1959 NSW AAGPS Head of the River
High Eight Takes Head of River (Alan Clarkson, Sydney Morning Herald, 19 Apr 1959)
High yesterday established itself as one of the best ever G.P.S. crews when it convincingly won the Head of the River on the Nepean.
Taking the lead from halfway, the smoothly stroking, powerful High crew cleared away to win by two lengths. High beat the improved St. Joseph’s crew, with Shore a foot away third. The win undoubtably establishes High as the top G.P.S. rowing crew in recent years. The School has the impressive record of winning the event in 1957 and again yesterday and being third last year.
The winning margin of two lengths was the greatest for seven years and gave a clear indication of the crew’s superiority over the other schools. Former Olympic sculling champion Merv Wood said that the High eight must be one of the best G.P.S. crews ever.
“It is a crew you get at a school once in a decade,” Wood said. “High might wait another 20 or 25 years before it will get another crew near this year’s standard. “It is not often you will get a big school crew that is able to use its weight and power to full advantage.
A PDF copy of the 1959 regatta program can be found through this link.
Senior 1st Eight
Major Rennie Trophy
2 lengths
1ft
1st High - Bow: Peter Shenstone, 2: Ian Stewart, 3:Ian Toll, 4: Alan Skinner, 5: John Campbell, 6: Geoff Cohen, 7: Stuart McGill, Str: Wayne Young, Cox: Ron Caddy, Cch: Alan Callaway
2nd St. Joseph’s College - Bow: B R Condon, 2: D W McNamara, 3: T C O'Neill, 4: C J Glynn, 5: J T McIntosh, 6: A H Dixon, 7: J A Daly, Str: D P Lynch, Cox: P E Goldman, Cch: Bro. John Baptist
3rd Shore - Bow: C J E Jarvis, 2: J W Stewart, 3: D L Cay, 4: C M Todd, 5: T H Jamison, 6: N B Docker, 7: B I Dickson, Str: D M Waddington, Cox: P B Wade, Cch: C C Davies
4th Newington - Bow W J Watson, 2: L C Wall, 3: R B Prosser, 4: D C Latter, 5: B A Napthali, 6: G G Stephens, 7: D W Walcot, Str: C F Franklin, Cox: J R Sweetnam, Cch: I S Parkin
5th Grammar - Bow: R B Noble, 2: A R Walker, 3: K J Bos, 4: R M Hearn, 5: D J Doust, 6: R F Bruwel, 7: M D Gourlay, Str: R H Killen, Cox: R H Hartman, Coaches: A B Gould and J G Goulay
6th The King’s School - Bow: R H Corbould, 2: D A Nelson, 3: R J Rawling, 4: J Cade, 5: A A McWilliam, 6: D J S Lister, 7: K C Unsted, Str: G W Mack, Cox: A R G Gow-Gates, Cch: W J W Grice
7th Riverview - Bow: M T Raper, 2: M B Dureau, 3: D C Pearson, 4: R J Rowe, 5: P L Kirby, 6: R A Curtin, 7: M W Lowrey, Str: W D Baggett, Cox: W M Hedger, Cch: D I Baggett
8th Scots - Bow: D Faywell, 2: D Johnson, 3: D Lieberman, 4: J Caldwell, 5: R Bowman, 6: B Edwards, 7: A Morris, Str: P Roper, Cox: M McWilliam, Cch: A Brown
The victorious High eight
Aerial image of race - 1/2 mile to go with High leading in lane 6 followed by Shore in lane 2
Triumphant return to boatshed
Senior 1st Four
Yaralla Cup
3ft
1 length
1st Shore - Bow: J P Wade, 2: M P Wunderlich, 3: M A Charlton, Str: R M Northam, Cox: J R Dunstan, Cch: A J Moyes
2nd Newington - Bow: P W Bennett, 2: A E Gough, 3: M S Griffith, Str: T J Earl, Cox: M B Goldsmith, Cch: E J Morgan
3rd St. Joseph’s College - Bow: R E Tarlinton, 2: R K Jenkins, 3: K G Tragauer, Str: Joseph R Fazio, Cox: M A Mather, Cch: Rev Bro Marcus
4th Riverview - Bow: E A Murphy, 2: P Bookalil, 3: J D Hall, Str: J E Butcher, Cox: R F Raper, Cch: N H Hammond
5th The King’s School - Bow: D R Rogers, 2: J R Vickery, 3: M J K Abbott, Str: R D Francis, Cox: J A T Douglas, Cch: A M D McConnel
6th High - Bow: C G Maloney, 2: G P Jack, 3: P D Wagner, Str: D Moran, Cox: K K Lloyd, Cch: G C Pilger
7th Scots - Bow: P Robson, 2: R Crichton, 3: K Kay, Str: B Finlayson, Cox: R Deacon, Cch: B Hodgson
8th Grammar - Bow: I E Hottes, 2: D H Cohen, 3: I G Brakell, Str: D H Fussell, Cox: I D Terrey, Cchs: J A Goulding and P K Rudder
Senior 2nd Four
1 length
1 ½ lengths
1st Grammar - Bow: D G Stedman, 2: J J Killen, 3: P J Barcham, Str: R C Bath, Cox: D A Knapton, Cchs: J A Goulding and P K Rudder
2nd High - Bow: G J Buggie, 2: M J Bray, 3: R B Montgomery, Str: I A Scott, Cox: C W Love, Cch: J D Donoghue
3rd Scots - Bow: N Bennetts, 2: R Tomlinson, 3: T Lamble, Str: J Moore, Cox: J McLaren, Cch: B Hodgson
4th Shore - Bow: M G B Barnier, 2: W E B Webb, 3: M E Smith, Str: S G Litchfield, Cox: C W C Marr, Cch: R A Gilfillan
5th Riverview - Bow: C J Rickard, 2: J C Maher, 3: J R Plummer, Str: M F Williams, Cox: E Corcoran, Cch: N H Hammond
6th The King’s School - Bow: W I Frith, 2: D J Slapp, 3: S K Vidler, Str: H A Dalziell, Cox: R S Hemphill, Cch: L MacPherson
7th St. Joseph’s College - Bow: M J Barrett, 2: G R Hanks, 3: J M Lyons, Str: G T Peachey, Cox: G M Johnson, Cch: Rev Bro Marcus
8th Newington - Bow: A K Mathers, 2: W M Kaihau, 3 A K Dickinson, Str: G R Erwin, Cox: R L Denner, Cch: E J Morgan
Senior 3rd Four
¾ length
3ft
1stRiverview - Bow: A F French, A T Herbert, 3: J D Kirby, Str: C E Hayes, Cox: W Moulder, Cch: P Ramsay
2nd St. Joseph’s - Bow: P C Sorenson, 2: T M Timmins, 3: M T Ryan, Str: P J Hogan, Cox: D J McPhillips, Cch: Rev Bro Alman
3rd The King’s School - Bow: J M Janecek, 2: B L Walker, 3: N J Nolan, Str: G H Mitchell, Cox: J B H Gerber, Cch: W R Milne
4th High - Bow: J T Northern, 2: L P Hgan, 3: F J Brown, Str: W F McLaren, Cox: J R Gallagher, Cch: M T Wood
5th Newington - Bow: M N Davies, 2: J Marr, 3: R G Heape, Str: R J Thomas, Cox: D McDonald, Cch: H P Goldsmith
6th Shore - Bow: J B Burgmann, 2: B R Tonkin, 3: R F Dowe, Str: J D Warner, Cox: P C Capp, Cch: J L A Mitchell
7th Scots - Bow: R Murray, 2: K Cooper, 3 S Wallace, Str: H McLelland, Cox: S Stuart, Cch: K Cameron
8th Grammar - Bow: H G Williams, 2: D F Horovitz, 3: J W Gill, Str: J G Sample, Cox: R Beeman, Cch: O J Peters
Senior 4th Four
1 ¼ lengths
¼
1st High
2nd The King’s School
3rd Riverview
4th Scots
5th St. Joseph’s College
6th Grammar
7th Newington
8th Shore