1910-1911 Rowing Victoria State Championships

1^st Horace E Stevens, Essendon

2^nd T E Luke, Ballarat City

3^rd J Steele, Civil Service

4^th E T J Kerby, Wendouree

5^th J Howieson, Civil Service

6^th E Christie, Sandhurst

7^th A Richards, South Melbourne

8^th Percy C Ivens, Mercantile

9^th T Barrell, Wendouree

Lower Yarra, March 11^th, 1911. Nine entries were received for this event, constituting a record. The race was won by Horace E. Stevens (Essendon), who is to be heartily congratulated on attaining Championship honours. Several unfortunate accidents occurred. Percy C. Ivens (Mercantile) had the misfortune to strike a piece of floating wood half a mile from the start, and capsized. T. Barrell (Wendouree), E. Christie, and A. Richards, all struck Ivens’ boat, Barrell being swamped, and the chances of Christie and Richards were also affected by the collision. 

Horace Stevens raced for both Essendon and Mercantile. 

1^st Footscray City – Bow: M Moran, Str: H Moran, Cox: G Davidson

2^nd Civil Service

3^rd Essendon

4^th South Melbourne

Saltwater River, March 11^th, 1911. This event was set down for December 17^th, 1910, but, owing to the rough state of the water, was postponed until the 11^th March, 1911, the day fixed for the Champion Sculling race. Nine crews entered, which equals the record entry of 1908-09, but only four crews faced the starter. Several of the crews were unable to compete on the revised date.

*The fast time recorded is explained by the fact that the crews did not row the full mile course.

1^st Essendon – Bow: S H Pettitt, 2: H R Newall, 3: J Johnstone, Str: D McNaughtan, Cox: W Irwin

2^nd Albert Park

Mercantile (Bow: M C Brown, 2: E Yandell, 3: A Moore, Str: William Potter) and Footscray City did not finish

Lower Yarra, January 14^th, 1911. Four crews entered for this event, which was won by Essendon by a length and a half from Albert Park. The race was not as satisfactory as could have been wished for a Championship, the water being so rough that the Mercantile and Footscray crews both swamped before covering half the course. The Essendon Club is heartily congratulated on securing its first in in this event.

1^st Albert Park – Bow: C W Croft, 2: J C Henderson, 3: H Lindgren, 4: C H Kohn, 5: F Johnson, 6: Charles Donald, 7: M G Scott, Str: James Donald, Cox: B Arnold

2^nd Footscray City

3^rd Mercantile - Bow: G Logan, 2: G Emery, 3: Edward Kenny, 4: E Yandell, 5: A Moore, 6: William Potter, 7: M C Brown, Str: Stanley Guinn, Cox: C Bennett

4^th Banks

Yarra, 19^th November, 1910. Four entries were received for this event, which was again won by Albert park after a hard race with Footscray, Mercantile being third, and Banks fourth. Your Committee is again greatly indebted to the Melbourne Harbor Trust Commissioners for kindly granting the necessary permission to row the race over the course finishing at Spencer-street, this being a safer, fairer, and more convenient course than the one otherwise available on the Lower Yarra.