1960 Ballarat Head of the Lake
The 46th Head of the Lake was conducted on 39th April 1960 on Lake Wendouree. Ballarat College won the Head of the Lake for the second year in succession. It was the school's 14th success in the event since 1913. The College also won the seconds and fourths with St Patrick's breaking their winning streak in the thirds.
Index to Results:
Conducted under the management of the Ballarat Rowing Association.
Boys' Open Four Division 1
1 mile
Time: 5 mins 17.2 secs
Margins: 0.75 length, canvas
1st Ballarat College - Bow: R J E Quayle, 2: David H Haymes, 3: V C Spiers, Str: B W Jenkins, Cox: N Mott, Coach: Mr Jack Barnett (average weight 11st.12lb)
2nd St Patrick's College - Bow: I Slockwith, 2: A S McDonald, 3: M B Vear, Str: D J Foschia, Cox: D F Lynch, Coach: Mr. Pat Harrison (average weight 12st.2lb.)
3rd Ballarat Grammar - Bow: R J Goulden, 2: P J A Taylor, 3: T T Gillet, Str: I C Buerckner, Cox: P J Hollick, Coach: J G McKay (average weight 11st.10lb.)
4th Ballarat High - Bow: S Levitsanos, 2: F Boermans, 3: D Bolster, Str: G George, Cox: D Matthews, Coach: Mr Frank Ritchie (average weight 10st.13lb.)
Boys' Open Four Division 2
Half a mile
Time: 3 mins 50.2 secs
Margins: 1.5 lengths, 0.2 sec
1st Ballarat College - Bow: M G Fox, 2: J A Williamson, 3: J S Binder, Str: W W Coutts, Cox: G Fraser, Coach: C Rimmington
2nd Ballarat Grammar - Bow: T G Sephton, 2: G A Dowie, 3: C H D Stevens, Str: A S Thomas, Cox: R Newsome, Coach: P G Titheridge Esq.
3rd St Patrick’s College - Bow: Michael Harrison, 2: P N Hoye, 3: D Murphy, Str: B Kelly, Cox: J Kelly, Coach: Mr Pat Harrison
Boys' Open Four Division 3
Half a mile
Time: 3 mins 52.8 secs
1st St.Patrick’s College - Bow: B Penny, 2: T Baker, 3: G Hardiman, Str: A Basham, Cox: P Zala, Coach: N Carter
2nd Ballarat Grammar - Bow: B L Brown, 2: D J Gale, 3: R J C Brocklebank, Str: W S Hinton, Cox: R T Northey, Coach: G R Titheridge
3rd Ballarat College - Bow: R J Mott, 2: A M Fraser, 3: G J Dixon, Str: N S Fowler, Cox: G Fowler, Coach: Robert J Lemke
Boys' Open Four Division 4
Half a mile
Time: 3 min 58.4 seconds
Margins: 2 lengths, canvas
1st Ballarat College - Bow: J M Coutts, 2: A R F Dowling, 3: R Davies, Str: J Menzies, Cox: A Gough, Coach: A Sargent
2nd Ballarat Grammar - Bow: M Subramaniam, 2: A D Miller, 3: P A Jobe, Str: P F Chapman, Cox: J McGregor, Coach P W Dalton Esq.
3rd St Patrick’s College - Bow: I O’Halloran, 2: G Callan, 3: K Forster, Str: P Dickinson, Cox: C Hall, Coach: B Hickey
4th Ballarat High - Bow: R Brown, 2: R Donaldson, 3: B Adam, Str: J Nultz, Cox: D Clogan, Coach: H Dany
Sources
Crew names from Kate Elliott 2022
Results from The Age 2nd May 1960, page 23 extracted from newspapers.com 3rd September 2023
Program cover reproduced from Row Up, High School by Barry Ryan and Robert Simmonds published by Ballarat High School 2020