Walter J. Macfarlane Memorial Regatta
Recipient: Winning Senior Men 4
Inscription
Wilford D. Godbold
Perpetual Trophy
Walter Macfarlane Memorial Races
Men Men and Women Open 4
Names of Winners from 1952-1955
First Awarded: July 4, 1952
Bowl Size: 6″ high, 12″ wide
Material: Monkeypod
Type: Perpetual
Status: Retired in 1955
Reactivated: July 4, 2019
The Wilford D. Godbold Perpetual Trophy was first awarded on July 4, 1952 in memory of Wilford D. Godbold, a past president of the Outrigger Canoe Club.
It was awarded to the winning Men Senior 4. The trophy was retired in 1955.
In 2019 the Canoe Racing Committee decided to reactivate the trophy and award it to the winning Men’s and Women’s Open 4 crews. A new double pedestal was made for the trophy with the men’s names on one pedestal and the women’s on the other.