| Coach's Star Pupils i S Charlie Donald’s retirement as ; f coach of Wesley College Head of. i he River crew was widely • discussed r i t the Old Oarsmen’s Association's an- < ual meeting and smok^ social on Sat- ! rriay night, it was flttirig^that the i uest of honor should^be' orve of his; lost successful pupils, Colohel Clive'. )isher. Donald coached, hinir In three nter-varsity crews, V_twa-of /which he i troked. A name recalled among the? mndreds coached by Donalfl was that'! if Capt. H. S. (Herb) Dickinson, one’ if the finest oarsmen to pass through' Donald’s hands at Wesley, who was! : tilled in World War 1. He was in three! lead of the River crews, stroking in' 909 and 1911. and No. 7 in 1910. He: ater went across’ to Albert Park,! vhere he was still under Donald’s' ving. He was No. 5 In the 1912-13- 3tate title eight, and stroked the crew*- fto success again the following year. H' falso stroked a winning State foui land rowed in three Interstate eights' \ 0 Victorian Oarsman with a Rowing Register 1857 to 1919-------------------------------------62 years. The Work of JOHN LANG, Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria. Member of Committee of Victorian Rowing Association. Hon. Sec. Australian Henley Regatta, 1904-1916. With Introduction by SENATOR GEORGE FAIRBAIRN and Foreword by Mr. HENRY GYLES TURNER. President of the Victorian Rowing Association. The Gross Proceeds of tale of this book are to be given to the “ Oarsmen’s Memorial Fund.*’ A . H. M A S S IN A & C O M P A N Y , Printers and Publishers, 350-352 Swanston Street. Ots booh is rtsprcffulfn bebtrafeb to our oarsmen tobo bub ®n ,§frlwt in (L Ik (great (L(!hu\ 11 d m r name libttlj for (Bbttmort.” <?tcliits<i(us, XLiv. 14 STATE LIBRARY OF VICTORIA 1 9 o « i 2001 CALL No, S l ^ v n°n'Vr2>e>°»^vs U 2 - 5 X / CONTENTS. “ Amateur Sculling Association affiliated with the V.R.A.” ....................................................... 318 A Rowing Calendar— 1819 to 1 8 9 9 ...................... 327-334 Australian Championship Rowing (Intercolonial and Interstate) .......................................... 56-57 Names of Winning Eights of other States .. .. 66 Victorian Eights and Result of Races .. 58-65 Victorian Fours and Result of Race .. .. 69-70 Victorian Scullers and Result of Race .. 67-69 Australian Crew at Royal Henley and Olympic Regatta, 1912 ..................................................... 117-120 ■Australian Crew King’s Cup, Royal Henley, 1919 .. 121 Australian Universities’ Boat Race .. .. ..86 Melbourne University Boat Club Crews .. 90-95 Names of Strokes of the Universities .. .. 89 Names of Winning Crews of S.U.B.C. and A.U.B.C. .......................................... 96-97 Race of 1 9 19 .................................................................. 335 Record of Course, Times and Result .. .. .. 88 A p p e n d i x A.R.A. Definition of an Amateur .. .. .. 340 Clinker Boat • .. ...................... .. .. 338 Interstate Definition of ai) Amateur (by E. Kenny) 336 Records for Pace .. .. ...................... ' .. 341 Senior, Junior, and Maiden Oarsmen and Scullerst. 339 Victorian Definition of an Amateur .. .. .. 338 Challenge Cups Army Cup .. .. .. .. .. .. 320 Banks Cup .. .. .. .. .. ... 323 Claymore Trophy .. .. .. .. .. 326 Public Service Cup .. .. .. .. .. 325 Warehousemen’s Cup .. .. .. .. .. 324 W. Edwards' Oars . .. .. 325 'J'Uti VICTORIA'S 0 Alt toil AS. Championship Rowing in V ic to r ia ...................... ■ • 7- Iiairnsdale Regatta . .. .. .. .. 184-180 Ballarat Championship Sculls .. .. .. 215 Ballarat Regatta . • . 190-215 liarvvon and Geelong Regatta .. .. 216-23? Bendigo Regatta . ......................238 Colac Regatta .. '.. : ....................... 239-250 Eights ..................................................... 72-77 Footscray Regatta . .. 251-255 Fours ................................ .. .. 77-8o Hobson’s Bay Regatta . 255 Moama Regatta . .. .. .. .. 256 Murray River Rowing Association Regatta 257-272 Nagambie Regatta .. .. .. 273-283 Northern District Rowing Association Regatta .. 283 Pairs ..................................................... 80-82 I^aynesville Regatta .. .. 283 Richmond and South Yarra Regatta .. .. 284-283 Sale Regatta ........................................... 290-292 Scullers . 83-85 Seymour Regatta . ................................. 293-296 Upper Yarra Regatta .. .. .. .. 297-313 Warrnambool R e g a t t a ................................. 314-317 Dedication .. .. .. .. ...................... 2 Foreword by H. Gyles Turner .. .. .. .. 8 Introductory by the Author .. .. .. .. 23-34 Extract from “ Round Table,” March, 1919 .. 37-38 Footnote to same . .. 35-37 Origin of “ Digger ” and “ Anzac ” .. .. .. 39 Total A.I.F. Enlistments, Casualties, etc. .. 3S-39 Introduction by George Fairbairn .. .. .. .. 9 Length of Regatta Courses .. .. .. .. • • 55 List of Illustrations ................................... .. .. 5 Melbourne University Boat Club .. .. .. 98-103 College Head of the River Race and Mervyn B. Higgins’ Trophy .. .. .. .. .. 104 THE VICTORIAN OARSMAN. Paris Regatta, 1919 .. .. • . ■ • • i-4 Preface . • • ■ 6 Professor M. 11. Irving ................................ 40-42 R k c. i s t k r o f O a r s m k n a n d C o x s w a i n s Albert Park Lake Regatta .. .. 166-171 Australian Henley Regatta .. .. .. 172-183 Melbourne Regatta (conducted by Regatta Com­ mittee and by V.R.A., with some account of early Boat Racing on the Yarra) . 125-165 Roll of Honour . 10-22 Rowing Directory Disbanded Rowing Clubs . • • 54 Rowing Associations .. .. • • 53 Rowing Clubs . 52 S c h o o l R o w i n g .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 105 Ballarat Public Schools “ Head of the L ak e" .. 114 . Hawthorn Grammar v. Geelong College .. ..115 Hawthorn Grammar and Kew High School . 116 “ Head of the R iver” ................................ 107-113 Intercolonial Racing .. .. .. .. .. 115 "Second Crew Races” .. .. .. ..114 Wesley College v. M.G.S. and Scotch College . 115 The Victorian Rowing Association...................... ■ • 47 History ................................ .. .. 47-48 Office Bearers and Committee . .. ............50 Record of Premierships .. .. .. .. ..51 Title Page . ...................... .. I Victorian Rowing 50 Years ago (T. Colles) .. 43-46 W orld’s Sculling Championship .. .........................334 I ILLUSTRATIONS. A u t h o r , Tun ..F rontispiece A u s t r a l ia n H e n l e y 17:1-180 C h am pio n ’ C o u rses o n L o w e r Y a r r a 71-7.J F i n a l o f Schools Rack 1918 100 F ir s t V ic t o r ia n R e g a t t a E ig iit -o a r C r e w , ( C iv il S e r v ic e ) 129 H e n l e y R o y a l REGArr.v 1912 ... 118 M e l b o u r n e o n H e n l e y D a y 4 9 M e l b o u r n e R e g a t t a T r o ph ie s 32 •M e lb o u r n e U n iv e r s it y C r e w 1911 87 M o r g a n ’s F e r r y , R iv e r Y a r r a ... .‘513 P a s t a n d P r e s e n t U p p e r Y a r r a C o u r s e * In s e r t P r in c e ’s B r id g e N o . 1 2 8 0 P r in c e ’s B r id g e N o . 2 2 8 8 P r o fe s s o r M . H . I r v in g .. 4 0 R iv e r Y a r r a (o ld ) a t A n d e r so n S t. 20 R iv e r Y a k u a (o ld ) a t P u n t R o ad 2 1 T h e M e r v y n B . H ig g in s T r o p h y 10.'! T w o O ld T r o p h ie s 131 \ P R E F A C E . HE earliesK register or record of Victorian rowing is The Vichrian Rowing Register and Oarsman’s Companion (1878) by Mr. M. S. Glynn, a member T of the Melbourne Regatta Committee. This interest­ ing little book first turned my attention to making a register of amateur boat racing in Victoria from earliest days of the sport. I made a beginning with the work in 1912. The European War, which began in August, 1014, my absence over­ seas on service with the Australian Imperial Force, and some ill-health afterwards made a break in the work. However, the year 1918 saw' the undertaking nearly done, and on 2nd December, 1918, the records were laid before the Committee of the Victorian Rowing Association, and cordial thanks expressed for the completion. These records cover amateur boat racing for fifty-nine years at eighteen regattas, as well as races in Interstate, Championships, Australian Universities and Colleges, and Schools competitions. There are upwards of 2,900 events and about 13,000 names of oarsmen and coxswains. I gratefully acknowledge the help given by Messrs. E. Kenny and E. A. Swindells, the other members of the Records Sub-committee, also the assistance of Sir Edward Carlile, Mr. Walter Joseph, Mr. Thomas Colies, Mr. R. S. Bray (Rutherglen), Mr. George Littlefield (Nagambie), Mr. Syd. A. Edwards, Mr. R. D. Edwards, and many other rowing men who have interested them­ selves in the work. I gratefully acknowledge the help given me by my wife and sons, Andrew and Tom, in preparing and checking several parts of the work. The Introduction to this book has been written by Senator George Fairbairn, who stroked the first Victorian Intercolonial eight in 1878. Senator Fair- bairn's name "is well known to rowing men, not only because he was a fine strong oarsman, but also through his long connection with the Australian Henley Regatta, of which he has been Presi­ dent since the inception.