[2] Herford made three state representative appearances in the New South Wales senior eight which contested the King's Cup.
He rowed in the two seat at the 1962 Interstate Championships held on Lake Wendouree, at four in Brisbane in 1963 to a second placing[3] and then he stroked the 1964 NSW men's eight to another second place at the 1964 Interstate Regatta in Sydney.
[5] In 1961 a three race Trans-Tasman test series was held against New Zealand to help both counties crews gain international experience.
Herford was in the four seat of the Australian eight who were beaten in all three match races in New Zealand.
[6] At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics Herford represented Australia as the stroke of an all Sydney Rowing Club men's coxed four.