Scrapbook of Colonel (Hubert) Bruce Logan
Bruce Logan (1886 - 1965) was born in Chesterton, Cambridgeshire, England and was a renowned sportman, primarily for rowing but also for boxing and rugby.
The race for the champion cup was looked forward to with great interest, London having beaten Thames by small margins three times at up-river regattas. It will be remembered that Thames materially altered their order at Staines last Saturday, Beresford going stroke, instead of T. D. Richardson. Yesterday Bruce Logan, who has now quite recovered from his illness, came in at No 4, and so brought the crew up to its full strength again.
Just as Lord Ampthill, on the launch Timmy, gave the word to start the London boat was blown out of its course. Thames, too, were pointing over to the Surrey shore, and the result was a foul before ten strokes had been rowed. Lord Ampthill ordered both crews back to their stake-boats, and after some delay a fresh start was effected. London got off the faster of the two, and led by a canvas after half a minute's rowing, but by the time Harrod's Wharf was passed Thames, in spite of the station, got a lead. They showed to much better advantage in the rough water, their time and their blades being much more even.
The two boats hung very close together, and just before the Crab Tree was reached 2 and 4's oars in the London boat came in contact with Thames'7 and 5, and threw the crew out considerably. London claimed a foul, but as both crews were in neutral water the umpire took no notice of the claim. Soon after another foul occurred, and this time the Thames cox. held up his hand. Neither crew, however, stopped, and as the bend in the station began to favour Thames, they drew clear and finally won by rather over a length in 7 min and 57 sec. The race was hardly a fair test of the two crews' merits, or, at any rate, not a final one. It certainly brought out the fact that Thames are the better watermen, and I think that, on the day, they would have won in any case. The London crew has now three wins to its credit, against one of Thames, and there are still two first-class regattas at which they may meet again and fight out the struggle anew.
The photograph is from the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News and the text is from The Daily Telegraph & Courier (London), Tuesday, July 26, 1910.
Current information from Wikipedia: The Metropolitan Regatta is an international rowing regatta. It takes place on Dorney Lake, Buckinghamshire near Eton next to the River Thames in southern England. It attracts crews from schools, clubs, and universities from around the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States.
The Metropolitan Regatta was established in 1866 on the tideway through the initiative of Herbert Playford, Captain of London Rowing Club. The event's first honorary secretary was Charles Dickens, Jr.
The Regatta ran until 1977 on a course between Putney and Hammersmith of a mile and three-quarters.
The regatta resumed in 1980, at Thorpe Park, Surrey. It moved to Royal Albert Dock in 1988 and its current home at Dorney Lake in 2001.
The four original challenge trophies, which have been joined by many others, are:
