AQUATICS.

Press, Volume XXVI, Issue 3479, 30 October 1876, Page 3

AQUATICS.

G.B.G. SCRATCH RACES. - A series of pair-oar scratch races took place on Saturday in connection with the 0.8.0., when some very good rowing was shown. There was a very good attendance of spectators, and generally the events were well contested. Mr Douglas acted as Btarter, and sent the boats away well together. We most not omit to speak in terms of. commendation of the rowing of Grierson and Lean, which was excellent throughout the heats pulled by them Altogether, considering that it was the first of the season, and rowed by scratch crews, the gatheriog of Saturday augurs well for the success of the boating season of 1876-7. The following iB a detailed account of the various heats:—

PIBST heat. Cygnet, north bank (Grierson, jnnr, and Lean ; Dunnage, cox) 1 Swan, south bank (Crawley and Tancred, Dixon, cox) 2 This was won by two lengths. SECOND HEAT. Tui, north bank (Panl and Fooks, Mann, cox) ... 1 Moa, south bank (Bean and Jacobsen, Day, cox). ' ... 2 Won by a length. THIBB HEAT. Swan, south bank (Lananze and Souter, Dixon, cox) ... 1 Cygnet, north bank (Hadfield and Saltmarsh, Dunnage cox) ... ... 2 Won by a length and a half. FOUBTH HEAT. Tui, north bank (Brewster and Campbell, Mann cox) 1 Moa, south bank (Hawkes and Glasson, Day, cox) ... 2 Won by half a length. FIFTH HEAT. Swan, south bank (Ol ivier and Stringer, Dixon cox) ... 1 Cygnet, north bank (Cuff and Hartle, Dunnage cox) .... •, ... 2 Won by three lengths. SIXTH HEAT. Moa, south bank (Jones and Harding, Day cox) 1 Tui, north bank (Martin and Reilly, Mann cox) 2 Won by three lengths, SEVENTH BEAT. Moa, south bank (Pavitt and Johnston, Day cox ... 1 Tui, north bank (Kilgonr and Bassett, Mann cox) 2 This waa a very finely contested race all through, the Moa only winning on the post by about three feet. EIGHTH HEAT. Swan, south bank (Lean and Grierson, I Dixon cox) ... 1 ! Cygnet, north bank (Searell and Kerstegan, Dunning cox) 2 Won by half a length. j NINTH HEAT ! Swan, south bank (Lanauze and Souter, Dixon cox) ... 1 Cygnet, north bank (Fooks and; Paul, Dunnage cox) 2 This was a capital race, the boats keeping well together, the whole distance, the Swan only winning by three quarters of a length. TENTH HEAT. Tui, north bank (Brewster and Campbell, Mann cox) 1 Moa, south bank (Ollivier and Stringer, Day cox) ... ... 2 Won by a length. ELEVENTH HEAT. Tui, north bank (Jones and Harding, Mann cox) ... 1 Moa, south bank (Pavitt and Johnston, Day cox) 2 Won by three lengths. TWELFTH HEAT. Swan, south bank (Lanauze and Boater, Dixon cox) ... 1 Cygnet, north bank (Lean and Grierson, i Day cox) ... 2 | Won by half a length. THIRTEENTH HEAT~ Tai, north bank (Jones and Harding, Mann cox) ... ... 1 Moa, south bank (Brewster and Campbell, l Day cox,) ... ..." ... ... ... 2 1 Won by a length. DECIDING HEAT. Tui, north bank (Jones and Harding, i Mann cox) 1 I Swan, south bank (Lananze and Souter, Dixon cox) ... 2 Both boats got well away together. After '' a few strokes the Bwan got the lead, and

held it for about a hundred yard's, when the Tui got on equal terms. On reaching the coiner the Tui had a lead of about half a length, but the Swan having inside place got ahead on rounding. The Tui, however, put on a spurt, and after a hard tussle succeeded in winning a well pulled race by about half a length.