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RECORD
PERTH, SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1913
Secondary Schools' Races Scotch College Wins a Double-Old The annual Schools' Rowing Championship was contested on the Swan when River last Saturday morning,
Brothers Boys' Championship won by Christian The
of the chief event was intense. win of the Scotch College boys was
the more popular in that it was expected that the Christhe conditions were entirely favour- generally tian Brothers' crew would be their able. A slight easterly wind blew and the cheering which early in the morning, but by 11 a.m., vanquishers, was race was greeted their splendid finish was when the championship loud and continuous. The breeze water The away. died had it rowed,
officials for the day were :-Patron, his Excellency the Governor, who, as he is not yet recovered from his illness, was not able to be present ; judge, The Right Rev. Bishop Riley; form prize judge, Mr. J. H. Gosse; umpire, Mr. C. B. Cox ; istarter, Mr. C. R. Penny ; timekeeper, Mr. S. B.
start together. Prior to that date heats had to be contested. Since 1899
championship was rowed in W.A.R.C. rowing gigs, and in the three succeeding years the contest was rowed in heats in the W.A.R.C. practice As stated above, however, fours. since; that period each school has been the happy possessor of its own craft, with beneficial results. There was a delay of over a quarter of an hour in getting the crews away. They were started from moored boats and as the elect of the schools lay, paddles out ready for the preliminary caution, there seemed little to choose between the four sets of youths so far as weight was concerned. As a matter of fact, the average weight was much more even this year than on the day of the last contest, when the advantage was well in favour of Scotch College. In the last hundred yards or so Christians again made an effort, but the task was impossible, and the crack of the judge's revolver heralded the advent of the Scotch College as "head of the river" for 1913. Christians were a couple of lengths behind, followed by the Grammar School almost three lengths further off, and High School several lengths in the rear. Time, 6min. 26 pc. 'rhe following have been the victories for the Christian Brothers in
the
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past years: 1900.-A. Briggs ibow), A. Brand (2),
F.
Williams (3),
R.
.Joyce
(stroke), J. E. Deakin (cox). Coach: -Wi.,t,rik
THE C.B. COLLEGE FOURS.
(2), Browne (stroke), .1. Kilfoyle (3), J. Brennan .1. itodoreda (cox)., K. Coach: Mr. ('., O'Donnell. which
or such that the inside position, was smooth, and there was little was nearest the Mount, carried with witnessed crowd large A no wind. it very little, if indeed any, advantvantage of points from the events compared with those in the more age, Bay Mount's along on the Mount, water. The races were started open and Zephyr s.s. the road, and from as little delay as possible, and with the followed that the many launches the arrangements left little to be deraces. sired. As a result of his splendid Dating as far back as 1899, the an- judgment and style in stroking the nual trial of strength, pluck, skill, scotch College four to victory, W. of the and stamina between the elect J. Hewby, who was referred to as leading secondary schools has gained one of the most finished oarsmen in importance as, the years have sped that institution hps yet turned out, by. With a due regard to the imwas awarded the trophy annually portance of developing the physical presented by Mr. D. G. Gawler, of conditions mental well as the M.L.('., for the competitor showing the latter-day schoolboy, those in the heat form during the race. The to effort no authority have spared give to the lads under their control every opportunity to engage in keen but friendly, rivalry, whether it be on the cricket field or in the football arena, on the pedestrian track or in the slender rowing craft. That such a course is surely beneficial was more than apparent on Saturday, when some half -hundred lads, clean -limbed and strong, battled on the river and ceased their endeavours only when the pistol -shot told its story of another race won and lost. will The championship of 1913 doubtless go down to posterity and be numbered in the annals of the schools as perhaps the most -discussCommencing ed of all the races. with a discussion as to the advisability of the races being decided in the morning, and terminating with
as
the unfortunate dispute with the W.A. Rowing Association which, for reasons well within the public knowwithheld its patronage, its ledge, advent was much chronicled. As it transpired, the race was rowed in ideal circumstances, the water being only slightly ruffled by the light easterly breeze. The attendance, which it was argued would be practically confined to the boys and some of the parents, was quite gratifying. The excitement during the progress
"Nk.otern Mail"
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O'Dea (bow).
R. Cobham. 1909.-D. G. Cumming (bow), R. J. Troy (2), J. .1. Savage (3), J. A.
child (stroke), C. G. Rodoreda (cox).
Coach, C. W. Horsburgh. Burke hon. secretary, Mr. Lindsay 1910.-L. G. Glowrey (bow), D. G. G. Glowrey. Cumming (2), .1. A. Johnson (3), R. J. Troy (stroke), J. E. Rodoreda The course in each of the three cox ). Coach: C. W. Horsburgh. races held was a mile in length, the 1911.-L. Roche (bow), R. Brown starting point being nearly opposite ''the quarries," along the Mount's '21, D. Guilfoyle (3), L. Wroblewski at (stroke), J. Rodoreda (cox). Coach Bay -road, and the finishing line c. W. Horsburgh. the Narrows. 1912.-L. Roche (how), R. Brown THE CHAMPIONSHIP FOURS. (2), D. Guilfoyle (3), L. Wroblewski the of The most important event (stroke), C. Rodoreda (cox). Coach : day, the Secondary Schools' cham- C. W. Horsburgh. t(' pionship fours, was the first race OLD BOYS' CHAMPIONSHIP. occupy the attention of the spectaFor the Old Boys' Championship tors, Since 1902 the race has each of there were crews representative year been rowed in specially built colleges. Inaugurated in fours, enabling all the crews to the four ;
THE C.B. COLLEGE EIGHTS. J. Kilfoyle (7), J. Brennan (6), W. Bannan (5), E. Prendergast (4) .1. Rodoreda (cox), R. Browne (stroke), It. Mouritzen (3), A. P. Boor (2), J. O'Dea (bow).
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