Time: 15.22
Margins: 1 and 3/4 length |
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1st SA – Bow: J R Goode,
2: E F Yates, 3: John C Williams, 4: Ken Ormston, 5: Norm Croker,
6: Max Richardson, 7: William McCann, Str: Alf J Gregory, Cox:
Deb Earl, Emerg: G M Sheppard, Cch: Taufik K Qurban, Mgr: C
Baumann
2nd NSW - Bow: William G Thomas, 2:
R R Moody, 3: F Spencer Grace, 4: C L (“George”) Elias, 5:
Mervyn T Wood, 6: William J Dixon, 7: W L Buckham, Str: David
A Elias, Cox: Douglas W Bowden, Emergs: D E W Bain & B
A Willis, Cch: Sidney R Raper, Mgr: E J Buckley, Sole Selector:
Bernie S Williams
3rd WA – Bow: Gordon
Freath, 2: J T (Beau) Burnett, 3: Frank Utley, 4: Edward (Ted) C Bishop, 5: Vic Shakepeare,
6: Richard (Dick) L Paramor, 7: Gordon H Yewers, Str: Donald Fraser, Cox: Ken Carrick,
Emerg: Ralph Jeffreys, Cch: R (Paddy) Ryan, Mgr: H Leo Button
4th TAS - Bow: F Gilbert, 2: A Doran, 3: F Adlard, 4: E Doran, 5: J Chester, 6: D Scanlon, 7: L Porter, Str: W Gibson, Cox: J Smith, Emerg: B Gibson, Cch: E L Gibson, Mgr: E T Bessell
5th VIC – Bow: B Hainsworth, 2: K E
Harrison, 3: A A Kelly, 4: Jim B Clemens, 5: J P Gaskin, 6:
Max Gaskin, 7: Stewart J Elder, Str: R Godfredson, Cox: T J
Crofts, Emerg: Roy Anderson, Cch: George Anderson, Selectors:
G W Smith, F G Thompson & coach, Mgr: H E Butler
6th QLD – Bow: F Avery, 2: D D Glasgow,
3: F Foreman, 4: D J Joyce, 5: M Hourigan, 6: R B Scott, 7:
R Whale, Str: Wilf B Mole, Cox: Robert Longmore, Emerg: C Monkhouse,
Cch: P C Lahey, Mgr: F Lou Poulgrain
The men’s races were rowed in smooth water, albeit with
a strong tail breeze. The South Australians won the race after
a close tussle with both the NSW and WA crews. The South Australian
coach Toff Qurban said: “Three days before the event
I was supremely confident of a win. I had a wonderful crew
and we had learnt a lot from our narrow defeat by NSW in Perth
the previous year. This crew in 1937 changed almost overnight
and were unbeatable as the King’s Cup day drew near.”
The Happy Victors from SA |
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Distance: 1/2 Mile
Time: 3.13.8
Margins: 1 1/4, 1, 1 1/2 & 1 lengths |
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1st TAS – Bow: Gladys
Cullen, 2: Maisie Doran, 3: Joan Hawkins, Str: Nancy Reardon,
Cox: Mr C Smith, Cch: Don Hughes, Emerg: B Lester
2nd QLD – Bow:
V Ford, 2: P Edwards, 3: T Tate, Str: Donna Kulich, Cox: Mr
F Phillips, Cch: E Colclough
3rd VIC – Bow:
Eunice Grumant, 2: Kath Roberts, 3: Nance Wilkins, Str: Kath
Reid, Cox: Vi Allender, Cch: George Williams
4th NSW – Bow:
Margaret Auld, 2: Millie Fisher, 3: May Harvey, Str: Nea Walcot,
Cox: R Schneider, Cch: O Rosevear, Emerg: E Howe
5th SA – Bow:
Gwen Reid, 2: Jean Collett, 3: Rose Dorman, Str: Jo Thomas,
Cox: Mr A Stomp
The Tasmanian crew won all the way with the only interest
in the minor placings. Queensland sprinted well to gain
second place ahead of Victoria, New South Wales and South Australia
in that order.
1937 Tasmanian Four
Front row - G Cullen (bow), M Doran (2), J Hawkins (3), N Reardon (str)
Back row - R Marks (cox), B Lester (emerg), D S Hughes(Cch) |
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