1965 Rowing Victoria State Championships
Race Results
Victorian Eight-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres, Norwich Shield)
Time: 8:42.9
Margins: 1 1/2 lengths
1st Banks - Bow: B J Vear, 2: D Stankovich, 3: C A Bartlett, 4: I R McCann, 5: J P Nettleton, 6: D B Ramage, 7: P M Guest, Str: T R Davies, Cox: P Baguley
2nd Mercantile
3rd Yarra Yarra
4th Hawthorn/Banks Composite
Other competing crews:
Essendon
Wendouree
Holders - Banks Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13th March, 1965. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Banks Rowing Club by one and a half lengths from Mercantile, second.
Victorian Four-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 7:21.1
Margins: 1 1/4 lengths
1st Banks - Bow: B J Vear, 2: C J Lehman, 3: P M Guest, Str: T R Davies, Cox: G Godkin
2nd Yarra Yarra
3rd Mercantile
4th Mercantile Composite
Other competing crews:
Barwon
Hawthorn
University
Holders - Yarra Yarra - Melbourne University Composite. Rowed on the Lower Yarra on the 12th December, 1964. Won by Banks Rowing Club by one and a quarter lengths from Yarra Yarra, second.
Victorian Pair-Oared Championship
(1 mile)
Time: 6:19.0
Margins, 2 feet, 2 feet
1st Hawthorn - Bow: L I Stewart, Str: B A Craven, Cox: P H Hore
2nd Wendouree
3rd Nagambie
Other competing crews:
Banks
Essendon
Mercantile
Yarra Yarra
Holders - Nagambie Rowing Club. Rowed on Albert Park Lake on the 1st February, 1965, Course, one mile. Won by Hawthorn Rowing Club by two feet from Wendouree, Nagambie back a further two feet in third place.
Victorian Sculling Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 11:16.5
Margins: 8 lengths
1st P F Edwards, Melbourne
2nd P Hoban, Yarra Yarra
3rd J Skidmore, Yarra Yarra
4th B Reschke, Mannum (SA)
Holder - P. F. Edwards, Melbourne Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13th March, 1965. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by P. F. Edwards (Melbourne) by eight lengths from P. Hoban (Yarra Yarra). The winning time was 11 min. 16.5 sec.
Victorian Junior Eight-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 7:06.2
Margins: 2 lengths
1st Mercantile - Bow: A Fox, 2: W Hutchins, 3: J Burford, 4: R Coutts, 5: B Gross, 6: W Roberts, 7: A Evans, Str: D Palfreyman, Cox: C Gilmour
2nd Banks
3rd Essendon
4th Yarra Yarra
Holders - Banks Rowing Club. Rowed on the Lower Yarra on the 12th December, 1964. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Mercantile by two lengths from Banks, Essendon third, and Yarra Yarra fourth.
Victorian Junior Four-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 9:10.0
Margins: 6 lengths
1st Essendon - Bow: B Pyke, 2: L McBain, 3: W Hanneman, Str: J Stuckey, Cox: B Tregonning
2nd Richmond
3rd Mercantile
4th Banks
Melbourne DNS
Yarra Yarra DNS
Holders - Banks Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendoure, Ballarat, on the 13th March, 1965. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Essendon Rowing Club by six lengths from Richmond, second. Entries received from Melbourne and Yarra Yarra were scratched.
Victorian Junior Pair-Oared Championship
(1 mile)
Time - Not recorded
Margins: 2 feet
1st Wendouree - Bow: K Fraser, Str: W Coutts, Cox: B Zala
2nd Mercantile
3rd Wentworth District
Other competing crews:
Albert Park
Ballarat City
Barwon
Corio Bay
Essendon
Hawthorn
Richmond
Yea
Corowa DNS
Yarra Yarra DNS
Holders - Essendon Rowing Club. Rowed on Albert Park Lake on the 1st February, 1965. Course, one mile. Won by Wendouree Rowing Club by two feet from Mercantile, Wentworth District third.
Victorian Lightweight Eight-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 6:50.8
Margins: 3 lengths
1st Mercantile - Bow: T Hogan, 2: G Smith, 3: R Weatherhead, 4: J Davidson, 5: M Hume, 6: K Hume, 7: P Downey, Str: P Green, Cox: M Owen
2nd Banks
3rd Melbourne University
4th Richmond
5th Yarra Yarra
Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on the Lower Yarra on the 12th December, 1964. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Mercantile by three lengths from Banks, second.
Victorian Lightweight Four-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 8:47.0
Margins: 2 1/2 lengths
1st Corio Bay - Bow: R Webb, 2: T McNair, 3: J Sykes, Str: G Xouris, Cox: T Prime
2nd Melbourne University
3rd Mercantile
4th Richmond
Other competing crews:
Banks
Hawthorn
Mannum (SA)
Adelaide University DNS
Melbourne DNS
Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13th March, 1965. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club by two and a half lengths from Melbourne University, second.
Victorian Lightweight Pair-Oared Championship
(1 mile)
Time: 6:32.0
Margins: 1 length
1st Banks - Bow: G J Hardie, Str: R W Stephenson, Cox: P Kellock
2nd Mercantile
3rd Richmond
Other competing crews:
Barwon
Essendon
Hawthorn
Power House
South Melbourne
Yarra Yarra
Melbourne University DNS
Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Albert Park Lake on the 1st February, 1965. Course, one mile. Won by Banks rowing club by one length from Mercantile, second.
Victorian Junior Sculling Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time - Not recorded
1st A Rice, Yarra Yarra
2nd J Thomas, Wendouree
Holder - J. Thomas, Wendouree Rowing Club. Rowed on the Lower Yarra on the 12th December, 1964. Won by A. Rice (Yarra Yarra) from J. Thomas (Wendouree), who was disqualified.
Victorian Country Eight-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 8:02.0
Margins: 5 lengths
1st Wendouree - Bow: G Wright, 2: M Charles, 3: R McArthur, 4: R Fraser, 5: K Fraser, 6: W Coutts, 7: J Coutts, Str: J Menzies, Cox: J Zala
2nd Corio Bay
3rd Dimboola
Holders - Wendouree Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13th March, 1965. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Wendouree by a margin of five lengths from Corio Bay, Dimboola third.
Victorian Country Four-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 9:15.0
Margins: 8 lengths
1st Barwon - Bow: P McHugh, 2: D Webb, 3: P White, Str: R Fitch, Cox: P Chandley
2nd Dimboola
3rd Ballarat City
Other competing crews:
Warnambool
Wentworth District
Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13th March, 1965. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Barwon Rowing Club by eight lengths from Dimboola Rowing Club, second.
Victorian Country Pair-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 10:35.7
Margins: 1 length
1st Mildura - Bow: J Cleary, Str: B Kilpatrick, Cox: P Ramsay
2nd Nagambie
3rd Warrnambool
4th Dimboola
5th Ballarat City
Holders - Nagambie Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 13th March, 1965. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Mildura Rowing Club by one length from Nagambie, second.
Sources
Victorian Rowing Association, Reports 1942 - 1975.