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This page
outlines the Rowing Clubs who were members of the American Canoe
Association prior to 1900 and competed in various Canadian or
CCA events. This most often consisted of the C15, a popular
racing boat for all types of boating clubs, not just canoeing.
OTTAWA
| ARGONAUT | LEANDER
| DON | BURRARD
INLET
see also LACHINE
| BROCKVILLE
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lands of the Anishinabewaki,
Omàmìwininìwag, Kanien'kehá:ka |
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OTTAWA
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Ottawa
ONTARIO |
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Ottawa
Rowing Club |
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Ottawa
River |
| Founded: |
1867 |
| Founders:
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GG
Lord Alexander, PM Sir John A. MacDonald, Thomas Reynolds,
Lt. Col Bernard ADC, Colonel MacDougall, Alan Gilmour,
T.D.Harrington |
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www.ottawarowingclub.com
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The
Ottawa
Rowing Club
was founded in 1867 and is the oldest
rowing club in Canada. ORC was an active member of the
Ottawa regatta cicuit in the 1890s. They were in regular
attendance at Ottawa Canoe Club's annual regatta, competing
in the C15 events, usually in their club boat christened
"Red Elephant." The Red Elephant took first
prize in the 1891, 1893 and 1894 C15 events. By 1902,
ORC was entering athletes in the double blade (kayak)
races. When the Canadian Canoe Association was conceived
in 1900, ORC was not a part of the charter members but
did attend the championship regatta in Brockville as
there was both a rowing fours and a quarter mile swim
race on the following Monday as part of the Bohemian
Club's regatta.
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lands of the Mississauga,
Wendake-Nionwentsio, Anishinabewaki,
Haudenosaunee |
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ARGONAUT
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Toronto
ONTARIO |
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Argonaut
Rowing Club |
Water:
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Humber
Bay |
| Founded: |
1872 |
| Founders:
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The
Orioles (Henry O'Brien) |
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www.argonautrowingclub.com
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The
Argonaut
Rowing Club
was one of three boating clubs originally
located in the inner Toronto Harbour along with the
Royal Canadian Yacht Club and the Toronto Canoe Club.
The buildings were forced to relocate in the 1930s due
to the Harbour Commission's waterfront redevelopment
which found the ARC relocate along with the Toronto
Canoe Club to Humber Bay. Argonaut was listed as an
ACA member club in the 1892 directory Argonaut competed
in the very first canoeing events at the Dominion Day
regatta in 1896, winning gold in the very first Dominion
Day C15 race. They medalled again in 1898 and 1901 before
eventually focusing wholly on rowing.
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| R.H.
Muntz
ACA Single Blade
Winner 1891 |
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lands of the Mississauga,
Attiwonderonk, Anishinabewaki, Haudenosaunee |
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LEANDER
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Hamilton
ONTARIO |
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Leander
Boat Club |
| Other
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Leander
Rowing Club |
Water:
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Lake
Ontario |
| Founded: |
1877 |
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www.leanderboatclubofhamilton.com
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The
Leander
Boat Club
was founded as the Leander
Rowing Club in 1877 and ceased operations in
1895. During that time, the club was a member of the
American Canoe Association sometime after 1889 although
it is unclear as to what extent they may have competed
in local canoeing circles. After successive clubs (Nautilus
Club, Hamilton Rowing Club) opened and closed, the current
incarnation, the Leander Boat Club, was firmly established
in 1927.
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lands of the Mississauga, Wendake-Nionwentsio,
Anishinabewaki, Haudenosaunee |
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DON
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Mississauga
ONTARIO |
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Don
Rowing Club |
Water:
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Credit
River |
| Founded: |
1878 |
| Founders:
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Christie
Brothers, Andrew MacFarlane, T. Hogarth, J. Swanson |
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www.donrowingclub.ca
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The
Don
Rowing Club
was a member of the American Canoe Association
sometime after 1889 although it is unclear as to what
extent they may have competed in local canoeing circles.
The original club was located, not surprisingly, on
the banks of the Don River in Toronto, however, persistent
flooding of the river prompted them to reloacte permanently
to the Credit River in Mississauga.
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lands of the
Coast Salish, Hul'qumi'num Treaty, Stz'uminus, S'ólh
Téméxw, Squamish, Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh
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BURRARD
INLET
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Vancouver
BRITISH COLUMBIA |
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Burrard
Inlet Rowing Club |
| Other
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Vancouver
Rowing Club |
Water:
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Burrard
Inlet (Coal Harbour) |
| Founded: |
1890 |
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Former
members of
Vancouver Boating Club |
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www.vancouverrowingclub.ca
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The
Burrard
Inlet Rowing Club
was built in 1890 just west of the rival
Vancouver Boating Club
that they had splintered from. They became fierce rivals
for 9 years until eventual amalgamation in 1899 as the
Vancouver Rowing Club.
The club was possibly erroneously listed in ACA records
as the Burrard Inlet Boating Club.
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