Rowing Rudder With Team Photo, Oxford University, St. Cathrine's Boat Club
Rowing Rudder With Team Photo, Oxford University, St. Cathrine's Boat Club
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St Catharine's College Commemorative Rudder.
An original Oxford University presentation trophy rudder 'St Catharine's Boat Club, Torpids 1950' with gold calligraphy and college insignia. The rudder comes with the corresponding team photograph by Gillman & Soame, Oxford, size 10 ½ inches high by 12 ½ inches wide. This is the former property of C. Graham Kaye who was the cox and is part of a collection of rowing items from St Catharine's College, Oxford in the 1940's / 50's and all relate to a Kaye. We also have a second rudder of Kaye's that would make a great companion to this one as well as some other team photos.
The rudder is painted on both sides and the calligraphy on the front reads:
St Catharine's - Boat - Club. Torpids - 1950
Bumped
16.2.50 New Coll. II
17.2.50 Keble
18.2.50 Exeter
Bumped
21.2.50 Corpus
22.2.50 Jesus
1st Torpid
The back:
Bow. A.J. Froud, 10.2
2. W.G. Welburn,12.0
3. F.E.G.M.Tate, 12.2
4. AC Hancox, 13.0
5. T.T. Coulson, 12.9
6. B.F. Sylvester, 12.0
7. D. Barton, 12.6
Str. W.C. Wright, 12.2
Cox. C. Graham Kaye, 9st.0lb
Coaches, A.J.C. Balfour Esq. G.Garton Esq.
Any crew which records four consecutive bumps is said to have 'gained their oars'. The prize being a full-size oar decorated with the names of the full crew in gold lettering on the college colours for each rower. The cox is given a decorated rudder and the coach receives a decorated wooden shield with a mock-up of the bow end of a boat.
Dimensions:
1950-1999
1950
Wood
England
The rudder has a split down the middle, otherwise in nice condition with good patinw
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