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History of AAGPS Head of the River Rowing Regatta

1961 NSW AAGPS Head of the River

45,000 See G.P.S. Eights. (Terry Smith, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 Apr 1961)

Shore continued their great rowing tradition by winning the G.P.S. Head-of-the-River for the 25th time on the Nepean yesterday.

Shore gave an immaculate display to beat Riverview by a canvas in an exciting finish after leading nearly all the way. The King’s School surprised by finishing a further 1 ¾ lengths away third. A record crowd of 45,000 watched Shore win the classic event for the second year in succession. The biggest shock of the race was the disappointing showing of Sydney high School in finishing fourth.

Shore took the lead 300 yards after the start, but Riverview and The King’s hung on for the rest of the race. At no stage did Shore lead by more than a length. Shore dropped their rating to a steady 36 strokes in the critical middle section of the race. They raised it to 39 over the final 200 yards when Riverview showed great fighting spirit to come again in a final bid.

Shore showed all the polished precision for which this school’s crew have been noted for more than 30 years. The foundation for this effortless, “striding” stroke and perfection of body form was laid by Mr. L.C. Robson, a headmaster at Shore for more than 25 years.

 

Senior 1st Eight

Major Rennie Trophy

8:04.00

Canvas

1 length

1st Shore – Bow: S. De Kantzow, 2: B.R. Tonkim, 3: J.B. Wade, 4: B.R. Smith, 5: D.J. Barling, 6: S.G. Litchfield, 7: P.D. Dawson, Str: R.M. Northam, Cox: G.L.A. Cohen

2nd Riverview

3rd The King’s School

4th High

5th St. Joseph’s College

6th Scots College

7th Grammar

8th Newington


Senior 1st Four

Yaralla Cup

6:10.60

1 ¼ lengths

¾ length

1st The King’s School – Bow: I.M. Greig, 2: D.J. Murray, 3: P. Golsby, Str: T.M.M. Campbell, Cox: R.T. Hudspeth

2nd Riverview

3rd St. Joseph’s College

4th Shore

5th Scots College

6th High

7th Newington

8th Grammar


Senior 2nd Four

6:10.80

½ length

¼ length

1st Scots College – Bow: G.R. Slater, 2: D.W. Beazley, 3: C.H. Belfield, Str: A.J. Sedgers, Cox: A.C. Donaldson

2nd High

3rd The King’s School

4th St. Joseph’s College

5th Riverview

6th Newington

7th Shore

8th Grammar


Senior 3rd Four

4:34.80

Canvas

2 lengths

1st           Scots College – Bow: J.A. Martin, 2: G.R. Drury, 3: A.C. Fountain, Str: B.A. Robertson, Cox: H.H. Woolford

2nd          Shore

3rd          St. Joseph’s College

4th          High

5th          Riverview

6th          The King’s School

7th          Newington

8th          Grammar


Senior 4th Four

4:31.40

2 lengths

¼ length

1st           St. Joseph’s College – Bow: P.F. Nelson, 2: W.J.J. Gorman, 3: J.A.C. Zutta, Str: D.W.P. Green, Cox: A.W.B. Pilgrim

2nd          Shore

3rd          Grammar

4th          Scots College

5th          The King’s School

6th          High

7th          Riverview

8th          Newington

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