ROWING.

Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 40, 16 February 1920, Page 7

ROWING.

NORTH SHORE CLUB. The North failure Rowing Club held their trials for Mr. Harvey's trophies on Saturday aiternoon, iv Urst-ratc weather, and consistently good racing was sceu. Two heats were roeved off, Hut ledge winning the Hist by a lensUi Irom Harvey's crew, and Baxter beating Barrett's crew by three lengths.' In the final, both crews got oil well, and raced evenly for about lour hundred yaiels, Rutledge giailually moving forward, and winning by two aud a hall lengths. The winning crew was:—R. Rutledge, C. Cooper, C. Zciglur, aud C. Bertraud. WEST END CLUB. Gooel -work was done In the tritil fonrs rowed by mixed crews from the \ee.-t Enc and Auckland Clubs respectively, at th. West End Clubhouse ou Saturday afteruoou last. Twenty crews put in an appear ance, and au interesting race was ru.i. In the first heat, Blakey's crew beac the opposing one with plenty of time to spare, but Jerrain's men nad a haru job agaiusl the Stevenson crew, winning by only hall a canvas. Lovett left Barber about a length behind in the third heat, whll< Fleming was hard put to it to keep a lengtt away from Tievaixen in the iourth. Ryan s crew won fairly easily from Culpan in the fifth round, and a lauDe-h put Cole out ol action iv the fiift'l heat. On a re-row Bright won by two leugths. Lovett's boys did well lv the first eeml final, while Ryan got away in the second and a thoroughly good race was won b. Ryan (W.E.j, Reed (W.E.). Campbell (A.) and Lediard (A.) This team, opposed b. Bright and Lovett, got well away, aud wot by two lengths, while Lovett, a furthei length away, was third.