sentences:  He was educated at the Hutchins School and Queen's College, Hobart where he took up rowing.He was a sculler and from 1908 to 19110 he raced as a Derwent Rowing Club competitor at Hobart club regattas and Tasmanian state regattas.He won the Maiden Sculls and the Ellis Dean Cup at the Norfolk regatta in 1908, placed second to Fred Coverdale in the Tasmanian Championships in 1909 and placed third at the Hobart regatta in 1910.