1937 NSW AAGPS Head of the River
Day of Triumph. Victory in Three Races. Sydney Church of England Grammar School Magnificent Tussle in Eights. (Sydney Morning Herald, 03 May 1937).
Winning one of the greatest rowing contests witnessed by the present generation, Sydney Church of England Grammar School gained the Great Public Schools’ “Head of the River” title on the Nepean on Saturday.
It beat Scots College in the eights by only a quarter of a length, with Sydney Grammar School a length further away. St. Joseph’s College (last year’s winners) was a quarter of a length back, followed closely by Sydney High School, Newington College, and St. Ignatius’ College in the order, separated by only a few feet. The King’s School was a couple of lengths behind them.
It was a fitting climax of Sydney Church of England Grammar School’s day of triumph, for earlier it had won the two races for the fours, thus repeating a feat it had performed in 1928. The winning eight was a combination dependent largely on science owing to its lack of weight, and gave under extreme pressure, an exhibition which was a splendid example of cultured rowing.
Senior 1st Eight
Major Rennie Trophy
8:01.25
¼ length
1 length
¼ length
1st Sydney Church of England Grammar School – Bow: J.B. St. Vincent Welch, 2: R.D. Redford, 3: J.A. Cormack, 4: W.A. Pringle, 5: E.P. Trebeck, 6: T.W. Wise, 7: B.L. Geddes, Str: A.D. Ferguson, Cox: R.G. Wotton, Cch: L.C. Robson
2nd The Scots College – Bow: F.J. Horsefield, 2: R.H. Robilliard, 3: C.H. McGregor, 4: R.S. Littlejohn, 5: J.W. Crane, 6: F.C. Norrie, 7: G.C. Nott, Str: H.M. Samins, Cox: H.F. Kerr, Cch: N.C. Pottie
3rd Sydney Grammar School – Bow: L.T. Milgate, 2: M.D. Ravell, 3: G.R. Dibbs, 4: W.M. Dill-Macky, 5: A.R. Burkitt, 6: A.B.M. Evans, 7: E.J.H. Howard, Str: P.A. Deck, Cox: J.B. Winning, Cch: A.T. Stewart
4th St. Joseph’s College – Bow: H. Eccleston, 2: V. Love, 3: F. Flood-Nagle, 4: B. Welch, 5: H. Dening, 6: J. Whitehurst, 7: J. Deery, Str: V. Butler, Cox: R. Crane, Cch: B.S. Williams
Senior 1st Four
Yaralla Cup
5:54.00
3ft
2 lengths
3 ft
1st Sydney Church of England Grammar School – Bow: W.A. Starkey, 2: W.W. Woodward, 3: B.P. Jay, Str: G.H. Mackisack, Cox: R.P. Windeyer, Cch: J.B. Burrell
2nd The Scots College – Bow: J.R. Murray, 2: E.C. Leslie, 3: H.A. Bennett, Str: P.H. May, Cox: B.S. Hulbert, Cch: D.A. Elias
3rd St. Joseph’s College – Bow: T. Day, 2: J. McAuley, 3: F. Potter, Str: L. Rowe, Cox: S. Dalton, Cch: F. Cronin
4th Newington College – Bow: A. Kellynack, 2: I.F. Potts, 3: G.R. Howe, Str: W.J. Greig, Cox: C. Miller, Cch: W. Heyde
Senior 2nd Four
5:57.35
3 lengths
½ length
½ length
1st Sydney Church of England Grammar School – Bow: K.J. Cameron, 2: I.A. Geddes, 3: W.B. Pritchett, Str: J.R. Banyard, Cox: G.E. Goldring, Cch: J.B. Burrell
2nd St. Joseph’s College – Bow: D. Graham, 2: E. Impey, 3: R. Byrne, Str: P. McDade, Cox: S. McCabe, Cch: F. Cronin
3rd Sydney High School – Bow: R. Grey, 2: D. Brent, 3: F.P. Koad, Str: T. Gilderthorpe, Cox: T. Kelly, Cch: D.J. Dulley
4th The Scots College – Bow: J. Musgrave, 2: J.L. Bowman, 3: P.W. Grieve, Str: R.R. Butler, Cox: C. Vaughan, Cch: L.W.F. Webster