- City of Toronto Archives
- George McCauley collection of Argonaut Rowing Club records
- George McCauley collection of Argonaut Rowing Club photographs
- Jack Guest and Joe Wright Jr., in Doubles, 1928 Olympic Games
Jack Guest and Joe Wright Jr., in Doubles, 1928 Olympic Games
file1928Fonds 489 > Series 2360 > File 1007
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- Dates
- 1928 (indexed as 1928)
- Level
- file
- Extent
- 1 photonegative : b&w, glass ; 10 x 13 cm
- Scope & content
- File consists of 1 glass negative of Joe Wright Jr., stroke, and Jack Guest, bow, whom represented the Argonauts and Canada at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, Holland. In the preliminary heats the Canadians defeated the Dutch crew by three lengths. In the second round the Argonaut double met surprising defeat at the hands of the Germans by two lengths. In the repecharge, Wright and Guest decisovely defeated a French double by four lengths to keep their chances alive. In the elimination round, the Canadians had an easy time beating the same German double who had beaten them earlier. Wright and guest drew a bye in the semi-final and met the winner of the United States vs Austria race in the final. The double team of Costello and McIlvane of the United States won a most convincing victory against the Argonauts in the final. The Canadians had to be content wining the silver medal in this event.
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- 2026-10-16T05:32:19Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto