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| Crew | st. | lb. | ||
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| R.A. Brown | 11 | 11 |
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B.E. Nayler | 12 | 2 |
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G.A. Sheppard | 13 | 4 |
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G.J. Beare (str) | 11 | 9 | |
| R.W. Norris (cox) | 8 | 3 |
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| Average weight | 11 | 13 |
The first year of ‘selected’ crews
Since there were 36 entries for 16 places, all the entrants had to qualify and some unlucky crews had two rounds of qualifying races.
| Date | Result | Dist. | Barrier | Fawley | Finish |
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| Sat 28 June (QR) | beat Nottingham City | 1 1/3 L | 2.13* | 3.45* | 7.42 |
| Wed 2 July | lost to Furnivall | 3 1/3 L | 2.14* | 3.48* | 8.03 |