1963 PSA Head of the River
The 1963 PSA Head of the River was conducted over the last mile of the King's Cup course on Saturday 20 April 1963.
First Eights
Headmasters' Cup
One Mile
5 mins, 20 secs
1 1/2 lengths
1/2 length
Canvas
1 1/2 lengths
1 length
1st Christ Church Grammar School - Bow: KJ Simmonds, 2: JK McGregor, 3: RW Tredwell, 4: GGC Dowling, 5: JF Stevenson, 6: PJ Gifford, 7: RS Nixon, Str: ET Drok, Cox: RG Smith, Cch: D Fraser
2nd Aquinas College - Bow: CT McCann, 2: FG Mahoney, 3: WR Whitehand, 4: RA Nulsen, 5: KT McAnuff, 6: DJ Gillespie, 7: MA Howard, Str: JA MCPhee, Cox: G McDonnell, Cch: D O'Brien
3rd Guildford Grammar School - Bow: GG Cummins, 2: D Ladyman, 3: DA McTaggart, 4: JF Dunne, 5: GH Lane, 6: RFF Chomley, 7: PT Grey, Str: RH Finlayson, Cox: BW Bridgeman, Cch: WR Burbidge
4th Scotch College - Bow: JN Robertson, 2: DR Warren, 3: RD Bowman, 4: BG Anderson, 5: IR Banfield, 6: KA Edwards, 7: GA Milner, Str: RH Baird, Cox: WP Dickson, Cch: Dr. GB Hill
5th Wesley College - Bow: MD Hams, 2: BW Nash, 3: NT Phillips, 4: RM Clements, 5: AR Moir, 6: MC Sedgwick, 7: JR Mark, Str: KM Chance, Cox: PJ Jeffreys, Cch: A Gray
6th Hale School - Bow: CJ Wheatley, 2: RC Darling, 3: DH Ward, 4: KJ Minson, 5: BW Barrows, 6: DJ Stickland, 7: HA Cowan, Str: RA Berg, Cox: TR Humphreys, Cch: RA Little
Second Eights
3/4 Mile
4 mins, 0 secs
1 1/2 lengths
1/2 length
3/4 length
1/2 length
2 feet
1st Christ Church Grammar School - Bow: WR Mackie, 2: DJ Williams, 3: RG Cann, 4: JB Vernon, 5: DG Churchward, 6: RJ Darlington, 7: NB Levinson, Str: DJ Bonifant, Cox: DN Tassell, Cch: D Norton
2nd Aquinas College - Bow: PJ Ralston, 2: PJ Boxsell, 3: CB Poole, 4: BJ Bothe, 5: AR McKenzie, 6: GJ Hawkins, 7: LC Moran, Str: R Keeley, Cox: MJ Hepburn, Cch: CI Stacey
3rd Hale School - Bow: PG Wills, 2: TAD Phelan, 3: AGC Wedd, 4: RH Thompson, 5: R Male, 6: PR Flood, 7: RC Phillips, Str: MC Bennett, Cox: RA Stuart, Cch: D Walker
4th Wesley College - Bow: BR Kilminster, 2: G Sanderson, 3: ME Farrow, 4: DG Rowell, 5: NW Moore, 6: RW Snell, 7: TN Maffescioni, Str: LM Joll, Cox: N Bennett, Cch: C Peacock
5th Guildford Grammar School - Bow: BJ Rose, 2: MG Davies, 3: SG Carroll, 4: WE Bennit, 5: EW Evans, 6: DI Smith, 7: PM Chernoff, Str: GJ Cox, Cox: GT Scanlon, Cch: NL Marsh
6th Scotch College - Bow: H Bradford, 2: O Grieve, 3: P Plaisted, 4: R Hadley, 5: B Mazzucchelli, 6: G Thorn, 7: K Tuckey, Str: A McGillvray, Cox: I Hearn, Cch: A Bird
Third Fours
Half Mile
3 mins, 1 sec
1 1/4 lengths
1/2 length
Canvas
3/4 length
2 Feet
1st Christ Church Grammar School - Bow: RS Norgard, 2: BR Morris, 3: EK Petterson, Str: JD Curtis, Cox: KJ Silbert, Cch: MJ Rasmussen
2nd Scotch College - Bow: R Hawley, 2: DP Nankivell, 3: PK Edwards, Str: PJ Slocombe, Cox: E Samson, Cch: P Davies
3rd Hale School - Bow: AJ Scott, 2: B Sutherland, 3: T Eyres, Str: PB Blacker, Cox: C Johnson, Cch: J Little
4th Guildford Grammar School - Bow: PC Beere, 2: PC Patterson, 3: GJ Morgan, Str: GC Pailthorpe, Cox: P Bridgeman, Cch: TE Watson
5th Aquinas College - Bow: DE Kabay, 2: TR Lamond, 3: TH Naarstig, Str: LC Heinrich, Cox: BC Tonkin, Cch: JR Saunders
6th Wesley College - Bow: PD Metcalf, 2: PW Hutchinson, 3: RL Adams, Str: DA Crothers, Cox: SN MacKinnon, Cch: J Hosking
Fourth Fours
Half Mile
3 mins, 7 secs
1 1/2 lengths
1 length
Canvas
1/2 length
Dead Heat 5th & 6th
1st Christ Church Grammar School - Bow: G Missen, 2: A Stephens, 3: W Overton, Str: P Hollingsworth, Cox: P Canaway, Cch: WF Arndt
2nd Aquinas College - Bow: AF McAuliffe, 2: NR Garratt, 3: PH Lloyd, Str: VC French, Cox: SJ Brice, Cch: JR Saunders
3rd Guildford Grammar School - Bow: CR Lawe Davies, 2: ADG Dempster, 3: DJ Maslen, Str: WT Martin, Cox: PJ Gledhill, Cch: DK Evans
4th Hale School - Bow: AR Johnson, 2: PA Green, 3: RT Harris, Str: LA Underdown, Cox: PA Stone
=5th Scotch College - Bow: JKF Peirce, 2: PL MacPharlin, 3: JG Meharry, Str: LR Whittaker, Cox: N Sander, Cch: J McG Horwood
=5th Wesley College - Bow: AD Marshall, 2: IK Gardiner, 3: WR Nichols, Str: DD Pritchard, Cox: GK Flavel, Cch: J Sharples
Old Boys' Race
Half Mile
2 mins, 37 secs
Canvas
3 feet
2 lengths
2 feet
1 length
1st Hale School - Bow: R Readhead, 2: A Giles, 3: G Miller, 4: J Little, 5: G Tompkins, 6: D Durston, 7: J Negus, Str: J Rosser, Cox: I Ward
2nd Guildford Grammar School - Bow: J Blackburne, 2: B Carson, 3: T Monger, 4: J Wickham, 5: W Triplett, 6: G White, 7: R Ninham, Str: G Hale, Cox: P Manford
3rd Aquinas College - Bow: F Prendergast, 2: T Meagher, 3: D Salter, 4: B Martin, 5: W Pannell, 6: C Owen, 7: W Schwann, Str: M Scott, Cox: T Morrissey
4th Christ Church Grammar School - Bow: J Jordan, 2: R Williams, 3: J Wall, 4: R Fry, 5: R Laney, 6: J McKenzie, 7: J Brazier, Str: D Evans, Cox: J Sherwood
5th Scotch College - Bow: S Black, 2: A Bird, 3: L Bennett, 4: D Cullen, 5: D Lewis, 6: M Brown, 7: R Benda, Str: J Trail, Cox: R Birch
6th Wesley College - Bow: R Lawson Smith, 2: R Wise, 3: C Peacock, 4: M McNair, 5: M Downing, 6: P Bold, 7: R Liggins, Str: G Lathwell, Cox: C Wynne
Fifth Fours
Half Mile
3 mins, 17 secs
3 lengths
3/4 length
1/2 length
1/2 length
2 lengths
1st Christ Church Grammar School - Bow: JE Burgess, 2: BR Bettson, 3: PL Lamb, Str: RJ Hugall, Cox: MA Cocks, Cch: AM Ashby
2nd Scotch College - Bow: RJW Butler, 2: P Woods, 3: BJ Sorenson, Str: JK Silcock, Cox: G Black, Cch: J Parkinson
3rd Guildford Grammar School - Bow: SL Gillam, 2: AR Newham, 3: PJ Suijendorp, Str: GJ Gaunt, Cox: JF Cannon, Cch: LN Hillbrick
4th Hale School - Bow: D Chequer, 2: BFB Nielson, 3: PH Piesse, Str: GB Gray, Cox: CG Johnson
5th Aquinas College - Bow: PA Gillespie, 2: KM Leen, 3: EJ Granich, Str: JD Perry, Cox: MJ Hanrahan, Cch: Rev. Bro. NN Wilson
6th Wesley College - Bow: JR Boxall, 2: RW Madin, 3: VA Boase, Str: TA Blue, Cox: RA Couper, Cch: M McNair
Sources
1965 PSA Head of the River program including the history off all prior year results.