1970 Rowing Victoria State Championships
Race Results
Victorian Sculling Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 7:49.0
Margins: 3 1/2 lengths
1st R F Fitch, Barwon
2nd K Leach, Mercantile
3rd N Talbot, South Australian Railways
4th R Garrard, Mercantile
5th T McNair, Swan River (WA)
Holder - J. R. Sykes, Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 7th February, 1970. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by R. F. Fitch, Barwon Rowing Club, by three and a half lengths from K. Leach, Mercantile, second. T. McNair (Swan River WA) was eliminated in the heats.
Victorian Pair-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time - Not recorded
Margins: 3/4 length
1st Monash University - Bow: D B Bishop, Str: K P Jelbart, Cox: R W England, Coach: R Moore
2nd Corio Bay No 2
3rd Corio Bay No 3
4th Mercantile No 2
5th Mercantile No 1
Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on the Upper Yarra Course on the 25th October, 1969. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Monash University by three-quarters of a length from Corio Bay No. 2.
Victorian Four-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 7:26.5
Margins: 3.9 seconds
1st Corio Bay - Bow: J R Sykes, 2: D S Lewis, 3: G Xouris, Str: J R Watt, Cox: D Jarvis
2nd Mosman (NSW)
3rd Mercantile
4th Melbourne University
Other competing crews:
Monash University
Banks
Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 4th April, 1970. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club by 3.9 sec. from Mosman (NSW), with Mercantile third.
Victorian Eight-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres, Norwich Shield)
Time: 6:18.9
Margins: 1/2 length
1st Mercantile - Bow: D Palfreyman, 2: L P Ayres, 3: J H Gumley, 4: J R Harry, 5: J E Shanasy, 6: D G Douglas, 7: S M Gillon,
Str: G H Boykett, Cox: A G Maginn, Coach: D H Boykett
2nd Adelaide University
3rd Yarra Yarra
4th Banks/Mercantile/Power House Composite
Other competing crews:
Buckingham (TAS)
Melbourne University
Monash
Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 7th February, 1970. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Mercantile by half a length from Adelaide University, with Yarra Yarra third.
Victorian Lightweight Sculling Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 9:47.2
Margins: 3.8 seconds
1st G Ramsbottom, Melbourne
2nd W E John, Monash University
Holder - G. Ramsbottom, Melbourne Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 4th April, 1970. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by G. Ramsbottom by 3.8 sec. from W. E. John, Monash University Rowing Club.
Victorian Lightweight Pair-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time - Not recorded
Margins: 1 1/2 lengths
1st Melbourne No 2 - Bow: G Ramsbottom, Str: R W Young, Cox: E L Tweedie, Coach: W J Ramsbottom
2nd Corio Bay
3rd Banks
4th Melbourne No 1
Other competing crews:
Barwon
Hawthorn
Mercantile No 1
Mercantile No 2
Holders - Melbourne Rowing Club. Rowed on the Upper Yarra course, on the 25th October, 1969. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Melbourne Rowing Club No. 2 by one and one-half lengths from Corio Bay. The event was re-rowed on November 1st after the final was declared “no race”.
Victorian Lightweight Four-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 7:02.9
Margins: 1 length
1st Melbourne University - Bow: B Clarke, 2: A McKinley, 3: C Johnston, Str: P Nicholson, Cox: A Richards, Coach: M Schapper
2nd Corio Bay
3rd Mercantile
4th Barwon
Other competing crews:
Footscray City
Melbourne
Torrens (SA)
Mildura
South Melbourne
Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 7th February, 1970. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by one length from Corio Bay Rowing Club.
Victorian Lightweight Eight-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 7:14.0
Margins: 1 second
1st Mosman (NSW) - Bow: G Fuller, 2: S Spencer, 3: R Poke, 4: J Cody, 5: B Keats, 6: T Pinson, 7: J Bentley, Str: R Clementson,
Cox: R Arentz, Coach: J Raper
2nd Barwon
3rd Mercantile
4th Melbourne
Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 4th April, 1970. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Mosman Rowing Club (N. S. W.). Won by one sec. from Barwon, with Mercantile third.
Victorian Junior Pair-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time - Not recorded
Margins: 1 1/4 lengths
1st Banks - Bow: G J Hardie, Str: R K Cusworth, Cox: L Holland
2nd Mercantile No 1
3rd Power House
4th Mercantile No 2
Other competing crews:
Albert Park
Banks No 2
Monash University
Holders - Hawthorn Rowing Club. Rowed on the Upper Yarra course on the 25th Ocotber, 1969. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Banks Rowing Club by one and one-quarter lengths from Mercantile No. 1.
Victorian Junior Four-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 7:15.1
Margins: 1/3 length
1st Mercantile - Bow: A Darker, 2: R Redman, 3: R Dawson, Str: R Negri, Cox: J Ling, Coach: K McConville
2nd Barwon
3rd Richmond
4th Banks
Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 7th February, 1970. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by one-third of a length with Barwon second.
Victorian Junior Eight-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 6:59.0
Margins: 5.6 seconds
1st Geelong Grammar - Bow: G Wood, 2: R Lansell, 3: T Rogers, 4: A Smith, 5: D Cutts, 6: J Hohnen, 7: C Koren, Str: J
Brodribb, Cox: P Bender, Coach: F Covill
2nd Melbourne University
3rd Mosman (NSW)
4th Xavier College
Other competing crews:
Melbourne Grammar
Carey Grammar
Melbourne High
St Kevin’s College
Caulfield Grammar
Mercantile
Wendouree
Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 4th April, 1970. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Geelong Grammar School by 5.6 sec. from Melbourne University.
Victorian Country Lightweight Four-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
1st Barwon - Bow: A L Hart, 2: P J Morgan, 3: K M Chandley, Str: P A Armitage, Cox: G Hunter
2nd Corio Bay
Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 14th March, 1970. Won by Barwon Rowing Club. Corio Bay was second.
Victorian Country Eight-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
1st Barwon - Bow: A L Hart, 2: P J Morgan, 3: P McHugh, 4: L Ljubanovic, 5: J Bateman, 6: R Fitch, 7: K M Chandley, Str: P A Armitage, Cox: M Dunstan
2nd Corio Bay
3rd Geelong Grammar No 1
Other competing crews:
Wendouree
Geelong Grammar No 2
Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 14th March, 1970. Won by Barwon Rowing Club. Corio Bay was second and Geelong Grammar No. 1 third.
Victorian Country Four-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
1st Corio Bay - Bow: D S Lewis, 2: J R Sykes, 3: G Xouris, Str: J R Watt, Cox: D Jarvis
2nd Barwon
3rd Ballarat City
4th Dimboola
Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 14th March, 1970. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club from Barwon, second.
Victorian Country Pair-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
1st Corio Bay - Bow: G Xouris, Str: J R Watt, Cox: R Allen
2nd Ballarat
Holders - Corio Bay Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 14th March, 1970. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club. Ballarat Rowing Club was second.
Sources
Victorian Rowing Association, Reports 1942 - 1975.