Rowing trophy lid

Round silver trophy lid topped with a small figurine of a boater-hatted rower holding an oar.

Port Adelaide's first rowing 'regatta' took place in September 1838 between Captain Hart of the Porcher and Cook of the Eden for the amusement of their shore-going friends. The annual regatta on the Port River soon became a regular and highly popular fixture on the Adelaide sporting calendar. With his stove-pipe trousers and jaunty boater, the figure also reflects colonial efforts to recreate a slice of England in their new backyard.