ROWING.

Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 11, 14 January 1929, Page 13

ROWING.

AUCKLAND CLUB. FOURS FOR KOHN MEDALS. The members of the Auckland Rowing tlnb rpßiimed the new year portion of their trial rueing programme on Saturday afternoon when a set of fours was rowed for the Kohn medals. Five crews competed a satisfactory entrv considering the holiday aeason is still on. The conrse wae from Orakei to the eastern tide deflector. The water conditions, especially off Hobaon Bay, were very

lhe crewe in the first hent were:— J. r&Sh <: J B " rr(> tt, A. Doull, H. Battler. Col.b (cox) ; K. S*acey, A. Andrewe, A HirtKPll, K. Horstall. Orrell (cox) The crews went off to a Rood etart and raced evenly to the quarter distance. Stacey then led. but was soon displaced by Bygate l< irst one and then the other took the lead! till in the closing stagee Stacey forged ahead and won l>y three-quarters of a

The crews In the second heat were: G. Jonson, A. Mahon, S. Scott, G. Hirtzell, Cobb (cox) ; A. Koes, G. Thorburn, It. Wood, A. Finn, Stacey (cox) ; W. Eaddy, a. Ut>al, A. Coutts, M. Guy, Orrell (cox). Jonson got the best of the start, but by the tnue the quarter distance was reached Robs was in front. Kaddy then took the lend, but shortly afterwards broke a stretcher, and Kose again went ahead. Approaching the reef Ross, with about fout lengths' lead, ran agronnd. Kaddy again took the lend and won by a bare length from JoiiKon.

XJie crews of K. Stacey and W. Eaddy met in the final. Starting together there was nothing between the crews to the quarter distance. Stacey then went ahead and led to Point Resolution. Eaddy's crew steadied and swung ou to their work and ejosed uji. A great go ensued along the embankment, ending In Stacey winning a grpat rare by a good length. The winners were: K. Stacey, A. Andrefts, A. Hirtzell, E. Horsfall, Cobb (cox).