1995 Hall of Fame Inductees

Alfred Holwell
Alf Holwell rowed in 17 races in 10 Regattas between 1900 and 1911. His crew won 16 of these races and he filled the stroke oar position for six of the victories. His only Regatta loss came as a juvenile and he won every senior race in which he rowed. Father of 14 children, Mr. Holwell was born in 1879 and lived until 1973, when he died at the age of 94. Many members of his family have been involved in various aspects of the Regatta through the years.

Patrick Ring
Pat Ring, who joins lis late brother Jimmy in the Hall of Fame, compiled an outstanding Regatta record as a coxswain between 1949 and 1972. During an era when most coxswains steered up to ten or more crews in a Regatta, Mr. Ring was very busy and very successful.
He started his career with four victories in 1949 and concluded it with two wins in 1972. In between, he posted 35 victories including the 1961 Championship with the William Summers Jr. Crew.

Geoffrey Stirling
Geoff Stirling's support fo the Regatta from the mid-1950's to the present has contributed to the event's success in four major ways. He donated three racong shells, including the Newfoundland Herald and OZ-FM launched in 1994 and has sponsored 27 different crews since the 1960's, including the record holding OZ-FM's women's crew.
Mr. Stirling donated the very attractive Kim Stirling Memorial Trophy and numerous individual awards and through NTV and CJON television, OZ-FM and CJON radio and the Newfoundland Herlad, has provided more than 40 years of exceptional coverage of the Regatta.

1904 Blackhead Fishermen's Crew
One of the finest crews ever to row on Quidi Vidi lake, the 1904 Blackhead Fishermen's Crew had the second best time from 1901 to 1981. Only the 9:13.80 of the 1901 Outer Cove Fishermen was faster than the 9:21.20 time of the Blackhead crew during that period. Arthur Williams was coxswain for the crew that was comprised of four rowers named Healy and two named Cook. M. Healy was stroke with G. Cook, M. Healy, J. Healy, W. Healy and J. Cook. it should be noted that about 1,000 crews took part in the Regatta prior to the 1981 Smith-Stockley crew breaking the Outer Cove record and with it the time rowed by Blackhead.

Samuel Loveys
Sam Loveys was a boat builder who provided the earliest movement from working and fishing boats to the style of racing shell that is used in today's Regatta. Between 1840 and 1856, Mr. Loveys had a great influence on the Regatta with the design of his shells. He provided the Ripple in '40 and followed it with Lucy Long in '44, Undine in '54, Darling in '55 and Eugenie in '56. He also constructed two pilot shells for the pilot boat races of 1955.