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Staines
Amateur Regatta 2000 |
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| The
Crews |
Senior
1 VIII
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Senior
2 VIII
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Bow
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Robert
D. C. Bruce |
(96) |
Bow
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Robert
D. C. Bruce |
(96) |
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2
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Andrew
P. D. Flood |
(96) |
2
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Andrew
P. D. Flood |
(96) |
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3
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Hugh
M. Johnson |
(99) |
3
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Hugh
M. Johnson |
(99) |
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4
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Murray
McLeod Jones |
(89) |
4
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Richard
J. W. Adams |
(95) |
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5
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Timothy
R. Flynn |
(96) |
5
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Timothy
R. Flynn |
(96) |
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6
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James D. Morton |
(95) |
6
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Ian A. Cassells |
(96) |
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7
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Christopher
F. Hitchins |
(98) |
7
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Christopher
F. Hitchins |
(98) |
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Stroke
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Richard
J. W. Adams |
(95) |
Stroke
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James W. Strenner |
(Guest) |
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Cox
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Sarah
M. Cockle |
(Guest) |
Cox
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Sarah
M. Cockle |
(Guest) |
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| The
Story |
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| Staines
1999 was always going to be a tough act to follow. Nevertheless,
Staines 2000 saw the Cardinals Thames Cup eight roll out of the
boat house for one final blast. |
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| With
the crew's training since Henley three weeks before ranging from
not-very-much to nothing-at-all, the eight had its work cut out.
With a big support crew on the bank, the Cardinals Thames VIII -
racing as Senior 2 - pulled off a 1½ length win over Vesta to move
into the final against Walbrook Rowing Club. This race was to prove
more challenging with both crews neck and neck all the way down
the course but with Walbrook claiming a 3 foot victory. |
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Murray McLeod
Jones and James Morton later subbed into the boat to row in the
Senior 1 Eights final. Richard Adams stroked the crew off the
start at 48 strokes per minute to give a canvas lead over Maidenhead
who soon clawed it back to produce another neck and neck crowd-pleaser.
Even the umpires took a while to work out who had won but finally
awarded Maidenhead a one foot victory. Interestingly, the Senior
1 eight recorded an identical course time to the Senior 2 eight
(1m22s).
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| The
Evidence |
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| Senior
1 Eight |
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| Senior
2 Eight |
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