Crew | st. | lb. | ||
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B.S. Fentiman | 11 | 4 | ||
A.D.C. Dawson | 11 | 3 | ||
W.J. Millward | 13 | 2 | ||
R.A.L. Hinnell | 14 | 0 | ||
L.C. Bailey | 13 | 10 | ||
H.M.F. Ealand | 12 | 13 | ||
N.D. Floyd | 12 | 12 | ||
J.M. Peters (str) | 12 | 5 | ||
M.T.J. Fitzgerald (cox) | 8 | 5 | ||
Average weight | 12 | 10 |
The ‘year of the stream’
Heavy rain on the Wednesday evening produced a very strong stream which gave a great advantage to Berks crews along the enclosures.
"Without a doubt the four fastest crews in the Thames Cup are Cornell and Harvard Universities from the United States, Leander and Quintin. ... Cornell and Harvard have been drawn together in the first round and the winner of that race must face Quintin next day." [The Times, reporting the draw]
"Both Leander and Quintin have proved themselves extremely fast in practice. ... Quintin have raced both the London University and Tideway Scullers Grand eights in practice and each time have been in front at the Barrier. This indicates a fair turn of speed." [The Times, reporting the prospects for the first day]
Date | Result | Dist. | Barrier | Fawley | Finish |
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Wed 10 July | bye | ||||
Thu 11 July | beat Liverpool Victoria | 4 L | 2.06 | 3.34 | 7.41 |
"Quintin led by a length at the ¼ mile and drew away to 1½ lengths at the Barrier, 3½ lengths at Fawley and many lengths at the Mile." [HRR] | |||||
Fri 12 July (QF) | lost to Cornell University (USA) | 1½ L | 2.14* | 3.47* | 8.02 |
"Quintin had the unfavourable Buckinghamshire station and led Cornell by half a length at the quarter mile. Striking 36 to Cornell's 34 they hung courageously on to this lead all the way to Remenham. At this point in normal conditions I should have thought that Quintin would win a fine race by something like a canvas. But with conditions as they were, the jotting in my programme at this point was: 'Cornell to win by one and a half lengths', and so they did. The crews were level at the mile and with the station coming strongly in Cornell's favour it was they who led by a quarter of a length at the beginning of the enclosures. Although Quintin came home extremely well, they lost almost a length and a quarter in the last 45 seconds of the race." [The Times] "Quintin, at much the higher rate of striking throughout, led by ¾ length at the ¼ mile, ½ length at the Barrier and Fawley and ¾ length at the ¾ mile. Cornell took the lead just before the Mile and led by ½ length at the 1 1/8 mile." [HRR] |