Trophies find new lease of life

The Regatta Committee are keen to get more trophies to present and when asking around, the Auckland Rowing Association told us “we’ve got lots of trophies which are no longer presented”.

Wow, what a find!

Terry Tidbury reviewed the cupboard full of cups and found among them the WG Mason coxless fours trophy first presented in 1914 and the Junior amateur scullers presented by John Marshall 1892. This was won in 1946 by Darcy Hadfield Who was the first New Zealander to win an Olympic Rowing medal and in 1955 by Don Rowlands after whom the Centre Building at Karapiro is named.

The full list

• Maiden eights cup presented by CG Herdman 1935

• Junior fours at the inter club regatta cup 1961 

• West End Cup inter club junior 8s presented by CG Herdman 1948

• Alex Wilson memorial cup Championship Youth eights 1949

• WG Mason coxless fours 1914

• Junior amateur scullers presented by John Marshall 1892 (won in 1946 by Darcy Hadfield and in 1955 by Don Rowlands)

• Junior Coxed Fours Presented by WC Searle 1914

• Doctor Stuart Reid Memorial 8 oar inter club competition 1921 

• Provincial championship Senior Double Sculls 1952 

• Legion of old oarsmen’s cup for maiden single sculls 1962 

• Alexander Farmer cup Maiden Double Sculls 1924

Photo credit: Rebecca Caroe