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Australian Intercolonial Championships — 1886-1889
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Apr 1886 Yarra River VIC |
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9th Men’s Intercolonial
Eight Oared Championship
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Distance: 2 1/2 miles
Time: 18.42.5
Margin: Several lengths |
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1st VIC – Bow:
E R Ainley, 2: F J Taylor, 3: W J Leverett, 4: S H Gowdie, 5:
Alex Chamley, 6: C A P Moline, 7: C A Champion, Str: R D Booth,
Cox: H Kempf. Average weight 11st 5lb.
2nd NSW – Bow: Nick Johnson,
2: George G Robertson, 3: W (Bill) G Brett, 4: H H Pickering, 5:
J Edward H Kennedy, 6: J A Brodie, 7: G Searle, Str: Charles
A Bros, Cox: S Ferguson, Cch: W (Bill) G Brett. Average weight
11st 2lb.
A new boat was commissioned for the NSW crew from R Fuller in
Melbourne. |
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May 1887 Parramatta River NSW |
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10th Men’s Intercolonial
Eight Oared Championship
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Distance: 3 miles 330 yards
Time: 17.12.75
Margin: 4 1/2 lengths |
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1st VIC – Bow:
E R Ainley, 2: F J Taylor, 3: C F Thomas, 4: S H Gowdie, 5:
Alex Chamley, 6: J L Bannister, 7: C A P Moline, Str: R D Booth,
Cox: C J Grant. Average weight 11st 9lb.
2nd NSW – Bow: G Searle, 2:
W C Freeman, 3: J Gerald Kennedy, 4: W Martin, 5: J Fraser,
6: J E (Ted) Kennedy, 7: Nick Johnson, Str: Charles A Bros,
Cox: J (Sid) Hellings, Cch: John Myers, Selectors: Charles Bros,
John Myers & Albert Goodyear. Average weight 11st 10lb.
Again only two colonies competed. Prior to the race the NSWRA
objected to the inclusion of W G Leverett in the Victorian crew
as he was a registered bookmaker and not a bona fide amateur.
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Victorian Rowing Association decided he was eligible to row.
Leverett resigned from the crew to resolve the issue. The
Victorian crew without Leverett won the race.
Good things were expected of the NSW crew but they were not
fulfilled with a 4 1/2 length loss. It was not assisted by
a crab by Gerald Kennedy and another crew member loosing his
slide.
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Apr 1888 Yarra River VIC |
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11th Men’s Intercolonial
Eight Oared Championship
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Distance: 2 1/2 miles
Time: 17.46
Margin: 4 lengths |
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1st VIC – Bow:
H Oxlade, 2: E R Ainley, 3: F G Payne, 4: E Hopkins, 5: C A
P Moline, 6: R B Nicolson, 7: Alex Chamley, Str: S H Gowdie,
Cox: H C Edwards. Average weight 11st 7lb.
2nd NSW – Bow: Nick Johnston,
2: F J Payne, 3: J A Brodie, 4: W Martin, 5: J Fraser, 6: J
E (Ted) Kennedy, 7: J Gerald Kennedy, Str: Charles Dobson, Cox:
J (Sid) Hellings, Cch: Jim Clark, Selectors: Charles Bros, Jim
Oatley & John Myers. Average weight 11st 9lb.
Considerable controversy surrounded the selection of the NSW
crew. The NSW selectors, namely Bros, Oatley & Myers, were
called upon to resign after submission of the names of the
crew which excluded prominent oarsmen of the time, namely Johnson
and the Kennedys.
The crew was finally selected with these oarsmen included. Bros,
as well as selector, was named as stroke. He withdrew from the
crew and was also asked to resign as treasurer for neglect of
duties.
The race was closely contested until
Dobson crabbed and the crew stopped rowing. The Victorians
were queried over two crew members who were saddlers. The Victorians
responded by saying that they were eligible under their rules. |
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Nov 1888 Parramatta River NSW |
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12th Men’s Intercolonial
Eight Oared Championship
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Distance: 3 miles 330 yards
Time: 16.57
Margin: 6 lengths |
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1st VIC – Bow:
H Oxlade, 2: F G Payne, 3: W Watson, 4: J L Bannister, 5: E
Hopkins, 6: R B Nicolson, 7: Alex Chamley, Str: S H Gowdie,
Cox: E Hobson. Average weight 11st 11lb.
2nd NSW – Bow: R S Thompson,
2: F Hooker, 3: W C McDonald, 4: W Bellbridge, 5: J Carlton,
6: F Bellbridge, 7: J Collins, Str: T McDonald, Cox: A Chate,
Selector: Albert Goodyear. Average weight 11st 12lb.
This was the second intercolonial event of 1888. It had been
proposed by NSW that the race should be held in November rather
than April/May and this was achieved in November 1888.
Whilst
George Upward described the Victorian crew as one of the strongest
to ever row for Victoria, the NSW crew suffered from the withdrawal
of the Sydney Rowing Club oarsmen. The result by the NSW crew
was therefore called as "a plucky performance" by
Alan May in Sydney Rows.
The amateur question was raised again with the result that the
each colony agreed to race under their respective rules. |
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| 1888
Paramatta River NSW |
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Men’s Intercolonial
Men’s Four Championship
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Distance: 3 miles 330 yards
Time: 12.58.5
Margins: 2 & 3 lengths |
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1st VIC – Bow: H Oxlade, 2: F G Payne,
3: J L Bannister, Str: George Upward, Cox: unknown
2nd NZL (Napier & Canterbury Rowing Clubs) - Bow: E M Boulton, 2: F A Styche, 3; H F Nichol, Str: A L Smith, Cox: unknown
3rd NSW
4th TAS (Tamar Rowing Club)
A scheme
was hatched to send an Australian crew to England being representative
of all colonies. A test race in NSW was held for this purpose.
Entries from Tasmania, NSW, Victoria and New Zealand competed.
Interest in the tour waned. In December NSW suggested that
each of Victoria and NSW nominate 5 oarsmen, cox and coach.
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VRA held a meeting in February to raise funds but the attendance
was so disappointing that the matter was abandoned. NSW also
decided to not to proceed with the first Australian representative
crew. |
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Nov 1889 Yarra River VIC |
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13th Men’s Intercolonial
Eight Oared Championship
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Distance: 2 1/2 miles
Time: 17.22
Margin: 3 lengths |
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1st VIC – Bow:
W Hatch, 2: F G Payne, 3: W Watson, 4: A Jenkins, 5: S Fairbairn,
6: R B Nicolson, 7: D Blair, Str: R D Booth, Cox: H C Edwards.
Average weight 12st.
2nd NSW – Bow: J A Smith, 2:
Stewart A Tiley, 3: William Mead Reynolds, 4: F A Styche, 5: G G McGill,
6: W C Freeman, 7: Nathaniel J McDonald, Str: John Thompson,
Cox: J (Sid) Hellings, Selector: John Blackman. Average weight
11st 1lb.
The Victorian crew started favourite and justified this standard
taking a margin at the start and moving this out to three lengths
by the finish. |
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