1958 Head of the River
1958 Programme Cover
The ninety-first Head of the River was an all the way win for Melbourne Grammar. They had half a length at the half mile and despite a crab along the way, went onto win comfortably by a length. It was reported in the Launceston Examiner on Monday 21st April that a violent flour-bomb fight took place behind the judges box "almost all afternoon".
Index to Results:
Organising Committee and Officials
Organising Committee: Alan W Mitchell (WC), J H Campbell (GC), John E L Barber (GGS), Gordon Sargood (MGS), Laurence H Christie (SC) & Rev E W Morris SC (XC)
Starter: J P Gaskin
Umpires: Robert R Aitken & Jack L Mounsey
Judges: N Grose & R W Thursfield
Other Officials: J Trengrove, V Profitt, R W Purnell, P Everist, R Frater, A Staley, W Green, J Hoppe, R Kennedy & S Kennedy
Time: 4:43.2
Margin: 1 length
Losers final:
Time: 4:52.8
Margins: 3/4 & 1/2 length
1st Melbourne Grammar - Bow: E W Campbell, 2: Geoff W G Leviny, 3: J S Hicks, 4: D McA Baillieu, 5: P W Dodwell, 6: P C Van de Velde, 7: A C Ruwolt, Str: D J M Wilson, Cox: R C Davies, Cchs: Gordon Sargood & Anthony J Smith
Equal 2nd Geelong College - Bow: T M Burrows, 2: R A S Lawson, 3: G R King, 4: A R Scott, 5: H T Bromell, 6: W J P Selle, 7: A B Troedel, Str: T W Sproat, Cox: R Pennefather, Cch: Albert B Bell
Equal 2nd Xavier College - Bow: Graeme J Wilson, 2: R J Stanley, 3: Andrew F Sinn, 4: Robert G Leahy, 5: Malcolm D McKenzie, 6: Martin G Tomanovits, 7: T T Whitehead, Str: John F Ryan, Cox: D F Reilly, Cch: Charles G Saleh
This was a start to finish win by Melbourne Grammar to take out the Head of the River. Melbourne Grammar won the start and were well placed to meet any challenge by the other two crews. It was an absorbing race for second place with Geelong College unable to hold off Xavier's final push and they finished equal second.
Losers Final:
1st Geelong Grammar - Bow:M R C Brown, 2: J M Gray, 3: I B Carnegie, 4: W J P Carnegie, 5: R K L Lawson, 6: G H Burston, 7: J D Pickett-heaps, Str: J S Sinclair, Cox: J A Dickens, Cchs: John E L Barber & Hubert Ward
2nd Wesley College - Bow: N R Gordon, 2: I M McCulloch, 3: J C Duffy, 4: K G Nicholas, 5: R C Davey, 6: J C Woodlock, 7: John D Castle, Str: R G Selleck, Cox: R E Austin, Cch: Alan W Mitchell
3rd Scotch College - Bow: Chester S Keon-Cohen, 2: James C B Penfold, 3: Michael W Fleming, 4: Douglas K Hyslop, 5: John S Collingwood, 6: Thomas U Christen, 7: John G McEwen, Str: Fergus I McPherson, Cox: Colin T K Stuart, Cch: Laurence H Christie
Wesley College First Crew
Left to right:
Str: R G Selleck, 7: John D Castle, 6: J C Woodlock, 5: R C Davey, Cch: A W Mitchell, 4: K G Nicholas, 3: J C Duffy, 2: I M McCulloch, Bow: N R Gordon
In front Cox: R E Austin
Scotch College First Crew
Photo: The Scotch Collegian June 1958
Heats:
E1: 1st MGS, 2nd GGS, Margin: 2 1/2 lengths, Time: 4:54
E2: 1st GC, 2nd SC, Margin: 1 1/4 lengths, Time: 4:52.8
E3: 1st XC, 2nd WC, Margin: 1 1/2 lengths, Time: 4:48
Time: 3:41.4
Margins: 3 feet and 3/4 length
Distance 0.75 mile
Losers final:
Time: 3:41.4
Margin: 2 lengths
1st Geelong College - Bow: W A Cawthorn, 2: Roger W Bodey, 3: J M Wager, 4: K C Hawken, 5: J D Mackellar, 6: R J Heard, 7: G J Burger, Str: David W Edge, Cox: N F Walter, Cch: James M Ferguson
2nd Geelong Grammar - Bow: I E Mackay, 2: J M Gray, 3: D O Falkiner, 4: D A McKenzie, 5: R E Jones, 6: A G Trotter, 7: A N Laycock, Str: R P Gorton, Cox: J S Ayers, Cch: Hubert Ward
3rd Scotch College - Bow: B C Carr, 2: G E Speed, 3: J F Strang, 4: E J Anstee, 5: A J Alexander, 6: G C Crome, 7: P G Davidson, Str: P J Keast, Cox: C W Blackwood, Cch: M R Wood
Scotch College Second Crew
Photo: The Scotch Collegian June 1958
Losers final:
1st Melbourne Grammar - Bow: J D Farfor, 2: R G A A'Beckett, 3: W L Ruttledge, 4: J W Stuckey, 5: I F Butt, 6: J A Smithers, 7: R D D McAdam, Str: T R Pringle, Cox: J Cockbill, Cch: Gordon Sargood
2nd Xavier College - Bow: Peter J Downey, 2: J J Thom, 3: S R Nixon, 4: C G Romanin, 5: A W Adams, 6: T R Griffin, 7: J F Gurry, Str: Michael F McKenna, Cox: G G Tehan, Cch: Rev M J O'Mahoney SJ
3rd Wesley College - Bow: J R G Gaylard, 2: J R Fox, 3: P R Martyn, 4: G N King, 5: R A Moule, 6: W J D Henshaw, 7: G D Allen, Str: R W Hector, Cox: A S Coates, Cch: D Ian Allen
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Wesley College Second Crew with coach Ian Allen
Heats:
E1: 1st SC, 2nd WC, Margin: 3/4 length, Time: 3:46.2
E2: 1st GC, 2nd MGS, Margin: 2 feet, Time: 3:40.4
E3: 1st GGS, 2nd XC, Margin: 2 lengths, Time: 3:45.2
Time: 2:25.8
Margins: a canvas and 1/2 length
Distance: 1/2 mile
Losers final:
Time: 2:33.4
Margins: 1 length & 1 canvas
1st Geelong College - Bow: M S Keating, 2: A H McArthur, 3: M L McDonald, 4: W T Honey, 5: J A Kumnick, 6: G H Simpson, 7: D B Wood, Str: S A Howell, Cox: J C lee, Cch: R W Purnell
2nd Melbourne Grammar - Bow: J M J Gaylard, 2: A C Stokes, 3: M G Nicholas, 4: L V Luxton, 5: A J Buzzard, 6: J D W Morice, 7: M A Sutherland, Str: D C L Downey, Cox: A J Dunlop, Cch: M J Arnold
3rd Geelong Grammar - Bow: R D N Palmer, 2: H S Sutherland, 3: J P Smith, 4: R H McGeachy, 5: R W Trotter, 6: C B Warren, 7: W A H Molesworth, Str: M J Molesworth, Cox: T S Manifold, Cch: P Thornley
Losers final:
1st Xavier College - Bow: R H Ireland, 2: W T Dobson, 3: J M Dwyer, 4: B J O'Loughlin, 5: P A McCabe Doyle, 6: J J Zahara, 7: R A O'Brien, Str: W A Ryan, Cox: P M Dean, Cch: Michael Lefebvre
2nd Wesley College - Bow: A J Walduck, 2: I S Collins, 3: J D O'Donnell, 4: J R Blandford, 5: A E Vardy, 6: J R Stone, 7: G L T Dixon, Str: K W Vardy, Cox: Mark A Schapper, Cch: A G Simmons
3rd Scotch College - Bow: W T Marshall, 2: G Cunningham, 3: W J Kilpatrick, 4: B R Andrews, 5: G D Strang, 6: A N Findlay, 7: D H Hume, Str: D K Cheney, Cox: C Newman, Cch: P N Thomson
Scotch College Third Crew
Photo: The Scotch Collegian June 1958
Heats:
E1: 1st MGS, 2nd XC, Margin: 1/3 length, Time: 2:33.8
E2: 1st GC, 2nd WC, Margin: 1/2 length, Time: 2:30.4
E3: 1st GGS, 2nd SC, Margin: 2 feet, Time: 2:36.6