Rowing Print, London Rowing Club

Cambridge preparing for the boat race. A wonderful atmospheric rowing lithograph of the Cambridge crew getting into a rowing scull preparing for a race....

Rowing Oar Blade, Queen's College Eight 1920, Oxford University. The full-length oar is an original traditional Queen's College Eight (Oxford University) presentation rowing oar with...

Oxford University, Exeter College Presentation Rowing Seat, 1888 Summer Eights. An unusual original presentation trophy seat from 'Exeter College Boat Club, Summer Eights, 1888'. The sliding seat with gold calligraphy and the crest of Exeter College Boat Club. Exeter College Boat Club (ECBC) is the boat club of Exeter College, Oxford, England. The club trains on the Thames on the Isis stretch in Oxford and at Abingdon. The Boat Club competes primarily in Torpids and Summer Eights bumps races in Oxford and has a boathouse on Christ Church Meadow which it shares with Brasenose College Boat Club. Very unusual to use the seat for the honours, normally an oar is used for a member of the crew or the rudder for the cox. Perhaps the chap in question was limited for space? The calligraphy on the rudder reads: Exeter College Boat Club, Summer Eights 1888. Bow. W.J. Allan. 9st, 1lbs 2. D.E. Shorto. 10, 5 ½ 3. W. Moat. 10, 3 4. F.J.W. Tavener. 10, 5 ½ 5. W.L. Kindersley. 12st, 1lbs 6. C.R. Clark. 11, 1 7. S. Swire. 10, 6 Str. G.F. Wenborne. 10, 0 Cox. P.J. Kendal. 7st, 9lbs Bumps racing in Oxford began in 1815, when boats from Jesus and Brasenose raced each other home following an excursion to Iffley lock. The narrow width of the Isis forced the two crews to race behind one another, rather than side-by-side. Brasenose won the first race, and retained their title the following year. (An amusing fact about Exeter's Turl Street rival: Jesus men's second-placed finishes in 1815 and 1816 remain their highest-ever position on the river.) The club was founded in 1823 by Henry Bulteel, whom contemporaries described as a fearsome individual. Bulteel, who was a fellow at Exeter, only had one eye (the other having been knocked out during a cricket match at Eton), and was known for inciting religious riots in Oxford over the king's divorce. Exeter completed the quartet of ancient Oxford boat clubs with the adoption of red blades, following Brasenose (black), Jesus (green), and Christ Church (blue - formed in 1817). Exeter became Head of the River in their maiden year, bumping all crews on their way to the top in 1824. The decades following Exeter's foundation saw the club rise to the summit of English rowing. In 1839, the increasing popularity of rowing led to the creation of an event for second boats. The name of this new regatta - the Torpids - was a brass-necked reference to the speed of the participants. Exeter participated in the first Torpids, and would proceed to win thirteen of the first thirty editions. Several famous rowers were members of the club in the 19th century. There was Frank Willan, who won four consecutive Boat Races (1866-1869) and was an early proponent of the bow ball. Another was Richard 'Dick' Kindersley, a three-time Boat Race winner, who was a giant for the time at 14st and 6ft3in. He also won blues for rugby and boxing, and was capped by England for rugby. A disputed try by Kindersley in 1884 led to the creation of the International Rugby Board, now World Rugby. Exeter led some impressive campaigns in this period to claim headship in Eights. By far the most impressive was in 1882, when a heavy underdog crew made up of Torpids rowers bumped Brasenose, Hertford, and Magdalen to become Head of the River. The club retained headship comfortably for the next two years, before losing out to a monstrous Corpus Christi crew. 1884 remains Exeter's most recent headship. Oxbridge colleges are not typically successful at Henley Royal Regatta today: the most recent club to win an event was First and Third of Trinity (Cambridge) in 1967. Circumstances could not have been more different in the 19th century when every competition was dominated by colleges. Exeter was among them, winning the Silver Goblets pairs...

Antique Rowing Oar, 1900 Henley Leander Four. The full-length oar is an original traditional presentation rowing oar with calligraphy and college in...

Cambridge University, Pembroke College, Presentation Rowing Rudder. An original presentation trophy rudder 'Pembroke College, Winners of the Fairbairn Cup 1932' with gold calligraphy...

1967 Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship By Arthur Weaver. A colourful golf lithograph signed by the artist, Arthur Weaver, of the 18th green at St Andrews. The picture depicting Gay Brewer putting on the 18th green at St Andrews (Royal and Ancient Golf Club) in the 1967 Alcan Tournament. Gay Brewer beat Bill Casper by four strokes in a playoff to earn the biggest jackpot ever given to a tournament winner at that time. Title of the print, 18th Green, Royal & Ancient, Alcan Tournament, October 1967, Winner Gay Brewer, U.S.A. 'Putting'. Published in 1968 by Frost & Reed Limited of Bristol and London, England. Copyright in all countries, including the U.S.A. Foreign. Image size, H. 51 cm W. 64 cm Size with border, H. 59 cm W. 70 cm The Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship, also known as the Alcan Open, was an international golf tournament played from 1967 to 1970. It was sponsored by Alcan Aluminum Ltd. of Canada, a long-time corporate sponsor of professional golf on international circuits. The tournament was dreamed up by a Montreal magazine publisher named Hilles Pickens and a Montreal radio broadcaster named Doug Smith. The idea was to use four tournaments in the U.S. and four in Great Britain to qualify for a tournament at St Andrews. They sold the idea to Aluminium Ltd. of Canada, which was at the time changing its name to Alcan. Alcan thought the tournament would be a fine way to promote the new title with both the public and big buyers all over the world. Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus had qualified to play in the tournament but sent their regrets, as did top U.S. money winners Dan Sikes and Julius Boros. For big-name attractions the tournament had to rely on Casper, Brewer and Doug Sanders. Casper and Brewer played fine golf at the windy St Andrews course and after three rounds they were tied with England's 22-year-old Brian Barnes, at four under par. On Sunday Barnes fell back and come the 18th hole Casper and Brewer were tied at 283. The playoff was played on the Monday over the full 18 holes. St Andrews "The Home of Golf" is on the Fife Coast of eastern Scotland and is considered the oldest and most iconic golf course in the world. The Old Course is 6721 yards with a par of 72. It is famous for the 'Swilcan Bridge' spanning the first and 18th holes and 'Hell Bunker'. Everyone who plays the 18th hole walks over the 700-year-old bridge, with it featuring in many iconic pictures of St Andrews. The Old Course remains a public golf course, open to all and apart from the clubhouse for the Royal and Ancient, there are clubhouses overlooking the links for The St Andrews Golf Club...

This book takes a fascinating look into nearly 50 clubs in London and with more than 400 specially commissioned photographs shows a way of life that still plays a part in the daily l...

1940s rowing machine produced by Lamborghini made entirely of solid Beech wood and iron. In excellent overall condition, complete and fully functional with adjustable power. Leather ...

Rowing Blazers By: Jack Carlson Photography by F.E. Castleberry Classic American style was born in British boathouses, where the very first blazers were fashioned for college rowing...

Unusual and beautifully designed this early 20th century collapsible rowing machine abdominal exerciser manufactured by the Health Developing Apparatus Co., inc., Bridgeport, Conn. Made of lightweight aluminum which also makes it perfect to hang up as unique vintage wall art...

An Edwardian pine five-oar rowing skiff, retaining just four oars, but with the original mast and boat hook, a paper pennant on the back rest showing three heraldic lions, with a bur...

1st revised and updated of the 1979 edition published by Stacey Publishing Ltd.This revised edition captures the essence of over thirty Clubs with beautiful photography of amazing i...