cup
Object Detail
Object Name
trophy
Description
Searle Memorial trophy won by Charles "Wag" Harding (the "pocket Hercules") on the 26th March 1893.
The trophy was in memory of the Australian Harry Searle, who died of typhoid in Melbourne, aged 23, on his way home to New South Wales after retaining his world professional sculling title in England in 1889.
The trophy was in memory of the Australian Harry Searle, who died of typhoid in Melbourne, aged 23, on his way home to New South Wales after retaining his world professional sculling title in England in 1889.
Accession No
1996.73.1
Collection
Rowing
Associated Date
26 Mar 1893
Associated Period
19th century
Associated Event
Searle Memorial Trophy, 1893
Date
1893