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Description: | Song written on a boat race on the River Tyne.The rise of shipbuilding on the Tyne had created thousands of skilled oarsmen. This created much rivalry between the boatmen on the Tyne and those of the River Thames and professional rowing events had become a common event on the Tyne by the mid nineteenth century.Perhaps the regions most famous oarsman was Harry Clasper, a ferryman from Dunston. Clasper not only triumphed as a great oarsman, but was also an innovative boat designer. Clasper brought on the talents of another young oarsman, Robert Chambers. This song refers to a race between Chambers and another oarsman, Cooper. Chambers won the national sculling championship in 1859 and went on to see much success on the River Tyne.This song is part of the John Bell Collection. ; A collection of broadsheets on various subjects, with manuscript notes in the hand of John Bell. | Publisher: | unknown | Rights holder: | rights holder : Newcastle University | Subjects: | entertainment and sport sport & rowing & rivers Leisure | Temporal: | start=1841;end=1860; | Source: | Folk Archive Resource North East | Identifier: | farne:N0503501 | Go to resource |
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