The margin expanded from the previous year with Melbourne winning comfortably by 3 lengths. Please note that the great H C Disher raced for the first time in the Melbourne crew. Disher was the stroke of the first King's Cup race in 1919, having survived the Great War.
The race was conducted on 1st June 1912.
Time: 17 Min 0 Sec
Margin: 3 lengths
1st Melbourne University - Bow: S Humphries, 2: E P Halkyard, 3: H C Disher, 4: C S Steele,
5: J D Blair, 6: J L Doubleday, 7: H Rabling, Str: F H Moran, Cox: J H S Jackson, Cch: Charles Donald
2nd Sydney University - Bow: H F James, 2: R G Fitzhardinge, 3: B Wade, 4: A T Dunlop, 5: R P W Francis, 6: L B Heath, 7: P E Voss, Str: A T Cunningham, Cox: J H Jones
3rd Adelaide University - Bow: H H Smith, 2: J C Mayo, 3: J R Harder, 4:H J Penny, 5: T M Hardy, 6: L G Holmes, 7: P C A Fornachon, Str: C L Abbott, Cox: A W Morey
Melbourne University
Back row: S Humphries, C S Steele, Charles Donald, E P Halkyard, H C Disher
Front row: J L Doubleday, F H Moran, J H S Jackson, H Rabling, J D Blair