Guerin-Foster History of Australian Rowing

 

Australian Interstate Championships —
2 May 1903 Yarra River Vic

commemorative plaque
Commemorative Plaque
 

Index to Results




27th Men's Interstate Eight-Oared Championship — The King's Cup

Distance: 2 1⁄2 miles
Time: 14:27.8
Margin: 4 lengths.
 

1st VIC – Bow: J A Williams, 2: F Bainbridge, 3: R W May, 4: M G Scott, 5: E W Tulloch, 6: Charles Donald, 7: Alex Chamley, Str: James Donald, Cox/Cch: Jim M Macfarlane, Selectors: Arthur J Shepherd, E R Ainley & Jim M Macfarlane
2nd QLD – Bow: Dan E Joyce, 2: W V Morley, 3: H A Montefiore, 4: W P Watts, 5: R C Campbell, 6: T P Volkmann, 7: A H Hawkes, Str: J H Williams, Cox: C H Hall. Emerg: B Papi, Cch: S B Boland
3rd SA – Bow: H H Mildred, 2: F W Porter, 3: R F Richardson, 4: R A Anderson, 5: Max A Fotherington, 6: David Blyth, 7: James H Gosse, Str: Alf J Grayson, Cox: V Smith, Emerg: G McEwin, Cch: Arthur Nicholls
4th NSW – Bow: William J Middleton, 2: C W Nicholson, 3: R E Milsop, 4: Oscar Herbert Craig, 5: C M Moesch, 6: Michael G Cater, 7: Walter J Furlong, Str: Roger B Fitzhardinge, Cox: Lou Quist, Emerg: J W Farrar, Cchs: George E Upward & Edward A Pearson
5th WA – Bow: R E Joyce, 2: H Edwards, 3: W S Cox., 4: G Wallis, 5: L Jones, 6: K Messer, 7: G Houston, Str: C B Brady, Cox: G Bailey, Emerg: G Amess, Cchs: C H Powell & P Ryan

This was the tenth win in succession for the Victorian crew They led early from Queensland and New South Wales. South Australia pushed through New South Wales by the half way mark and that is how the field finished.

1903 NSW Crew

1903 NSW Eight and Supporters

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Men's Interstate Sculling Championship — The President's Cup

Distance: 2 1⁄2 miles
No time taken
 

1st  TAS – Thomas H Bourke
2nd VIC no 1 – Percy C Ivens
3rd NSW – J J Daley
4th VIC no 2 - Harold D Brasch

The Sculling race was won easily by the Tasmanian Thomas Bourke who moved through the field by half way and the race was effectively over.

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