ROWING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 62, 15 March 1922, Page 8

ROWING.

XO«TH SHORES SUCCESS. The light-weight maiden four of the North Shore Bowing Club, which won the ■Xew Zealand championship In Its class at the Waugnmil regatta en Saturday, brings to the North Shore club the urst New Zealand championship that club has had. Consequently the occasion will be marked by a smoke social by the members of the club to the members of the successful rnnidon crew. Wnfcn the crew got home yesterday they were given a warm welcome by their club-mates. In the course of a chat with a "Star" representative, E. Harvey, the crew's stroke, stated that the win was a most unexpected one amons the Wanganul critics, who had selected tbe 'Star and L'ulou Club crews as the likely winners. "Ou reaching' tVaneanui, he said, "the form of the North Shore men was closely scrutinised as they paddled their skiff to the boathouse at a fairly eolid pace, and they receired a good Hpbl of friendly criticism and come conuoliVle on having mnde a long journey in a hopelesß quest. When the race started North 'Shore had first position of the she competitor* (which, included Star, Aramoho- No. 1 and 2. Wanganul and Union), and lost n little ground at the Start, owing to the bow oaj getting off his lead! and then Star came along. North Shore drew level with Star, and In about .TOO yards drew ahead of Star and Aramoho*. gettins a Jend of two lengths. From that stngp onwards tile crew were perfectly together, and rowing better than In any previous race of the season. They held "their lead from Star by keeping a steady, solid swing without being called on for a final spurt, winninc by a length and a-half. At the pud of the race they wprp feeling thp effects of the jouruPr from Auckland, hut could hnve responded proTiably with an extra flnishine effort if they had been called upon. day warmly eominended the fine form shown hy the crow In competition. The smoke social at which the winners are to Tie entertained will be held next Tuesday evening.