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The Gunnery School - Red and Gray Yearbook (Washington, CT)

 - Class of 1954

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Page 81 text:

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www Wwe DAMON BENTLEY HARMON 1954 CREW REVIEW May 15 was the occasion in Worcester Mass of the annual Quinsigamund Preparatory School Regatta the crew mens World Series The Gunnerys record in 1954 at this event was outstanding Not only did the First Boat take a good second place behind Brown and Nichols in 4 I9 over the three quarter mile course but also beat South Kent for the first time in its five year rowing history In the morning qualifying heat the first shell placed Hrst followed by South Kent and Salisbury In the afternoon finals The Gunnery s Seconds were fourth behind Brown and Nrchols South Kent and Belmont Hill Also note worthy was the victory of Tom Thornbury and Fred Beck who teamed with two rowers from Brown and Nichols to take that special event Traveling to Salisbury May 21 the First Boat was victorious but the Seconds and Thirds were defeated. In taking the First Boat race by one and one-half lengths the First Crew paced by jay Thomson at stroke with jack McKernon Tom Hanan Tom Wood and Dean Matthews CCoxD established a new M mile record for the Salisbury Course 4.14. The Gunnery 'Galley Slaves lost by two lengths in the Second and Third Boat competition. As hosts to Poughkeepsie High School May 29 the first three boats culminated their season with a triple sweep in the afternoon s races. The First Shell won by five lengths in 4.42. The Second Crew composed of Dan Harmon Bill Bentley Fred Beck jim ohnson and Cotton Damon fCoxJ won easily by six lengths. Rowing its best race of the campaign the Red and Gray Third Boat with Phil Houck Tom Thornbury Brent Malcolm Bob Ebers and Cox Phil Willard maintained a sizeable margin of six winning lengths. Tom Hanan, number two man in the First Boat was re-elected captain of next year's squad. 77 wt? M! JOHNSON MALCOLM

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gli if HANAN WOOD MATTHEWS MCKERNON sw THOMSON 1954 CREW REVIEW Among the large number of prospective bladesmen who presented them selves at the Crew Squad s first practice session on Lake Waramaug Coach Beebe found only two returning lettermen Tom Hanan and jack McKernon Also present were a number of experienced rowers from the previous season s Third Fourth and Fifth Boats including Beck Bentley johnson Malcolm Thomson Thornbury and Wood Journeying to Southboro Mass April 24 for the first meet of the season a regatta with South Kent St Marks and The Gunnery participating the Red and Gray was defeated in all three races. In the First Boat competition South Kent took the lead at the beginning of the one half mile sprint and surged on to win over St. Mark s by two lengths and Gunnery by four lengths. The Second Boat stroked the closest race of the meet losing by a length and a quarter to South Kent. South Kent also took the Third Boat event. The following Saturday Lake Waramaug was the scene of South Kent- Gunnery rowing. The Gunnery took the lead but was nosed out in the half mile race of the First Boat event by six feet. Gunnery s Second Boat skimmed across the finish line half a length ahead of South Kent winning in 4.50 time. The visitors copped the Third Boat race by half a length. May 5 Arlington High Schools top three shells traveled to Lake Wata- maug. The Red and Gray s first crew maintained a sizeable lead throughout the X4 mile course winning its first victory of the season. The Gunnery s triumph was complete as the Seconds and Thirds won the following two races. At Wallingford on a rainy May 8 the First Boat was out-stroked by a spirited Choate crew the winner s time over the Mg of a mile distance being 2.26. The Second Boat lost by a decks length in its race and the Thirds were outdistanced by a single length. 76

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