
Stu Bowman with Ferris Cup
A Slimline Stuart Bowman has the perfect tonic as he wins the Ferris Cup
Sat, 06 May 2017, Serpentine SC
Persie takes the youngest place on the Serpentine podium Congratulations to Stuart Bowman on winning the Ferris Cup today.
A big thank you to Sally and Mike Olizar for presenting the prizes for the Ferris Cup on Saturday. Mike Olizar, who won this race in 1992, mentioned that Maurice Ferris, who joined the club in 1926, and was a winner of the Christmas Day handicap in 1938, passed away in the 1960s. This year marks the 91st anniversary of Ferris joining Serpentine SC.
We were also delighted to see Leanne’s new baby Persie make a very welcome appearance at the club.
Finally… courtesy of Wikipedia, we can say that “the original Ferris Wheel was designed and constructed by George Washington Gale Ferris Jr. as a landmark for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. The generic term Ferris wheel is now used for all such structures, which have become the most common type of amusement ride at state fairs in the United States.”
Previous Winners of Ferris Cup.
1987 G. Brutton
1988 Deeley Bill
1989 R. Hamill
1990 J. P. Maughan
1991 A. Woodward
1992 Olizar Mike
1993 M. Fraser
1994 N. Saxby
1995 Ranson Geoff
1996 Deeley Bill
1997 Deeley Bill
1998 Reid John
1999 Phipps Bill
2000 Ranson Geoff
2001 Wrey Roy
2002 Deeley Bill
2003 Deeley Bill
2004 Hillyer Anna
2005 Deeley Bill
2006 Satterlee Saundra
2007 I. Bester
2008 Hunter Jeremy
2009 Morony Matthew
2010 Turner Haydn
2011 Tomlinson Laura
2012 Titmuss Matt
2013 Challinor Felicity
2014 Doyle Clare
2015 Geoff Ranson
2016 James Norton
2017 Stuart Bowman
Yours swimmingly
John Tierney
Photos: Mike Harris