ROWING.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 281, 28 November 1938, Page 16

ROWING.

CLUB TRIAL FOURS. FINE DISPLAYS GIVEN. EVENTS KEENLY CONTESTED. The ctuiis aX the pastern wM of the iiaiTv.iir lia.l n ldi-y time on Satuiil.i> hi t crii (Miri. Tlieie was hardly h ilull moment mii the T.imiiki Hi ivr i onise, while the 17 clews of tin* Auckland. Waitcmata ,iii.l I'nivpi sjt \ ( lulis were in trial nun r.ii inc. Tin' iviimi-is "I piii-li ,».'t wim • • mHI 1 <-<I and tlu- xi.xty-cight (i.i i kmi.'ii gave il trtlf displ.i,\ of lowing lictoie the j wmnet.s wpic p\l'll t ii.lll y liiinifl. I Dip water conditions wiip iili'.il ami Cllilllll'.l tlic .si'lectois to Ill.lkp decisions I .iH'o ting tliu Nin th Shore Kcg.itt.i next S.itiml.iv. UNIVERSITY CLUB. A wrli'.itiip reappearance was made by tin- I niviT-iiy Club's i-ri'iv#. I'oiir crews ..'lll I'.-l .'<l in a set i.l' trial fours, ami good I..rin was shown. Oik'lfonl proving t li«wiuiiliig si r.tkf. Tin- crews were: l"ir-i heat: A. C.odfrcv. .1. Kdwards. P. Willis. |[. Ockelford : I - . Wright. K. Manly, K. Mel 'a rl hy, I>. Angus. Off the black buoy Wright'-- crew colli, Ipil with tlip lenders ami tin- rare was awarded to Ockclford's four. Second In-lit: .1- Carroll. 1". ('onin-ry, K. Wliitt'orii. 1". tilllman : K. Henderson. .1. : Hooper. T. It hp hf, (i. Itruiiji'l. Ili-mlprson won hy u length. WAITEMATA CLUB. Six rrpw* were admit from Hip Waltemata Boating Club when Hip first aiitiiial trial fours for tin- <.1. Kllerlwck Memorial trophies nfrc rowed. Thi' rri'vn of I', i airns 1111.1 II Spoor met In the Hnal. Cairns got the liest of tile start anil le«l to the cap. where Spoor drew level. At I'oitit. Itesolutioii S p.... r took the lem I ami drew away down tin- straight to win hy two lengths. AUCKLAND CLUB. Tlip ii ii ii nil 1 trial fours for thp Schmidt trophies were rowed hy the Ancklaiiil Rowing I'lilh null the splen' lid entry of S'Vi'll crews la.eil ill.- starter. Tli»' crews of 1' < hanilierlaiii. .1. Piekson ami K. ('• met in the linal. Chamberlain wa« tirst ii way. followiil hy (Jnoilwirt. hut when the crews settled down l».Mill will's four, with a tine -winging stroke, took command to go ou ami win hy one length and a half from Chamberlain. WEST END CLUB. Trial eights for Mrs. Mortimer Fair's shield were rowed over a mile COur„e umler Ideal water conditions hy the Went Knrl Club. Mr. A. I'. Nonlen ncted as jtidze. The crews were: —K. F. Ka per, J. H. Barton. H. Dobbie. J. U. Howe. W. V. Conway. T. Chester, It. Bigelow, (J. Carder. 1.. K. McPonald Iron ; \V. I'. I'arnell. \V. IJooilwiii, H. M. Mapilonald, A. P. Palton, (i. S. lUitelow. K. Jenning. I. Itylands, W. Burton, M. H. I». I'onway (coxi. I'arnell led for the llrst quarter mile, then K a per caught up and at half way gradually drew ahead to win by a length and a half. INTER-STATE CONTESTS. N'.S.W. POI.ICKMEV EXCEL. MKI.BOIKNK. November 27. Forty thousand spectators were present at the Hen ley-on-Yn rra Regatta yesterday. The main rowing event was that for the (irand Challenge Cup for senior eights, which was won by the Meihoiirne Mercantile crew, which defc-ated the New South Whlph Habertteid crew hy a third of a length In a thrilling rnce. The time was 4.44. The Challenge Cup for senior fours was won by the New South Wales I'olice, who defeated the Richmond crew by threequarters of a length. The silver sculls were again won for New South Wales by I'olice Constable H. J. Turner. j