The St George's Club was an English rowing club based on the

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of the

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that competed in the middle of the 19th century. The St George's Club included members who were receiving a medical education at

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. It was active in the 1840s and entered

coxed four A coxed four, also known as a 4+, is a rowing boat used in the sport of competitive rowing. It is designed for four persons who propel the boat with sweep oars and is steered by a coxswain. The crew consists of four rowers, each having one ...

events at

Henley Royal Regatta Henley Royal Regatta (or Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage) is a rowing event held annually on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. It was established on 26 March 1839. It differs from the thr ...

. The St George's boat came third in the

Stewards' Challenge Cup The Stewards' Challenge Cup is a rowing event for men's coxless fours at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing clubs. Two or more clubs may combi ...

in 1841 but won the event in 1843 with the crew of G. Jeffreys, J. Hodding, G. Collier, T. B. Bumpstead (stroke) and A. Johnson (cox). The club were runners up to

Oxford University Boat Club Oxford University Boat Club (OUBC) is the rowing club for male, heavyweight oarsman of the University of Oxford, England, located on the River Thames at Oxford. The club was founded in the early 19th century. The Boat Race The club races agai ...

in the competition in 1844. Also in 1844 Thomas Bumpsted won the

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and the

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although he entered the latter for Scullers Club. In 1845 at Henley St George's won the New Challenge Cup which was the precursor to the

Ladies' Challenge Plate The Ladies' Challenge Plate is one of the events at Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. Crews of men's eight-oared boats below the standard of the Grand Challenge Cup can enter, although international standar ...

and were runners up to OUBC in the Stewards' again. In 1847 at Henley St George's were runners up in the

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to Christ Church, Oxford. In the same regatta

William Falls William Stewart Falls (1825 – 22 May 1889) was an English doctor and rower who won Silver Wherries at Henley Royal Regatta. Falls was born at Clifton, Bristol, the son of William Falls, a naval surgeon, and his wife Elizabeth. He received me ...

and W Coulthard rowing for St George's won the Silver Wherries beating T Pollock and T H Fellows of

Leander Club Leander Club, founded in 1818, is one of the oldest rowing clubs in the world, and the oldest non-academic club. It is based in Remenham in Berkshire, England and adjoins Henley-on-Thames. Only three other surviving clubs were founded prior t ...

in the final.Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939
/ref> St George's was one of several clubs on the Tideway including

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Argonaut Club The Argonaut Club was an English rowing club based on the Tideway of the River Thames that competed in the middle of the 19th century. History The Argonaut Club was active in the 1850s and its first major successes were in the Visitors' Challe ...

Thames Club The Thames Club was an English rowing club based on the Tideway of the River Thames that competed in the middle of the 19th century. The Thames Club was active in the 1840s and 1850s and its first major success was winning the Grand Challenge Cu ...

, Meteor Club and Petrel Club. In 1856 there was a move to combine these clubs into a single club that could compete successfully against the Oxford and Cambridge crews at Henley in the

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and eights. To achieve this, the

London Rowing Club London Rowing Club (LRC, or colloquially, 'London') is the second-oldest of the non-academic active rowing clubs on the Thames in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1856 by members of the long-disbanded Argonauts Club wishing to compete at ...

was formed.E D Brickwood ''Boat Racing or The Arts of Rowing and Training'' 1876
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References

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