Malvern Collegiate Institute - Muse Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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i THE ,lll'SE Rowing .l.tt'iQ til'lCS'1' llvlillllfl' of Iiittmtnztl Nt-ulls, 1930 V U tht- ay't-rag't- ti'anatlian a mystt-rions pastimt- in whit-h only mt-n oyt-1-six t't-t-t in ht-ight antl wt-igliing' at lt-ast 200 pountls hayt- any t-hant-t- whatt-yt-1' ot ht-t-oming' sut-t-t-ssfnl oarsmt-n. ln a hazy sort of way tht-sv itlt-as art- t-orrt-vt. hnt as tht- oltl sailor saitl wht-n t-xplaining' tht- rt-ason for his ht-t-ry nost-, tht-ru is mort- in it than mt-t-ts tht- t-yt-.U t'hit-lly ht-t-ausv Vanatlian oarsmt-n hayt- ht-t-n going' oyt-r to ltlnglantl antl tht- t'ontint-nt striving' for, antl, in somt- t-ast-s, winning. honors for tht- llomin- ion rowing' in t'anatla st-t-ms to hayt- rt-t't-iyt-tl a gootl tlt-al of puhlit- intt-rt-st tlnring' tht- past ft-w yt-ars. ,Xml it wonltl st-t-m an opportnnt- timt- to givt- to tht- t anat,lian youth somt- itlt-a of tht- lanrt-ls that await thost- who art- willing to giyt- tht-ir timt- antl t-nt-rgy in mastt-ring' tht- tint- points whit-h go to makt- a young' man a gootl st-ullt-r aml oarsman. As tht- tt-nnis t-nthnsiast looks to XYimhlt-tlon as tht- ht-ight of his amhitions. antl tht- golft-r yt-arns for a t'hant-t- to try for tht- British tlpt-n Holf tfhampionship, so tlot-s tht- st'-nllt-r or oarsman turn to tht- Ilt-nlt-y Royal Ht-gatta. tht- hlnt- rihhon ot' tht- rowing' worltl, for tht- opportunity to win a t1'ophy whivh will plat-t- his namt- on tht- rt-t-ortls whit-h alrt-atly t-arry tht- history ot' almost a ct-ntury. NVht-n tht- lantlt-tl gt-ntry antl tht- print-ipal townspt-oplt- ot' Ht-nlt-y- tm-Tliamt-s mt-t in tht- Town llall of that historir- oltl town on Marc-h 26th. 1839, to tlist-nss tht- ft-asihility ot' forming' tht- rt-Qatta whit-h latt-r lvt-t'amt- known as tht- Ht-nlt-y Royal Ht-gatta, tht-y littlt- tlrt-amt-tl that tht-ir lot-al animal woultl t-yt-ntnally lmt-c-omt- ont- of tht- ht-st known t-vt-nts in tht- row- ing' worltl. How ot'tt-n tlo wt- rt-atl of tht-st- important t-yt-nts whit-h had small ht-ginningsf' The- Ht-nlt-y Rt-gatta fllt'I't'l'lll'l' ht-t'-amo an t-stahlisht-tl t'at't in 1839 with two rat-t-s on its 1bl'tl2I'2lIHlll0Yfll'Sf. tht- tlrantl t'hallt-nge tfnp for t-igllt-oart-tl t-rt-ws and, st-t-ontl, tht- Town t'hallt-ngt- trophy for t'onr-oart-d t-rt-ws. Tht- Rt-Qatta soon mt-t with tht- snt-t'-t-ss that was tlt-stint-tl to makt- it tht- prt-mit-r rowing t,-Vt-nt in linglantl, it' not tht- worltl, antl it was not long ht-forc atltlitional rat'-t-s wt-ru atltlt-tl to tht- progrannnt-. So in 1H-1,-1 -223i l . . t-ollt-gt youth rowing' IS t-onsitlt-rt-tl somt-what of

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THE MUSE wt- tind that il St'lllll'I'lS 1'at-t- t'o1- illl1ilf0lll'S was institutt-tl. t-ntitlt-d tht- lliainontl St-ulls. l-'or tl1t- t'ollowi11g tivt- yt-ars llll' l7ia111o11tl St-ulls was 21 prt-st-iitation 111-izt-, hut in 1S50 tht- t-vt-11t was t-hangt-tl to tho Diamond l'hallt-ngt- St-nlls Zllltl a 111-t-st-11tatio11 silvt-1'-gilt t-up was institutt-tl. Tht- St-ulls. t-o111l1t'tt-tl for 2llll1llZlllj' to tl1is tlay. wort- i.11 1850 dt-st-ribt-tl as fol- lows. Tl1t- st-ulls art- 111t1tlt-ls ot' ahout 6 i11 lt-ngth, t'o1'111t-tl of frostt-tl and ln-ight silvt-1-, tht- hantllt-s ot' tillt-t goltl. tht- svulls t-rossctl and t-ordt-d with gold, tht- t-t11'tl illlll0i'll'1llg i11 tl1t- t-t-11trt- ot' a wrt-ath of grt-011 t-11a111t-l st-I with l'lll1lt'S illltl hi-illiants and tit-tl, tht- t-ntls of tl1t- tit- sustaining a l7l'llllillll tlrop. l'nlikt- tht- llt-nlt-y Rt-gatta tl1t- l'lllYl'l'Sl1j' Boat 1'at-t- was virtually lJorn witl1 tl1t- silvt-r spoon ot' lNlltl1ltll'lfj' i11 its Illllllfll. Tt-11 yt-ars bt-foro tht- llt-nlt-y lit-gatta was t'o1-mt-tl. or o11 .l1111t- 10th, ISQO, tl1t- first hoat 1-at-t- bt-- 1XYl'l'll llxt'o1'tl illlll 1lilll1l1l'ltlQjt' was l1t-ltl on tl1t- saint- strt-tt-h of watt-r at Ilt-nlt-y l1t-t'o1't- a t-rowtl ot' no t't-w Tllilll 20,000 pt-t111lt- who throngt-tl tl1t- lovt-ly 1't-at-l1t-s ot' tl1t- 1'i1't-r. Ill a short wl1ilt- this rat-0 was 111ovt-tl to l40Il- lltlll ttlltl in 1545 tl1t- t't1urst- 1.111111 Put11t-y to hlortlakt- was t-host-11, antl ll2lS ht-t-n 11st-tl t-vt-1' sint'-t-. lt st-t-111t-d 111081 tilting tl1at i11 1929, aftt-r 100 yt-ars ot' t-o11111t-titio11, l'2lt'll l'11iyt-rsity l1atl won 2111 t-tlual 11u111lJt-r of rat-t-s with ont- 1'at-t- 1't-s11lti11g i11 a draw. Not 1111til nt-xt yt-ar, 1932, will flillliltllilll 02lI'SI11l'll ht- t-t-lt-bratiiig tht- lilllllttll .xlllllYl'l'S2ll'y ot' tht-ir 1-xSStK'l211lUll. A grt-at tlt-al of rowing history has ht-t-11 111atlt- i11 fiitlliltlil Ll1l1'11lQ tl1ost- titty yL'2ll'S nt-arly t-t1n111lt-tt-tl and il grt-at dt-al 1no1't- will ht- adtlt-tl l1t-t'o1-t- tl1t- t'0l1fllI'j' 111a1-k is l'0ilf'll0Cl, dt-- spitt- tl1t- tat-t lllill 11t-o11lt- will tell you fllilt tl1t- yfllltll ot' totlay is 1101 i11tt-r- t-stt-tl in a sport as st-rious illlll st1't-nuous as rowi11g. Tl1t-1't- is a strong l,1o11tl of 1111it1n whit-h 1ll1ll011lJll'tllj' t-xists ht-twt-t-11 rowing 111t-11 flll' world ovt-1'. Naturally all pt-rsons i11tt-rt-stt-tl in any par- 11f'lll2ll' fU1'Ill ot' sport or 11215111110-lit' it hast-hall, ruglay, hot-kt-y, golf, tt-1111is, or what lllll. a1't- lltllllltl ttlgldllltl' hy a t-o111111o11 tit-, hut i11 111y t-xpt-1'it-11t-t- flll' tit- whit-h hinds old oa1-s111t-11 is tl1t- stro11gt-st and most t-11tl111'i11g of all. Unt- rt-ason llltlj' ht- tht- t't-t-ling ot' t't-llowship whit-h arist-s from tl1t- fat-t that all art- lillJtl1lI'lll,Q togt-tht-r in a 00111111011 canst- without Zlllj' thought ot' intlivitlual disti11t-tio11. Tl1l'l'U art- no 1'l1llS to ht- st-ort-tl, no goals 01' touch- 1l0XYllS to ht- n1atlt-, no long tlrivt-s or t-u1111i11g putts to ht- 1ll',2'Uf12lf0d, but t-at-li l11L'TlllN'l' ot' tl1t- t-rt-w t'UlllI'llllltl'S 2lll0llyI'll01lSly his ht-st to tht- t-onimon gtmtl. .-Xnotl1t-1- rt-ason may ht- tl1t- plt-asant 111t-111orit-s assot-iatt-tl with tht-so t-o111l1i11t-tl t'l1'lll'1S, tht- llllIlll'2lSil1ll t-xpt-rit-11t-t-s ht-ing 1'0l',Q'0lfl'll. I+'ortu11att-ly, inost ot' 11s art- so t-onstitutt-tl by naturt- that wt- rt-atlily rt-111t-mbt-1' tht- plt-asant antl t'o1'gt-t tl1t- lll1lllL'21Sllll1' things ot' lift-. Wt- forgt-t tho outings 111 snow Zllltl rain, tl1t- bufft-ting hy XVllltlS antl wavt-s, tl1t- tlist-on1t'o1'ts ot' rough XV2tll'l' antl Zlll 1111t-vt-11 boat, wl1ilt- wt- rt-1116-inht-1' tl1t- still s11111111t-r t-vt-niiigs. tht- joyous ft-t-ling ot' tht- t-raft l7l'lll'2l1ll 11s Sllt'l'tllllQ1' smoothly along and 2lIlSWt'l'l1lQ to tl1t- ll2lI'lT101ly ot' wt-llrapplit-tl l'l1j'1llII1lCE1l t-ffort. Wt- t-tt-n Slhllll'lllllt'S+lllUllQ.l'll 11ot 11t-rliaps so tllitl'll-lt'llll to forgt-t 1lll' ot-t-a- sions on wl1it-l1 wt- havt- l7t't'll lt-ft hopt-lt-ssly ht-l1i11tl tllltl to l't'lIlt'mlJt'I' only Illost-1111 whit-h wi- havt- l'l'lllIl1IDll2lllllj' sailt-tl first past tl1t- winning post. lint llll'l't' is a 1'lll'1llt'l' l'l'?lSUll still whit-h I think is mort- at-t-o1111talJlt- for tht- 1-1-s11lt than any olht-1-, Elllll that is tl1t- 1111-t-io11s t't-t-ling of symlmatliy whit-h almost lllllVt'l'S2lllj' 1-xists ht-twt-t-n 1't'lltlNY-SllfTl'I'l'I'S. I say Sllffl0l'l'I'S atlvist-tlly, litrl' 1ll1'l'l' is no tlouht that an U2ll'Slll2llllS Fatt- is linkt-tl with a -24-