George Innes was the father of Barbara Peer of St George’s Ladies RC.

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Barbara presented the trophy in 1994 in his memory. Barbara and her husband Bill were regular visitors to the Chairman’s Enclosure, and both very generously left legacies to HWR in their wills. Barbara was one of four sisters who rowed with St George’s LRC and cox of the four which toured Australia in 1938 and the 1966 GB women’s eight. Her sister Thirza won the Championship Sculls several times.

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 Known as the Elite Single Sculls event until 2018