1952 PSA Head of the River
The 1952 PSA Head of the River was conducted over the last mile of the King's Cup course on Saturday 19 April 1952.
Wesley College competed at the Head of the River regatta for the first time, in all boat classes, having being admitted into the Public Schools Association.
First Eights
Challenge Cup
One Mile
5 Mins, 20 1/4 Secs
3/4 length
1/2 length
1/2 length
1st Hale School - Bow: G Wheatley, 2: R Chappell, 3: M Nixon, 4: B Twine, 5: K Yelland, 6: D Barriskill, 7: F House, Str: A Rosser, Cox: T Prater, Cch: AG Rosser
2nd Scotch College - Bow: D Grant-Frost, 2: J Flintoff, 3: B Purser, 4: D Bathgate, 5: J Carey, 6: J Natt, 7: J Frayne, Str: P Nash, Cox: G Black, Cch: Dr. H Nash
3rd Aquinas College - Bow: N Byrne, 2: K Crowd, 3: T Mettam, 4: C Cardoza, 5: J Begley, 6: P Clark, 7: E Dare, Str: B Buzolic, Cox: G Day, Cch: AF Dobson
4th Guildford Grammar School - Bow: B Ninham, 2: P Lefroy, 3: M Tiller, 4: N Speed, 5: K Bladen, 6: J Price, 7: J Richards, Str: C Mackintosh, Cox: V Burt, Cch: W Ninham
5th Wesley College - Bow: M Bingemann, 2: R Beal, 3: M Hay, 4: J Reynolds, 5: R Manning, 6: S Halliday, 7: M Kallis, Str: A Jones, Cox: G Halliwell, Cch: JE Jeffreys
Second Eights
3/4 Mile
4 Mins, 0 Secs
1 3/4 lengths
1 length
Aquinas College did not start due to an on water accident
1st Hale School - Bow: J Farmer, 2: P Bird, 3: C Chase, 4: J Barr, 5: P Jordan, 6: J Harris, 7: I Bushell, Str: J Temby, Cox: K Trouchet, Cch: PA Trouchet
2nd Guildford Grammar School - Bow: N Selby, 2: P Mayrohfer, 3: A Bell, 4: J Sherlock, 5: G Lukin, 6: T Herzfeld, 7: J Teasdale, Str: E Stuart, Cox: R Walker, Cch: M Mattingley
3rd Wesley College - Bow: T Dodd, 2: J Hanrahan, 3: J Carlin, 4: R Jahn, 5: P Brisbane, 6: D Watts, 7: P Blockley, Str: K Darrow, Cox: G Wilson, Cch: R Jeffreys
4th Scotch College - Bow: P Crossing, 2: J Collis-Bird, 3: P Booth, 4: J Seale, 5: R Shewell, 6: R Forbes, 7: M Watson, Str: D Barker, Cox: M Rickard-Bell, Cch: DR. G Barrett-Hill
DNS Aquinas College - Bow: R Bagby, 2: D Francis, 3: T Fields, 4: M Cunningham, 5: P McAuliffe, 6: H Mullins, 7: B Warnack-Jones, Str: C Edwards, Cox: W Cawley, Cch: C Stacey
Third Fours
Half Mile
2 Mins, 52 Secs
1 1/2 lengths
Canvas
2 1/2 lengths
1/2 length
1st Scotch College - Bow: J Doncon, 2: C Owen, 3: J Ross, Str: M Gollan, Cox: I Henry, Cch: R Martin
2nd Hale School - Bow: M Vinnicombe, 2: R Holland, 3: W Evans, Str: B Clapin, Cox: I Barron, Cch: L Bond
3rd Aquinas College - Bow: J Scott, 2: B Houston, 3: D Coffey, Str: P Lynch, Cox: K McKenna, Cch: J Hunt
4th Guildford Grammar School - Bow: D Walker, 2: J Walsh, 3: E Green, Str: P Rex, Cox: R Blythe, Cch: G Beere
5th Wesley College - Bow: R Rule, 2: K King, 3: R Sturkey, Str: P Dally, Cox: D Slatyer, Cch: R Jeffreys
Old Boys' Race
Half Mile
2 Mins, 22 Secs (Record)
3/4 length
1/2 length
1 length
1st Hale School - Bow: W Gardiner, 2: G Landon, 3: D Devenish, 4: R Pearse, 5: D Norman, 6: A Kingsbury, 7: R White, Str: F Slee, Cox: E Arney
2nd Aquinas College - Bow: F Moller, 2: R Pawle, 3: K Towning, 4: J Saunders, 5: T Akkermans, 6: L Mayzer, 7: F Nunweek, Str: R Curtis, Cox: I Hunt
3rd Guildford Grammar School - Bow: L L'Espagnial, 2: R Taylor, 3: J Shepherd, 4: B Vally, 5: L Hodge, 6: B Caldwell, 7: N Marsh, Str: R Kernot, Cox: J Elsey
4th Scotch College - Bow: R Bennett, 2: G Hill, 3: G Westlake, 4: F Owen, 5: P Hounslow, 6: F Manford, 7: B Glaskin, Str: J Paton, Cox: A Nash
5th Wesley College - Bow: J Martin, 2: E Kollman, 3: J Speak, 4: J Hoskins, 5: B McCreery, 6: P King, 7: C Bowra, Str: J Rogers, Cox: G Best