I've got a newspaper clipping, with a photograph of Mrs Golding presenting the Golding Cup to the first holders and winners of a rowing race in 1957, from the Cambridge Daily News, Wednesday 22 May 1957. It's in quite fragile condition as it was torn from the newspaper at the time and been kept in a pile of papers ever since, that's 60 years ago! The race took place on Sunday 19 May 1957.
I wonder where the Golding Cup is now!
The article underneath the photo explained the race and the Golding Cup and listed the crews who rowed from Rob Roy Rowing Club and City Rowing Club:
Mrs Golding presenting the cup to Colin F. Hibbs, the City R.C. Captain
City R.C. Beat Robs by Two Seconds
The invitation race for the "Golding Cup" between crews representing the Rob Roy Boat Club and the City of Cambridge Rowing Club was rowed over the Cutter course on Sunday morning and those present were rewarded by seeing a very exciting race which eventually resulted in a win for the City crew by the narrow margin of two seconds.Both crews got away to good starts and the city crew, rowing at the second station, made a slight impression, although their rate of striking was a little lower than the Robs. This impression was, however, short-lived and by the boathouses the robs had got away and were, if anything, out of their distance by about half a length, but this advantage was also very temporary and the race was a terrific struggle to the finish, which showed the City crew as the winners by just two seconds.
Immediately after the race the crews and supporters congregated at the Lady Margaret boathouse and after the secretary of the Robs had introduced and thanked Mr and Mrs Golding for their generous action in presenting the cup to the Rob Roy B.C. Mrs Golding presented the cup to the representative of the winning crew (C. F. Hibbs). Mr Bernard Lucas (Chairman of the City of Cambridge R.C.) said his club was honoured to be invited to compete for the trophy and they were delighted to be the first holders.
The competing crews were as follows:
Roy Roy Rowing Club: FW Galbraith (bow), DI Hall, M Mansfield, D Munns, BW Ellis, R Pope, ORC Patman, R Leeds (stroke), R Patten (cox).
City Rowing Club: CF Hibbs (bow), AJ Legge, PN Craig, ARG Cockerton, GP Thulborn, RH Thulborn, TP Edwards, RJ Howard (stroke), DW Brown (cox).
Members of the Robs are reminded that tubbing practice has commenced at the Lady Margaret boatyard.
