1957 NSW AAGPS Head of the River
Regatta Fans at Parties (Sydney Morning Herald, 07 Apr 1957)
Stamina was required by the thousands who went to yesterday’s G.P.S. Regatta… and stamina was what most of the schoolboys and younger ex-students had.
From an early hour cars streamed out of Sydney and many of the occupants stayed on at Penrith for after-regatta celebrations, while others came back to town for their annual regatta night parties and dances. The victors, Sydney Boys’ High School, celebrated their Head-of-the-River win with a dance for more than 700 in the school’s Main Hall.
The hall was festooned with the school colours – chocolate and blue – and during the evening the various rowing crews were officially introduced from the stage. Hosts for the dance were the president of the Sydney High Parents’ and Citizens’ Association, Mr. Tom Rushall, of Ryde, and the president of the Ladies’ Auxiliary, Mrs. T.J. Ritchie, of Bondi.
Two thousand sausages and 450 pounds of steak were cooked on four huge portable barbecues by King’s old boys to feed the 1,000 guests who attended the Old Boys’ Union annual after-regatta barbecue at Cedar Hill, Kingswood.
Proceeds will go towards buying a new launch for the school rowing club. Old boys, fourth and firth year boys and their parent attend the Shore “Boat Club” dance which was held in the school Memorial Hall.
Senior 1st Eight
Major Rennie Trophy
8:10.40
½ length
1 ¼ lengths
1st High – Bow: E. Dalziel, 2: M. Bindley, 3: J. Pilger, 4: K. Rubie, 5: J, Quick, 6: J. McGill, 7: L. Small, Str: G. Sample, Cox: R. Smith
2nd Grammar
3rd Shore
4th St. Joseph’s College
5th Scots College
6th Riverview
7th The King’s School
8th Newington
Senior 1st Four
Yaralla Cup
6:04.40
¾ length
7 ½ lengths
1st Newington – Bow: N. Robinson, 2: G. Kingston, 3: C. Talbot, Str: W. Coates, Cox: P. Meares
2nd The King’ School
3rd Shore
4th Scots College
5th High
6th St. Joseph’s College
7th Riverview
8th Grammar
Senior 2nd Four
6:03.40
2 lengths
1 length
1st High – Bow: G. Reid, 2: A. Bell, 3: M. Henderson, Str: W. Young, Cox: R. Caddy
2nd The King’s School
3rd Shore
4th Newington
5th Grammar
6th Riverview
7th Scots College
8th St. Joseph’s College
Senior 3rd Four
4:34.60
2ft
½ length
1st Shore – Bow: M. Moses, 2: C. Todd, 3: J. Kemp, Str: P. Newcomb, Cox: R. Firth
2nd Newington
3rd Grammar
4th High
5th St. Joseph’s College
6th Scots College
7th The King’s School
8th Riverview
Senior 4th Four
4:31.00
2ft
1 ½ lengths
1st St. Joseph’s College – Bow: J. McIntosh, 2: M. Cass, 3: J. Daly, Str: D. Lynch, Cox: M. Mather
2nd The King’s School
3rd Riverview
4th High
5th Shore
6th Scots College
7th Newington
8th Grammar