American Sculling Championship
The American Sculling Championship (Professional).
These races were conducted under the challenge system. For details of this see World Sculling Championship, Challenges.
All races were with a turn.
The following table shows winners from 1859 to 1888. Other races must have taken place at a later date and others may be add to this table.
| Date (DMY) | Winner | Loser | Length | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-10-1859 | Joshua Ward | T Daw | 5 miles | See Ward Brothers (rowers) | |
| 13-08-1862 | James Hamill | Joshua Ward | 3 miles | - | |
| 14-08-1862 | James Hamill | Joshua Ward | 5 miles | - | |
| 23-07-1863 | Joshua Ward | James Hamill | 5 miles | - | |
| 28-09-1863 | James Hamill | Joshua Ward | 5 miles | - | |
| 19-07-1864 | James Hamill | Joshua Ward | 5 miles | - | |
| 21-05-1867 | W Brown | James Hamill | 5 miles | - | |
| 09-09-1867 | James Hamill | W Brown | 5 miles | Sunk | |
| 19-06-1868 | James Hamill | H Coulter | 5 miles | - | |
| 09-09-1868 | W Brown # | H Coulter | - | less than 5 miles | |
| 08-07-1874 | George Brown | William Scharff | 5 miles | - | |
| 26-09-1874 | George Brown | E Morris | 5 miles | - | |
| 11-09-1875 | E Morris | H Coulter | - | less than 5 miles | |
| 16-10-1875 | E Morris | H Coulter | - | less than 5 miles | |
| 21-10-1876 | William Scharff | E Morris | 5 miles | - | |
| 09-06-1877 | E Morris | William Scharff | 5 miles | - | |
| 13-10-1877 | E Morris | P Luther | 5 miles | - | |
| 20-06-1878 | Ned Hanlan | E Morris | 5 miles | - | |
| 03-10-1878 | Ned Hanlan | Charles E. Courtney | 5 miles | - | |
| - - 1879 | Ned Hanlan | Charles E. Courtney | 5 miles | 'The Fixed Match' | |
| 19-05-1880 | Ned Hanlan | Charles E. Courtney | - | - | |
| 26-05-1880 | Ned Hanlan | James Riely | 5 miles | - | |
| 24-10-1885 | James Teemer | Ned Hanlan | 3 miles | - | |
| 12-06-1886 | Jacob Gaudaur | James Teemer | 3 miles | - | |
| 30-05-1887 | Jacob Gaudeur | Ned Hanlan | - | less than 3 miles | |
| 23-07-1887 | Ned Hanlan | Jacob Gaudaur | 3 miles | - | |
| 13-08-1887 | James Teemer | Ned Hanlan | - | less than 3 miles | |
| 28-10-1887 | James Teemer | Jacob Gaudeur | 3 miles | - | |
| 24-11-1888 | William Joseph O'Connor | James Teemer | 3 miles | - | |
| 02-08-1919 | John B. Kelly Sr. | Paul Costello | [1] | ||
- Walter Brown died in March 1871 while still Champion
A much later race occurred when Tom Sullivan (rower) attempted to win the Championship of America in August 1905 when he raced Edward Durnan of Canada in a 3-mile (4.8 km) race in Toronto. Sullivan was soundly beaten and Durnan went on to unsuccessfully challenge for the World Sculling Title. Durnan was Hanlan's nephew.
References
- ↑ "Rowing Honors Go To Duluth Club". The New York Times. 3 August 1919.
The New York Clipper Annual 1892.
'Edward Hanlan America's Champion Oarsman' by R K Fox. 1880. (note, Hanlan was Canadian.)