1947 PSA Head of the River
The 1947 PSA Head of the River was conducted over the last mile of the King's Cup course on Wednesday 7 May 1947.
This was the first running of the PSA Head of the River on the alternative one mile course, finishing at the Black Spit south of Mill Point.
First Eights
Challenge Cup
One Mile
5 Mins, 41 Secs
1/3 length
1/3 length
4 lengths
1st Hale School - Bow: JM Love, 2: JH Skipper, 3: GB Farnham, 4: RA Pearse, 5: DM Devenish, 6: JN Anderson, 7: DHB Norman, Str: WT Irvine, Cox: WH Hartley, Coach: AG Rosser
2nd Aquinas College - Bow: A Shaw, 2: E Ward, 3: R McMahon, 4: F Langford, 5: T Meagher, 6: D Norriss, 7: T Hynes, Str: K Kelly, Cox: J Moylan, Coach: K Carrick
3rd Scotch College - Bow: DP Medcalf, 2: ID Johnson, 3: AJ Black, 4: PA Hounslow, 5: J Garth, 6: HD Cook, 7: GE Munro, Str: JG Norris, Cox: GM Thompson, Coach: GA Maxwell
4th Guildford Grammar School - Bow: H Battersby, 2: NL Marsh, 3: ID Donaldson, 4: DR Wolff, 5: TJ Kernot, 6: BL Hauggard, 7: A Jones, Str: BE Caldwell, Cox: JE Tholstrup, Coach: Rev. I Cardell-Oliver
Second Eights
Half Mile
3 Mins, 20 Secs
1/3 length *
1 length
1/2 length
1st Scotch College - Bow: RE Hughes, 2: WF Richardson, 3: GG Anderson, 4: JD Bowland, 5: IM Smith, 6: K Smith, 7: KC Pascoe, Str: FA Manford, Cox: P Nash, Coach: Dr. HR Nash
2nd Hale School - Bow: RR Williams, 2: DR Reitze, 3: NJ Nelson, 4: B Truscott, 5: A Fawcett, 6: BB Forrester, 7: CC Broad, Str: HT Loton, Cox: JAN Olden, Coach: Col. HB Norman
3rd Aquinas College - Bow: J Pannell, 2: W Silverstone, 3: J O'Dea, 4: W Lambert, 5: D Stannich, 6: W Hampton, 7: J Magee, Str: M Mettam, Cox: L McDowell, Coach: Dr. WJ Pannell
4th Guildford Grammar School - Bow: EE Caldwell, 2: JM Cust, 3: MA Rose, 4: MC Gray, 5: GR James, 6: JH Godwin, 7: DA Nichols, Str: M Bennison, Cox: WC Scott, Coach: Rev. I Cardell-Oliver
* After Scotch College and Hale School dead heated for 1st place in the 1st running of the race, Scotch won the re-row by 1/3 length.
Third Fours
Half Mile
3 Mins, 48 Secs
1/2 length
1/2 length
1st Hale School - Bow: R Reid, 2: WJ Leslie, 3: DN Smith, Str: JD Lange, Cox: MR Watson, Coach: S Stevens
2nd Aquinas College - Bow: F Albrecht, 2: S Kargotich, 3: J Flood, Str: W Gunnell, Cox: N Byrne, Coach: Rev JH Lynch
3rd Scotch College - Bow: JH Monger, 2: BE Robinson, 3: DG Perser, Str: S Barker, Cox: R Forbes, Coach: GA Maxwell
Guildford Grammar School did not compete
Old Boys' Race
Half Mile
No Times or Margins Recorded
1st Scotch College - Bow: IG Morrison, 2: I Clairs, 3: OH Tuckey, 4: J Paton, 5: E Smith, 6: B Glaskin, 7: VC Pascoe, Str: A Smith, Cox: Dr AP White, Emerg: E Hare
2nd Hale School - Bow: B Surbek, 2: P Law, 3: P Payne, 4: B Chappel, 5: D Payne, 6: B Loton, 7: K Anderson, Str: F Slee, Cox: H Vivian, Emerg: LR Smith
3rd Aquinas College - Bow: D Collins, 2: John Saunders, 3: R Millard, 4: A Paxton, 5: T Pervan, 6: J Foley, 7: C Stacey, Str: J Saunders, Cox: C Brown, Emerg: AF Dobson
4th Guildford Grammar School - Bow: J Walker, 2: B Hawkins, 3: LE Clare, 4: BM Abernethy, 5: JH Shepherd, 6: DH Aitken, 7: J Caddy, Str: GW Crystal, Cox: JK Elsey