London Business Houses Head Race

The Rowing Service

Posted by Mark Davies.

Also see the results from 1996.

                 London Business Houses Head Race           Thames Tideway - Putney Bridge to Barnes Bridge                      Sunday 9th March 1997Finish Start Crew                          Category    TimeH      1     Cygnet I                      Open        16.19  * 2      3     National Westminster Bank I   Open        16.203      9     Barclays Bank                 Open        16.344      5     Walbrook I                    Veteran     16.41  *    5      17    AKZO Nobel (NL)  	           Overseas    16.41  * 6      19    CAROL BC                      Mixed       16.43  *7      2     Lensbury I                    Open        16.518      4     Midland Bank I                Open        17.039      6     Horseferry I                  Open        17.1710     8     RABO Bank (NL)                Mixed       17.1711     20    National Westminster Bank III Mixed       17.27  12     11    Coopers & Lybrand (NL)        Veteran     17.3713     18    H B G (NL)                    Veteran     17.5714     7     Cygnet II                     Open        18.1115     13    Walbrook II                   Open        18.2016     21    Walbrook III                  Women       18.22  *    17     10    Lensbury II                   Veteran     18.3818     16    National Westminster Bank II  Mixed       18.5619     12    Trenite Van Doorne (NL)       Mixed       19.0520     15    Lensbury III                  Women       19.5621     14    Dacre                         Mixed       20.02(* indicates pennant winner)       -----------------------------------------------------------This race has been run for nearly 25 years and originates from the nowdefunct Business House Regattas previously held on the Tideway. It is aninvitation race between 'Business Houses' ie closed clubs with membershiprestricted to a certain organisation - such clubs are apparently on thedecline in the U.K. but still strong on the continent - especially in theNetherlands from where entries are regularly received. For furtherinformation contact Cygnet Rowing Club.-----------------------------------------------------------From Mark W Davies, Captain Cygnet RC. -----------------------------------------------------------