The Blackmore Club Newsletter

The name 'Around and Back' commemorates the St Peter's College Boat Club's first race and victory in 1862 against the Pelican Club in a race up to a buoy, around it and back to the start line.

President Report - Philip Marshall (SHT 1964)

The Old Scholars who rowed at Saints continue to support the St Peter’s College Boat Club as members of the Blackmore Club. The past season has seen the Club continue with the ever-popular sausage sizzles for the boys after training; with increased numbers, become coaches through the Club’s “Give Back” ethos and, present more Blackmore Medals than ever before to the Saints winning Head of the River crews (refer to HoR Summary below).

The past year saw the Blackmore Club launch its own website www.blackmoreclub.com.au Facebook and Instagram sites. With over 5,000 Facebook views in the week of the 2019 Head of the River, and 10,000 post engagements in the month of March, this medium has proven its success. Blackmore supporters’ merchandise is also available via the website https://www.blackmoreclub.com.au/shop/rowing-supporters-shop as is the functionality to become a member on-line.

Through this social media presence “old” old scholars are becoming more aware of the Club and taking out Life Membership. Additionally, this year the Blackmore Club provided the opportunity for Parents of rowers to become members and demonstrate their support of the Boat Club into the future.

To join the Club, follow the link https://www.blackmoreclub.com.au/become-a-member

Blackmore 30 Year Celebratory Drinks

On Friday 14 June 2019, at 6:30pm, The Blackmore Club is hosting drinks for all members of the Saints Rowing Community, including current and past parents of rowers at Saints, old scholars and past and present coaches, to be held at the Saints Boat Shed on the Torrens in celebration of 30 years of The Blackmore Club. Ticket prices are $25 for Blackmore members, and $30 for non-members, with Beer, Wine and finger-food included. The event is open to all members of the Saints Rowing and Blackmore Club communities. This event is positioned as the launch of a series of upcoming events which The Blackmore Club has planned in our 30th Year. More information to follow.

Click HERE to book.

- Hear briefly about some of the latest achievements from the Boat Club, as well as the future direction of the Boat Club
- View Boat Club photos and videos dating back to the 1880s
- Come back to the Boatshed to catch up with old friends and coaching staff
- View famous rowing trophies including the Gosse Shield, Blackmore Shield and the Wallman Trophy!

Several special guests will be attending, including
- Headmaster Mr Tim Browning
- Director of Rowing Mr Tim Hennessy
- Past First VIII coach Mr John Jarvis
- Current Teacher and Coach Mr Michael Gilmore

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us via:

president@blackmoreclub.com.au or

socialmedia@blackmoreclub.com.au or

Messenger on Facebook.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Head of the River 2019 Summary

The St Peter’s College Boat Club saw excellent results on Saturday 23 March, including outstanding results in the Year 7/8 division, with victories in the A, C, D, E, F, G and H coxed quads. The Club also achieved several victories in the Year 8/9 division with the B, C, E, F and G coxed quads coming out on top. The Seniors dominated by achieving victories in the School Boy 1st VIII (the Gosse Shield and the Blackmore Shield) and 2nd VIII (the Wallman Trophy). The 1st IV came in second place after Pembroke. The Intermediate squad was competitive in their division, with a high standard of racing on show.

The Boat Club achieved a total of 16 victories for the day. Saints also made history in SA by boating four senior eights in the Head of the River with three of those crews in the 2nd VIII race with the Saints 2nd VIII coming first, our 3rd VIII coming second, followed by our 4th VIII in fifth position.

The Blackmore Club congratulates all boys, coaches, staff and parents involved in making Head of the River 2019 such a success.

Community Day Ergo Competition

Congratulations to The Blackmore Club team who won the ergo competition at this year’s Community Day in a very close finish! Well done to all the old scholars, coaching staff and current students who competed. The race was broadcast on the big screen on Main Oval. Ex-Australian representative and old scholar Alexander Worthington even pulled out his school zootie!

Thank you to all who came to watch and participate in this special day for the School community.

Presentation of Blackmore Medals

On Wednesday 3rd April at Senior School Muster, The Blackmore Club presented Blackmore Medals to all the winning Head of the River Crews. Philip Marshall (Blackmore Club President) presented the students with their medals while Captain of Boats, Tim Prince, introduced the winning crews while providing an excellent wrap-up of a great season for the Boat Club.

Blackmore Club Head of the River Barbecues

During the Head of the River week, The Blackmore Committee served a BBQ after training to all rowers, coxes and coaches competing in the Head of the River. This is a tradition that is much appreciated by the boys, whilst also allowing The Blackmore Club to wish the crews all the best for the weekend.

Australian National Rowing Championships

Congratulations to all who competed in the 2019 Australian National Rowing Championships at Penrith.

Congratulations to the St Peter's College 1st VIII placed 7th in the A-Final of the School Boy Eights at the Australian Rowing National Championships ahead of Geelong Grammar. This places them 7th out of the 20 crews from across Australia. What a great achievement! The crew consisted of George Nery, Josh Dunstan, Ben Ashman, Jack Kelsh, Oliver Cobain, Max Linton, James Andrewartha, Harry Sclater and Tim Prince (c), coached by James McRae. Seven Saints boys also competed in a composite crew in the U19 Men's Eight, coming through in 3rd and winning a bronze medal. Congratulations boys.

The Blackmore Club would also like to congratulate the Coxed Four from St Peter's who came 3rd in the B-Final of the School Boy Four. This places them 11th out of 18 crews from across Australia, which is also an amazing achievement for these boys. The crew consisted of Jack Pamminger, Luca Wilson, Maximillian Behrens, Alexander Rowe and Felix Pyne, coached by Aleco Lanfranco.

Year 12 Rower, George Nery also competed in the Interstate Lightweight Men's Coxless Four (Penrith Cup) coming 7th, a great achievement for a school boy rower. Max Linton and Ben Ashman competed in the Interstate Men's Youth Eight coming through in 6th. Well done boys!

We also had several Old Scholars competing including Oscar McGuinness (WDK'17) who won bronze in the Under 23 Lightweight Men's Single Scull, gold in the Under 23 Lightweight Men's Double Scull and silver in the Open Lightweight Men's Quadruple Scull. Congratulations Oscar.

Maxwell Fisher (FLL'17) won gold in the Under 23 Men's Coxed Eight and won silver in the Interstate Men's Youth Eight representing Victoria.

Angus Dawson (S&A'18) won bronze in the Open Men's Coxless Four, silver in the Under 23 Men's Double Scull and bronze in the Interstate Men's Eight representing SA.

Indran Mukherjee (SHT'17) coxed the Interstate Men's Eight crew, winning bronze.

William Smith (FLL'17) also won silver in the PR3 Mixed Coxed Four representing Adelaide Uni.

The Blackmore Club congratulates all old scholars and current students who produced some outstanding results!

We would also like to recognise our Director of Rowing, Tim Hennessy, for all of his work in enabling this trip to be possible.

For a full report visit: https://www.blackmoreclub.com.au/announcements/australian-national-championships-results

Open Men's Eight State Championship

The St Peter's College Composite crew won the Open Men's VIII at the State Championships, by approximately half a length over ARC! The crew consisted of current first eight rowers, along with James McRae (1st VIII coach) and Jed Altschwager (Torrens Rowing Club).

An outstanding and historic achievement for the St Peter's College Boat Club.

The Club also saw victories in the U19 Men's Single Scull, Schoolboy Coxed Quad Scull, Schoolboy VIII, Schoolboy Year 9 Coxed Quad Scull and Under 19 Men's Quad Scull at the State Championships.

Congratulations to all involved in the regatta.

Saints Old Scholars Selected in the Australian Team

A big congratulations to Old Scholars Angus Dawson (S&A’18), Oscar McGuinness (WDK’17) and William Smith (FLL’17) for their selection to represent Australia, following the trials held last week at Penrith. It’s very exciting to have so many Saints Old Scholars representing the country. Well done boys!

Full teams can be viewed below:

https://rowingaustralia.com.au/…/australia-announced-2019-…/

SPSC Regatta

The Blackmore Club would like to thank everyone who was involved in the organisation of the SPSC Regatta at West Lakes. A particular mention should go to the work of Kate Southcott and the Parents’ Committee for their organisation of the day in the Schools’ role as host of the regatta. The outstanding catering throughout the day by The Olfactory Inn is recorded with appreciation. The success of the day was ensured by the leadership of our Director of Rowing, Tim Hennessy, together with dedication to the boys. The Blackmore Club was also involved in the day’s proceedings, providing a BBQ for all Saints Rowers.

We would also like to recognise our regatta major sponsor SARAH Constructions, and we thank them for their on-going support of the program.

The Boat Club saw many great results throughout the day with a few highlights including victories in the School Boy VIII, Under 19 Men’s VIII and the Under 19 Men’s IV. The School also boated four senior eights, which is an outstanding achievement.

St Peter's College Boat Club 2018/19 Season Sponsors

The Blackmore Club would like to recognise the support of the Boat Club's 2018/19 Season Sponsors:

Australian Gas Networks

Azura Dental

The Olfactory Inn

Skala Bakery

2018 Quad Scull Boat Christening

On 15th of November 2018, the Boat Club christened three new stern coxed Sykes Quad Sculls, the Richard Reid, the John Dempster, and the Charles May to be used by the Junior and Intermediate squads. The Boat Club also christened the latest Sykes bow coxed four, the William Wyatt which was later raced at the Australian National Rowing Championships at Penrith.

William Wyatt used to be at the start of 'Wyatt and Allen' House, but his name was removed when the houses were combined to become 'School and Allen'. He was one of the founders of the school.

John Dempster was the only other teacher apart from the first Headmaster (Theodore Wilson), when the school started. He actually did most of the teaching in those early days and pioneered the School's first organised sport, including buying equipment from his own funds.

Charles May was a long serving teacher in the early days of the school. He was 'Third Master' 1850-1852, then came back as Second Master (Deputy Headmaster) from 1855 - 1873.

Richard Read was the captain of the school in 1851. He was the first St Peter's College old scholar to be a master (teacher) back at the school and the first to be ordained.

The Blackmore Club committee cooked a barbecue for the all of the boys to enjoy.

The Boat Club was delighted to have our Headmaster, Tim Browning, in attendance at this important event in the Boat Club’s calendar.

St Peter's College Boat Club on Instagram

The St Peter’s College Boat Club in conjunction with The Blackmore Club has launched it own Instagram account. The account aims to share the latest news and events about the boat club, including information about current students and old scholars.

https://www.instagram.com/saintsrowing/

Saints Rowing Supporter Merchandise

You can now buy Saints Rowing Supporter Merchandise online via The Blackmore Club website. Click HERE to explore our online store.

The Blackmore Club Blog

The Blackmore Club has started producing a series of blogs online via our website. We currently have blogs on past Director of Rowing David Bishop, First VIII rowing coach Lindsay Southcott and inaugural rowing master Fredrick Henry Digby.
Click HERE is view the blogs page on our website.

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