ROWING INTER-CLUB RACES FOR NEW TROPHY

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 29077, 14 December 1959, Page 17

ROWING INTER-CLUB RACES FOR NEW TROPHY

Two inter-club races were rowed at Kerr’s Reach on Saturday afternoon, in conjunction with the Wanganui Collegiate School-Christ’s College eight-oared race. The main event was tire open handicap single sculls race for a trophy presented to the Canterbury Rowing Association by the Haberfield Rowing Club during its visit to Christchurch last year. The trophy was allocated to a special handicap single sculls race, to be rowed annually, Saturday’s races being the first. Twelve entries from the Avon. Canterbury, Union, and Cure clubs were received from scullers of all classes using both best and best and maiden class boats. The standard of single sculling has improved immeasurably over the last two or three seasons, and Saturday’s races showed that local scullers will soon do well in national competition.

A race for novice four-oared crews was also held, the final of which resulted in a close contest between the Union and Avon No. 1 crews.

Results Haberfield Handicap Single Sculls (Heats) Avon No. 2 (P. F. Keegan). 4sec. I; Avon No. 3 (W. Norton), Bsec. 2. Distance, two lengths.

Union No. 3 (B. G. Knight), a row over:

Avon No. 1 (B. Reid), scr, first by disqualification. Canterbury No. 2 (C. J. Tobin). 30sec, 1; Union No. 2 (N. M. Wert). 6sec, 2. Distance, four lengths.

Cure (D. Huria), 23sec. 1; Avon No. 5 (N. Morris), 30sec, 2. Distance. six lengths. Union No. 4 (B. J. Fraser). 21sec. 1: Union No. 1 (E. Akins). 2sec, 2. Distance, six lengths. Semi-finals.—Union No. 3 (B. G. Knight), 19sec, 1; Avon No. 2 (P. F. Kegan), 4sec. 2. Distance, four

lengths. Canterbury No. 2 (C. J. Tobin), 30sec, 1; Avon No. 1 (B. Reid), scr, 2. Distance, three-quarters of a length. Union No. 4 (B. J. Fraser), Msec. 1: Cure (D. Huria), 23sec, 2. A distance. Final: Union No. 3 (B. G. Knight). I9sec, 1: Union No. 4 (B. J. Fraser) 21sec, 2; Canterbury No. 2 (C. J. Tobin). 30sec. 3. Distance, four lengths.

Novice Four Heat I.—Union 1. Avon No. H 2. Distance, two lengths. Heat ll.—Avon No. I 1, Canterbury 2. A distance. Final.- Union (M. Manhire. D. Barnard, K. Good, R. Satherley) 1: Avon. No. I 2. Distance, threequarters of a length.