1959 TROPHY AWARDS

Trophy	Achievement	Points	Estimated Weight	Winner
Mitchell Hedges	Best Shark of the season		Blue – 198lbs	G W Hazelwood
	Runner up to Mitchell Hedges		Mako – 343lbs	W E Buttle
Norman Lorraine	Best Blue Shark of the season		Blue – 198lbs	G W Hazelwood
	Runner up to Norman Lorraine		Blue – 134lbs	J Eathorne
Sammy Porbeagle	Best Porbeagle Shark of the season		Porbeagle -114lbs	J J Holmes
Alan Caunter	Best Shark of season by a Lady Member		Blue – 117lbs	Mrs H Eathorne
	Runner up to Alan Caunter		Blue – 116lbs	Mrs H Eathorne
Sercombe Oliver	Best Mako Shark of season		Mako – 343lbs	W E Buttle
Martin Rossi	Best Thresher Shark of season		Thresher – 106lbs	Brig. J A L Caunter
Barbican (A Orcutt) Trophy	Heaviest Shark caught single handed		Blue – 103lbs	R H Ives
	Runner up to Barbican (A Orcutt)		Blue – 80lbs	R H Ives
Venning Trophy	Most outstanding or unusual capture of the season		Thresher – 106lbs	Brig J A L Caunter
SACGB Trophy	Most Sharks over 100lbs in the season		4 Sharks	Mrs H Eathorne
Auger	First Shark of 100lbs or more caught in the season		24/10/58	R P Fischer
R C Roberts	Best qualifying Shark of the season		Blue – 218lbs	N Sutcliffe
	Runner up to R C Roberts		Mako – 372lbs	A E Melhuish
Daphne Case Trophy	Best Shark caught by a member resident in Looe		Blue – 106lbs	Brig. J A L Caunter

Plaques – awarded for best Shark caught each month

Month	Winner
June	G W Hazelwood 198lbs Blue
July	J Eathorne 134lbs Blue
August	Brig. J A L Caunter 106lbs Thresher
September	J Garrard 106lbs Blue
October	S W Parnell 106lbs Blue

Boatman’s Prizes

Abb Dingle	218lbs Blue
F Prynn	268lbs Thresher
J Symons	343lbs Mako and 144lbs Blue (Womens World Record)
B Dingle	372lbs Mako
J Butters	198lbs Blue

Special Awards

Mrs Daphne Case	World Record Blue, 1956
Marsden Sutcliffe Trophy	Miss C Simpson, 100lbs Blue

Skippers Trophies

Trophy	Achievement	Winner
Cock of the Fleet	Boat with largest number of sharks	Irene – 472
	Runner up to Cock of the Fleet	Valhalla – 455
T Clark	Highest average daily catch (40 trips to qualify)	R Pengelly, 4.76
	Runner up to T Clark	R Butters, 4.45
Looe Fishermans Protection	To the owner of the boat winning Cock of the Fleet	R Pengelley (472)
	Runner up to Looe Fishermans Protection	J Soady (455)