▁ ▁London , ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁but cher . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁long - standing ▁member ▁of ▁V esta ▁Row ing ▁Club ▁in ▁Put ney ▁and ▁also ▁a ▁cross - country ▁runner ▁who ▁represented ▁South ▁London ▁Har riers ▁in ▁the ▁National ▁Championships . ▁As ▁a ▁single ▁sc ull er ▁he ▁won ▁nine ▁vict ories ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁Cup ▁at ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁Reg atta . ▁He ▁first ▁won ▁the ▁Wing field ▁Sc ull s ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁but ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁Benjamin ▁Hun ting ▁How ell . ▁He ▁won ▁again ▁in ▁▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁defe ating ▁Saint - Ge orge ▁As he ▁and ▁Arthur ▁Cl out te . ▁He ▁lost ▁to ▁Cl out te ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁to ▁As he ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁but ▁beat ▁them ▁both ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁At ▁first ▁he ▁had ▁difficulty ▁in ▁having ▁his ▁entry ▁accepted ▁for ▁Hen ley ▁Royal ▁Reg atta ▁but ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁ ▁Diam ond ▁Challenge ▁Sc ull s ▁in ▁▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁when ▁he ▁lost ▁to ▁Frederick ▁Sept im us ▁Kelly . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Diam ond ▁Sc ull s ▁be ating ▁Captain ▁D are ll . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁Wing field ▁Sc ull s ▁again ▁and ▁his ▁nin