Distance: 3 miles
Time: 17.31
Margins: 1/2 length and 1 1/2 lengths. |
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1st SA – Bow: Harry E Graetz, 2: Edward
D Thomas, 3: Wally E H Jarvis, 4: Arthur V Scott, 5: Alf C Taueber, 6: William
M Sladden, 7: Frank M Cummings, Str: Wally H Pfeiffer, Cox:
Robert A Cummings, Emerg: E Tucker, Cch: H E (Ted) Higgs, Mgr: C
A M West
2nd WA –Bow: Arthur H Mettam, 2: George Orgill,
3: Perc Ffarrington, 4: James (Jim) G Gordon, 5: William (Bill) A Browne, 6: James Child,
7: George W Mettam, Str: George Rogers, Cox: William (Bill) White, Emergs: G
A (Gra) Rosser & H L Marsh, Cch & Mgr: Carl During
3rd VIC – Bow: Ray W B Todd, 2: H C
Hawkins, 3: G R B Patterson, 4: R Weir, 5: H Robert Rush, 6:
Jack L Mounsey, 7: R (Bob) V Gregg, Str; Jim M Buchanan, Cox:
Eric J Counihan, Emerg: E C James, Cch: Jim M Macfarlane, Manager
Edward Kenny, Selectors: Alex B Sloan, Jim M Macfarlane & M
F Shea.
4th NSW – Bow: R M Johnson, 2:
John (Jack) J Lewis, 3: I C Bucci, 4: William (Bill) C H Ridley, 5: E M Hall, 6: Joe
T Vindin, 7: J H Blakemore, Str: J McQueen, Cox: W J Maling,
Emerg: Horace Robert Hunt, Cch: Ernie E Keary, Mgr: F V Bullen
5th TAS – Bow:
O Ingles. 2: A Brewer, 3: B Dawson, 4: P Willey, 5: D L Scott,
6: T Chaplin, 7: J Courtenay, Str: C Coogan, Cox: J H Doolan,
Cch: James Coogan, Mgr: P C Weetman
The race was postponed from the previous Saturday as it was
too rough to race. The Eights Championships started badly with
the Tasmanians breaking and the starter refusing to call the
crews back. After catching the Tasmanians, the Victorians and
Western Australians took the lead. By the mile mark, Western
Australia led a length from Victoria and South Australia. The
South Australian then took after Western Australia and drew
up level with them by the two mile mark. The South Australians
then moved away to win by 1⁄2 length with Victoria 1
1⁄2 length behind the Western Australians. The NSW crew
lost Ridley through illness and was replaced not by the named
emergency but a local WA rower. Details of theses changes are
not known so the record above shows Ridley still in the four
seat. In accordance with the rules of racing, Queensland was
excused from attending the WA race.

The SA Men's team |
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Distance: 1/2 mile
No time taken
Margins: 4 & 10 lengths |
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1st SA – Bow: M E O’Donnell,
2: Adele Hill, 3: M Thomas, Str: J Thomas, Cox: O Carrick, Cch:
J J Foody
2nd TAS – Bow: W Howe, 2: O
R Kidd, 3: M Atkins, Str: Edna M Radford, Cox: J Ifould, Cch:
Percy Weetham
3rd VIC – Bow: D Hood, 2: V Samson, 3:
R O’Sullivan, Str: E Connor, Cox: T Buchanan, Emerg: E
Murphy
At the 1922 women’s conference it was permitted that
both Queensland and New South Wales would be exempted from
the trip to Perth. The racing was again conducted in
racing clinkers.

1923 SA Women's Four |
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