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1949 PSA Head of the River

The 1949 PSA Head of the River was conducted over the last mile of the King's Cup course on Saturday 23 April 1949.

 

First Eights

Challenge Cup

One Mile

5 Mins, 51.8 Secs

1/2 length

1/2 length

3/4 length

1st Aquinas College - Bow: JJ Pannell, 2: FG Tyson, 3: KF Towning, 4: PM Walsh, 5: AW Akkermans, 6: L Mojzer, 7: TF Meagher, Str: RJ Curtis, Cox: P Murray, Coach: AF Dobson

2nd Scotch College - Bow: BE Robinson, 2: RB Lynn, 3: RF Crocker, 4: GP Swan, 5: JG Radunovich, 6: IR Hodgkinson, 7: DG Purser, Str: LA Manford, Cox: P Nash, Coach: G Maxwell

3rd Hale School - Bow: IF Packham, 2: IR Brandenburg, 3: PT Layman, 4: L Durston, 5: JD Arrow, 6: B Reid, 7: VLC Murphy, Str: ACN Anderson, Cox: MR Watson, Coach: AG Rosser

4th Guildford Grammar School - Bow: JL l'Espagnol, 2: DR Alton, 3: PD Glasfurd, 4: JM Cust, 5: RH Kernot, 6: BE Caldwell, 7: JB Williams, Str: EE Caldwell, Cox: WA Badcock, Coach: DH Fraser


Second Eights

3/4 Mile

4 Mins, 32.6 Secs

1/2 length

1 length


1st Scotch College - Bow: JM Robinson, 2: RF Clarke, 3: DJ Smith, 4: B Swan, 5: PG Hardie, 6: DH Love, 7: E Owen, Str: RB Pope, Cox: R Forbes, Coach: Dr. HR Nash

2nd Aquinas College - Bow: K Cahill, 2: R Sims, 3: E Gianotti, 4: J Begley, 5: M Shooter, 6: P Saunders, 7: J Busher, Str: R Cavanagh, Cox: T Herman, Coach: JR Saunders

3rd Guildford Grammar School - Bow: DM Townend, 2: JC Wearne, 3: JO Gladstone, 4: CR Wedge, 5: JA Bell, 6: JE Holthouse, 7: BC Dalley, Str: RB Taylor, Cox: DW Walters, Coach: Rev. I Cardell-Oliver

4th Hale School - Bow: WR Robinson, 2: PJ Fuller, 3: JA Hunt, 4: AK House, 5: J Colley, 6: KW Gibbs, 7: DG Chappell, Str: RC Cooke, Cox: MS Hart, Coach: HBD Norman


Third Fours

Half Mile

3 Mins, 3.6 Secs

3 lengths

1 length

1st Scotch College - Bow: GH Watkins, 2: DE Copley, 3: V Webber, Str: F Owen, Cox: R Black, Coach: GK Thompson

2nd Aquinas College - Bow: P Cox, 2: R Blom, 3: R Paule, Str: R Nutt, Cox: D Fitzgerald, Coach: P Murray

3rd Guildford Grammar School - Bow: HC Merton, 2: AM Edgar, 3: GM Hubbard, Str: ER Seymour, Cox: KJ Kent, Coach: RA Day

4th Hale School - Bow: JT Barrymore, 2: JY Langdon, 3: R Buttenshaw, Str: J DeBurgh, Cox: RM Rathbone, Coaches: N Bond & WSG Johns


Old Boys' Race

Half Mile

2 Mins, 41.8 Secs

1 1/4 lengths

1/2 length


1st Scotch College - Bow: E Smith, 2: J Humble, 3: I Smith, 4: G Westlake, 5: K Smith, 6: B Glaskin, 7: J Stoddart, Str: A Smith, Cox: P White

2nd Guildford Grammar School - Bow: ID Donaldson, 2: AC Riviere, 3: BL Houggard, 4: NL Marsh, 5: JR Caddy, 6: CM Abernethy, 7: JD Keogh, Str: GW Chrystal, Cox: JKE Elsey

=3rd Aquinas College - Bow: P Gunnell, 2: W Williams, 3: A Hall, 4: J Parker, 5: S Arndt, 6: K Kelly, 7: S Forkin, Str: M Mettam, Cox: J Moylan

=3rd Hale School - Bow: W Gardner, 2: B Chappell, 3: P Lowe, 4: W Irvine, 5: K Jackson, 6: D Norman, 7: D Devenish, Str: P Forbes, Cox: EB Arney

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