History of AAGPS Head of the River Rowing Regatta

1974 NSW AAGPS Head of the River

Strong rating wins eights (Phillip Christensen, Sydney Morning Herald, 07 Apr 1974)

Riverview led for most of the distance to take the Head of the River down on the Nepean, at Penrith yesterday. Riverview also took the second eights and The King’s who won all the fours, they made a clean sweep.

The major eights was raced at a fast rating from the start and Riverview had a margin of a length and a quarter over Sydney Grammar at the end, with Newington a quarter length away in third place.

Newington did well to hold with the Riverview crew who were rating 36 and making it difficult on the trailing crews. Riverview has stretched the lead to a length approaching the last half and it here Newington and the Grammar elected to make their move.

Riverview were expected to perform well yesterday following their great performance in the State championship, although it was over the shorter 2,000 meter course. Their much vaunted second eights continued their unbeaten college effort with a two-and-a-quarter lengths win to take the L.C. Robson Memorial.

Senior 1st Eight

Major Rennie Trophy

7:47.90

1 ¼ lengths

1 length

1^st Riverview – Bow: R. Larbalestier, 2: A. Curtin, 3: D. Stenmark, 4: D. Hegarty, 5: M. Shillington, 6: S. Curtin, 7: G. Lemon, Str: J. Flannery, Cox: T. Christian

2^nd Sydney Grammar – Bow: G. Woodroof, 2: A. Phillips, 3: S. Goddard, 4: D. Gengos, 5: I. French, 6: R. Hession, 7: I. Pagan, Str: J. Widdup, Cox: A. Michael

3^rd Newington – Bow: P. Hermann, 2: G. Brown, 3: A. Nott, 4: B. Gray, 5: P. Chidgey, 6: S. Wisdrowski, 7: S. Handley, Str: M. Hermann, Cox: R. Handley

4^th Scots College

5^th Shore

6^th The King’s School

7^th Sydney High

8^th St Joseph’s College

Riverview First crew

Riverview First crew - winners of the Head of the River

Senior 2nd Eight

7:56.30

2 ¼ lengths

1 ½ lengths

1^st Riverview – Bow: W. Meagher, 2: J. Wilcox, 3: G. Hogan, 4: A. Abbott, 5: J. Magee, 6: P. Sullivan, 7: J. Ryan, Str: M. Chapman, Cox: M. Kenny

2^nd The King’s School – Bow: R. Mitchell, 2: B. Symons, 3: P. Hughes, 4: W. Abram, 5: M. Board, 6: K. Richardson, 7: R. Baker, Str: J. Polain, Cox: S. Donnelley

3^rd Shore – Bow: P. Bingham-Hall, 2: M. Holt, 3: M. Rodger, 4: C. Tiley, 5: I. Rundle, 6: J. Bush, 7: G. Tooth, Str: D. Myers, Cox: J. Moors

4^th St. Joseph’s College

5^th Sydney Grammar

6^th Sydney High

7^th Newington

8^th Scots College

Riverview winning second eight

Senior 1st Four

Yaralla Cup

5:55.20

2 lengths

1 ¼ lengths

1^st The King’s School – Bow: K. Musgrove, 2: A. Burkitt, 3: W. Croker, Str: C. Coombes, Cox: Colless

2^nd Shore

3^rd Riverview

4^th Newington

5^th Sydney Grammar

6^th St. Joseph’s College

7^th Scots College

8^th Sydney High

Senior 2nd Four

5:57.50

2 lengths

4 lengths

1^st The King’s School – Bow: M. Ryrie, 2: D. Capel, 3: S. Bristow, Str: P. White, Cox: A. Raymond

2^nd Riverview

3^rd St. Joseph’s College

4^th Shore

5^th Sydney Grammar

6^th Newington

7^th Scots College

8^th Sydney High

Senior 3rd Four

6:00.60

3 ½ lengths

1/3 length

1^st The King’s School – Bow: R. Isles, 2: W. Dunnett, 3: S. Roberts, Str: J. Osborne, Cox: L. MacSmith

2^nd Sydney Grammar

3^rd St. Joseph’s College

4^th Riverview

5^th Scots College

6^th Shore

7^th Sydney High

8^th Newington

Senior 4th Four

6:02.50

4 lengths

¼ length

1^st The King’s School – Bow: J. Simson, 2: G. Archibald, 3: R. Allen, Str: S. Wilcox, Cox: M. Harrowell

2^nd Riverview

3^rd St. Joseph’s College

4^th Newington

5^th Scots College

6^th Shore

7^th Sydney High

8^th Sydney Grammar

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1974 NSW AAGPS Head of the River

Senior 1st Eight

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Senior 2nd Four

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