This 3 mile race at Port Adelaide was conducted under the threat of war. It was to be the last until after the Great War. Melbourne won easily from Adelaide.
J L Doubleday of the Melbourne crew was the first person to win this event four times in succession.
The race was conducted 6th June 1914.
Time: 17 mins 46 2/5 sec
Margin: 7 lengths
1st Melbourne University - Bow: W I Hayes, 2: C S Wood, 3: E I Littlejohn, 4: A Spowers,
5: J R S Cochrane, 6: R M Abernethy, 7: J L Doubleday, Str: H C Disher, Cox: J H S Jackson, Cch: Chas Donald
2nd Adelaide University - Bow: C W Goodman, 2: A W Morey, 3: H W B Cairns, 4: D A Dowling, 5: C E Bagot, 6: A E Kain, 7: L C E Lindon, Str: D Yates, Cox: E L Symons
3rd Sydney University - Bow: W P MacCallum, 2: C M Samson, 3: W F Crawford, 4: R R Harper, 5: P E Voss, 6: B B Bloomfield, 7: B G Wade, Str: E A Woodward, Cox: F H Hay
Melbourne University
Back row: W I Hayes, A Spowers, Charles Donald, E I Littlejohn, C S Wood
Front row:
R M Abernethy, H C Disher, J L Doubleday, J R S Cochrane
Inset: J H S Jackson
1914 Melbourne University crew