ROTORUA RACES
Singles To M. Watkinson (NX Press Association) ROTORUA Jan. 30. The Empire Gaines oarsman, M. Watkinson. of West Bud. a near backmarker, forced his way through a big field to take the handicap single sculls in the Rotorua Rowing Club’s Blue Lake Regatta yesterday. The weather was perfect for the day which was organised as part of the Rotorua city celebrations. Watkinson took the single sculls from D. Storey and his brother. P. Watkinson. all of West End. Sculling strongly into fourth place was the Hamilton junior. A Ruiterman. The Empire Games . gold medallist, J. R. HDI (Hamilton), was manta to comitate. ■rite dty celebration*! senior sight was won tf a Wort Bad boat which titetoded te the crew. C. Cordes and A Webstar, sxnsTrxfinA vras a Waskate book urtiicfii eras coxed by A. Pullman. who was at the helm of the raver medal tour at Perth. The senior double sculls went te the WMktaaoo brothers, with a Whakatane crew. T. Baid aad B Molesworth. second, and the Hamilton iuntora Buiteman and E. Pope thJdWaikato number 3 fcspt just ahead a stroc< chaUtnge by an Auckland elun aww in Hao senior fours with West rad a dose third.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30035, 21 January 1963, Page 13
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