Ormiston Trophy

ORMISTON MEMORIAL TROPHY

RULES (Revision S)

1. The trophy shall be in the nature of an inter-club Victor Ludorum award for which points shall be awarded to the winning crew of certain events.
2. Clubs affiliated to the SRA shall be eligible for award of the trophy.
3. To qualify for points the scullers of the winning crew shall either be members of the same club, or they may be from different clubs (composite crews) provided that the coxswain is a member of one of the sculler’s clubs.
4. The following events have one point awarded to the club of the winning crew, or half a point to each club of a winning composite crew.

4.1 Status single or double-sculling skiff events (i.e. those events in categories D7, D8, D9, D10 and D11 of the SRA Rules of Racing), whether qualifying or not, which form part of the advertised programme of any SRA-affiliated regatta or any regatta organized by an SRA-affiliated club, and raced under SRA rules.

(a)  Where an event is divided into two or more divisions and two or more prizes are awarded, then one point shall accrue to the winner of each division.

b)  A crew sculling over in a final shall be awarded a point if two or more crews have competed in the event. In the case of a Skiff Championship event being staged with only one entrant, the participating crew shall not qualify for points.

4.2  Each section, categorized by D7, D8, D9, D10 and D11 of the SRA Rules of Racing, in non-bumping processional races held with the approval of the SRA and raced under SRA rules, provided that a minimum of two crews enter that section. If there is only one crew in a section, that crew may still be awarded a point if it is the overall men’s, women’s or mixed crew winner of the event.

4.3  The Tiny Knight Race and the Nancy Knight Race, if held in substitution for one or more of sections categorised by D8, D9 and D10, provided that a minimum of two crews enter each event.

4.4  In the case of a dead heat (i.e. two or more crews returning the same time) in a section of a non-bumping processional event, or, exceptionally, an unresolved dead heat in a status event, the winning clubs shall each accrue one point, or half a point if the crew is composite. This rule also applies to the Tiny & Nancy Knight races, which have their own methods of resolving dead heats.

5. An additional bonus point, or half a point in the case of winning composite crews, shall be awarded to each winning club of the five Skiff Championship events, other than those excluded from points under rule 4.1(b).
6. An Ormiston Points Recorder shall be appointed each year by the SRA Committee and shall be responsible for keeping a register of the points awarded to each club. In the event of a dispute in respect of the points awarded, the Chair of the SRA Committee and the Hon. Secretary of the SRA shall resolve the dispute, their joint decision being final.
7. The trophy shall be awarded each year to the club gaining most points. In the event of a tie, through two or more clubs gaining the same number of points, then the clubs concerned shall be declared the joint winners of the trophy.
8. The trophy shall be awarded to the winning club(s) immediately after the last SRA event of the season. The SRA shall retain the trophy and engrave it with the name(s) of the winning club(s). The trophy may be borrowed from the association on special occasions subject to a written request to the Hon. Secretary, who shall make the appropriate decision.