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SCHOOLS’ REGATTA. (Australian Press Association.) SYDNEY, May 1. Thrilling finishes were witnessed in the Great. Public Schools’ forty-sixth annual regatta oh the Nepean River on Saturday, lor which there was splendid weather. The ‘‘head of the river” champion eights was won, for the second year in succession. by Sydney Church of England Grammar School crew (North Shore). Sydney High School was second, and Newington College third. The winning margin was three-quarters of a length, with five lengths between second and third. The time was Bmins 26 1-lOsecs.
The First Fours was won by Svdnev High School, who were hotly challenged bv the North Shore crew, the latter being defeated by only a quarter of a length. Scots College was third. The Second Fours was won by Saint Joseph’s College, who beat Sydney High School by a length and a quarter, North Shore crew being the same distance away third.
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Hokitika Guardian, 3 May 1938, Page 5
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