St Catherine's College Rowing Rudder and Team Photo
St Catherine's College Rowing Rudder and Team Photo
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St Catharine's College Commemorative Rudder.
An original Oxford University presentation trophy rudder 'St Catharine's Boat Club, Summer Eights 1949' with gold calligraphy and college insignia. The rudder comes with the corresponding team photograph, size 21 ½ inches high by 25 ½ inches wide. The picture has three team photos of the Summer Eights, the first, second and third teams. This is the former property of C. Graham Kaye who was the cox in the second team 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.
Summer Eights 1949
2nd Eight 6 Bumps
Wadham II, May 19th
Balliol IV, May 19th
Queen's II May 21st
Balliol III, May 23rd
Jesus Coll:II, May 24th
B.N.C III, May 25th
The back:
Second VIII 1949
Bow. A.W. Simpson, 10st.12lbs
2. R.E. Judge,11.1
3. F.E.G.M.Tate, 12.4
4. C.H. Whitnall, 11.10
5. T.T. Coulson, 12st.5lbs
6. R.J. Wedderburn, 12.0
7. J.B. Bunting, 11.0
Str. A.J. Philpott, 11.3
Cox. C. Graham Kaye, 9st.
Coach G.E. Rousseaux.
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:
1900-1949
1949
Wood
England
Very good
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