Ernest James Barry was a British rower and Thames Waterman, five times Sculling World Champion during the early part of the 20th century and winner of the Doggett's Coat and Badge Race in 1903.
Ernest Barry (rower)
World Sculling Championship
The World Sculling Championship (1863–1957), evolved from the Championship of the Thames for professional scullers.
James Arthur Messenger, Champion of the World in 1854. He was also bargemaster for Queen Victoria until 1901.
Championship Sculling Course Parramatta River Sydney NSW Australia 1920
Engraving printed in the Illustrated London News in September 1889 for the match between Henry Ernest Searle (left) of Australia and William Joseph O'Connor (right) of Canada