
MountClemensR.A. MacombMichigan
MutualR.C. Buffalo,NewYork
NarraganseBB.C. Providence,RhodeIsland
NaJonalTrainingCentre London,Ontario
NauJlusR.C. Hamilton,Ontario
NereidB.C. Belleville,NewJersey
NewHavenR.C. NewHaven,ConnecJcut
NewRochelleR.C. NewRochelle,NewYork
NewYorkA.C. NewYork,NewYork
NewportBeachR.C. NewportBeach,California
NiagaraDistrictA.C. St.Catharines,Ontario
NordrheinRuder-Verein Nordrhein,Germany
NorthCascadesCrew LakeStevens,Washington
NorthStarR.C. Dartmouth,NovaScoJa
NorwalkRiverR.A. Norwalk,ConnecJcut
OakNeckRowingAcademy Bayville,NewYork
OakRidgeR.A. OakRidge,Tennessee
OaklandStrokes LafayeBe,California
OccoquanB.C. Burke,Virginia
OKCRiversport OklahomaCity,Oklahoma
OldLymeR.A. OldLyme,ConnecJcut
OrangeCountyR.A. Newburgh,NewYork
OspreyR.C. Providence,RhodeIsland
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OBawaR.C. OBawa,Ontario
OysterBayR.A. OysterBay,NewYork
PelhamCommunityR.A. Pelham,NewYork
PennA.C. Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
PennEliteCenter Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
PennsylvaniaBargeClub Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
PeterboroughR.C. Peterborough,Ontario
PhiladelphiaGirlsR.C. Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
PioneerValleyR.A. Harnord,ConnecJcut
PocockRowingCenter SeaBle,Washington
PotomacB.C. Washington,DistrictofColumbia
PortlandR.C. Portland,Maine
PrincetonNaJonalR.A./MercerWestWindsor,Newjersey
PrincetonUniversity Princeton,NewJersey
QuebecRowingFederaJon Montreal,Quebec
Queen’sUniversity Kingston,Ontario
QuinteR.C. Belleville,Ontario
RadcliffeCollege Cambridge,MassachuseBs
RaleighRowingCenter Raleigh,NorthCarolina
RavenswoodB.C. LongIslandCity,NewYork
ReginaR.C. Regina,Saskatchewan
RemoBajaCalifornia SanFelipe,Mexico
ResilientRowing Burke,Virginia
ResoluteR.C. Bristol,RhodeIsland
RidleyGraduateB.C. St.Catharines,Ontario
RiversideB.C. Boston,MassachuseBs
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RobRoyB.C. Cambridge,England
RochesterNavy Fairport,NewYork
RowingCanada London,Ontario
RowingClub Edmonds,Washington
RoyalHongKongY.C. HongKong
RudernVereinTeutonia Tigre,ArgenJna
SagamoreR.A. HunJngtonHarbor&OysterBay,NewYork
SaskatoonR.C.[akaStoonR.C.] Saskatoon,Saskatchewan
SarasotaCountyRC Sarasota,Florida
SarasotaCrew Osprey,Florida
SaratogaR.A. SaratogaSprings,NewYork
SaugatuckR.A. Westport,ConnecJcut
SaugatuckR.C. Westport,ConnecJcut
SchuylkillNavy Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
SeaBleR.C. SeaBle,Washington
SeaBleTennisClub SeaBle,Washington
ScopshRowing London,England
ShakerR.A. Loudonville,NewYork
ShenendehowaR.C. Cli`onPark,NewYork
ShrewsburyR.C.[R.A.1961-1966] Worcester,MassachuseBs
SiegburgerRuderverein Siegburg,Germany
SilverLakeR.C. Simcoe,Ontario
SimonFraserUniversity PortMoody,BriJshColumbia
SouthNiagaraR.C. Welland,Ontario
St.CatharinesR.&C.C.[unJl1915] St.Catharines,Ontario
St.CatharinesR.C.[a`er1919] St.Catharines,Ontario
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St.JohnR.C. St.John,NewBrunswick
St.John’sR.C. St.John’s,Newfoundland
St.LouisR.C. St.Louis,Missouri
St.Mary’sCollege Oakland,California
St.Mary’sRiverB.C. SaultSte.Marie,Ontario
StarBoaJngClub Wellington,NewZealand
SteelCityR.C. Verona,Pennsylvania
SudburyR.C. Sudbury,Ontario
SunnysideR.C. Toronto,Ontario
SydneyUniversityB.C. Sydney,Australia
SyracuseChargersR.C. Syracuse,NewYork
SyracuseRowingAlumni Syracuse,NewYork
TampaR.C. Tampa,Florida
TecumsehR.C. Walkerville,Ontario
ThamesRiverSculls NewLondon,ConnecJcut
ThamesTradesmen London,England
ThompsonBoatCenter Washington,DistrictofColumbia
ThunderBayR.C. ThunderBay,Ontario
ThunderRowingCrew Vancouver,BriJshColumbia
ThunderbirdR.C. Vancouver,BriJshColumbia
TorontoR.C. Toronto,Ontario
UndineBargeClub Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
UnionB.C. Boston,MassachuseBs
UniversityatBuffalo[StateUniversityofNewYork]
Buffalo,NewYork
UniversityB.C. Philadelphia,Pennsylvania[1930]
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UniversityBargeClub Philadelphia,Pennsylvania[1986]
UniversityofBriJshColumbia Vancouver,BriJshColumbia
UniversityofCaliforniaatIrvine Irvine,California
UniversityofMassachuseBs Amherst,MassachuseBs
UniversityofMiami MiamiBeach,Florida
UniversityofMichigan AnnArbor,Michigan
UniversityofMinnesota Minneapolis,Minnesota
UniversityofNewBrunswick Fredericton,NewBrunswick
UniversityofPennsylvania Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
UniversityofTampa Tampa,Florida
UniversityofTorontoR.C. Toronto,Ontario
UniversityofVictoria Victoria,BriJshColumbia
UniversityofWashington SeaBle,Washington
UniversityofWisconsin Madison,Wisconsin
UPIICSA-IPN[LaUnidadProfesionalInterdisciplinariadeIngenieríayCienciasSocialesy
Administra:vas-Ins:tutoPolitécnicoNacional]
MexicoCity,Mexico
VancouverR.C. Vancouver,BriJshColumbia
VesperB.C. Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
VictoriaCityR.C. Victoria,BriJshColumbia
VikingR.C. Ventnor,NewJersey
VKSmichov Prague,CzechRepublic
WachuseBB.C. Worcester,MassachuseBs
WaiarikiR.C. Auckland,NewZealand
WarthogsR.C. OldLyme,ConnecJcut
WashingtonAreaRowing[akaWAR] Alexandria,Virginia
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WashingtonScullingClub Alexandria,Virginia
WaterStreetR.C. Washington,DistrictofColumbia
Wayland-WestonR.A. Wayland,MassachuseBs
WesleyanUniversity Middletown,ConnecJcut
WestPhiladelphiaB.C. Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
WestSideR.C. Buffalo,NewYork
WestSideR.C.DevelopmentCamp Buffalo,NewYork
WesternR.C.[akaUniversityofWesternOntario;Middlesex-WesternR.C.;Universityof
WesternOntarioB.C.]
London,Ontario
WideLoadB.C. Boston,MassachuseBs
WindsorCrew Windsor,Ontario
WinnipegR.C. Winnipeg,Manitoba
WisconsinDevelopmentCamp Madison,Wisconsin
WoodstockR.C. Woodstock,Ontario
WorcesterPolytechnicInsJtute[akaWPI]
Worcester,MassachuseBs
WyandoBeB.C. WyandoBe,Michigan
YQuadCiJesRowing Moline,Illinois
ZephyrB.C. Detroit,Michigan
(b) SecondarySchools
AllenParkSchool AllenPark,Michigan
ApprovedTutorsPreparatorySchool [akaApprovedTutor’sSchool]
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
BelenJesuitP.S.[PreparatorySchool] Miami,Florida
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BellevilleH.S. Belleville,NewJersey
BenneBH.S. Buffalo,NewYork
BishopNeumanH.S. Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
BlessedSacramentH.S. NewRochelle,NewYork
BloorC.I. Toronto,Ontario
BostonCollegeH.S. Boston,MassachuseBs
BrentwoodC.S.[CollegeSchool] MillBay,BriJshColumbia
BrockvilleC.I. Brockville,Ontario
BuffaloH.S. Buffalo,NewYork
BuffaloTech. Buffalo,NewYork
CanisiusH.S. Buffalo,NewYork
ChoateSchool Wallingford,ConnecJcut
DeLaSalleC.H.S.[CollegiateHighSchool]
Detroit,Michigan
DeltaS.S. Hamilton,Ontario
DobbinTech. Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
EcorseH.S. Ecorse,Michigan
EtobicokeH.S. Etobicoke,Ontario
GranthamH.S. St.Catharines,Ontario
GrossePointeH.S. GrossePointe,Michigan
HamiltonC.I. Hamilton,Ontario
HaverfordSchool Haverford,Pennsylvania
LaSalleH.S. hiladelphia,Pennsylvania
LachineH.S. Lachine,Quebec
LafayeBeH.S. Buffalo,NewYork
LincolnParkH.S. Chicago,Illinois
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MalvernC.I. Toronto,Ontario
MountCarmelH.S. WyandoBe,Michigan
NiskayunaH.S. Niskayuna,NewYork
NortheastC.H.S.[CatholicHighSchool]
Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
OrilliaC.I. Orillia,Ontario
OBawaC.I. OBawa,Ontario
OBawaTechnicalSchool OBawa,Ontario
RidleyCollege St.Catharines,Ontario
RooseveltH.S. SeaBle,Washington
ShawniganLakeSchool ShawniganLake,BriJshColumbia
SouthSt.PaulH.S. St.Paul,Minnesota
St.CatharinesC.I. St.Catharines,Ontario
St.Joseph’sC.I. Buffalo,NewYork
St.SJthiansCollege Johannesburg,SouthAfrica
TheodoreRooseveltH.S. WyandoBe,Michigan
WestCathedralH.S. Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
WestParkS.S. St.Catharines,Ontario
WestdaleH.S. Hamilton,Ontario
WesternTechnicalSchool Toronto,Ontario
WilliamPennC.S.[CharterSchool] Philadelphia,Pennsylvania
YorktownH.S. Arlington,Virginia
(c) Notesaboutclubsandschools
Unlessotherwiseindicated,theabbreviaJonsA.C.,B.C.,R.A.,andR.C.mean
AthleJcClub,BoatClub,RowingAssociaJon,andRowingClubrespecJvely.
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IhavetakensomeliberJeswithafewclubnames.CrewsfromBurnabyLake,
havebeenidenJfiedasBurnabyLakeA.A.,BurnabyLakeA.C.,andBurnabyLakeR.C..I
haveusethelastname.
CrewsaffiliatedwiththeUniversityofWesternOntariohavegonebythenames
UniversityofWesternOntario,Middlesex-WesternR.C.,UniversityofWesternOntario
B.C.andWesternR.C..Ihaveusedthemostfrequentlyusedname,WesternR.C..
AfewanomaliesexistintheHenleyprogrammes:StoonR.C.wasSaskatoonR.C.,
WARwasWashingtonAreaRowing,andWPIwasWorcesterPolytechnicInsJtute.I
haveusedthefullnamesintherecords.
IhaveoptednottousethefullnameofperennialHenleywinners:UPIICSA-IPN.
Fortherecord,UPIICSA-IPNstandsforLaUnidadProfesionalInterdisciplinariade
IngenieríayCienciasSocialesyAdministra:vas-Ins:tutoPolitécnicoNacional.[The
InterdisciplinaryProfessionalUnitofEngineeringandSocialandAdministraJve
Sciences-NaJonalPolytechnicInsJtute.]
Unlessotherwiseindicated,inthelistofsecondaryschools,C.I.,H.S.,andS.S.
standforCollegiateInsJtute,HighSchool,andSecondarySchoolrespecJvely.
Notethatoldrecordsshowa“WyandoBeH.S.”winning,butinvesJgaJon
discoveredthatitwas“aWyandoBehighschool,”i.e.TheodoreRooseveltH.S..
Oneschool’snameprovedtobeelusive.ItwasidenJfiedasbothApproved
Tutor’sSchoolandApprovedTutorsP.S.[PreparatorySchool]inPhiladelphia,PA.
Onecitywasaproblem.IwasunabletoconfirmthatKuban-Sedinwasfrom
OrdzhonikidzeintheUnionofSovietSocialistRepublics.
TheremaybesomeerrorsinlocaJonsbecausethevariousdirectoriesIused
usuallygavethemailingaddressoftheclub-o`enthepresident’shomeaddress-not
thelocaJonoftheboathouse.PleasecontactmewithcorrecJons.(UsetheContact
linkatwww.goldmedalphotos.com.)
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2. Notes
(a) Circumstancesaffec$ng$mesintherecords
(i) Courses
TheJmesgivenhereneedtobeputinsomecontext.Itisimportanttonotethe
length,configuraJonandlocaJonofthecoursesonwhichtheraceswereheld.
Forthefirst23yearsofitsexistence,theAnnualRegaBaoftheCanadian
AssociaJonofAmateurOarsmenwasheldinseveralciJesonavarietyofdifferent
courses.TogetthefullstoryofeachoftheseRegaBas,gotohBp://
goldmedalphotos.com/history.html
1880(August4&5)Toronto[1.5milesstraightaway.Aug.4-nearIsland-westto
east;Aug.5-nearcity;easttowestfinishingwestofYongeSt.]
1881(July20)Hamilton[2coursesready-usedlakeside1.5milesstraightaway]
1882(August19&21)Lachine[1.5milesstraightaway]
1883(July25)OBawa[1.5milesstraightaway-“ashortdistancebelowthecity”]
1884(July29)Toronto[1.5milesstraightaway-usedthecourseclosetothecity
-easttowest-finishednearthewaterworks]
1885(August5)Hamilton[1.5milesstraightaway-usedthebayside]
1886(August7)Lachine[1.5milesstraightaway-withthecurrent]
1887(August6)OBawa[1.5milesstraightaway-ontheOBawaRiver,against
thecurrent-finishingbehindtheParliamentbuildings]
1888(August2)Toronto[1.5milesstraightaway-usedthecourseclosetothe
city-finished“aliBlewestoftheGrandTrunkelevator”]
1889(August20)Hamilton[1.5milesstraightaway-usedthebayside]
1890(August9&11)Lachine[1.5milesstraightaway-LakeSt.Louis]
1891(August10&11)Barrie[1.5milesstraightaway-KempenfeltBay]
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1892Toronto(July20&21)[1.5milesstraightaway-nearislandfromWiman
BathstoHanlan’sPoint]
1893(August4&5)Hamilton[1.5milesstraightaway-baycourseon4th&lake
courseon5th]
1894(August3&4)Hamilton[1.5milesstraightaway-lakecourse]
1895(August2&3)Hamilton[1.5milesstraightaway-lakecourseonAugust2;
baycourseonAugust3]
1896(August6&7)Brockville[1.5milesstraightaway-upstream]
1897(August5&6)Brockville[1.5milesstraightaway-upstream]
1898(August8,9&10)Toronto[1.5milesstraightaway-“almostinthecentreof
thebay,starJng200yardseastoftheGapandfinishingoppositeMugg’sLanding.”]
1899(August3&4)Brockville[1.5mileswithaturn]
1900(July2)Toronto[1.5mileswithaturn-startandfinishat“thenewcity
wharfatthefootofBaystreet”.Theturningbuoyswere0.75milestothewest.]
1901(August3&5)OBawa[1.5mileswithaturn-LakeDeschenes“oppositethe
parkatAylmer”attheVictoriaYachtClub]
1902(August2&4)Brockville[1.5mileswithaturn]
IniJally,thelengthofthecoursewasoneandahalfmilesstraightaway.However,
in1899,toincreasetheexcitementforthespectatorsbyhavingboththestartand
finishatthesameplace,turningraceswereadoptedfortheAnnualRegaBa.Since
therewerenoeightraces,theproblemofhavingeightsturnwasavoided.
TheC.A.A.O.wasnothappywiththenomadicnatureoftheRegaBa,andasearly
as1892,theyreceivedanapplicaJonbytheHamiltonSteamboatCompanytomakethe
BurlingtonBeachcoursethepermanenthomeoftheregaBa.Hamiltonwasapopular
siteamongtheclubsbecauseithadtwocourses;oneontheBurlingtonBaysideofthe
beachandtheotherontheLakeOntarioside.Ifthewaterwasroughonone,theraces
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couldbeheldontheother.In1894,theC.A.A.O.awardedtheAnnualRegaBato
Hamiltonforfiveyears,butby1896,withinterestwaninginHamilton,theclubsthere
consentedtotheRegaBabeingheldonBrockville.However,by1901theC.A.A.O.were
againacJvelylookingforapermanenthome,onethatdidn’thavethecurrentsand
roughor“lumpy”water(asthenewspapersofthedaycalledit)whichwerefeaturesof
thecourseswheretheRegaBahadbeenheldsofar.InaddiJontobeingcurrentless
andsheltered,theyalsowantedastraightstretchofwater,onethatcould
accommodateoneandahalfmileraces.Itwasalsoimportantthatthesitealsohave
goodtransportaJonandbeclosetothemajorrowingclubsinCanada,i.e.Toronto.
To the late “Norrie” King, an old St. Catharines boy, must be given the credit of first suggesting the old canal, on whose waters he had spent his boyhood. At the regatta of 1901, at Ottawa, when the subject was first mentioned of a permanent course in order to get over the difficulty of rough water, he suggested to Mr. F.H. Thompson that excellent water could always be obtained at St. Catharines on the old canal, and that he thought it would be a splendid place at which to hold the C.A.A.O. regatta. Last year when a committee was formed to consider the sites Mr. Thompson, mindful of Mr. King’s suggestion, brought forward the claims of St. Catharines. It was visited among other places and finally selected as the course on which to decide the amateur rowing championships of Canada. [The St. Catharines Daily Standard, July 3, 1903]
InaddiJontocalm,shelteredwaterandalongstraightaway,theOldWelland
CanalhadotherfeatureswhichmadeitaBracJve.Therewasregularpassengerboat
servicebetweenTorontoandPortDalhousie,andtherewereexcellenttrainlinkswith
AmericanciJessuchasBuffalo,DetroitandPhiladelphia.
TheC.A.A.O.execuJveinspectedthesiteonOctober31,1902.OnMarch19,
1903,theywereinvitedtoaddresstheSt.CatharinesBoardofTradetoexplainwhat
wouldbenecessarytoholdaregaBainPortDalhousie.TheBoardsupportedtheplan,
andreferredittoitscommiBeeontournamentsandsports.Thenextday,March20,
thatcommiBeepresentedtheproposaltothecitycouncilatameeJngoftheSupplementalInformaJonabouttheAnnualRegaBaoftheC.A.A.O.andRoyalCanadianHenleyRegaBa.CompiledbyStanLapinski �19
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commiBeeofthewhole.SincemanyofthesamemenwereontheBoardofTrade,the
commiBeeontournamentsandsports,andthecitycouncil,thecityendorsedhaving
theRegaBainPortDalhousielaterthatsameyear.
NowallthatwasneededwasaclubtoorganizetheRegaBa,andagrandstand
fromwhichtowatchtheraces.
Bothdeficiencieswerequicklytakencareof.
OnApril2,1903,TheSt.CatharinesRowingandCanoeClubwasformed.Its
primarypurposewastohosttheC.A.A.O.’sregaBa.
AtthemeeJngofcitycouncilonApril6,1903,councilvotedseventothreein
favourofgranJng“$2,500,condiJonalontheraisingof$4,500addiJonalfromother
sources,thewholetobeappliedtotheerecJngofaclubhouseandgrandstandsalong
theproposedcourseontheoldcanal.”[TheSt.CatharinesWeeklyStandard,April9,
1903,p.1]
Sincethegrandstandwouldgeneraterevenue,itwasbuiltfirst.Thewooden
structurewaslocatedontheremainsofatowpath,approximatelywherethefinish
towernowstands.Likethecurrentgrandstand,itfacedeast.
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ThegrandstandandfinishareaatthefirstRoyalCanadianHenleyRegaBa,probablyAugust8,1903whenthecrowdnumberedanesJmated10,000.
Atfirst,the1903RegaBawascalledtheAnnualRegaBaoftheCanadian
AssociaJonofAmateurOarsmen,butthepressbegancallingit“aHenleyRegaBa”and
inweeksthatbecame,“theCanadianHenleyRegaBa”andfinally,justdaysbeforethe
RegaBa,“theRoyalCanadianHenleyRegaBa,”eventhoughRoyalpermissionhadnot
beenobtainedtousetheword“Royal.”Whenitwasdeterminedthatthecoursewas
notlongenoughforoneandahalfmilestraightawayraces,itwasdecidedtomakethe
coursetheHenleyRoyaldistance,onemile,550yardsstraightaway.Sadly,the
grandstandwassetatananglewhichdidnotpermitagoodviewoftheenJrecourse,
andso,in1907,thecoursewaschangedtoamileandahalfandthepracJceofstarJng
andfinishingtheracesatthesameplacewasreintroducedtogivethecrowdtheadded
excitementofseeingthestartsaswellasthefinishes.Eights,however,rowedtheone
mile,550yardsstraightaway,becauseofthedifficultyofgepnganeighttoturn180ºat
highspeed.However,theC.A.A.O.hadnoqualmsaboutchangingrulesonthefly.For
instance,in1909,TheGlobe’sdescripJonoftheSeniorDoublesfinalmakesapointof
staJngclearlythattheracewasrowed“straightaway,onemileand550yards.”No
explanaJonisgiven,butperhapsthefactthattherewerefourboatsintheracehad
somethingtodowithit.Fourwastoofewtohaveheats,buttoomanytorequirethem
alltoturn,orperhapstherewereonlythreebuoysaroundwhichthecompeJtorscould
turn.
Beginningin1919,onlyJuniorboatsrowedtheloopedcourse.AllSeniorraces
wereagainrowedstraightaway.However,therewereexcepJons,anddecisionsseemto
havebeenmadeonthespot.Forexample,in1920,theJunior140lb.Fourwasrowed
straightawaybecausetherewerefiveboatsintheraceandonlyfourbuoystoturn
around.Ratherthanhaveheats,theofficialsdecidedtoletthemrowonemile,550
yardsstraightaway.
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From1924onwards,allraceswererowedstraightaway.
In1930,thecoursewasdredged,andrealignedsothattheraceswouldfinishin
frontofthenewgrandstandtobeconstructedin1931.Theracesin1930wereone
mile,550yardslongbutnotstraightaway.TheywerestartedatthenewstarJngline
androwedtowardsthebaywherethenewgrandstandwouldbe,butwithabouta
quartermiletogo,thecompeJtorsmadeagentleturneastwardsandfinishedinfront
oftheoldgrandstand.
From1931on,thenewsixlanecoursewasusedwithfinishesinfrontofthenew
grandstand.
In1964,toaccommodatetheOlympictrials,thecoursewasshortenedfromone
mile,550yardstotheinternaJonalstandard,2,000metres.
ForacompletehistoryoftheAnnualRegaBaoftheC.A.A.O.andtheRoyal
CanadianHenleyRegaBa,gototheHistorypage:hBp://goldmedalphotos.com/
history.html
(ii) Currents
Timeswerealsoaffectedbythecurrent.Oneextraordinaryinstanceofthatis
notedinthe1890ediJonoftheCons:tu:onandBy-lawsoftheCanadianAssocia:on
ofAmateurOarsmen:“Theracesof1887wererowedagainstthecurrentonthe
OBawaRiver.”Today,thecurrentisusuallyhaltedduringraces,butithasnotalways
beenso.
(iii) Starts
Thisnoteappearsinthe1890ediJonoftheCons:tu:onandBy-lawsofthe
CanadianAssocia:onofAmateurOarsmen:“TheJmeoftheracesof1883isuncertain,
owingtothesupposedshi`ingofthestarJngbuoys.”Althoughstakeboatswereused
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atthe1889HamiltonregaBaandthe1890LachineregaBa,itisnotclearwhenthat
pracJcebegan,orhowwide-spreaditwas.Atthe1930regaBa,“starJngpunts”were
triedforthefirstfewheatsbutthereseemtohavebeenproblems,becausetheiruse
wasstoppedfortherestoftheregaBa.FloaJngstartswereprobablycommonunJlthe
1940’s,andthatmayhavehadabearingontheJmes.
Whenstakeboatswereused,becausetheywereanchoredanddidnotmove,
thesternsofallboatsstartedfromthesameplace,butthebowsdidnot,sosingleshad
aliBlefarthertogothaneights.Thiswasalsotruewhenthefirstfixedplanormwas
usedontheSt.Catharinescourse.
(iv) Watches
ThewatchesusedindeterminingtheJmesseemtohavebeenaccurateonlyto
fi`hsofasecond.ItiscommontofindJmesgivento0.2,0.4,0.6,and0.8secondswell
intothe1950s,althoughotherfracJonsdocropup.
(v) Winds
Finally,themostobviousfactorwhichmightinfluenceJmesarethewinds.Itis
commontofindaJmeforaneventwhichisaminuteormorelongerthantheJmein
thateventtheyearbeforeortheyeara`er.Theobviousconclusionisthattherewasa
strongheadwindthatyear.
(vi) Coursehazards
Intheearlyyears,Jmeswerealsoaffectedbythingsmodernrowerswouldnot
encounter.Itwascommonforpleasurecra`ofallsizestobeonthecourse,andthey
didn’talwaysgetoutofthewayofthecompeJtors,forcingscullersandcrewstosteer
aroundthespectators.InaddiJon,theraceswereheldonbodiesofwaterthatwerein
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usebypassengersteamersandfreighters.Notonlyweretheboatsthemselvesa
hazard,buttheirwasho`enswampedsingles,doublesandpairs.Hamiltonorganizers
wereabletoreachanagreementwiththeownersofthebigboatsandtheystayedoff
thecoursewhentheraceswereheldonBurlingtonBay.Attheotherextreme,when
theregaBawasheldinBarrie’sKempenfeltBayin1891,thelargesteam-poweredcra`
completelydisregardedthefragilerowingshellsandcarriedontheirregulartraffic.A
GrandTrunkR.C.crewrowinganewfouralmostdrownedwhenitsbowwas
completelybrokenoffbythesteamerOrillia.
Ifrunningintospectatorsandsteamboatsduringaracewerenotbadenough,it
wascommonforshellstointerferewithoneanother.Thenewspaperaccountsofsome
racesreadlikedescripJonsofdemoliJonderbies.Itwascommon,andlegal,for
scullerstomovefromonesideofthecoursetotheotherseekingcalmwater,or
deliberatelyinterferingwiththeothercompeJtors.However,foursweretheworst.
Rudderropesbroke,ruddersdroppedoff,riggersbroke,bowmenhadnoideawhowas
infrontofthemandcollisionshappened.Usuallytheinterferingboatwasdisqualified,
someJmesitwasnot.Raceswerenotalwaysstopped,butprotestswerelodged
a`erwards.SomeJmesnothingwasdone,butsomeJmesaracewasrowedagainfrom
thestartorconJnuedfromthepointoftheinfracJon.
(vii) Sourcematerials
Finally,mysourcesdidnotalwaysagreeontheJmes.AlthoughitwastempJng
tooptfortheJmesinthecontemporarynewspapers,inmostinstancesIchosethe
JmespublishedbytheC.A.A.O..Thenewspapers,Ifeel,althoughclosertotheevents,
weremoreapttohaveerrorsgiventhefactthattheyhadtoberushedintoprint.
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Inafewinstances,wherenoJmewaspublishedinanyoftheofficialdocuments,
butaJmewasgiveninthenewspapers,IhaveincludedthatJmeanddisJnguishedit
fromtheofficialJmeswithan*.
OnedisturbingthingInoJcedverylateinverifyingtheJmeswasthatthe
C.A.A.O.records-onrareoccasions-publishedtheJmefortheheatwhichthe
ulJmatewinneroftheracerowed,nottheJmeofthefinalrace.InoJcedthisproblem
onlyafewJmes,buttheremaybeinstancesofitthatImissed,andthatmayaccount
forsomeofthediscrepanciesbetweentheC.A.A.O.recordsandthenewspaperresults.
KeepallofthesecaveatsinmindwhenlookingattheJmesrecordedhere.
(b) Classes
IniJally,thereweretwoclasses:JuniorandSenior.Juniorshadnotwona
qualifying(i.e.Henley)race.OncetheywonaHenleyrace,theybecameSeniors.There
wasonevariaJononthatrule:amanwhohadwonaJuniorscullingracecouldsJll
competeasaJuniorsweepoarsman,andviceversa.
In1895,athirdclasswasadded:Intermediate.ThiswasanopJonalclassformen
whohadwonaJuniorrace.TheycouldchoosetorowIntermediateand/orSenior.
However,oncetheyhadwonanIntermediaterace,theywereobligedtorowSenior.
Again,scullersandsweepoarsmencouldswitchdisciplinesandstartagainasJuniors.
TheIntermediateclasslastedunJl1915,thelastHenleybeforethebreakforWorld
WarI.Itwasrevivedagainin1932andwasfinallydroppeda`erthe1950Henley.
Atsomepoint,lightweightswhohadwonaJuniorandSeniorlightweightrace,
wereallowedtorowasJuniorheavyweights.
In1986,toavoidconfusionwithFISA’sJuniorageclass,thetermIntermediate
wasrevived,butthisJme,itmeantwhatJuniorhadmeantsince1880,arowerwho
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hadnotwonataqualifyingregaBa.AFISAJuniorwasarowerwhohadnotreached
his/her18thbirthday.
Junior(under18)racesusingtheFISAageclassificaJonwereintroducedatthe
Henleyin1993.In1998SeniorB(under23)raceswereintroduced.Theyco-existed
withIntermediateandSeniorweight/experienceclassesandtheEliteorOpenclasses
unJl1999.
In2000,allraceswereorganizedbyage:JuniorB(under17);Junior(under19);
SeniorB(under23)andSenior(23orolder).CompeJtorswereallowedtocompetein
oldercategories.TheChampionshipcategorybecamewhattheEliteorOpencategory
hadpreviouslybeen;opentonaJonalorcompositecrewsaswellasclubcrews.
Toavoidconfusion,whenagecategorieshavethesamenameastheold
experiencecategories,IhaveaddedanotetotheagecategorytodisJnguishitfrom
theexperiencecategory.Forexample:unJl1999the“SeniorLightweightWomen's
Single”wasanexperiencecategory.Beginningin2000,theeventwiththatname
becameanagecategory,soIcallitthe“SeniorLightweightWomen'sSingle[23or
older]”.
OneoddclasswastheAssociaJonSingle.Itbeganin1925andlastedunJl1999.
It,liketheoriginalIntermediateclass,wasastepbetweenJuniorandSenior,butinthis
instance,ascullercouldnotcompeteintheChampionshipSingleunJlhehadwonthe
AssociaJonSingle.Thiswastoensurethatonlythebestscullerscompetedinthe
premierscullingeventatHenley.
Itisbeyondthescopeofthesenotestosortoutthevariousweightcategories
thathavebeenineffectatHenley.Notonlydidthenamesoftheweightcategories
change,butthedefiniJonsofwhatconsJtutedacrewinagivenweightcategory
changedalso.IhaveusedthecategorynamesthatwereineffectattheJmeofthe
regaBa.Toavoidconfusion,Ihaveadded“[Junior]”or“[Senior]”totheeventnames
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whichlackedthosequalifiers.Forconsistency,Ihavechangedsomeoftheearlyevent
namessuchas“140lb.JuniorSingle”to“Junior140lb.Single”.UnJlabout1930,there
wasliBleconsistencyinthenamesoflightweightevents.Itwascommonforaprogram
tolisttwo140lb.Eightraces,oneonFridayandoneonSaturday.Itwasassumedthat
thecompeJtorsandspectatorswouldknowthatthefirstwasforJuniorcrewsandthe
secondforSeniorcrews.TheactualprogrammightormightnotdifferenJate,andeven
thenewspaperso`enassumedthatthereadersknewthedifference.Toaddtothe
confusion,inthesameprogramorthesamenewspaperaccountaSenior140lb.Eight
mightbereferredtoasa“SeniorEight(140lbs.)”ora“140lb.Eight(Special)”oreven
justa“140lb.Eight”.Researcherswhocomeacrossnamesthataren’tusedhere,
rememberthatIhavepickedthenamethatmakesmostsensetoamodernrowingfan,
andIhavetriedtobeasconsistentasIcouldbewithoutabandoningtheoldnames.
NotethatIhaveavoidedtheuseof“Heavy”or“Heavyweight”inthenamesof
eventsnotrestrictedbyaparJcularweight.Forexample,whatsomesourcesterm
“JuniorHeavyEight”or“JuniorHeavyweightEight”issimply“JuniorEight”here.
Sincetheoriginaleventswereformen,theword“Men’s”wasassumedinthe
namesoftheevents.IhavefollowedthatpracJceintheserecordsunJl2000,whenthe
categorieschanged.
(c) Trophies
TheFirstRegaBaoftheCanadianAssociaJonofAmateurOarsmenheldon
TorontoBay,WednesdayandThursday,August4thand5th,1880comprisedeight
races.Thethreepremierraces,“3p.m.—DoubleScullShells,”“4.30p.m.—SeniorFour
Oars,”and“5p.m.—SeniorSingleSculls”allhadtrophiespresentedtothewinners.The
trophieswereallreferredtobythegenericname“ChallengeCup.”Wedoknowthefull
nameofoneofthosethreeoriginaltrophies,becauseitissJllincompeJJon;theHop
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BiBersChallengeCup.ItwasdonatedbyHopBiBers,apatentmedicinecompanyfor
the“DoubleScullShells”eventandthroughoutitshistoryhasalwaysbeenpresentedto
winnersofamen’sdoublesrace.
Anotheroneofthoseoriginaltrophies,theChallengeCupforSingleScullsisalso
sJllincompeJJon,albeitforadifferentevent.Intheearly1980’s,DanKostuk,a
Henleyvolunteer,discoveredthetrophywithoutitsbaseinaboxoftrophypieceswhen
thetrophieswerebeingmovedfromonestoragesitetoanotherinSt.Catharines.At
theJmehedidn’tknowthesignificanceofthebaBeredandtarnishedurn,buthe
decidedtohaveitrepairedandcleanedandincorporatedintoanewtrophy.HeandBill
StevensraisedfundsinPortDalhousie,andin1985,thePeopleofPortDalhousie
TrophyfortheSeniorLightweightWomen’sEightwaspresentedforthefirstJme.It
wasn’tunJlyearslater,a`erDanKostukhadpassedaway,thatBillrealizedthatthe
salvagedurnonitstopwastheoriginal1880ChallengeCupforSingleSculls.
ThereisanotheroddbitofhistoryassociatedwiththatChallengeCup.In1929,
theGeorgeF.GaltMemorialTrophywasdonatedforpresentaJontothewinnerofthe
ChampionshipSingle.ThatmadetheChallengeCupredundant.However,itseemsto
haveconJnuedtobepresented.PhotosofKenNunn,the1948winnerandJoeAngyal,
the1949winneroftheChampionshipSingleexistinwhichtheyarebeingpresented
withtheChallengeCup.TheirnamesareontheGeorgeF.GaltMemorialTrophy,but
forsomereasontheywerephotographedwiththeoriginalChallengeCupforSingle
Sculls.
Thethirdoftheoriginaltrophies,theChallengeCupforFourshasdisappeared.It
doesnotappearin1944or1945photosoftrophies,soitprobablywentmissingbefore
then.
ThroughoutthehistoryoftheHenleyRegaBa,numeroustrophieshavebeen
donatedforcompeJJon.Some,liketheChallengeCupforFours,andtheChallenge
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CupforPairswhichwasdonatedin1889,havedisappeared.SomewerereJredwhen
theireventsweredisconJnued,butmanyhavebeenreused;theyweredonatedfor
oneevent,butwhenthateventwasdisconJnued,theywerereassignedtoanother
event.That’swhysometrophieslistedhereappearwithmorethanoneevent.Ihave
usedthetrophiesthemselves,theHenleyprogramsandmyownarchiveoftrophy
presentaJonphotostotracetheirvarioususes.
ToillustratehowsomeHenleytrophieshavehadmanylives,letmetracethe
historyofoneofthemostresilienttrophiessJllincompeJJon;theMichaelJ.
BroderickMemorialTrophy.From1952to1984itwaspresentedtothewinnersofthe
Senior135lb.Eight.WhenthateventwasdisconJnued,itwaspresentedfrom1985to
1994tothewinneroftheSenior145lb.Single.In1995,1996and1997itwas
presentedfortheIntermediate140lb.Eight.WhenthatclassandtheSeniorwere
merged,thetrophywenttothewinnersoftheOpen140lb.Eightfortwoyears,and
thenin2000,theSeniorMen’s140lb.Eightwasoneofthefewweight-based
categoriestobeincorporatedintothenewage-basedformat,andthewinnersunJl
2003werepresentedtheMichaelJ.BroderickMemorialTrophy.In2004,thetrophy
wasreassignedtotheJuniorBMen’sEight,andthat’stheevent-nowcalledtheUnder
17Men’sEight-thattheBroderickisassociatedwith.
Sometrophies,suchastheLouScholesTrophyareonlymenJonedonceortwice
intheprogramsornewspaperaccountsIreferredto,andIwasunabletodiscover
whentheywerefirstpresentedorwhentheywerereJredorlost.Theyarelistedhere
onlyforthedatesIfeelcomfortablewith.IfIfoundtwoormorefirmdates,Iassumed
thatthetrophywasincompeJJonintheyearsbetweenthosedates,soIhaveincluded
thosedatesaswell,butIhavenotguessedatdatesbeforeora`ertheverifieddates.
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Finally,whenafewtrophieswerefirstcommissioned,theywereinscribedwith
previouswinnersofthatevent.Thefirstyearinthislististheyearthetrophywasfirst
competedforandpresented.
FormoreinformaJonaboutthetrophiessJllincompeJJon,andmanyofthe
reJredtrophies,goto:hBp://goldmedalphotos.com/trophies.html
3. Thanks
KathyBedikian[WyandoBeBoardofEducaJon]
SarahByrne[LeichhardtR.C.]
IanEdwards[GuelphR.C.]
DickGrossman[DartmouthR.C.]
DougHobbs[St.CatharinesStandard]
BobHouston[NewYorkA.C.]
RobynKish[St.CatharinesCentennialLibrary]
LeonardF.Knobbs[NortheastCatholicHighSchool(Philadelphia)]
JoeLapinski[JoeLapinskiWebDesign]
GocaLebl[DonR.C.]
JaclynMcPhadden[StoonR.C./SaskatoonR.C.]
JimMinards[RoyalCanadianHenleyRegaBa]
CrystalMooney[RoyalCanadianHenleyRegaBa]
BryanPerry[RoyalCanadianHenleyRegaBa]
JimSchaab[WestSideR.C.]
BillSchenck[RoyalCanadianHenleyRegaBa]
KarenSolem-Derringer[Rowers’Almanac]
BillStevens[St.CatharinesR.C.]
LilitaStripnieks[St.CatharinesPublicLibrary]
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IanTatham[WoodstockR.C.]
RoyalCanadianHenleyRegaBa
St.CatharinesCentennialLibrary
St.CatharinesMuseum
BillSchenckdeservesspecialmenJonforgivingmethego-aheadandthenthe
encouragementtopursuethisproject.ThanksBill.
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issue2,May,1891,pp.122-127.
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5. Data
The1966ediJonoftheC.A.A.O.RegaNaRulesandRecordBookformthebasisof
thesedatato1965.
For1966to1980,IusedtherecordsinArtandaCenturyofCanadianRowing.
A`er1980,IreliedontheresultsinHenleyprograms,TheSt.Catharines
Standard,andtheHenleywebsite(hBp://www.henleyregaBa.ca/).
A`erenteringthedata,Iverifiedresultsandfilledgapsusingseveralsources.
Therecordsinthe1890ediJonoftheCons:tu:onandBy-lawsoftheCanadian
Associa:onofAmateurOarsmenwereusedtoverifythefirsttenyears,andthe1905
Henleyprogrammewasinvaluableforverifyingtheresultsfrom1880to1904.TheSt.
CatharinesLibrary’sHenleyrecordwebsite(hBp://henley.stcatharines.library.on.ca:
1967/)wasusefulfortheyears1903to2007.Ialsosolvedproblemsusingtheresults
forindividualyearsinTheGlobe,TheMontrealGazeNe,TheMontrealDailyStarand
TheSt.CatharinesStandard,aswellasnumerousHenleyprograms.
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IalsoconsultedtheHenleytrophieswhichareonpermanentdisplayattheSt.
CatharinesCentennialLibrarytoverifywinnersandJmes,andtoestablishthedates
whenthetrophiesweredonated.
6. Errorsandomissions
NoneofthesourcesIconsultedwaserrorfree.SomeJmesarewrong,someclub
namesandscullers’namesaremisspelled,andeventhenamesofsomewinningclubs
areincorrect.Ihavecorrecteddozensoferrors,buttheremaybeotherssJllremaining.
Moreover,it’spossiblethatinenteringthedata,Imadetypographicalerrors.Iwould
begratefulifanyerrorswouldbepointedouttomesothatthecorrecJonsmaybe
made.(UsetheContactlinkatwww.goldmedalphotos.com.)
BeforeIbegan,Iknewthattheoldrecordscontainedomissions,specificallythe
resultsfor1919.AsIenteredthedata,InoJcedthattheresultsforthe140lb.Junior
Eightsweremissingforthe1920’s,andthatsentmeonaquesttosortout“Primary,”
“Special”and“Maiden”classesandtoseparatethe140lb.racesrowedonthefirstday
oftheregaBafromtheidenJcallynamedracesrowedonthesecondday,i.e.theJunior
fromtheSenior.Then,bychance,InoJcedthatsomewomen’seventsinthe1970’s
weremissing,andIfilledinthosegaps.IalsonoJcedandfilledinseveralotherrandom
omissions.ThefactthatIhaveencounteredsomanyomissionssuggeststhattheremay
bemorewhichImissed,andifanyoneisawareofothers,pleaseletmeknow.(Usethe
Contactlinkatwww.goldmedalphotos.com.)
IhavenotincludedMastersorAdapJve/Paraevents,orracesinvolvingcuBers,
warcanoesorothernonracingshells.However,Ihaveincludedin-riggedsinglesand
doubles,andworkboatfoursbecausetheywerepartoftheregularprogramforseveral
yearsandtheresultsofthoseeventswereincludedinC.A.A.O.records.
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