Guerin-Foster History of Australian Rowing

 

Australian Interstate Championships —
5 May 1906 Swan River WA

1906 programme
 

Index to Results



Regatta Officials

Starter: Mr W R Horsburgh
Umpire: Mr Paul Strelitz
Judge: Mr A G Jenkins
Timekeeper: Mr L Boxhorn

1906 WA Association Officials




30th Men's Interstate Eight-Oared Championship — The King's Cup

Distance: 3 miles
Time: 15.57
Margins: 2, 3, 3 & 2 lengths
 

1st TAS – Bow: S Pedder, 2: T H Scarborough, 3: F H Stephens, 4: J Steele, 5: C B Whiteside, 6: D Munro, 7: Keith Heritage, Str: N C Boniwell, Cox: C Colvin, Cch: Jas Coogan
2nd VIC – Bow: H J Green, 2: C E Suffren, 3: M C Brown, 4: H J Whiting, 5: W C Low, 6: J J Fogarty, 7: M G Scott, Str: J B Suffren, Cox: B Arnold, Cch: W Dawson, Selectors: E R Ainley, Arthur J Shepherd & Jim M MacFarlane
3rd NSW – Bow: William J Middleton, 2: Edgar E Vautin, 3: N L F Josephson, 4: Sidney A Middleton, 5: Oilver T Cooper, 6: S C Wickham, 7: Rollo N Bray, Str: Jack H D Goldie, Cox: W Gray, Cch: Syd Edwards, Emerg & Mgr, Michael G Cater
4th WA
– Bow: W Witte, 2: W J Farrar, 3: L StJ Jones, 4: S Mews, 5: C R Penny, 6: W Crawford, 7: M K Moss, Str: H B Stone, Cox: G O Baileyl, Cch: Paddy J Ryan
5th SA – Bow: H E Winterbottom, 2: F R Peterson, 3: W H Whitfield, 4: G A Lawton, 5: W R Rynell, 6: T C Kellett, 7: W G Wigg, Str: C T Lawton, Cch: H Skiffington

1906 Winning Tasmanian Crew

Due to a special rate obtained by the Victorian Rowing Association, all States were able to travel to Perth on the same steamer. The course and arrangements were regarded as excellent. A record crowd of 50,000 spectators witnessed the race. There was no hiding the delight of all but the Victorians present that they had been beaten at long last. Victoria and Tasmania led over the first half mile from the other crews. Tasmania then started to push away and by the half way mark, Tasmania had a 2 length lead. Tasmania maintained a lead of about this margin throughout the balance of the race with the other crew several lengths further back.

1906 Victorian Crew

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

Distance: 3 Miles
Time: 21.35.0
Margin: 20 lengths & 20 lengths
 

1st VIC – Percy C Ivens
2nd TAS – W Robinson
3rd WA No 1 – H J Stephenson
4th WA No 2 – P J Walsh – did not start

The sculling race was a procession with Ivens leading from the start.

Percy Ivens

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