Goldthwait Cup

The Vincent Bowditch Goldthwait Harvard Class of 1924 Memorial Trophy, better known as the Goldthwait Cup is awarded to the winner of the annual triangular regatta among the varsity lightweight eight-oared crews of Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. The competition has existed since 1918; however, the cup was first presented in 1926 and was made retroactive to 1922.

History The Goldthwait Cup is awarded to the winner of the annual triangular regatta among the varsity lightweight eight-oared crews of Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. The lightweight category is for 150-pound crews.

Vincent Bowditch Goldthwait Harvard Class of 1924 Memorial Trophy was first presented in 1926 by Henry Kimball Prince, Harvard class of 1924. Prince was the former captain of theHarvard lightweight . Prince named the cup in honor of his Harvard roommate, Vincent Bowditch Goldthwait, who had drowned in a motorboat accident. The cup was made retroactive to 1922, when Princeton won the race.

On the 50th anniversary of the cup in 1977, Harvard had won 29 times, Princeton had won 12 times, and Yale had won 9 times. As of 2026, Harvard has won 48 times, Princeton has won 28 times, and Yale has won 20 times. It was not award during World War II and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Since 2006, yhe H-Y-P lightweight crews also compete for the Vogel Cup, awarded based upon total team performance. In the 72 years of Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges varsity lightweight competition between 1938 and 2013, the EARC championship has been won by Harvard, Yale or Princeton 54 times; on 43 of those occasions, the Goldthwait Cup victor was the EARC champion.

Competitions The following are the Goldthwait Cup competitions and rankings. YearLocation1st place2nd place3rd placeVogel Cup winnerReferences1918Harvard1919unknown1920unknown1921unknown1922Housatonic RiverPrincetonYaleHarvard1923Charles RiverYaleHarvardPrinceton1924Lake CarnegieHarvardYale Princeton1925Housatonic RiverHarvardPrincetonYale1926Charles RiverPrincetonHarvardYale1927Lake CarnegieHarvard1928Housatonic RiverPrincetonHarvardYale1929Charles RiverHarvardYale1930Housatonic RiverYaleHarvardPrinceton1931Housatonic RiverYaleHarvard Princeton1932Charles RiverYalePrincetonHarvard1933Lake CarnegiePrincetonYaleHarvard1934Housatonic RiverYalePrincetonHarvard 1935Charles RiverPrincetonYaleHarvard1936Lake CarnegieYaleHarvardPrinceton1937Housatonic RiverYaleHarvardPrinceton1938Charles RiverHarvardYalePrinceton1939Lake CarnegieHarvardYalePrinceton1940Housatonic RiverHarvardYalePrinceton1941Charles RiverHarvardPrincetonYale1942Lake CarnegieHarvardPrincetonYale1943no races1944no races1945no races1946no races1947Housatonic RiverHarvardPrincetonYale1948Charles RiverHarvardYalePrinceton1949Lake CarnegiePrincetonHarvardYale 1950Housatonic RiverYalePrincetonHarvard 1951Charles RiverYaleHarvardPrinceton1952Lake CarnegieHarvardYalePrinceton1953Housatonic RiverPrincetonYale Harvard1954Charles RiverPrincetonHarvardYale1955Housatonic RiverPrincetonHarvardYale1956Lake CarnegiePrincetonHarvardYale1957Charles RiverPrincetonHarvardYale1958Housatonic RiverHarvardYalePrinceton1959Lake CarnegieHarvardPrincetonYale1960Charles RiverHarvardPrincetonYale1961Housatonic RiverHarvardYalePrinceton1962Lake CarnegieHarvardPrincetonYale1963Charles RiverHarvardPrincetonYale1964Housatonic RiverHarvardPrincetonYale1965Lake CarnegieHarvardYalePrinceton1966Charles RiverHarvardPrincetonYale1967Housatonic RiverHarvardPrincetonYale1968Lake CarnegieHarvardPrincetonYale1969Charles RiverHarvardYalePrinceton1970Housatonic RiverHarvardYalePrinceton1971Lake CarnegieHarvardPrincetonYale1972Charles RiverHarvardPrincetonYale1973Housatonic RiverPrincetonHarvardYale1974Lake CarnegieHarvardPrincetonYale1975Charles RiverHarvardPrincetonYale1976Housatonic RiverHarvardYalePrinceton1977Lake CarnegieHarvardPrincetonYale1978Charles RiverHarvardPrincetonYale1979Housatonic RiverYaleHarvardPrinceton1980Lake CarnegieHarvardPrincetonYale1981Charles RiverPrincetonYaleHarvard1982Housatonic RiverYaleHarvardPrinceton1983Lake CarnegiePrincetonYaleHarvard1984Charles RiverPrincetonYaleHarvard1985Housatonic RiverPrincetonYaleHarvard1986Lake CarnegiePrincetonYaleHarvard1987Charles RiverYalePrincetonHarvard1988Housatonic RiverPrincetonHarvardYale1989Lake CarnegieHarvardPrincetonYale1990Charles RiverYalePrincetonHarvard1991Housatonic RiverYaleHarvardPrinceton1992Lake CarnegieYalePrincetonHarvard1993Charles RiverHarvardPrincetonYale1994Housatonic RiverPrincetonYaleHarvard1995Lake CarnegiePrincetonYaleHarvard1996Charles RiverPrincetonHarvardYale1997Housatonic RiverHarvardPrincetonYale1998Lake CarnegiePrincetonYaleHarvard1999Charles RiverPrincetonHarvardYale2000Housatonic RiverYaleHarvardPrinceton2001Lake CarnegieYaleHarvardPrinceton2002Charles RiverYalePrincetonHarvard2003Housatonic RiverHarvardYalePrinceton2004Lake CarnegieHarvardYalePrinceton2005Charles RiverHarvardYalePrinceton2006Housatonic RiverYalePrincetonHarvard2007Lake CarnegieHarvardPrincetonYale2008Charles RiverPrincetonYaleHarvard2009Housatonic RiverPrincetonHarvardYale2010Lake CarnegieHarvardPrincetonYaleYale2011Charles RiverHarvardPrincetonYaleYale2012Housatonic RiverHarvardPrincetonYaleHarvard2013Lake CarnegieHarvardYalePrincetonHarvard2014Charles RiverPrincetonYaleHarvardHarvard2015Housatonic RiverPrincetonYaleHarvardPrinceton2016Lake CarnegieYalePrincetonHarvardYale2017Charles RiverHarvardYalePrincetonHarvard2018Housatonic RiverPrincetonYaleHarvardPrinceton2019Lake CarnegiePrincetonYaleHarvardYale2020no races 2021no races 2022Lake CarnegieYalePrincetonHarvardYale2023Charles RiverPrincetonYaleHarvardPrinceton2024Housatonic RiverHarvardPrincetonYaleHarvard2025Lake CarnegieHarvardHarvardPrincetonYale2026Housatonic RiverHarvardHarvardPrincetonYale

References

Robert F. Herrick (comp.), Red Top - Reminiscences of Harvard Rowing. Cambridge; Harvard University Press, 1948. See pages 152-153.