AQUATICS.

Press, Volume XXII, Issue 2681, 11 March 1874, Page 2

AQUATICS.

The four-oared race for the monogram pins presented by Mr McGuinness, to be confined to members of the C.R.C., postponed from Saturday last, took place yesterday afternoon. The event excited come interest in boating circles, as many were anxious to see how the boys (as the Tamesis crew were called) would shape against their heavier and stronger opponents. There was a very good mueter of boating icen at the sheds, and several visitors on the river bank. Shortly after six o'clock the boats left the ehcds for Pratt's, from which place the start was to be made, the course being from there to the willows—about one mile in distance. When the boats arrived at the starting point three cheers were given by the crewe for the donor of the pins, after which they settled into position; when a capital start was effected by Mr J. H. Herdson. The boys rowed pluckily .and well, answering bravely to the calls of their friends on the bank, but without avail, as the weight and strength of their opponents told against them after some of the distance had been rowed. The Tamesis was unfortunate too in getting into shallow water at Herdson's corner from her iziside position, and this at a time when she was overlapping the Ilissns. From this point the race was never in doubt, the latter boat increasing her distance for aereraj. hundred yards. 4- final epurt, howeyer, from the boys brought them within a boat and a half's length from the leading boat, in which position the race finished. The even and pretty pulling of the losing crew compared most favorably with that of the Illysbus' who seemed to rely on their strength to pull off the pine from their youthful antagonists. An account of the race is appended. Iliesus — North side (Grey, bow ; Tern* plar, 2 j barker, 3 j Qundry, stroke j Macfarlan, cox.) 1 Tamesis—South side (W. Oallender, bow ; Collinp, 2 ; J. Oallender, 3 ; W. Webb, stroke; Turner, cox.) 2 An excellent start was made, the boys, however, taking the water fjrat, maintaining a clear lead for itbout 30 < yards, cutting out the work for the Iliesus at a rather hot pace. Approaching Cabbage-tree corner, the Ilieguß drew op, and after rounding the corner secured a trifling lead, which she gradually increased. In the reach to Herdeon's Point, the boys answered to calls from the bank, and almost overlapped their opponent's stern, only however to lose it at the corner, as being the inside boat they were obliged to take the shallow side, and also some of the wash from the leading boat. The Ilssus improving, this advantage, gained considerably, and at one time was leading by about three clear lengths. Answering pluckily to friendly calls, the boys lifted their level best, and decreased the distance to a length and a half, passing the flag in that order behind the winning boat. -•

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The time was not taken. Mr J. H. Herdson acted as etarter and umpire, and Mr C. X- Laurie as judge. ■• At the termination of this race, the interprovincial crew took a pull down the river in the new boat. The positions in the boat were— J. Davis, bow j G. A. Clark, 2j A Reese, 3} T. S. Baker, stroke. The eliding seats were used for the first time. The pull, ing of the crew was commented on satisfactorily by those who watched irom the bank, the low telling etroke of Baker being especially admixed.