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1956 PSA Head of the River

The 1956 PSA Head of the River was conducted over the last mile of the King's Cup course on Saturday 28 April 1956.

 

First Eights

Challenge Cup

One Mile

5 Mins, 34 1/2 Secs

2 Feet

3 lengths

3/4 length


1st Hale School - Bow: DGK Cannon, 2: DP Durston, 3: RH Cooke, 4: GA Roe, 5: RF Buhler, 6: SM Williams, 7: HC Roberts, Str: TW Hogan, Cox: RW Devenish, Cch: A Gra Rosser

2nd Scotch College - Bow: GC Black, 2: JM Flower, 3: GJ McMullen, 4: BG West, 5: WJ Watson, 6: JS Black, 7: WG Cotterell, Str: AG Bird, Cox: ML Johnson, Cch: Dr. G Barratt-Hill & Dr. HR Nash

3rd Guildford Grammar School - Bow: GE Palmer, 2: MI Caldwell, 3: B Paramor, 4: W Burbidge, 5: PJ Miles, 6: BJ Warren, 7: RT Harrison, Str: JJ Rendell, Cox: T Scanlon, Cch: RR Day

4th Wesley College - Bow: NB Wight, 2: GJ Carroll, 3: CJ Lightowler, 4: JW Stephenson, 5: PA Richardson, 6: DW Brockway, 7: CH Taylor, Str: PE Trenaman, Cox: RA Uppill, Cch: JE Jeffreys

5th Aquinas College - Bow: ML Chitty, 2: T Martella, 3: LB Scott, 4: DM Clune, 5: PC Williamson, 6: JA Machado, 7: RJ Yetts, Str: LF Elliott, Cox: CG Brennan, Cch: AD Scott


Second Eights

3/4 Mile

4 Mins, 4 Secs

1 length

1 1/2 lengths

1 1/2 lengths

1st Scotch College - Bow: RH Richardson, 2: DI Thom, 3: B Mayberry, 4: TH Anderson, 5: JM Knowles, 6: GH Shilkin, 7: DJ Mazzucchelli, Str: G Weir, Cox: RR Birch, Cch: KW Langley

2nd Guildford Grammar School - Bow: J Clarke, 2: I Clarke, 3: G Geste, 4: R O'Halloran, 5: PD Benneke, 6: D Clarke, 7: MA Leahy, Str: GJ Currie, Cox: J Magnus, Cch: TE Watson

3rd Hale School - Bow: CT Friend, 2: CA Lefroy, 3: WF Marsh, 4: RM Hester, 5: KM Venn, 6: RC Bedford, 7: CB House, Str: R Binks, Cox: JH Wood, Cch: A Gra Rosser

4th Aquinas College - Bow: HA Van Besouw, 2: MJ Fennessy, 3: JP Smith, 4: WD Slater, 5: DA Taveira, 6: PG  van der Kuil, 7: DW Woodman, Str: VG Ryan, Cox: PL Ainsworth, Cch: LR Kelly

5th Wesley College - Bow: RP Gray, 2: PW Holmes, 3: GE Scott, 4: DW Wakelam, 5: MRW Downing, 6: D Doley, 7: GH Farrell, Str: MG Holmes, Cox: WW Sutherland, Cch: R Jeffreys


Third Fours

Half Mile

2 Mins, 55 Secs

3/4 length

1 length

1/2 length


1st Guildford Grammar School - Bow: WF Dunne, 2: EA Avery, 3: JL Hill, Str: GV Baker, Cox: SM Isbister, Cch: DK Evans

2nd Hale School - Bow: PH Stewart, 2: RH Mazzucchelli, 3: JBC MacAuley,  Str: AB Jeanes, Cox: IW Ward, Cch: VS Murphy

3rd Scotch College - Bow: J Lang, 2: RL Dawkins, 3: PA Thompson, Str: AR Tough, Cox: IG Ducham, Cch: RT Gard

4th Aquinas College - Bow: DI Sadler, 2: MW Scott, 3: RM Taylor, Str: SJ Cicerello, Cox: WA Durack, Cch: BA Barnard

5th Wesley College - Bow: KR Rainbird, 2: JR Britten, 3: DR Hough, Str: JB Arnold, Cox: RMJ Blom, Cch: 


Old Boys' Race

Half Mile

2 Mins, 37 Secs

1/2 Canvas

2 lengths

3/4 length

1st Scotch College - Bow: G Stafford, 2: I Hodgkinson, 3: D Grant-Frost, 4: R Forbes, 5: P Cleaver, 6: J Collis-Bird, 7: B Purser, Str: J Paton, Cox: I Henry 

2nd Hale School - Bow: M Vinnicombe, 2: J Negus, 3: K Yelland, 4: A House, 5: R Chase, 6: A White, 7: T Butsworth, Str: R Chappell, Cox: 

3rd Aquinas College - Bow: DE Wholley, 2: PA Scott, 3: HA Panizza, 4: AM Cunningham, 5: MA Berson, 6: F Arndt, 7: M Carigg, Str: JH Kagi, Cox: Ming Sin Chew 

4th Wesley College - Bow: A Johnston, 2: D Jenkin, 3: A Field, 4: D Vincent, 5: P Crisp, 6: J Rogers, 7: J Carlin, Str: J Hosking, Cox: R Morcombe

5th Guildford Grammar School - Bow: J Shepherd, 2: G Hale, 3: B Ninham, 4: R Hollingsworth, 5: E Speed, 6: H Haywood, 7: J Pilier, Str: R Kernot, Cox: J Elsey

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