Julius H. Barnes Points Trophy

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The Julius H. Barnes Points Trophy is a trophy originally awarded by the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen to the winning club of their national championship regatta. The trophy was first awarded in 1916 at the regatta held in Duluth. It was valued at $4,000, equivalent to $95,131 in 2020. It is named after a wealthy grain exporter who bankrolled the regatta. The scoring system was designed to be similar to that of the , a trophy for sailing.[1] As of 2017, the United States Rowing Association, successor to the NAAO, has the original Barnes trophy in their possession and occasionally displays it at events.[2]

The USRA continues to award a "Sulgar-Barnes Men's Points Trophy" at their to the club with the most points in men's events.[3] The scoring system used by the USRA for the Sulgar-Barnes trophy and other points trophies is as follows.[4] Identical or similar systems, often referred to as "Barnes scoring," are used in many American regattas.[5][6][7]

Points for 1st place in grand final
Boat class Points
1x 10
2x, 2- 15
4x, 4-, 4+ 20
8+ 30
% of 1st place points
# boats in final 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
2 20%
3 40% 20%
4 60% 30% 5%
5 80% 40% 10%
6+ 80% 40% 20% 10% 5%

References[]

  1. ^ "MANY ENTERED IN RACES AT DULUTH; At Least 150 Oarsmen Will Compete in Annual Regatta of National Association. NEW TROPHY CUP OFFERED J.H. Barnes Gives Challenge Award to be Contested on Point Scores". timesmachine.nytimes.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  2. ^ "NAAO Trophies – Friends of Rowing History". Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  3. ^ "2019 USRowing National Championships | USRowing - USRowing". 2019-03-08. Archived from the original on 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  4. ^ "USRowing National Championships" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Eagle Creek Invitational" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Midwest Scholastic Rowing Championship". www.regattacentral.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  7. ^ "Midwest Junior Rowing Championship - Results". www.regattacentral.com. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
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