1975 Rowing Victoria State Championships
Race Results
Victorian Sculling Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time - Not recorded
Margins: 4 lengths
1st P Rowe, Haberfield Rowing Club
2nd J R Sykes, Corio Bay
3rd D B Ramage, Corio Bay
4th R Reddell, Haberfield
5th P Benjamin, Mercantile
6th K Leech, Mercantile
Other competing crews:
W G Magennis, Melbourne University
P McNamara, Nagambie
A McCowan, Albert Park
A Matson, Adelaide University
R McGowan, Ryde
Holder - K. Leach, Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8th/9th February, 1975. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by P. Rowe, Haberfield Rowing Club, by four lengths from J. R. Sykes, Corio Bay, with D. B. Ramage, Corio Bay, third.
Victorian Coxless Pair-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 8:15.2
Margins: 3 lengths
1st Haberfield - Bow: R Reddel, Str: R Brown
2nd Banks
3rd Melbourne
Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8th/9th February, 1975. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Haberfield Rowing Club by three lengths from Banks with Melbourne third.
Victorian Pair-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 7:47.5
Margins: 3/4 length
1st Corio Bay - Bow: J R Sykes, Str: D B Ramage, Cox: S Podbury
2nd Adelaide University
3rd Wendouree-Ballarat
4th Banks
5th Haberfield
Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8th/9th February, 1975. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club by three-quarters of a length from Adelaide University.
Victorian Four-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 6:45.0
Margins: 1/2 length
1st Adelaide/Torrens Composite - Bow: M Hebblewhite, 2: A McDonald, 3: G Duncan, Str: W Dankbaar, Cox: B Parsons, Coach: R F Elleway
2nd Melbourne University Composite No 2
3rd Melbourne University
4th Melbourne University Composite No 1
5th Adelaide University No 2
6th Adelaide University No 1
Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8th/9th February, 1975. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Adelaide/Torrens Composite crew by a half length from M.U.B.C. Composite No. 2, second.
Victorian Eight-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres, Norwich Shield)
Time: 6:42.5
Margins: 3/4 length
1st Melbourne University Composite - Bow: D R English, 2: I G Farran, 3: W G Magennis, 4: K P Jelbart, 5: W R Liley, 6: B Romanin, 7: B J Richardson, Str: D W Slessar, Cox: D B England, Coach: P M Guest
2nd Adelaide University
3rd Monash Composite
4th Mercantile
Holders - Adelaide/Torrens Composite crew. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8th/9th February, 1975. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Melbourne University Composite crew by three-quarters of a length from Adelaide University, second.
Victorian Lightweight Sculling Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 8:32.4
Margins: 4 lengths
1st N F Smith, Power House
2nd A Feldt, Hawthorn
3rd L Budge, Power House
Holder - N. F. Smith, Power House Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8th/9th February, 1975. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by N. F. Smith, Power House, by four lengths from A. Feldt, Hawthorn Rowing Club, second.
Victorian Lightweight Pair-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 7:59.0
Margins: 2 1/4 lengths
1st Power House - Bow: R Hall, Str: G White, Cox: N Jorgenson, Coach: M Polinelli
2nd Melbourne
3rd Corio Bay
4th Essendon
Holders - Melbourne Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8th/9th February, 1975. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Power House Rowing Club by two and a quarter lengths from Melbourne, with Corio Bay third, and Essendon fourth.
Victorian Lightweight Four-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 6:43.5
Margins: 3 lengths
1st Melbourne University - Bow: C J Smith, 2: G L Rees, 3: A G Michelmore, Str: T C Johnston, Cox: H T Frederico, Coach: P Philp
2nd Adelaide University No 1
3rd Wendouree-Ballarat
4th Adelaide University No 2
5th Power House
6th Torrens
Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8th/9th February, 1975. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by three lengths from Adelaide University No. 1, second.
Victorian Lightweight Eight-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 6:19.0
Margins: 3 1/2 lengths
1st Mercantile - Bow: A Guerin, 2: M Owen, 3: I Duthie, 4: R Garrard, 5: A Spriggins, 6: M Kerrin, 7: R Stewart, Str: G Robertson-Smith, Cox: T Ling, Coach: M G Tomanovits
2nd Barwon
3rd Melbourne University/Power House/Monash Composite
Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8th/9th February, 1975. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by three and a half lengths from Barwon Rowing Club, second.
Victorian Junior Pair-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 7:53.3
Margins: 5 lengths
1st Barwon - Bow: J Murray, Str: P White, Cox: L Crutch, Coach: P McHugh
2nd Essendon No 1
3rd Banks
4th Power House
5th Essendon No 2
Holders - Footscray City Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8th/9th February, 1975. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Barwon Rowing Club by five lengths from Essendon No. 1, second.
Victorian Junior Four-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 7:02.2
Margins: 3/4 length
1st Wendouree-Ballarat - Bow: P Tippett, 2: G Falla, 3: G Hucker, Str: A McKinley, Cox: R Young, Coach: B Sarah
2nd Essendon
3rd Adelaide University
4th Footscray
5th Barwon
6th Hawthorn
Other competing crews:
Richmond
Mercantile
Nagambie
Corio Bay
Banks
Holders - Monash University Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8th/9th February, 1975. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club by three-quarters of a length from Essendon with Adelaide University third.
Victorian Junior Eight-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 6:22.5
Margins: 3/4 length
1st Mercantile - Bow: T H Horkings, 2: T A Cremean, 3: D B Parton, 4: P G Richter, 5: A T Sloan, 6: M Manley, 7: S A Shirrefs, Str: S Webster, Cox: A E Maginn, Coach: P A Cayser
2nd Barwon
3rd Essendon
4th Melbourne University
5th Melbourne/Footscray Composite
6th Corio Bay
Other competing crews:
Carey Grammar
Melbourne Grammar
Hawthorn
Brighton Grammar
Geelong Grammar
Wesley College
Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 10th March, 1975. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by three-quarters of a length from Barwon Rowing Club second.
Victorian Country Lightweight Four-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
1st Barwon - Bow: R Gardner, 2: G Leary, 3: G B Murphy, Str: P J Morgan, Cox: J Hart
2nd Corio Bay
Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 15th March, 1975. Won by Barwon from Corio Bay.
Victorian Junior Sculling Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 7:45.8
Margins: 12 lengths
1st P Benjamin, Mercantile
2nd N Smith, Power House
3rd G Oliver, Nagambie
4th T Poole, Corio Bay
5th L Budge, Power House
Holder - D. B. Ramage, Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8th/9th February, 1975. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by P. Benjamin, Mercantile Rowing Club, by twelve lengths from N. Smith, Power House, second.
Victorian Youth Four-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 7:10.6
Margins: 4 lengths
1st Wendouree-Ballarat - Bow: M Cunningham, 2: J Cunningham, 3: P Shorten, Str: A Heys, Cox: A Punshon, Coach: J Heys
2nd Brighton Grammar School No 1
3rd Brighton Grammar School No 2
Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 8th/9th February, 1975. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club by four lengths from Brighton Grammar School No. 1, second.
Victorian Country Pair-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
1st Corio Bay - Bow: J R Sykes, Str: D B Ramage, Cox: S Podbury
2nd Wendouree-Ballarat
3rd Barwon
Holders - Corio Bay Rwoing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 15th March, 1975. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club from Wendouree-Ballarat, second, with Barwon third.
Victorian Country Four-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
1st Wendouree-Ballarat - Bow: R Blanchfield, 2: J Coutts, 3: B Sarah, Str: A McKinley, Cox: G Harrison
2nd Barwon
3rd Warrnambool
Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 15th March, 1975. Won by Wendouree-Ballarat Rowing Club. Barwon were second with Warrnambool third.
Victorian Country EIght-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
1st Barwon - Bow: R Box, 2: A Hart, 3: C Warby, 4: H Mussett, 5: P Armitage, 6: K Chandley, 7: R Tomczak, Str: T Prime, Cox: G Hunter
2nd Corio Bay No 1
3rd Corio Bay No 2
4th Warrnambool
Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 15th March, 1975. Won by Barwon Rowing Club from Corio Bay No. 1, second.
Sources
Victorian Rowing Association, Reports 1942 - 1975.