PROFESSIONAL WINNERS OF REGATTAS AND CHAMPIONSHIPS.

WINNERS OF THE AQUATIC CHAMPIONSHIP.

Date		Winner		Loser	Course		Time
							m.	s.
	1831, Sept. 9		C. Campbell	C. Williams	W. to P.		—
	1838, Nov. 1		C. Campbell	R. Coombes	W. to P.		—
	1846, Aug. 19		R. Coombes	C. Campbell	P. to M.		26	15
	1847, Sept. 29		R. Coombes	R. Newell	P. to M.		23	46
	1851, May 7		R. Coombes	T. Mackinnery	P. to M.		25	5
	1852, May 24		T. Cole	R. Coombes	P. to M.		25	15
	1852, Oct. 14		T. Cole	R. Coombes	P. to M.		23	35
	1854, Nov. 20		J. A. Messenger	T. Cole	P. to M.		24	30
	1857, May 12		H. Kelley	J. A. Messenger	P. to M.		24	30
	1859, Sept. 29		R. Chambers	H. Kelley	P. to M.		25	25
	1860, Sept. 18		R. Chambers	T. White	P. to M.		23	15
	1863, April 14		R. Chambers	G. W. Everson	P. to M.		25	27
	1863, June 16		R. Chambers	R. A. W. Green	P. to M.		25	25
	1865, Aug. 8		H. Kelley	R. Chambers	P. to M.		23	26
[a]	1866, July 4		H. Kelley	Hammill	Tyne		33	29
[b]	1866, July 5		H. Kelley	Hammill	Tyne		—
	1866, Nov. 22		R. Chambers	J. H. Sadler	P. to M.		25	4
	1867, May 6		H. Kelley	R. Chambers	Tyne		31	41
	1868, Nov. 17		J. Renforth	H. Kelley	P. to M.		23	15
	1874, April 16		J. H. Sadler	R. Bagnall	P. to M.		24	15
	1875, Nov. 15		J. H. Sadler	R. W. Boyd	P. to M.		29	2
[c]	1876, June 27		E. Trickett	J. Sadler	P. to M.		24	35
	1876,	{	A match was made between Trickett and Lumsden, but the latter forfeited.
	1876, June 29	{	A match was made between Sadler and Higgins for the Championship,subject to the former beating Trickett, but after being defeated Sadler forfeited.
	1877, May 28		R. W. Boyd	J. Higgins	P. to M.		29	0
	1877, June 30	{	Trickett beat Michael Rush for the Championship of the World,on the Parmatta River, New South Wales.
	1877, Oct. 8		J. Higgins	R. W. Boyd	P. to M.		24	10
	1878, Jan. 14		J. Higgins	R. W. Boyd	Tyne		Foul
	1878, June 3		J. Higgins	W. Elliott	P. to M.		24	38
	1878, Sept. 17	{	[d] W. Elliottbeat R. W. Boyd in final heat of race forthe ‘Sportsman’s’ Challenge Cup, Putney to Mortlake.			}	24	20
	1879, Feb. 21		W. Elliott	J. Higgins	Tyne		22	1
	1879, June 16		E. Hanlan	W. Elliott	Tyne		21	1
	1880, Nov. 16		E. Hanlan	E. Trickett	Thames		26	12
	1881, Feb. 14		E. Hanlan	E. C. Laycock	P. to M.		25	41
	1882, April 3		E. Hanlan	R. W. Boyd	Tyne		21	25
	1882, May 1		E. Hanlan	E. Trickett	P. to M.		28	0
	1884, May 22		E. Hanlan	E. C. Laycock	Nepean Riv., N.S.W.		—
	1884, Aug. 16		W. Beach	E. Hanlan	Paramatta Riv., N.S.W.		—
	1885, Feb. 28		W. Beach	C. Clifford	Paramatta Riv., N.S.W.		26	0
	1885, Mch. 28		W. Beach	E. Hanlan	Paramatta Riv., N.S.W.		22	51
	1885, Dec. 18		W. Beach	N. Matterson	Paramatta Riv., N.S.W.		24	11	¹⁄₄
	1886, Sept. 18		W. Beach	J. Gaudaur	P. to M.		22	29
	1886, Sept. 25		W. Beach	Wallace Ross	P. to M.		23	5

([a]) This was virtually a row over for Kelley, and no time was taken.

([b]) Won on a foul.

([c]) The first occasion of the Championship being taken from England.

([d]) Boyd passed the post first, but the race was awarded to Elliott on the foul.

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THAMES NATIONAL REGATTA

FOR WATERMEN.

CHAMPION FOURS (Winners).

1854	Elswick Crew.—Winship, Cook, Davidson, Bruce, Oliver (cox.)
1855	Shakspeare Crew.—Wood, Carrol, Ault, Taylor, Malony (cox.)
1856	North and South Crew.—H. Clasper, W. Pocock, R. Chambers, T. Mackinney, G. Driver (cox.)
1857	Newcastle Crew.—J. H. Clasper, A. Maddeson, R. Chambers, H. Clasper, Short (cox.)
1858	Pride of the Thames Crew.—G. Francis, S. Salter, T. White, G. Hammerton, J. Driver (cox.)
1859	Newcastle Crew.—J. H. Clasper, R. Chambers, E. Winship, H. Clasper, R. Clasper (cox.)
1860	London Crew.—T. Pocock, J. Wise, T. White, H. Kelley, W. Peters (cox.)
1861	Kilmorey Crew.—G. Hammerton, J. W. Tagg, E. Winship, R. Chambers, R. Clasper (cox.)
1862	Newcastle Crew.—J. H. Clasper, R. Chambers, E. Winship, H. Clasper, R. Clasper (cox.)
1863	Thames Crew.—H. Harris, T. G. Tagg, J. W. Tagg, G. Hammerton, R. W. Hanna (cox.)
1864	Pride of the Thames Crew.—T. Hoare, H. Kelley, J. W. Tagg, G. Hammerton, R. Hammerton (cox.)
1865	Sons of the Thames Crew.—F. Kilsby, R. Cook, G. Cannon, J. Sadler, S. Peters (cox.)
1866	Pride of the Thames Crew.—T. Hoare, J. Pedgrift, J. Sadler, G. Hammerton, J. Hill (cox.)

SCULLS.

1854	H. Kelley, Fulham	1861	H. Kelley, Fulham
1855	R. Chambers, Newcastle	1862	R. Cooper, Redheugh
1856	H. Kelley, Fulham	1863	R. A. W. Green, Australia
1857	R. Chambers, Newcastle	1864	H. Kelley, Putney
1858	R. Chambers, Newcastle	1865	R. Chambers, Newcastle
1859	J. Wise, Kew	1866	R. Cooper, Redheugh
1860	G. Hammerton, Teddington

PAIR-OARS (Winners).

1854	Pocock and Clasper	1861	Winship and Chambers
1855	Winship and Bruce, Elswick	1862	Winship and Chambers
1856	Winship and Bruce	1863	Green and Kelley, Australia and Putney
1857	Hammerton and Francis, Teddington	1864	Kilsby and Cook, London and Oxford
1858	Hammerton and Francis	1865	Kilsby and Cook, London and Oxford
1860	Winship and Chambers, Newcastle	1866	G. Hammerton and J. Sadler, Surbiton

APPRENTICES’ SCULLS: COAT AND BADGE (Winners).

1856	G. Hammerton, Teddington	1862	J. W. Tagg, Moulsey
1857	S. Salter, Wandsworth	1863	R. Cook, Oxford
1858	E. Bell, Richmond	1864	T. Wise, Hammersmith
1859	W. Hemmings, Richmond	1865	J. Callas, Richmond
1860	E. Eagers, Chelsea	1866	W. Sadler, Putney
1861	T. Hoare, Hammersmith

THAMES NATIONAL REGATTA (Second Series).

FOURS.

1868	Newcastle Crew.—J. Taylor, M. Scott, A. Thompson, R. Chambers (Wallsend) (stroke), T. French (cox.)
1869	Surbiton Crew.—J. Sadler, J. Pedgrift, W. Messenger, G. Hammerton (stroke), R. Hammerton (cox.)
1870	Newcastle Crew.—R. Hepplewhite, J. Percy, J. Bright, R. Chambers (stroke), F. M’Lean (cox.)
1871	Glasgow Crew.—J. Moody, T. Smillie, J. Calderhead, W. Calderhead (stroke), J. M. Green (cox.)
1872	Hammersmith Crew.—H. Thomas, T. Green, J. Anderson, W. Biffen, jun. (stroke), G. Martin (cox.)
1873	Hammersmith Crew.—T. Green, H. Thomas, J. Anderson, W. Biffen (stroke), H. Goldsmith (cox.)
1874	Hammersmith Crew.—T. Green, H. Thomas, J. Anderson, W. Biffen (stroke), G. Holder (cox.)
1875	Newcastle Crew.—R. Hepplewhite, W. Nicholson, R. Bagnall, R. W. Boyd (stroke), J. Cox (cox.)
1876	Thames Crew.—W. F. Spencer, H. Thomas, J. Higgins, T. Green (stroke), J. Holder (cox.)

PAIRS.

1868	J. Taylor and M. Scott, Newcastle
1869	J. Taylor and T. Winship, Newcastle
1870	G. Carr and T. Matfin, Newcastle
1871	W. Biffen, jun. and G. Hammerton
1872	J. Taylor and T. Winship, Newcastle
1873	R. Bagnall and J. Taylor, Newcastle
1874	W. Biffen and H. Thomas
1875	R. Bagnall and R. W. Boyd, Newcastle
1876	T. Green and H. Thomas, Thames

SCULLS.

1868		J. Renforth, Newcastle	1873	[b]	A. Hogarth, Sunderland
1869		J. Renforth, Newcastle	1874	[b]	R. W. Boyd, Newcastle
1870		J. H. Sadler, Surbiton	1875	[b]	T. Blackman, London
1871	[a]	J. Anderson, Hammersmith	1876		T. Blackman, Dulwich
1872	[b]	J. Anderson, Hammersmith

([a]) Limited to men who have never sculled for a stake of 50l.

(b) For men who have never sculled for a stake of 100l.

APPRENTICES’ SCULLS: COAT AND BADGE.

1868	W. Biffen, Jun., Hammersmith	1873	J. Phillips, Putney
1869	J. Griffiths, Wandsworth	1874	W. Phillips, Putney
1870	W. Messenger, Teddington	1875	J. Tarryer, Rotherhithe
1871	T. Green, Hammersmith	1876	H. Clasper, Oxford
1872	H. Messum, Richmond