MEN'S OPEN (1902-1979)
C-15
1 Mi
1500m
  War Canoe
 
Fulford Cup - Introduced 1902
 
Recordi1500m
1972
3:50
Quebec C.C.
Lou Lukanovich Captain
 
Recordi1-Mi
1955
4:40
Balmy Beach C.C.
Jim Mossman Captain
 
  Year   Time First Place Second Place Third Place
 
  1902   7:26.6 Charlie W. McLean Captain E. R. 'Eddie' McNeill Captain Unknown Captain
        Grand Trunk B.C. Britannia B.H.C.
Smiths Falls C.C.
  1903   No Time Charlie W. McLean Captain E. R. 'Eddie' McNeill Captain Unknown Captain
        Grand Trunk B.C. Britannia B.H.C. Rideau C.C.
  1904   No Time Charlie W. McLean Captain Arthur A. Pinard Captain E. R. 'Eddie' McNeill Captain
        Grand Trunk B.C. Ottawa C.C. Britannia B.H.C.
  1905   6:30 Charlie W. McLean Captain E. R. 'Eddie' McNeill Captain Jack O'Connell Captain
        Grand Trunk B.C. Britannia B.H.C. Ottawa C.C.
  1906   5:55 A. Bain Captain Charlie W. McLean Captain Unknown Captain
        Chateauguay B.C. Grand Trunk B.C. Britannia B.H.C.
  1907   5:42 Albert Keyworth Captain E. R. 'Eddie' McNeill Captain Art McNichol (?) Captain
        Carleton Place C.C. Britannia B.H.C.
Toronto C.C.
  1908   7:20 Frank R. Longstaff Sr. Captain Horace H. Merrill Captain Albert Keyworth Captain
        Parkdale C.C. New Edinburgh C.C. Carleton Place C.C.
        D. Cromar (Stroke), F. Addison, R. Henders, George Duncan, W. Moulster, J. Hamm, C. Coryell, N. Duffett, E. Winchester, L. Watson, W. Coryell, H. Gall, R. Bell, O. Gundy        
  1909   5:11 Horace H. Merrill Captain * Frank R. Longstaff Sr. Captain Unknown Captain
        New Edinburgh C.C. Parkdale C.C. Island A.A.A.
  1910   6:26 Horace H. Merrill Captain Guy Boyce Captain Charlie Lett Captain
        New Edinburgh C.C. Britannia B.H.C. Rideau C.C.
  1911   4:42 Horace H. Merrill Captain Charlie Lett Captain Charles Riddy Captain
        New Edinburgh C.C. Rideau C.C.
Toronto C.C.
  1912   6:15.6 Unknown Captain Unknown Captain Unknown Captain
       
Toronto C.C. Gravenhurst C.C. Grand Trunk B.C.
  1913   6:36 A. T. Blackburn Captain Frank R. Longstaff Sr. Captain Gordon Johnstone Captain
       
Toronto C.C. Parkdale C.C. Ottawa C.C.
  1914   6:45 Albert Keyworth Captain Unknown Captain William Crowe Captain
        Britannia B.C.
Toronto C.C. Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C.
        Charlie Stimson (Stroke), E. Ballantyne, J. Lewis, C. Poulin, H. Storey, E. Bouchette, G. Skuce, S. Sorley, E. Sawyer, E. Richards, J. Ableson, N. McFadden, P. Gunderson, C. Laskey        
  1915   6:43.6 Gil Gordon Captain Unknown Captain Frank R. Longstaff Sr. Captain
        Carleton Place C.C. Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C. Parkdale C.C.
   
  1916-1918 - Race suspended due to war
                   
  1919   6:46 Frank R. Longstaff Sr. Captain Stan Reid Captain Gil Gordon Captain
        Parkdale C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Carleton Place C.C.
  1920   6:41 Joe Lynch Captain Gil Gordon Captain W. Watson Captain
        Parkdale C.C. Carleton Place C.C. Lachine Rowing Club
  1921   7:10.4 W. J. Henderson Captain Unknown Captain Jack Beattie Captain (?)
        Parkdale C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Grand Trunk B.C.
  1922   5:47.2 Clarey C. Gibson Captain William Crowe Captain Unknown Captain **
        Rideau A.C. Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C. Carleton Place C.C.
        J. Humphrys, G. Little, Ab Quayle, Dick Rivington, H. Russell, Orrie Hodgkin, A. Charbonneau, J. May, J. MacEarty, Fred Brown, Wib Pinhey, C. Haddleton, Ed Berryman, Harry Butler        
  1923   7:57 Unknown Captain Unknown Captain William Crowe Captain
        Parkdale C.C. Humber Bay C.C. Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C.
  1924   6:46 Eric A. Roy Captain Clarey C. Gibson Captain Unknown Captain
        Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C. Rideau A.C. Parkdale C.C.
        Ivan Roy, A. Wimperis, S. Short, Ted Reid, Cecil Clark, Jack Bourgault, Charles Clark, E. Nolan, A. Short, L. Benedict, B. Smith, Ed Hebert, A. Thurston, George Green, K. Bosbaan, G. ??        
  1925   6:41 Clarey C. Gibson Captain Eric A. Roy Captain Unknown Captain
        Rideau A.C. Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C. Balmy Beach C.C.
        Wib Pinhey (Stroke), Ted May, Dick Rivington, E. Godwin, Ed Berryman, S. Cooke, W. Easdale, Harry Butler, A. Charbonneau, J. Humphrys, D. Coleman, W. Clarke, J. McGuire, L. Grosvenor        
  1926   6:49.8 Clarey C. Gibson Captain Eric A. Roy Captain Unknown Captain
        Rideau A.C. Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C. Balmy Beach C.C.
        Wib Pinhey (Stroke), Ted May, Dick Rivington, E. Godwin, Ed Berryman, S. Cooke, Harry Butler, J. Humphrys, D. Coleman, W. Clarke, J. McGuire, L. Grosvenor, B. Spence, A. Burton        
  1927   7:06.8 Clarey C. Gibson Captain *** Unknown Captain Unknown Captain
        Rideau A.C. Balmy Beach C.C.
Toronto C.C.
        Wib Pinhey (Stroke), Ted May, Ed Berryman, S. Cooke, Harry Butler, B. Spence, A. Burton, Fred Brown, R. Steele, Frank Amyot, Joe Amyot, C. Mitchell, G. Duhamel, S. Webb        
  1928   6:15.4 A. E. 'Bert' Barker Captain Reg Gisborne Captain Gordon 'Curly' Thorne Captain
        Grand Trunk B.C. Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C. Balmy Beach C.C.
  1929   7:01.2 A. E. 'Bert' Barker Captain Reg Gisborne Captain Butler Captain
        Grand Trunk B.C. Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C.
Toronto C.C.
  1930   6:29.8 Gordon 'Curly' Thorne Captain Vince Chisholm Captain Eric A. Roy Captain
        Balmy Beach C.C. Lachine R.C.C. Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C.
  1931   6:02 Vince Chisholm Captain Gordon 'Curly' Thorne Captain Cecil Powers Captain
        Lachine R.C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C.
  1932   4:52.8* Vince Chisholm Captain Bill McDevitt Captain Alan Longstaff Captain
        Lachine R.C.C. Gananoque M. & C.C. Parkdale C.C.
  1933   6:11.8 Vince Chisholm Captain Roy Nurse Captain Eric A. Roy Captain
        Lachine R.C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C.
  1934   6:28 Vince Chisholm Captain John Wing Captain Cecil Powers Captain
        Lachine R.C.C. Gananoque M. & C.C. Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C.
  1935   4:52.2 Nelson Brown Captain Bill Edwards Captain Cecil Powers Captain
        Grand Trunk B.C. Gananoque M. & C.C. Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C.
  1936   No Time Paul Porter Captain Cecil Powers Captain Neill Captain
        Balmy Beach C.C. Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C. Boulevard C.C.
  1937   5:48.6 Paul Porter Captain Ernie Jarvis Captain Art Brazer Captain
        Balmy Beach C.C. Lachine R.C.C. Carleton Place C.C.
  1938   No Time Cecil Lavalley Captain Gordie Poirier Captain Douglas Groff Captain
        Carleton Place C.C. Lachine R.C.C. Winnipeg C.C.
        Tom Jamieson, F. Gallipo, J. McKittrick, J. Bennett, K. Wilson, G. Townend, A. Bennett, C. Waugh, A. MacDonald, J. MacFarlane, Ed. Nesbitt, E. M. Nesbitt, J. Hamilton, A. Nesbitt        
  1939   No Time Tommy Shore Captain Lloyd Quackenbush Captain Paul Porter Captain
        Lachine R.C.C. Parkdale-Swansea C.C. Balmy Beach C.C.
  1940   6:15 Chuck Johnson Captain William E. Burke Captain Stew Weir Captain
        Island C.C. Ottawa-New Edinburgh C.C. Excel B.C.
  1941   6:34.4 R. McCreary Captain Chuck Johnson Captain Vic Bienvenue Captain
        Boulevard C.C. Island C.C. Grand Trunk B.C.
                   
  1942-1945 - Race suspended due to war
                   
  1946   6:12 Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain Jim Mossman Captain R. Lawrie Captain
        Lachine R.C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Toronto S. & C.C.
  1947   4:41 Jim Mossman Captain Vincent Dier Captain Joe Johnson Captain
        Balmy Beach C.C. Gananoque M. & C.C. Island C.C.
  1948   No Time Jim Mossman Captain Paul Porter Captain Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain
        Balmy Beach C.C. Island C.C. Lachine R.C.C.
  1949   4:53 Jim Mossman Captain Stan Richardson Captain Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain
        Balmy Beach C.C. Toronto S. & C.C. Lachine R.C.C.
  1950   5:58.6 Jim Mossman Captain Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain J. McGrath Captain
        Balmy Beach C.C. Lachine R.C.C. Island C.C.
  1951   5:03 Jim Mossman Captain Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain Paul Badeaux Captain
        Balmy Beach C.C. Lachine R.C.C. Radisson C.C.
  1952   4:53 Robbie Skeates Captain Jim Mossman Captain Bill Dinsmore Captain
        Lachine R.C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Island C.C.
  1953   4:56.4 Raymond Knight Captain Jim Mossman Captain Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain
        Toronto S. & C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Lachine R.C.C.
  1954   5:11 Jim Mossman Captain Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain Bill Collins Captain
        Balmy Beach C.C. Lachine R.C.C. Island C.C.
  1955   4:40 Jim Mossman Captain Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain Ted Kenney Captain
        Balmy Beach C.C. Lachine R.C.C. Cartierville B.C.
                   
  Race distance changed from 1 mile to 1500m. Best time archived (1 mile).
                   
  1956   4:35 Jim Mossman Captain Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain Bill Dinsmore Captain
        Balmy Beach C.C. Lachine R.C.C. Island C.C.
  1957   4:55 Jim Mossman Captain Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain Robert Sleeth Sr. Captain
      Balmy Beach C.C. Lachine R.C.C. Cartierville B.C.
  1958   4:50 Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain Vince Ramsay Captain Jim Mossman Captain
        Lachine R.C.C. Cartierville B.C. Balmy Beach C.C.
  1959   No Time Vince Ramsay Captain Jim Mossman Captain Earl 'Doc' Whittall Captain
        Cartierville B.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Lachine R.C.C.
  1960   4:52.4 Vince Ramsay Captain Jim Mossman Captain Angus Birse Captain
        Cartierville B.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Cartierville B.C.
  1961   No Time Vince Ramsay Captain Angus Birse Captain Raymond Knight Captain
        Cartierville B.C. Cartierville B.C. Toronto S. & C.C.
  1962   4:48.4 Angus Birse Captain Jim Mossman Captain Don May Captain
        Cartierville B.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Toronto S. & C.C.
  1963   4:46.3 Vince Ramsay Captain Frank Garner Captain Jack Horne Captain
        Cartierville B.C. Mississauga C.C. Banook C.C.
  1964   4:44.8 Bill Collins Captain Vince Ramsay Captain Jim Mossman Captain
        Mississauga C.C. Cartierville B.C. Balmy Beach C.C.
  1965   4:51.2 Bill Collins Captain John Rose Captain Jim Mossman Captain
        Mississauga C.C. Chateauguay B.C. Balmy Beach C.C.
  1966   4:47.5 Bill Collins Captain Jim Mossman Captain Roy De Clerq Captain
        Mississauga C.C. Balmy Beach C.C. Cartierville B.C.
  1967   3:58.4 Vince Ramsay Captain Roman Cardi Captain Brian Burton Captain
        Cartierville B.C. Lachine R.C.C. Mississauga C.C.
  1968   5:21.2 Larry Collins Captain Angus Birse Captain Dave Findlay Captain
        Mississauga C.C. Cartierville B.C. Carleton Place C.C.
  1969   4:41.1 Dieter Schroeder Captain Bennie Tackaberry Captain Jacques Turcot Captain
        Banook C.C. Gananoque M. & C.C. Quebec C.C.
  1970   4:41.3 Lou Lukanovich Captain Larry Collins Captain Bob MacGlashen Captain
        Quebec C.C. West Rouge C.C. Mic Mac A.A.C.
  1971   3:52.1 Lou Lukanovich Captain Jim Reardon Captain Ron Truesdell Captain
        Quebec C.C. Mississauga C.C. Gananoque M. & C.C.
  1972   3:50 Lou Lukanovich Captain Bob Abbott Captain Dean Oldershaw Captain
        Quebec C.C. West Rouge C.C. Mohawk C.C.
  1973   4:01.6 John MacLeod Captain Dean Oldershaw Captain Bob Abbott Captain
        Banook C.C. Mohawk C.C. West Rouge C.C.
  1974   4:04.3 Bruce Laidley Captain George Michie Captain Frank Garner Captain
        Mississauga C.C. Rideau C.C. Cheema A.C.
  1975-1978 - Race suspended
                   
  1979   5:56.3 Frank Garner Captain Bob Russell Captain Mary Jane Yeo Captain
        Cheema A.C. Banook C.C. Mississauga C.C.
  1980   Race discontinued
                   
  * The Montreal Gazette points out that there is some doubt as to whether the course in 1909 was a full mile...
** The Book of Champions (Johnston) states that Parkdale finished third, but two newspapers state that Carleton Place finished third.
*** Rideau's 1927 crew is listed as recording a 7:06.8 time in both newspapers. It is incorrectly listed in "100 Years of Champions" as 4:06.8
1 The Globe and Mail indicates that the Open Mile war canoe races was actually a 3/4 mile race due to insufficient length at Mooney's Bay. This calls into question the length of the race in 1935, 1941 and again from 1947-1955 when the race was chaned from 1 mile to 1500m.