The race was conducted back on the Upper Yarra on 18th and 19th May. Wesley, for reasons unknown, did not compete.
Geelong Grammar won both races by 6 lengths and the competition was poor. The Geelong crew was as strong as the opposition weak. The margins were probably much more than Mr Carlile officially prescribed.
Geelong raced the first inter colonial schools race against St Ignatius of Sydney on the Barwon.
Index to Results:
Officials
Starter: Mr G G Henderson
Umpire: Mr A Nicholls
Judge: Mr Edward Carlile
Time: NTT
Margin: 200 yards
1st Geelong Grammar - Bow: H Gillett, 2: S E Bailey, 3: J W Thompson, Str: T Parkin, Cox: H M Downes, Cchs: James L Cuthbertson & W E P Austin
2nd Scotch College - Bow: James S Harvey, 2: Leslie J Magennis, 3: Samuel Atchison, Robert G Harvey, Cox: D'Arcy T Harvie, Cch: George H Freeman
Other crew competing:
Melbourne Grammar - Bow: G Graham, 2: S M Brown, 3: R B S Hammond, Str: A B Thomson, Cox: Herbert Charles Edwards, Cch: W M Burn
Heat: 1st GGS, 2nd MGS, Margin: 6 lengths. Scotch secured a bye.
1888 Geelong Grammar crew and coaches
Time: NTT
1st Geelong Grammar