Rowing Oar, Leander Crew, Toronto International Regatta 1923
Rowing Oar, Leander Crew, Toronto International Regatta 1923
Antique Rowing Oar, 1923 Henley Leander Eight.
The full-length rowing oar is an original traditional presentation rowing oar with gilt calligraphy, 1923 Toronto International Regatta. The rowing blade is made by Ayling & Sons, London, it is a beautiful oar and in original condition with no repaint or repairs. The calligraphy denotes the crew's names and weights.
The blade reads:-
Leander Crew, Toronto International Regatta, 1923
Winners Of Eight oared Race
Time 5 mins, 56 sec.
Beat, Argonauts, Toronto University, Undines - U.S.A.
Bow. P.C. Mallam 11st. 12lbs.
2. H.O.C. Boret 12.4.
3. K.N. Craig 12.8.
4. D.T. Raikes 13.10.
5. H.B. Playford 13st. 2 lbs.
6. T.D.A. Collett 12.8.
7. G.O. Nickalls 13.4.
Str. W.P. Mellen 10.8.
Cox. G.D. Clapperton 8st.
We believe this oar belonged to P.C. Mallam as we purchased another oar at the same time which also has his name on it. He rowed for the dark blues in the Oxford and Cambridge University boat race four times, 1921, 1922, 1923 and 1924, only being on the victorious side of the 75th Boat Race in 1923. He wrote a book 'Rowing' in 1949 with a co-rower, Guy Oliver Nickalls. Nickalls also rowed for the dark blues in 21, 22, and 23 and competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the Leander Boat Club (as was Mallam) and took part in the Toronto International Regatta for Leander with Mallam and six others to win the Eight oared Race in 1923. D.T. Raikes and W.P. Mellen were part of the Leander crew and had also rowed in the Oxford and Cambridge University boat race, Raikes 20, 21 and 22, Mellen just once in 1924.
As the oar is full length (12 foot) shipping can be quite expensive. We have come up with an ingenious way to cut the oar so as to make shipping cheaper, the oar can then be easily reassembled. One of the images shows different images of an oar that has been cut down. It is cut by the leather sleeve so the joint is less visible or obvious. The oar can then be bolted together to make the oar one solid piece.
Please do enquire about the different shipping options.
From Wikipedia:-
Guy Oliver Nickalls (4 April 1899 - 26 April 1974), also known as Gully Nickalls, was a British rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Nickalls was the son of Guy Nickalls, who was also a rower and an Olympic gold medalist and his wife Ellen Gilbey Gold. His grandfather, Tom Nickalls, was one of the founding members of London Rowing Club. Nickalls' mother was the sister of Sir Harcourt Gold, who was chairman of Henley Royal Regatta from 1945 to 1952 and Chairman of the ARA from 1948 to 1952. Nickalls was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford.
In 1920, rowing for Magdalen, Nickalls partnered Richard Lucas to win the Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta, beating Bruce Logan and S I Fairbairn in the final. Later in the year, Nickalls was a member of the Leander eight which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, coming within half a length of winning. In 1921, Nickalls rowed in the Oxford crew which lost to Cambridge in the Boat Race and also lost the final of the Silver Goblets to John Campbell and Humphrey Playford. In 1922, he rowed in the losing Oxford Boat Race crew again, but regained Silver Goblets with Lucas, beating Karl Vernon and H West in the final. In 1923 he was in the winning Oxford boat in the Boat Race but was runner up again in the Silver Goblets. He was runner up in Silver Goblets again with various partners in 1925, 1926 and 1927.
When the outside sport broadcasts covered the Boat Race for the first time on 2 April 1927, Nickalls became the first ex-sportsman to broadcast from an outside broadcast microphone. The BBC had hired the launch Magician to carry four BBC engineers, a pilot, 1,000lbs of generator and batteries and the two new commentators: Nickalls and Sir John Squire. Nickalls said afterwards: "We stood on each other's foot when it was our turn to interrupt and simply poured excited words from start to finish, totally oblivious to being heard or not." They were - and the director-general, John Reith, wired his congratulations.
In the 1928 season, Nickalls rowed with the Thames Rowing Club first eight, which won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta and then represented Great Britain rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics.
Nickalls followed in his uncle's footsteps and was Chairman of the ARA during the 1950s, the period when the ARA amalgamated with the NARA and finally ending the gentleman/tradesman amateur split in the UK. He was also a steward of Henley regatta - his silver Stewards badge now held by Sir Steve Redgrave, the only person to have surpassed his father's record of six wins in the Goblets.
Dimensions:
1900-1949
1923
Pine
United Kingdom
Calligraphy very good, slight loss to some paint. Small crack along top half of the blade.
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 and took part in the Toronto International Regatta for Leander with Mallam and six others to win the Eight oared Race in 1923. D.T. Raikes and W.P. Mellen were part of the Leander crew and had also rowed in the Oxford and Cambridge University boat race, Raikes 20, 21 and 22, Mellen just once in 1924.As the oar is full length (12 foot) shipping can be quite expensive. We have come up with an ingenious way to cut the oar so as to make shipping cheaper, the oar can then be easily reassembled. One of the images shows different images of an oar that has been cut down. It is cut by the leather sleeve so the joint is less visible or obvious. The oar can then be bolted together to make the oar one solid piece.Please do enquire about the different shipping options.From Wikipedia:-Guy Oliver Nickalls (4 April 1899 - 26 April 1974), also known as Gully Nickalls, was a British rower who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. Nickalls was the son of Guy Nickalls, who was also a rower and an Olympic gold medalist and his wife Ellen Gilbey Gold. His grandfather, Tom Nickalls, was one of the founding members of London Rowing Club. Nickalls' mother was the sister of Sir Harcourt Gold, who was chairman of Henley Royal Regatta from 1945 to 1952 and Chairman of the ARA from 1948 to 1952. Nickalls was educated at Eton College and Magdalen College, Oxford.In 1920, rowing for Magdalen, Nickalls partnered Richard Lucas to win the Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta, beating Bruce Logan and S I Fairbairn in the final. Later in the year, Nickalls was a member of the Leander eight which won the silver medal for Great Britain rowing at the 1920 Summer Olympics, coming within half a length of winning. In 1921, Nickalls rowed in the Oxford crew which lost to Cambridge in the Boat Race and also lost the final of the Silver Goblets to John Campbell and Humphrey Playford. In 1922, he rowed in the losing Oxford Boat Race crew again, but regained Silver Goblets with Lucas, beating Karl Vernon and H West in the final. In 1923 he was in the winning Oxford boat in the Boat Race but was runner up again in the Silver Goblets. He was runner up in Silver Goblets again with various partners in 1925, 1926 and 1927.When the outside sport broadcasts covered the Boat Race for the first time on 2 April 1927, Nickalls became the first ex-sportsman to broadcast from an outside broadcast microphone. The BBC had hired the launch Magician to carry four BBC engineers, a pilot, 1,000lbs of generator and batteries and the two new commentators: Nickalls and Sir John Squire. Nickalls said afterwards: "We stood on each other's foot when it was our turn to interrupt and simply poured excited words from start to finish, totally oblivious to being heard or not." They were - and the director-general, John Reith, wired his congratulations. In the 1928 season, Nickalls rowed with the Thames Rowing Club first eight, which won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley Royal Regatta and then represented Great Britain rowing at the 1928 Summer Olympics.Nickalls followed in his uncle's footsteps and was Chairman of the ARA during the 1950s, the period when the ARA amalgamated with the NARA and finally ending the gentleman/tradesman amateur split in the UK. He was also a steward of Henley regatta - his silver Stewards badge now held by Sir Steve Redgrave, the only person to have surpassed his father's record of six wins in the Goblets.){kind=link}