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Founders Challenge Cup


History

On the motion of Mr John Lang, it was decided "to establish a Founders' Cup as a perpetual trophy for the Junior Eights in order to record the names of the men to whose ideas and work the foundation of the Melbourne Amateur Regatta is due - viz Mr Arthur Blackwood, Mr George Fairbairn and Capt W C Rivett." The design submitted by Messrs Walker & Hall was approved and the Cup ordered to be made in solid silver at a cost not to exceed 70 pounds complete.

Description

A two handled sterling silver cup with an ovoid covered bowl supported on a circular base. The cover is surmounted by a cast Kookaburra finial. The bowl and stem are made separately, the bowl having a threaded spindle which passes through the stem to be secured by a nut beneath the base. The circular base is decorated by bands of beading and gadrooning. The stem rises from the base in the form of a tree trunk spreading to a canopy of leafy foliage which supports the bowl. The cast handles are formed as loops of vine with leaves and fruit. A cast Koala clings to each handle. The bowl is encircled by a band of embossing depicting a panoramic view of the Yarra River between Anderson Street Bridge and Princes Bridge, with three eight-oared crews racing towards the Henley finish. Government House, the Princes Bridge Rowing Clubhouses and the Flinders Street Railway Station buildings are clearly discernible in the panorama. The lip of the bowl and the cover are decorated by a band of geometric chasing. The interior of the bowl and cover are gilded. 

Inscriptions 

The cover is inscribed by engraving  FOUNDERS' CUP. 

Marks

The base rim is stamped "Stg. silver" and bears the Walker & Hall Makers Mark. (The letters W&H have been defaced).

Past winners

This Challenge Cup was presented for junior eights in 1912. The races prior to that date are the junior eight races raced at the regatta. It remained the event for junior eights until 1986, when it became the event for Senior C eights. In 1996, it became the event for Men's Youth Eights.

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Event Name Year Winner Crew List (if available)
Junior Eights 1906 Albert Park RC Time: 6:03 Bow: I Thompson, 2: J S McFarlane, 3: L Law, 4: R Conrick, 5: V Conrick, 6: W Weeks, 7: W Wolter, Str: M Hurry, Cox: J Counihan
Junior Eights 1907 Footscray City RC Time: 5:54 Bow: R Cunningham, 2: D Y Gordon, 3: G Brown, 4: F Gaudion, 5: J Gaudion, 6: A Hansen, 7: H Homerstam, Str: D Cunningham, Cox: R Bovierd
Junior Eights 1908 Mercantile RC Time: 5:02 Bow: D Cameron, 2: J Watson, 3: F Robertson, 4: G Emery, 5: A Crawford, 6: E Yandell, 7: R E Warburton, Str: Stanley Guinn, Cox: C Maurice
Junior Eights 1909 Banks RC Bow: G Thomas, 2: G S Stogdale, 3: J C Bowden, 4: R G Balding. 5: J Thomson, 6: F M Bowdell, 7: A C Jackson, Str: C G Davies, Cox: J Thompson
Junior Eights 1910 Banks RC Bow: J B Sutherland, 2: K S Buchan, 3: V Ehrenstrom, 4: C Williams, 5: W Moore, 6: A J Street, 7: J H Adamson, Str: W Vaile, Cox: J Thompson
Junior Eights 1911 Essendon RC Bow: W Birkenhead, 2: C Mitchell, 3: F Reidy, 4: T Morrow, 5: J O'Meara, 6: A Wishart, 7: F McGregor, Str: W E Evans, Cox: W Irwin
Founders' Challenge Cup presented
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1912 Civil Service RC Bow: C E Higgins, 2: R J White, 3: C B Story, 4: J L Jones, 5: H Rippingdale, 6: F Sanguinetti, 7: H Parker, Str: W Pollock, Cox: unknown
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1913 Nagambie RC Bow: G Littlefield, 2: V Sullivan, 3: W Gebbie, 4: E Sullivan, 5: S Lobb, 6: G Richards, 7: H Sullivan, Str: J Vickers, Cox: D McIntyre
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1914 Mercantile RC Bow: W Davey, 2: R T Rush, 3: N C Nation, 4: J W Cumberland, 5: J F Wellings, 6: N Johnson, 7: R Gregg, Str: J L Mounsey, Cox: J Whitman
1915 WWI No Race
1916 WWI No Race
1917 WWI No Race
1918 WWI No Race
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1919 Banks RC Bow: M J Maher, 2: E Loft, 3: T Keogh, 4: C T Armytage, 5: W L Pincott, 6: G Tully, 7: C J McCarthy, Str: E J Stanton, Cox: E Young
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1920 Mercantile RC No crew listed
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1921 Hawthorn RC No crew listed
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1922 Albert Park RC No crew listed
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1923 Mercantile RC
Time: 5 mins 44 seconds
Crew (from stroke) W.G. Pitt, G.C. Courtney, T.B. McKay, R.D Emms, J.Greenshields, L.Montgomery, J.M. Cooper, Coxswain C. Counihan
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1924 Hawthorn RC
Time: 4 minutes 43 seconds
No crew listed
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1925 Albert Park RC
Time: 5 mins 8
Crew (from stroke) A.H. Barrenger, D.W. Black, H. Whitlock, A.H. Allsop, H. Richman, N.E. Lester, C.E. Everett, P.W. Fisher, Coxswain M. Tregear, Coach W. McIlroy
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1926 Mercantile No crew listed
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1927 Richmond RC Richmond RC - Crew (from stroke): C. Jarvis, L. Scully, L. Glynn, G. Whitaker, J. Whitaker, B. Thompson, J. Gerkens, J. Martin, Coxswain E. Turner, Coach J. Johnston
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1928 Melbourne University BC
Time: 5 mins 38
Crew (from stroke): A. Johnson, J. Barnaby, H.L. Yuncken, W. Griffiths, R. Jelbart, R. De Crespigny, W. Sherlock, K. Rex, Coxswain J. Horsfall, Coach E.C.H. Taylor
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1929 Albert Park Rowing Club
Time: 5 mins 38
Crew (from stroke) A.H. Barrenger, K. Rathausky, R. Gould, S. Pitcher, A.W. McLeish, L.Wall, M.J.Grenfell, D.A. Duncan, Coxswain C. LaneCoach G. Anderson
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1930 Bendigo RC
Time: 5 mins 29
Crew (from stroke): A.G Patford, M. Edmunds, D. Marrows, W. Morgan, F. Farr, J. Carr, U. Holland, G. Heazlewood, Coxswain L. Unmack, Coach Arthur H. Cambridge
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1931 Mercantile RC
Time: 5 mins 12 seconds
Crew (from stroke): P. Radich, T. Fogarty, J. Hoppe, S. Timerwell, R. Scott, R. Thursfield, A. Sloss, A.P. Miller, Coxswain R. Cliffe, Coach W. Ricketts
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1932 Melbourne RC
Time 4 mins 52 seconds
Crew (from stroke): Stroke J.E. Suffren, R.N. Stamper, E.F. Voigt, V.C. Burston, E.C. Edwards, D. Cory,R.W. Lambert, J.G. Evans, Coxswain G. Edwards, Coach E. Horsburgh
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1933 Richmond RC
Time: 5 mins 17 seconds
Crew (from stroke): A.T. Welch, J. Sansom, W.P. Donegan, A. Kelly, K.H. Harrison, D. Constable, M.S. Franzi, W.C. Maher, Coxswain T. Croft, Coach J.R. Sharples
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1934 Wendouree RC Time 4 mins 57 seconds Crew (from stroke): E. Greed, P. McGrath, J. Moorhouse, G. Moorhouse, A. Welch, J. Bannon, H.Sarah, J. Taylor, Coxswain L. Edwards, Coach J.P. Bourke
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1935 Mercantile RC
Time: 4 mins 49 seconds
Crew (from stroke): J.F. Winford, J.P. Appleby, B.R. Chandler, C. Campbell, H.P. Braddock, G.H. Webster, S.C. Macrae, J.J. Blair-Holt, Coxswain C. Lock,Coach G.W. Smith
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1936 Mercantile RC
Time: 4 mins 55 seconds
Crew (from stroke): H.P. Braddock, P.A. Black, C.F. Campbell, G.H. Davey, J.J. Macfarlane, R. Ferguson, F. Newport, N.F. Cairnes, Coxswain A. Fyfe, Coach W.G. Pitt
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1937 Richmond RC
Time: 5 mins 2 seconds
Crew (from stroke):W. Lambert, J. Hay, C.B. Durrant, J. Gleeson, A.T. Hynes, F. Penny, A.Williams, J. Miller, Coxswain H. Plant, Coach B.S. Thompson
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1938 Preston RC
Time: 5 mins 2 seconds
Crew (from stroke): T. Fawcett, J. Greet, J. Rimes, E. Meates, J. Paterson, M. Dickens, R. Semple, C. Kranz, Coxswain T. Hayes, Coach R.W.B. Todd
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1939 Footscray Rowing Club
Time: 5 mins 13 seconds
Crew (from stroke): S. Bell, S. Fraser, A. Frith, F. Parkinson, M. Horan, W. Hull, C. Humphreys, R.Davison, Coxswain J. Howard, Coach G.T. Gipton
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1946 Corio Bay RC
Time: 4 mins 30 seconds
Crew (from stroke):I. Everist, T. Hoffman, R. Barrow, R. Wilson, S. Thomas, G. Craven, S. Rau, D. Bridges, Coxswain D.R. Salmon, Coach A. Bell
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1947 Melbourne RC Time: 5 mins 15 seconds Crew (from stroke): A. Wilkinson, W. Donaldson, I. Goddard, L. Byrne, W. Carroll, V. Davies, A. Hangar, A. Allday, Coxswain K. Carlton, Coach J. Barton
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1948 Essendon RC Crew (from stroke): W. Johansen, J. King, H. Firth, D. Brook, L. Soderstrom, G. Tyshing, J. Doyle, G. Dundas, Coxswain S. Dunstone, Coach T. Mannix
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1949 Sydney RC (NSW) Crew (from stroke):A. Thomas, K. Foldi, P. Hotten, A. Williams, E. Donald, R. Hatfield, J. Hackett, D. Mackie, Coxswain P. Tutin, Coach M. Ruffells
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1950 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke): J.D. Shears, R. Day, W. Granowski, F. Noble, J. Peterson, W. Rogers, J.D. Scales, S.M. Smith, Coxswain M. Lee, Coach N.W. Cairnes
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1951 Richmond RC Crew (from stroke): M. Kane, J. Dillon, R. Stewart, P. Rot, H. Grinblat, D. Dudgeon, J. Cullen, G.Wilson, Coxswain G. Faulkner, Coach R. March
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1952 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke):unclear from programme
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1953 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke) A. Kohn, D. Scales, W. Wheetland, J. Beecham, K. Levi, C. Greenwood, P. Gordon, P. Baenziger, Coxswain R. Pitman, Coach H.P. Shears
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1954 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke): R.H. Richardson, J. Dartnell, D. Boykett, I. Wilson, G. Ansell, C. De Guingand, H.J. Walker, H. Frederico, Coxswain G. Lawrence, Coach R.R. Aitken
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1955 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke): R.H. Richardson, S.M. Smith, H.J. Walker, C. DeGuingand, W.I. Wilson, W.S. Arnold, D. Oliver, C.D. Lewis, Coxswain G. Lawrence Coach R.R. Aitken
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1956 Scotch College Crew (from stroke): N.C.W. Courtney, R.E. Lee, A.R. Frater, P. Rowland, C. Grant, A. Olsson, M.Errington, A. Peacock, Coxswain P. Newman,Coach L.H. Christie
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1957 Scotch College Crew (from stroke): N.C.W. Courtney, O. Cromie, R. Kent, A.S. Olsson, A.S. Staley, A.S. Peacock, K. Hume, T. Cordell, Coxswain N.P. Newman Coach L.H. Christie
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1958 Corio Bay RC Crew (from stroke): D. Caithness, W. Woodhead, D. Ramage, B. Norwood, B. Wheatland, D. John, P. Brussel, J. Trenery, Coxswain J. Sykes Coach A.B. Bell
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1959 Haberfield RC (NSW) Crew (from stroke): H. Croker, B. Luckwell, P. Richards, H. Chalmers, R. Harris, R. Bowers, D. Croker, F. Griffen, Coxswain W. Eddie, Coach J. Eddie
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1960 Hawthorn RC Crew (from stroke): F. Allen, J. Grace, D. Riddell, W. Caufield, R. Gladman, J. Dixon, I. Stewart, W.Sanger, Coxswain J. Cosgrove, Coach S.J. Neal
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1961 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke): M.E. Searle, A.J. Adams, C.B. Penfold, D.J. Yunghanns, J.C. Spensley, D.H. Hume, R. Rosenbrook, T. Valmorbida, Coxswain P. Koekoek, Coach W. Wallace
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1962 Yarra Yarra RC Crew (from stroke): I. Allen, D. Hosking, I. McCulloch, J. Skidmore, K. Castle, A. Veenstra, A. Rice, S. Ralton, Coxswain W. Spendlove, Coach R. Moore
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1963 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke): R. Garrard, R.X. Lachal, P. Ryan, M. McKenzie, J. Hayes, G. Bird, N. Bailey, P.McLennan, Coxswain A.C. Thomas Coach H.R. Frederico
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1964 Xavier College Crew (from stroke): J. Bourke, R. Galbally, H. Jones, M. Bryan, M. Strong, P. Renouf, M. Andre, V. Mulder, Coxswain T. Daffy Coach C. Saleh
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1965 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke): P. Philp, B. Gross, M. Lorrimer, P. Gibbs, O. Schellenberg, J. Burford, W. Hutchins, R. Lachal, Coxswain R. Smith Coach J. Fletcher
Founders' Challenge (junior eights): 1966 Winners: Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke): J.E. Bourke, V.G. Mulder, D.G.A. Douglas, J. Burford, R.A. Negri, R.B. Wilson, W.B. Hutchins, R.S. Weatherhead, Coxswain M.T. Caldwell, Coach N.W. Cairnes and G.A. McCall
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1967 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke): P. Teasdale, V. Mulder, R. Negri, R. Garnsworthy, R. Wilson, P. Knowles, M. Daffy, K. Roberts, Coxswain M. Owen, Coach G. McCall
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1968 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke): R. Connolly, S. Mollard, R. Dawson, J. Shanasy, K. Drummond, P. Connor, B.Naughton, L. Ayres, Coxswain M. Owen,Coach K. McConville
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1969 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke): R. Rees, L. Ayres, J. Gumley, R. Dawson, R. Negri, R. Redman, D. Johns, C.Levy, Coxswain S. Tulloh, Coach K. McConville
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1970 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke): B. Craven, J. Keeran, R. Knowles, J. Fitzpatrick, B. Adam, P. Davies, D. Colechin, R. Roberts, Coxswain R. Loveless, Coach J. Burford
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1971 Mosman RC (NSW) Crew (from stroke): J. Gray, W. Stephens, P. Wall, J. Ford, R. Wilson, M. Prentice, R. Hoowarth, C. Carberry, Coxswain R. Arentz, Coach S. Evans
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1972 Sydney University BC (NSW) Crew (from stroke): D. Roberts, E. Carter, N. Croker, D. McLean, S. Newnham, W. Brooks, J. Welch, I. Plater, Coxswain B. Casey, Coach M.C. Grace>/td> <
Founders' Challenge (junior eights) 1973 Power House RC Crew (from stroke): J. Lewis, B. Adam, F. Stone, M. Black, A. Fletcher, B. Duncan, H. Greer, G. White, Coxswain K. Curtis
Founders' Challenge (Junior Eights) 1974 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke): Stroke J.S. Webster, S.A. Shiffefs, T.A. Cremean, D.B. Parton, S.J. Butler, P.G. Richter, A.T. Sloan, T.H. Horkins, Coxswain A.E. Maginn, Coach P.A. Cayzer
Founders' Challenge (Junior Eights) 1975 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke): S. Webster, A. Sloan, K. Withers, S. Sherrifs, D. Parton, T. Horkings, J. Keeran, M. Manley, Coxswain M. Aitken, Coach P. Cayzer
Founders' Challenge (Junior Eights) 1976 Banks RC Crew (from stroke): R. Pilmore, A. McQueen, D. Dunn, G. Mathieson, J. Lewis, J. Oats, P. Fitzgibbon, P. Moon, Coxswain S. Hart, Coach J. Bennett
Founders' Challenge (Junior Eights) 1977 Banks RC Crew (from stroke): G. Matheson, J. Oates, R. Pilmore, P. Fitzgibbon, D. McDougall, H. Svenson, K. Borthwick, P. Moon, Coxswain S. Hart, Coach J. Bennett
Founders' Challenge (Junior Eights) 1978 Banks RC - Wendouree Ballarat RC Crew (from stroke): R. Moorefield, S. Brown, S. Morton, N. Robinson, A. Courtney, M. Lloyd, N. King, A. Gallagher, Coxswain S. Hart, Coach J. Bennett
Founders' Challenge (Junior Eights) 1979 Barwon RC Crew (from stroke): R.I. Tomczak, J. Murray, P. White, R. Kvant, A. Cleary, G. Dunium, J. Sabaljack, R.O. Tomczak, Coxswain M. Sheahan, Coach L. Gladman
Founders' Challenge (Junior Eights) 1980 Melbourne University BC - Banks RC Crew (from stroke): J. Michelmore, P. Reedy, R. Leach, A. Hall, M. Keeley, R. Hall, C. Hall, M. Pringle, Coxswain D. Fisher, Coach G. Rees
Founders' Challenge (Junior Eights) 1982 Corio Bay RC - Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke): Y. Ocasic, G. Earl, T. Killeen, M. Killeen, A. Banks, P. Searle, P. Kisc, D. Gillett, Coxswain S. Corbett, Coach S. Wilson
Founders' Challenge (Junior Eights) 1985 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke): K. spendier, A. Herold, T. Killeen, P. Jobling, I. Rycroft, I. Swann, N. Boileau, N. Rycroft, Coxswain J. Leeming, Coach D. Fogarty
Founders' Challenge (Junior Eights) 1986 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke):Winning crew unclear
Founders' Challenge Cup (Senior C Eights) 1987 Mercantile RC No crew listed
Founders' Challenge Cup (Senior C Eight) 1988 Melbourne University BC No crew listed
Founders' Challenge Cup (Senior C Eight) 1989 Monash University RC - Melbourne Crew (from stroke): Stroke S. Kay, J. Negri, E. Kininmonth, S. Spriggs, A. Cohen, S. Quirk, S. Langenbacher, D. Winter, Coxswain J. Reid, Coach D. Boykett, C. Dane
Founders' Challenge Cup (Senior C Eight) 1990 Banks RC Crew (from stroke): Stroke R. Shenfield, A. Ellis, A. Doyle, N. Harper, M. Terzini, M. Dimmock, J. Bowden, A. Kenneally, Coxswain J. Lumsden, Coach S. Spurling
Founders' Challenge Cup (Senior C Eight) 1991 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke): Stroke M. Thomas, S. Teschendorf, N. Sadler, D. Bailey, P. Findlay, M. Jackson, D. Colls, P. Sinn, Coxswain B. Hayman, Coach D. Pincus, M. Mitchell
Founders' Challenge Cup (Senior C Eight) 1992 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke): Stroke T. Carmichael, J. Bruce, D. Wilson, T. Morris, E. Fortey, A. Millikan, P. Burgess, T. Mason, Coxswain A. Alston, Coach A. Eaton, N. Boileau
Founders' Challenge Cup (Senior C Eight) 1993 Mercantile RC Crew (from stroke): Stroke M. Anslee, Doug Piening, D. Guinn, A. McLean, M. McNeal, P. Crowe, A. Robertson, S. Evans, Coxswain T. Morgan, Coach M. Mitchell
Founders' Challenge Cup (Senior Eight) 1994 Banks RC Crew (from stroke): Stroke C. Tulloch, T. Kennedy, S. Doe, G. Higgins, B. Kain, C. Wills, H. Soliman, G. Jones, Coxswain G. Maisey, Coach D. White
Founders' Challenge Cup (Senior Eights) 1995 Banks RC No crew listed
Founders' Challenge Cup (Youth Eights) 1996 The Kings School (NSW) Crew (from stroke): Stroke R. Hart, R. Williams, R. Haynes, W. Armstrong, H. Davies, S. Reading, J. Cowley, T. Cohen, Coxswain M. Rabjohns, Coach A. Patterson
Founders' Challenge Cup (Youth Eights) 1997 Brighton Grammar School Crew (from stroke): Stroke L. McPherson, N. Lowe, A. Coghlan, C. Barrow, A. Burrows, A. Ginnivan, R. Ross, C. Stewart, Coxswain S. Whitelaw, Coach D. Palfreyman
Founders' Challenge Cup (Youth Eights) 1998 Scotch College Crew (from stroke): Crew not listed
Founders' Challenge Cup (Youth Eights) 1999 Mercantile Crew (from stroke): Stroke M. Phillips, J. Coates, B. Hasforth, A. Rees, J. Kupcis, M. Gilbertson, T. McKinley, S. Hayton, Coxswain M. Russian, Coach S. Morrison
Founders' Challenge Cup (Youth Eights) 2000 Scotch College Crew (from stroke): Stroke A. Holdsworth, B. Smith, G. Jelbart, N. Owen, J. Cooper, A. Silver, M. del Porto, C. Collie, Coxswain R. Prickett, Coach A. Muller
Founders' Challenge Cup (Youth Eights) 2001 Geelong Grammar School Crew (from stroke): Stroke T. Spencer, J. Johnston, J. Peck, L. Smith, J. McKibben, R. Cutler, F. Murphy, A. Watkins, Coxswain J. Evans, Coach S. Edge, R. Wakefield
Founders Challenge Cup (Youth Eights) 2002 Friends School (TAS) Crew (from stroke): Stroke J. Bennett, A. Cornock, A. McCormick, W. Ockenden, D. Clark, M. Scott, P. Lange, S. Lovibond, Coxswain K. Mathiesen, Coach S. Manson


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