Stourport Literary Institute Boat Club Races ... 1891

The annual Club Races of the Stourport Institute and Boat Club were held on September 5th and 12th, and the members are to be congratulated upon the improvement shown over previous years. The prizes were more keenly competed for and better form was shown in the rowing than has been the case for many years past. The weather was very favourable and the large number of spectators present showed that a considerable amount of interest was taken in these races. Mr Harold Baldwin acted as judge, and Mr T. Pritchard as starter; and great satisfaction was expressed by the members as to the fair and impartial way in which the races were conducted.The club are indebted to the following gentlemen for the prizes competed for: Mt J. Corbett M.P., Mr Alfred Baldwin J.P., Mr E. A. Baldwin, Mr Stanley Baldwin, Mr Harold Baldwin, Mr J. A. Pratt. The events were as follows:-
Saturday September 5, 1891
Open Swimming Race (Handicap) - There were six entries for this race but only 5 competed. Ist prize, silver-mounted biscuit jar (presented by Mr E. Arthur Baldwin); 2nd, silver pencil (presented by Mr J. A. Pratt). Won by Mr S. B. Mason (16 yards) 1; S. M. Glover (8 yards) 2.
Junior Sculling
First Heat - V. Fisher beat D. Randle. Won easily by 1 1/2 lengths.
Second Heat - T. Jones beat H. E. Hinton. Won by 3 lengths.
Final - V. Fisher beat T. Jones. Won easily.
Senior Sculling - For 'The Corbett Challenge Cup' and Medal (presented by Mr H. Baldwin)
First Heat - V. Fisher beat S. Glover. Won by 3 lengths.
Second Heat - A. E. Oakley beat W. A. Baylis. Won by 2 lengths.
Final - V. Fisher beat A. E. Oakley. A good race till half-way when Fisher drew away and won by 1 1/2 lengths.
Saturday September 12, 1891
Pair Oar Race - For two handsome cups and coxswain's prize (presented by Mr E. Arthur Baldwin). Nine crews entered for this race.
First Heat : H. E. Hinton stroke, D. Randle bow, W. Oakley cox. - 1; A. E. Oakley stroke, J. Barber bow, C. Glover cox. - 0. Hinton's crew won by one length.
Second Heat : T. Handley stroke, S. M. Glover bow, F. C. Goodman cox. - 1; W. Underhill stroke, A. Chell bow, H. Poutney cox. - 0. Handley's crew won easily by two lengths.
Third Heat: T. Jones stroke, W. Randle bow, T. Rowley cox. - 1; V. Fisher stroke, D. Allum bow, E. George cox. - 0. Fisher's crew led nearly all the way, when Jones crew spurted and won by a foot.
Fourth Heat: W. Roden stroke, W. Fisher bow, H. Bale cox. - 1; W. A. Baylis stroke, A. E. Gittens bow, H. Davis cox. - 0. Roden's crew won by one length.
Fifth Heat: G. Jones stroke, A. W. Partridge bow, C. Poutney cox. - r.o.
Sixth Heat: G. Jones's crew - 1; H. E. Hinton's crew - 0. A close race all the way. G. Jones's crew winning by 2 feet.
Seventh Heat: T. Handley's crew - 1; T. Jones's crew - 0. Handley's crew won by a length.
Eighth Heat: W. Roden's crew - r.o.
Ninth Heat: G. Jones's crew - 1; W. Roden's crew - 0. A capital race; Jones's crew winning by a foot.
Handley's crew - 1; G. Jones's crew - 0. Handley's crew led all the way and won easily.
1st Four-Oar Race - Winners of pairs barred.
First Heat: A. E. Oakley stroke, D. Allum, G. Jones, W. Fisher, H. Bale cox - 1; V. Fisher stroke, W. Underhill, A. Chell, B. Gittens, C. Poutney cox - 0. A very close race. Oakley?s crew winning by 1/4 length.
Second Heat: H. E. Hinton stroke, A. W. Partridge, D. Randle, W. Randle, W. Oakley cox - 1; T. Jones stroke, W. Baylis, B. George, J. Barber, H. Poutney cox - 0. Hinton's crew won by 1 length.
Final: A. E. Oakley's crew - 1; H. E. Hinton's crew - 0. Oakley's crew won by 2 yards.
2nd Four-Oar Race. Winners of 1st fours barred.
First Heat: A. W. Partridge stroke, D. Randle, H. Poutney, B. Gittens, C. Glover cox - 1; W. Underhill stroke, B. George, W. Randle, A. Chell, J. Barber cox - 0. Partridge's crew won by 1/2 length
Second Heat: W. A. Baylis stroke, H. E. Hinton, W. Oakley, T. Jones, H. A. Haywood cox - 1; V. Fisher stroke, J. T. Glover, C. Poutney, J. Barber, T. Rowley cox - 0. Baylis's crew won by 1 length.
Final: W. A. Baylis's crew - 1; A. W. Partridge's crew - 0. The prizes will be formally presented at a concert to be held shortly on behalf of the Boat Club.