1924 NSW AAGPS Head of the River
Yet another new school arrived to the event this year. This year it was Sydney High School who entered a crew in the Yaralla Cup and won - another first time winner. They were the only GPS school not competing in this event. As a matter of side interest, in 1923 Cranbrook applied to enter this regatta and were refused as they were not a GPS school. It is reported that High's application was welcomed by the other schools.
Index to Results:
Organising Committee
Organising Committee: AAGPS
Time: 9 mins 43.75 secs
Margins:0.75 length and 3 lengths
1st Sydney Grammar School - Bow: J P Cureton, 2: B V T Bull, 3: R C Willis, 4: A C Coppleson, 5: W N Ives, 6: C R Reid, 7:
A T Stewart, Str: R C Caswell, Cox: unknown, Cch: George Mackenzie
2nd Sydney Church of England Grammar School
3rd St Josephs College
4th St Ignatius College
E1: 1st St Joseph's College, 2nd St Ignatius College, 3rd Scots College, 4th The King's School, Time: 9 mins 33 secs
E2: 1st Sydney Church of England Grammar School, 2nd Sydney Grammar, 3rd Newington College, Time: 9 min 33.2 secs
Time: 6 mins 33.5 secs
Margins: 6 lengths, 0.25 length
1st Sydney High School - Bow: F Weatherstone, 2: A Woodlands, (3): H Johnson, Str: Ken Robinson, Cox: R Mainwaring, Cch: George Hancock
2nd St Joseph's College
3rd Scots College
4th St Ignatius College
E1: 1st SHS, 2nd SJC, 3rd TKS, 4th SCEGS, Time: 6 mins 50 secs
E2: 1st SC, 2nd SIC, 3rd NC, 4th SGS
Sydney High School
Time: 6 mins 50 secs
Margins: 0.25 length, 2 lengths
1st Sydney Church of England Grammar School
2nd St Joseph's College
3rd The King's School
4th Sydney High School
E1: 1st SCEGS, 2nd TKS, 3rd SC, Time: 6 min 53.6 secs
E2: 1st SJC, 2nd SHS, 3rd SGS, 4th SIC, Time: 6 min 55.8 secs;
Sources include:
The Record, Sydney High School, 1924 Volume XVI No 2
Sydney High School centenary history published in 1988