4 + : 11 started El: 1. SUI 2. FOR 3. FRA 4. AUT 5. BEL 6. HUN Eli: 1. ITA 2. DEN 3. SWE 4. TCH 5. NED The presence of Portuguese and Swedish oarsmen was noteworthy. RI: 1. TCH 2. FRA 3. DEN 4. SWE 5. NED RII: 1. FOR 2. HUN 3. BEL - AUT (Not rowed out) 2-: 7 started El: 1. SUI 2. AUT 3. DEN 4. FRA Eli: 1. NED 2. GBR 3. HUN For the first time, a British crew appeared on the start at a FISA European championship. Another interesting de tail: in the above-mentioned crew, the stroke, A. Bur- rough, a war victim, had an artificial leg. R: 1. DEN 2. AUT 3. GBR 4. FRA 5. HUN lx: 11 started El: 1. SWE 2. BEL 3. POL 4. EGY 5. HUN 6. FOR The veteran, Roger Verey (POL), European champion in 1933 and 1935, was still present but, having been una ble to bring his own boat, he had to scull in a borrowed one. A powerful Swede, Christienssen, qualified for the final. There was also an Egyptian competitor. Eli: 1. FRA 2. ITA 3. DEN 4. SUI 5. ESP RI: 1. SUI 2. BEL 3. EGY 4. POL 5. DEN RII: 1. ITA 2. HUN 3. ESP 4. POR 2 + : 7 started EL 1. SUI 2. DEN 3. FRA 4. NED Eli: 1. HUN 2. ITA 3. BEL R: 1. DEN 2. ITA 3. FRA 4. NED 5. BEL 4-: 8 started El: 1. SUI 2. SWE 3. GBR 4. BEL Eli: 1. ITA 2. TCH 3. FRA 4. HUN R: 1. TCH 2. GBR 3. SWE 4. FRA 5. HUN 6. BEL 2x: 7 started EL 1. NED 2. TCH 3. SUI 4. HUN Eli: 1. FRA 2. BEL 3. DEN R: 1. TCH 2. SUI 3. DEN 4. HUN 5. BEL 8 + : 11 started EL 1. ITA 2. NED 3. FRA 4. DEN 5. POR 6. HUN Eli: 1. SUI 2. TCH 3. SWE 4. AUT 5. BEL RI: 1. NED 2. DEN 3. POR 4. HUN 5. BEL RII: 1. TCH 2. FRA 3. SWE 4. AUT Finals A perfect blue sky. There was a gentle following breeze. Unlike the first two days, when attendance had been relatively slight, on Sunday the spectators poured in. There were no more seats left by one o’clock. 4 + : 1. FRA 2. ITA 3. TCH 4. SUI 5. POR 6. HUN France led from start to finish, but were hard pressed by the Italians, who finished two metres behind them. 2-: 1. DEN 2. AUT 3. FRA 4. SUI 5. GBR 6. NED A. Burrough and R.C.Morris of Thames R.C., London, were the first British crew to row in a FISA European championship final. The Danes finally beat the Austri ans, who had held the lead for much of the race. lx: 1. FRA 2. BEL 3. SUI 4. ITA 5. SWE 6. HUN By dint of intelligence as much as strength, the French man, Jean Sepheriades, held off the challenge of the Belgian, Beni Piessens. The Swiss, Hans-Jakob Keller, took third place. 2 + : 1. HUN 2. ITA 3. DEN 5. FRA 5. SUI 6. NED A fine finish, with hardly anything separating the first four crews. 4-: 1. ITA 2. TCH 3. SUI 4. SWE 5. GBR 6. FRA The average age of the Italians (Moioli, Morille - a future great FISA administrator -, G. Invernizzi and F. Faggi) was 20. They were to go on winning for many years. 2x: 1. NED 2. SUI 3. TCH 4. HUN 5. DEN 6. FRA The Dutch sculled through the Swiss and then took charge of the race. Throughout its history, FISA’S best oarsmen have put back into the sport the benefit they have derived from it, by giving of their time and experience to help younger oarsmen. Thus it was that in this final three of the most distinguished past champions officiated, one as umpire (Jack Beresford, a hero of the 1920-1940 period); another as his stand-by (Hans Walter, no less a figure from the 1905-1925 period) and, as starter, Hans Hot- tinger, who was their junior. 8 + : 1. ITA 2. DEN 3. SUI 4. FRA 5. NED 6. TCH A fine race, especially for the second place; three crews crossed the line, battling it out together and presenting the finish judges with a difficult decision. The prize-giving was held in the evening, in the main hall of the Casino. August 3rd 1948 — Henley-on-Thames 44th ordinary FISA congress Present: 51 delegates from 28 federations Many new countries (CAN CHI CUB IRL AES) were ad mitted as members, underlining the increasing impor tance of FISA throughout the world. There were now 31 member federations. Part 3 95
