AQUATICS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIV, Issue 29, 3 February 1913, Page 9

AQUATICS.

BOWING GALA

jtfXt-THREE CREWS COMPETING.

ff AHEMAIA WINS BRACELETS.

ne oarsmen were Soared with beanrl-i--i water tor the ■■ noon Tbc tide w as practically full u£ the races, making a under the lee of Pon*.nby. FUty- , hree crews took part in tr.e various races. with the -oothness and Witch which is rhararterteri.- of the ad-adminlsu-aUon of the men wbo eranrise the com:»i"ee -f the Kowing Ass..ciag; Messrs .Too. Uark A. I. and G. H. Rcst-m tvice-presKlentt), jtd Mr O. W. McLean (president of the So- Clnb! acred as jndges, and Mr W G itaion ari K. Farrrl] shjrti the dudes of starter. Mr W. C. >eaie of the A-R ■* ' wa3 the gnlduijj though mem force wbi h kept aU aominlstnitive SiU renninz Crowds of inter-««-ed jpf-tators and lemporar.-.y fflsengas*a oirsinei. waicned :h<> race- KeojiTy rrom vanpoinra oa Shnlly B-acfi iHC on the -wierfroni of Pom: Kf.u rart.

FoflowiiS arc ilic results: — WEST END. Firs: Heat. I Mcßober?, J. GlassoD. A. J. Mr.Greeor and J A. Cuvriey 1 S. Cole.' J. J. Stewart, W. H. Frickert. I-i A. Miller - C. H. Piper. H. V. Bell, W. M x>re, and ~*K. Todd ° " won by three fee", after a tough race between first and. second crews. Second nearL Boss. Jerrorn. Ol(?3en. and 1 H. Khodes. A- Fraser, W. Knoi. and W. grHeu>elj,"6riiftcheil. K.- AUken, and i. SLikey- T. HarrL«. A. WUllams, and D. Kob 4 Won by a lemrfh. with two f»et between second and third. The fourth boat was tv?o behind. Third Heat. 5. F. Cato, Hnna-r. Do Audacy, and C e'. Parker. J. Healcy. and W. Robinson - - E. Sheppard. F. farter. A. Jerrom. and J. ilcDonild " W Davidson. T. Cornwall, W. Cowley, end H. Paiue ■* Won by half a length, with a length between second and third, the fourth crew hem; some distance away. Fourth Heat. 3. Keane, W. TV. Wright. A. Cox, and A. ■ 1 W Masiev, C. Neary, M. O'Connor, ana X Swift - C. Masse-. T. Be!:, E. Aickin. and V. i." BarUey, J.'counnev, A. K.'ily, and E. Noonan > Won by three-quarters of a length, with n lenTh" between second and third, the fonrth crew being well behind. Final. McEoberis. J. Glasson. A. J. McGregor, J A Cowley, and C. Brady icoxi I ' Cox. Keine. AVright, and A. Massey 2 Cato. Hnnvr, De Audney. and Davidson '6 Jerrom. Ross. Giesen. and Golder 4 Won by a length, with half a length between second and third, and the fourth.

SET. GEORGE'S. First Heat. C.E. Stone, E. V. Aimer. E. O. Thornton, and G. RichtPr 1 C Dunne. C. Cozens. E. W. Burton, and 0 Clark - E; W. Aimer. J. Penny, B. Macfarlane. and d.. Cirarehill 3 Won by fonr feet. DunTif le<l till within tea lengths of home, hut Stone came away "Kith 2. gTeat spurt, and "won as above. Second Heat. y "nr-nmnTi, A. Mcßtm. R. Baier. and T. de Eenzy 1 Inm Stone. J. P. McGrath, C. Smith, and t W. Davidson - ii. Linton. S. Sttchburv, O. Scott, and TT. Bowoea 3 Won by toree-qnarters of a length, with a lengti. berween second and third crews. Third Heat. K. Aimer, C. Cozens, O. Soott and Emery 1 J. Timms, M. Steele, R. Bach, .and P. A. Syera 2 Anner -won comfortably, tie boat stroked B7_Tinuns fonling with an Auckland boat retirmii!™ <rarelessly from the winning post. Ainer's crew was afterwartis disqualified lor having more than the regulation number of substitutes allowed in any crew. Final. McKim. de ReDzy. ajid Baier 1 C E. stone, G. Aimer, Thornton, and Sienter n .j&mnv Steele. Baci " and 'Syers ".'.'.'.'.'.'.'. 3 Woo by two lengths, witi ttree-jnarters « a Jenga uetween se.x>nd and third boats.

AUCKLAND, First Heat. SShV" v C aS !SSk E -.. J -.. M . n^ a !;±'' c^?- v; 3' i pla of iest between second and third ; T it- ,• Second Heat. i . &*£' J- P - ConneU - v . and 5, ie3C 'P" V f > '" p VedVeV,"a"nd'J'. • n a aS h c^s h . a "« bC " L Third Heat. s,G- Coninson, Irvine, ilackic, .loinj^c^e;- v j c —■• T ;-Li S h t fooi;'L. ' ■""HI3 <-OUtas oa ln the latter stages _ ■wea.siifferin- \, s bow G af «raoon with a St. WAITEiIATA. i r . First Heat ; wJiT , '* £teelc "'D-'s'teei;" 2 by 2 feet, after a strng" T Second Heat. Moore;-and ', n Third neat. H.JBnckley, R. GoodaU. an.l by of a length. «•■ -p... Fourth Heat. t%£ J l>7 a canvas,

Final. Hadfield. Buckley. GoodaU. and Boae.. 1 Miohalsen, Lynch, D. Steel, anS McDowell - MuCuliuugh, Davey. Madden, and Brumby - Won by half a length, which Hadfield picked np In a pood dash at the finish. The crew in charge of Cairns did not row the journey. NORTH FHORE. First Heat. W. Mcllwrairh, Bowley, Kessell. and Paul 1 P. Stephenson, Taylor, G. Kessell, and Lockwood - F. Bennett. Dawson. Harvey, and Jenkins 3 Won by rtrn lenKths. Bennett's crew met with a mishap anrl had to drop ont. Second Heat. K. Ppinley. Fowler, It. Harvty, and W. Da vera 1 Weston. Burjress. H. Bailey, and Gallaugher ,' j" « E. Bailey. Hadden. Tilton. and Garland., •> Wnn by six inehps. Third Heai.. Grurih, Rutledjre. ("oriel:, and Follas 1 B.iilev Best. E. Ilan-cy, and Gallaughei- - Gllrnonr. Dawsnn. Chllcote. and Emirali 3 Won by a length and a-half. Final ■p. ow | P:r -Tf Mcllwralth. Panl. and Kesse'll I K. Spinlpy, Fowler, Harvey, Davern - Won hv -i length and three-quarters. GnibVs crew also started, bat met with a mishap and could not complete the course. A.R.A. GRAND FINAL. Waltcmata-n llartfiel.l (stroke*. 11. Ruckley. T!. Uoodall. J. Boak. and K. McCullonpth icoxi -••-• North Snore—Mcllwraifb. (stroke). Bow-

lev. Paul, and Kesspll •--•■ - Auckland—Wylie istrokeK Connelly, HarSt. George—O'Gorman (stroke), McKim. de Renzy, and Baker ■ 4 West End—Mcßoberts isrroket, Glasson, McGregor, and Cowley ° Won by three feet, with Auckland and St. George separated b7 a few inches threeciuarters'of a length behind Shore, and west t.TiA a 'entrth fnrtber away The race, as tie finishing positions of the crews snow, was a splendid finale to an exceptionally interesting series of races. Shore ied for the greater part of the Journey, but Waiteraata showed ereat judgment, and timed their spurt beautifully, the other crews also hanging on doggedly until the firing of the gnn. At fhe conclusion of the race thp oarsmen assembled on the beach, and Mr A. I. Farmer (vice-president of the A.R.A.) called upon Mrs Clark (wife of the presidentl p t to thp successful crew and Its brainy little ooxs-wain. who was (riven, not a bracelet, but a medal as a memento of the occasion. An enjoyable Fathering dispersed to the rlngins of cheers for the president and his wife, and to the officials who had t>o efficiently controlled the gala.

N.Z. POWER BOAT ASSOCIATION.

Thp second harbour picnic of the season was held by the members of the New Zealand Power Boat Association on Saturday afternoon. A start was made from the man-o'-war steps at 3 o'clock, and the launches. IS stronjr, proceeded in line down the harbour to Kohimarama, led by Mr J. W. Jagg's launch Mavis. A pleasant afternoon was spent on the beach, and in the evening some of the launches returned to Auckland, while others went down into the Gulf for the week end.

ROYAL NEW ZEALAND YACHT SQUADRON.

The second general handicap of the season for boats at the Koyal New Zealand Varht Squadron was held on Saturday afternoon over the usual squadron conrse. A start was made from off Queen Street wharf by the j-aehrs competlag shortly before 3 sented by Mr E. C. Bloomfield. the rearcommodore. His yacht (the Arlkli, the Waione and the Thehna did not start. I'he yachts grot away wpll ;loc3 the lorangi lod past Campbell's Point,- with the Ilex very close up, and following Iα order were Viking, Rawene, Marangi, Nsatira, Kotirl, Ida, and Queenie last. The order was much the same as the boats rounded North Head. Coming cp the fi st time, the lies had taken the lead, the order of the others being lorancl. Vikins. Rawene. Marangl." Ngatlra. Kotirl. Ida, and Queenle still last. On reaching the Queen Street wharf Ida withdrew. Coming down the second time, the lorangi took up the firsr •position again, and was followed by the Viking, Ilex, Rawene. Harangl, and Ngatlra. The first boats to round the North HeaJ after going out to the reef the second time were lorangi. Viking. Ilex, and Rawene. The Viking caught the lorangi just on the line and finished first, but the Ngatira won on time allowance.

VICTORIA CRUISING CLUB.

The Victoria Cruising Club's annual championship took place on the harbour on Saturday afternoon. Twenty-five boats in all entered for the four races. The Allcomers' Race, as indicated, was open to any sailing boat on the harbour. The £3 5/ trophy offered for I.h g "winner in the pvent was pr&sented by Mr C. Meredith. The wind was are as follows:— First-class Race.—Edith, handicap 17m, 1: Bangatira. 4m, 2: Vandora, 154 m, 3. Zealandia brofee her gaff, and retired. All the boats started except ■\Vaterwitch. 26-footers (Championship). —Calypso 1, .Esma 2, Sadie carried away her mast. 22-footers (Championship) — Myra l< Hilda 2, Yenns 3. In connection with this race there was a handicap sweepstafce of £1 per boat... HUda ,2*m). was first, Myra (scr.j second, and Arcadia (ser.) third. 16-footers (Championship). —• Sceptre 1, Atangaita 2. Mistral 3. Five started.