James Hastie (rower)
James Hastie (1848 – 9 December 1897) was a British rower who won Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta three times.
Hastie was born at sea, and became a brewers agent in London.[1] He was a member of Thames Rowing Club where he was a long-standing captain.[2] In 1877 Hastie with W Eyre won Silver Goblets at Henley Royal Regatta beating Frank Lumley Playford and S Le B Smith in the final.[3] He was captain of Thames in 1878 when he was involved in meetings to set up the Amateur Rowing Association [4] and to set a definition for amateur.[5] In 1879 with Eyre he was runner-up in Silver Goblets to Francis Gulston and R H Labat. However Hastie and Eyre won Silver Goblets in 1880 beating Alexander Payne and F D Leader in the final and in 1881 beating Playford and P Adcock in the final. He spent the night of the census in 1881 at the Thames Clubhouse in Putney.[1]
Hastie died in the Staines district at the age of 49.
References
- ^ a b British Census 1881 RG11 0662/35 p 16
- ^ The New York Times December 10, 1897
- ^ Henley Royal Regatta Results of Final Races 1839–1939 Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Walter Bradford Woodgate Boating p 194
- ^ Walter Bradford Woodgate Boating p 192