ROWING.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 281, 27 November 1922, Page 7

ROWING.

■WAITEMATA BOATING d-tTB. T.'nder ideal weather renditions the Waitemata Club held its second series of trial fours this afternoon. The trophies cou-peted for were donated by Mes-rs. Bailey and l.owe. Five crews took part. of which quite half the members were no* - ice o3rsmcn. However, nil tlie showini today, the selectors should have no ilifficulty in .selecting reiatta crews capable of winning fresh iaureis and of uiihol'linir the high standard of rowing always set by this club. In the tirst heat. Johnson fstroke). Holmes. Hawkeswooii. and Barron trb.l conclusions with Bryant I stroke I. Double day, Mlson and Gieson. Tbe crews fou_'tit it out on even terms fur three pirVt. Nt the disfance. when Johnson's crew took ths lead, but in the last iiti_.li-. ,1 yards Bryant'* crew equalised matters ami won by inches. In the second beat three crews competed. No. 1 crew: Hi-.-il (strokel. r>. smith. lawless aud Corson. No. 2 crew: Lindsay 1 . Cairns. Wilson and Herbert. Nn. 3 crew: Brooker (strokei. Thomson. Wright and Cullen. A good nice for half tbe journey. but from then on the issue lay between Herd's and Brooker". crews, the former gettine the verdict by a canvas. Tbe final wet ween tbe i-rews stroked by Herd and Bryant was a hard battle. The issue was lii doubt until the last few yards, when Herd's crew established an advantage, giving them a win by two feet. Next Saturday trial fours will he he-_ for trophies donated by 'Mr A. Schmidt, and some very Interesting racing is anticipated. '