1974 Rowing Victoria State Championships
Race Results
Victorian Sculling Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 8:00.04
Margins: 1 1/2 lengths
1st K Leach, Mercantile
2nd A McCowan, Albert Park
3rd J R Sykes, Corio Bay
4th R McGowan, Ryde
5th D Ramage, Corio Bay
Other competing crews:
R Garrard, Mercantile
P McNamara, Nagambie
N Smith, Power House
Holder - E. O. Hale, Lindisfarne Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 2nd/3rd February, 1974. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by K. Leach, Mercantile Rowing Club, by one and a half lengths from A. McCowan, Albert Park Rowing Club, second.
Victorian Coxless Pair-Oared Championship
(1,500 metres)
Time: 5:16.0
Margins: 1/2 length
1st Melbourne University - Bow: W Liley, Str: D Slessar, Coach: W Stokes
2nd Banks
3rd Melbourne University No 2
4th Corio Bay
5th Mercantile
Holders - Banks Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 1st/2nd December, 1973. Course, 1,500 metres. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by half a length from Banks Rowing Club.
Victorian Pair-Oared Championship
(1,500 metres)
Time: 5:39.0
Margins: 2 1/2 lengths
1st Melbourne University - Bow: W Liley, Str: D Slessar, Cox: V Ronai, Coach: W Stokes
2nd Monash University
3rd Melbourne University No 2
Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 1st/2nd December, 1973. Course, 1,500 metres. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by two and a half lengths from Monash University with M. U. B. C. No. 2 third.
Victorian Four-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 7:07.8
Margins: 3/4 length
1st Melbourne University - Bow: R Atkinson, 2: W Magennis, 3: W Liley, Str: D Slessar, Cox: V Ronai, Coach: W Stokes
2nd Adelaide
3rd Melbourne University No 2
4th Mercantile
5th Adelaide University
Other competing crews:
Monash University No 1
Monash University No 2
Banks
Holders - Sydney Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 15th/16th December, 1973. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by three-quarters of a length from Adelaide with M. U. B. C. No. 2 third.
Victorian Eight-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres, Norwich Shield)
Time: 6:25.1
Margins: 3/4 length
1st Adelaide/Torrens Composite - Bow: M Marquis, 2: H Duncan, 3: R Prescott, 4: A MacDonald, 5: M Hebblewhite, 6: W Dankbaar, 7: M Lohmeyer, Str: W Hay, Cox: W Goldsworthy
2nd Mercantile
3rd Melbourne University
4th Monash University
5th Banks
6th Power House
Holders - Monash University Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 2nd/3rd February, 1974. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Adelaide/Torrens Composite crew by three-quarters of a length from Mercantile, second.
Victorian Lightweight Sculling Championship
(1,500 metres)
Time: 5:37.0
1st N Smith, Power House
2nd A Whitworth, Melbourne University
3rd G Earl, Corio Bay
Holder - N. Smith, Power House Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 1st/2nd December, 1973. Course, 1,500 metres. Won by N. Smith, Power House, from A. Whitworth, M. U. B. C., second.
Victorian Lightweight Pair-Oared Championship
(1,500 metres)
Time: 5:40.0
Margins: 1 length
1st Melbourne - Bow: J F Fitzgerald, Str: R W Young, Cox: S McCabe
2nd Corio Bay No 2
3rd Barwon
4th Power House No 1
Other competing crews:
Power House No 2
Melbourne No 2
Holders - South Melbourne Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 1st/2nd December, 1973. Course, 1,500 metres. Won by Melbourne Rowing Club by one length from Corio Bay No. 2, second.
Victorian Lightweight Four-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 7:00.05
Margins: 7 lengths
1st Melbourne University - Bow: C J Smith, 2: A G Michelmore, 3: G L Rees, Str: T C Johnston, Cox: D B England, Coach: P Philp
2nd Torrens
3rd Power House
4th Barwon
5th Mercantile
Other competing crews:
Corio Bay
Melbourne
Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 2nd/3rd February, 1974. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Melbourne University Boat Club by seven lengths from Torrens with Power House third.
Victorian Lightweight Eight-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 6:58.0
Margins: 1 1/2 lengths
1st Mercantile - Bow: A P Williams, 2: M F Owen, 3: M L Fudge, 4: I R Duthie, 5: P T Maginn, 6: D L Johns, 7: A L Hart, Str: R G Robertson-Smith, Cox: A E Maginn, Coach: K McConville
2nd Melbourne
3rd Adelaide University
Holders - Melbourne University Boat Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 15th/16th December, 1973. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club by one and a half lengths from Melbourne with Adelaide University third.
Victorian Junior Pair-Oared Championship
(1,500 metres)
Time: 5:24.0
Margins: 2 feet
1st Footscray City - Bow: R Hall, Str: A Chalmers, Cox: I Rycroft, Coach: K Bourke
2nd Power House
3rd Barwon
4th Melbourne University
Other competing crews:
Nagambie
Wendouree-Ballarat
Holders - Melbourne Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 1st/2nd December, 1973. Course, 1,500 metres. Won by Footscray City Rowing Club by two feet from Power House, second.
Victorian Junior Four-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 7:41.2
Margins: 1 1/2 lengths
1st Monash University - Bow: J Yuncken, 2: I Holyman, 3: D Worthley, Str: T Marshall, Cox: G Fethers, Coach: A J Smith
2nd Melbourne University No 2
3rd Power House
4th Adelaide
5th Melbourne University No 1
Other competing crews:
Corio Bay
Reeconian
Adelaide University
Bendigo
Banks
Mercantile No 1
Monash University No 1
Wendouree-Ballarat
Reeconian No 2
Mercantile No 2
Holders - Mercantile Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 15th/16th Decamber, 1973. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Monash University Rowing Club by one and a half lengths from M.U.B.C. No. 2 with Power House third.
Victorian Junior Eight-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time - Not recorded
1st Mercantile - Bow: T H Horkings, 2: S J Butler, 3: P G Richter, 4: D B Parton, 5: A T Sloan, 6: T A Cremean, 7: S A Shirrefs, Str: J S Webster, Cox: A E Maginn, Coach: P A Cayser
2nd Barwon
3rd Wendouree-Ballarat
4th Melbourne University
Other competing crews:
Carey Grammar
Xavier College
Banks
Geelong Grammar
Brighton Grammar
Monash University
Geelong College
Holders - Banks Rowing Club. Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 11th March, 1974. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Mercantile Rowing Club. Won from Barwon with Wendouree-Ballarat third.
Victorian Country Lightweight Four-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
1st Barwon - Bow: A Hart, 2: P J Morgan, 3: J Murray, Str: C Warby, Cox; G Hunter
2nd Warrnambool
Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on Barwon River, Geelong, on the 16th March, 1974. Won by Barwon Rowing Club. Warrnambool were second.
Vitorian Junior Sculling Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 8:03.0
Margins: 4 lengths
1st D Ramage, Corio Bay
2nd A McCowan, Albert Park
3rd N Smith, Power House
4th J Murray, Barwon
5th G J McKern, Wentworth
6th L Payne, Melbourne University
Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 15th/16th December, 1973. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by D. Ramgae, Corio Bay Rowing Club, by four lengths from A. McCowan, Albert Park Rowing Club, second.
Victorian Youth Four-Oared Championship
(2,000 metres)
Time: 8:05.0
Margins: 1 1/4 lengths
1st Barwon - Bow: H Mussett, 2: N Whitley, 3: D Oliveiro, Str: R Tomczak, Cox: B Digby, Coach: P McHugh
2nd Corio Bay/St Joseph’s College Composite
3rd Corio Bay
4th Barwon No 2
Rowed on Lake Wendouree, Ballarat, on the 2nd/3rd February, 1974. Course, 2,000 metres. Won by Barwon Rowing Club by one and one-quarter lengths from Corio Bay/St. Joseph’s College Composite crew, second.
Victorian Country Pair-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
1st Corio Bay - Bow: J Sykes, Str: J Watt, Cox: D Steven
2nd Barwon
3rd Bendigo
4th Colac
Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on the Barwon River, Geelong, on the 16th March, 1974. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club. Barwon were second, with Bendigo third, Colac fourth.
Victorian Country Four-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
1st Corio Bay - Bow: J Sykes, 2: J Watt, 3: D Lester, Str: D Ramage, Cox: I Morris
2nd Barwon
3rd Bendigo
4th Wendouree-Ballarat
5th Warrnambool
Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on Barwon River, Geelong, on the 16th March, 1974. Won by Corio Bay Rowing Club. Barwon were second with Bendigo third.
Victorian Country Eight-Oared Championship
(Distance - Not recorded)
Time - Not recorded
1st Barwon - Bow: A Hart, 2: P J Morgan, 3: G Giles, 4: C Warby, 5: K Chandley, 6: L Ljubanovic, 7: J Murray, Str: P Armitage, Cox: G Hunter
2nd Corio Bay
3rd Wendouree-Ballarat
4th Warrnambool
Holders - Barwon Rowing Club. Rowed on Barwon River, Geelong, on the 16th March, 1974. Won by Barwon Rowing Club. Corio Bay were second.
Sources
Victorian Rowing Association, Reports 1942 - 1975.