History of the South Australian Schools Head of the River rowing regatta

1966 South Australian Schools' Head of the River

Saturday, 16 April – Torrens Lake:

The 1966 SA Head of the River saw the Open Lightweight Fours race for the first time. This category was a regular fixture in the programme until 1999.

In addition, the Cudmore Cup was presented for the first time as a trophy for the Open Fours.

The 1966 SA Head of the River saw the following events raced:

- First Eight

- Second Eight

- Open Four

- Open Lightweight Four

- Under 16 Tub Fours (Slides)

- Under 15 Tub Fours (Slides)

The 1966 regatta saw a wider spread of winners across the SA schools entered. King's College won the Gosse Shield for the second time in a blistering time of 2 min 48 seconds, just one second shy of the record. Scotch College won the inaugural Open Lightweight Four event, St. Peter's College won the Second Eight and Under 16 Tub Four, Adelaide High School won the Open Four and Pulteney Grammar School won the Under 15 Tub Four.

Organising Committee:

South Australian Rowing Association

Officials:

(unknown)

First Eight

Gosse Shield

½ mile

Time: 2 min 48 sec

Margin: (unknown)

1st King's College –

(Other crews):

Pulteney Grammar School –

Adelaide High School –

Prince Alfred College –

Scotch College –

St. Peter's College –

Christian Brothers College –

Second Eight

Wallman Trophy

½ mile

Time:

Margin:

1st St. Peter's College –

Open Four

Cudmore Cup

¼ mile

Time:

Margin:

1st Adelaide High School –

Open Lightweight Four

¼ mile

Time:

Margin:

1st Scotch College –

Under 16 Tub Four

¼ mile

Time:

Margin:

1st St. Peter's College –

Under 15 Tub Four

¼ mile

Time:

Margin:

1st Pulteney Grammar School –

Sources

SA Schools Head of the River Past Events, from https://static1.squarespace.com/static/612f1eb5f5136463fd5079a7/t/6440a7b7ff191218899baa1d/1681958844140/HoR_Results_historic_Schoolboys-2023.pdf

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