1913-1914 Rowing Victoria State Championships
The dominance of Albert Park continued in the fours and eights. By comparison, the once mighty Mercantile could only boat one pair oared crew in all the Championship races.
Index to Results:
Champion Men's Scull
(2 1/2 miles)
Time: 20:15.0
1st Len Sydney Davis, Albert Park
2nd T Barrell, South Melbourne
3rd E T J Kerby, Civil Service
4th M Commons, Ballarat
Lower Yarra, 15th November, 1913. The race was rowed over the 2 1/2 mile course, finishing at the big crane near Spencer-street. Four entries were received, and the race resulted in an easy victory for L. Davis (Albert Park). M. Commons (Ballarat) capsized early in the race. Mr. Davis is congratulated on his first victory in this event.
Champion Men's Pair
(1 mile)
Time: 8:00.2
1st Ballarat – Bow: E B Cochran, Str: E Lawrie, Cox: G Woolcott
2nd Albert Park
3rd Civil Service
4th Mercantile - Bow: J Morrison, Str: Jud Harding
5th Banks
6th Essendon
7th Richmond
8th South Melbourne
9th Yarra Yarra
Lower Yarra, 15th November, 1913. The course chosen for this race was a perfectly straight mile from the entrance to Victoria Dock to the No. 12 wharf, and proved very satisfactory. Nine crews entered and all started. Ballarat proved the winners and is complemented on securing its first Pair-oared Championship.
Champion Men's Four
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time: 17:20.2
1st Albert Park – Bow: D Laird, 2: S Pedder, 3: F Johnson, Str: H S Dickinson, Cox: R Duncan
2nd Ballarat
3rd Footscray City
4th Civil Service
5th Essendon
6th Hawthorn
Lower Yarra, 13th December, 1913. Six clubs entered crews for this event, which was again won by the Albert Park Club.
Champion Men's Eight
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time: 15:13.0
Margins: 1 1/4 lengths
1st Albert Park – Bow: C W Croft, 2: D Laird, 3: C P Leslie, 4: R Jenkin, 5: S Pedder, 6: Charles Donald, 7: F Johnson, Str: H S Dickinson, Cox: R Duncan
2nd Nagambie
3rd Civil Service
Lower Yarra, 21st March, 1914. Albert Park, Nagambie, and Civil Service entered for this event, and the first-named club is to be congratulated on securing its sixth consecutive win. Nagambie finished second, after a fine race, being beaten by a length and a quarter.
Sources
The Victorian Oarsman with a Rowing Register, by John Lang, published by A H Massina and Company 1919.
Victorian Rowing Association, Reports 1903 - 1944.
Mercantile Rowing Club Annual Report 1913-14