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