Loughborough Boat Club

The 1931 Regatta held at Kegworth.

 

Rules of the 1931 Regatta

All Competitors must be at the Starting Post at the appointed time, or will be disqualified, at the option of the starter.

The Regatta Committee reserve the right to alter the time fixed for any race, should any circumstances, in their opinion, necessitate such alteration.

Competitors may use their own boats.

Four boats to enter, and three to start for each event, or the Presentation Prizes will be withheld.

Those in charge of boats are requested to keep the course clear during the progress of the races.

A gun will be fired to signal the finish of the race.

A flag will be shown at the conclusion of each race to indicate the winner, a red flag enclosure side, a white flag towpath side, at the Judge's Enclosure.

Results of the races will be posted on the event board.

Boats parties wishing to land at the enclosure may do so on showing their tickets to a Steward at the landing stage; but boats must not be moored alongside the enclosure.

1931 Regatta results.

The Regatta had 51 competing crews. There were five competition rowing events (Senior Fours, Junior Fours, Maiden Fours, Open Pairs and Maiden Sculls) and a Scratch Fours event and a Mop Fighting event.

Clubs traveled from Derby, Nottingham, Stratford-on-Avon, Leicester, Worcester, Stourport, Boston, Shrewsbury, Newark and Burton-on-Trent.

Nottingham and Union won the Jubilee Challenge Vase for Senior Fours. [B. Stanley, E. Hemsley, A. Martin, D. Beaumont and R. Swift (cox)]

Nottingham Rowing Club won the Loughborough Boat Club Challenge Vase for Junior Fours. [P. Hunt, R. Smith, L. Crammond, C. Roe, C Jeacocke (cox) and S. Suffolk (reserve)]

Nottingham Boat Club won the Clemerson Challenge Vase for Maiden Fours. [W.Page, H. Fletcher, A. Hardstaff, R. Clarke, R. Stevenson (cox) and A. Taylor (reserve)]

Loughborough Boat Club won the Hartopp Challenge Vase for Open Pairs. [H. Clifford, G. Hawkes and E. Hayes (cox)]

A. Frymann from Nottingham Rowing Club won the Stubbs Challenge Vase for Maiden Sculls.

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