ROWING

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21733, 16 March 1936, Page 19

ROWING

thrilling racing on 1 THE AVON UNION WINS HEAD-OF-THB-RIVER BANNER In ! a series of pair-oar races, some of them producing thrilling finishes, the Union Rowing Club won the heatt-of-the-river banner on the. Avon on Saturday. The programme was the last of ,the head-of-the-river -series 'ami drew 19 crews. The strong wind presented a great rowers over the second “i? course, wearing down even the more expeSrienced competitors. • . There were five races, all -pair-oar 'events over a half-mile course. The Son ;with cess and managed to Overhaid bury, whose crews had established a lead on .points tor the bann» jn previous .aeries. When began the points were; S. 6. Avon 6. and at to . the afternoon they were; -Union la. Canterbury 107 and Avon 0. t The junior pairs .some wonderful racing and fest the second heat the Canterbury nau l ~ crew and Union engaged m.a,thjmme contest. Canterbury lost morethan a length at the start, but tought • Union's advantage every inch <a tne way. A hundred yards from home. Union had half a length tofpare. Canterbury ' was. still straining to -mate, up the. gap and Ufted toe boat out of the water m* challenging ■* Uhion to Se of the best finlShes.seen on the Avon for some years. - - - v Union met another -strong challenge in the final, this tone from- thejCjgterbury No. 2 crew, - lished a slight lead ever- toe M-W of the distance. Union bad toe. ad , vantage on the bend and managed to get up. The two crews went ally stroke for stroke. Union - home only inches in front, m wSderM finish, v The time was 2mm time for the course was made by the Union maiden crew, the half-mile, in 2min 47sec, Canterbury by. four lengths. final Of the senior pairs Union scored another win from Canterbury. ? Officials for the -day were.--Stmer, Mr W. H. Evans; R. JHobbs: judges, - Messrs D. Lee, C. a. . Turner. and C. A. Stiles; Messrs L. C. Byers, E. S.-Velyin, and D. St. C. Gunn. . Results;— YOUTHS’ PAWS First Heat—Sumner-Redcllfis JF. and J. Sutherland beat Avon (H- Lorlmer , and A. Mabony) by default. „ Second , ton and S. M. Gray) beat Unfon(E. sell and A. Palmer) ,by a length. Time, beat Sumner-Red- . cliffs by a length. LIGHT-WEIGHT MAIDEN PAIRS '' . First Heat—Union Ho. 2 <R. Smith T. Newman) beat Canterbury* , eron and A. Palmer) by three lengths. No. 1 ffl- WiM and R. Staples) beat Avon (D. MahoW .and S. Kelman) by three lengths. Time, 2mto 57 ntSilnlott No. l-'beat Union No.. 2 by a length and a half. , MAIDEN PAIRS First Heat— Canterbury (L. Robertson and M. Graham) beat F. Chitty andJ. Sutherland by half, a canvas after a great race. Time, 2mln 52 l-ssec. . - Second Heat-Union (T. Harris and G, Browne) beat Avon (R. Perkins and R. Lindsay) by default. . '■ Final—Union beat Canterbury by four lengths. Time, 2min 47sec. JUNIOR .PAIRS First Heat— Canterbury No. 2 (J. 0.., Renaut and J. M. Steeds) beat Avon by de |ebond Heat—Union (W., Richards and M. Cullen) beat Canterbury No; 1. (G. Bast and J. B. Taylor) by rix Incbar in the best, finish of the day. Time. 2min, QJ ■ 3-SSeC ’ 1 ■ ■ V Final—Union beat Canterbury No, 8 by inches. Time, 2mln 50sec. . , SENIOR PAIRS . First Heat—Canterbury (J. O, McGlffen . and A. E. G. Rogers) beat. Avon (L. Patterson and J. H. W. Lane) by six incites. Time, 2min 53sec. Union had the bye. Final—Union beat Canterbury, Time, 2mln 58sec. WELLINGTON EIGHT SELECTED ' .■ • INTERPROVINCIAL CONTEST (rasas association telegram.) WELLINGTON, March 16The following crew bag -bedn.. selected to repretent the Wellington Rowing Association In the interprovincial eights: nui on Easter - %turday:—O, Clayton*, (Petoue) (sir); /G. Leopmrd (PfWl * , (7), D. Boswell (Petone) (5). K: J.- Thpdv (Star) rt3); f G. C-Groke - (Star) fe), R. MathewsoA , ; I ton) (bowl, Jtoawng' .(Star),A. A. Andrews (Stag. i