SCHOOLS’ ROWING

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31340, 10 April 1967, Page 5

SCHOOLS’ ROWING

St. Bede’s Wins Experience in the recent Maadi Cup contest, the premier rowing event for New Zealand schoolboy crews, served St. Bede’s College, Christ's College, and Christchurch Boys' High School in good stead In the schools regatta at Kerr’s Beach on Saturday. Top honours for eight-oar racing went to St. Bede’s, which won narrowly from Christchurch, with Christ's College third. The three crews began on reasonably even terms but after 1000 metres it was obvious that the race would be between St. Bede’s and Christchurch, Christ’s having fallen back. The St. Bede's crew (B. Kelly (stroke), V. Stewart, P. O’Connor. M. Gibson, L. Counsell, w. Glass, M. Ryan, S. Waring) were continually threatened by Christchurch, but St. Bede’s pulled away to win narrowly by a canvas in O.lmln. The victory earned St. Bede’s the San Agata Cup for the second year in succession. Other results were:— Intermediate A Fours Pinal.— St. Bede’s No. 2 (D. Taffs, cox, B. Topless, J. Southal, K. Cogan, M. Wright). Distance, length. Intermediate B Fours Final St. Andrew’s <E. S. Douglas, cox, R. Turpin, stroke, F. Twiss, A. J. Conway and P. N. Maxwell) 1, Christchurch B.H.S. 2. Distance, length. Senior B Eights Final.—St. Andrews’ <D. Carr, B. Redmond, A. crow, P. King, H. Earl, T. Dennis, A. Ferguson, R. Millard, Rl Mctay) 1, Shirley B.H.S. 2, Christchurch B.H.S. 3. Distance, length and a half. Club Head-o-the-river Title Race.—Union (R. Satterley, G. Nolan, M. Ramsey, B. Fairbairn, K. Clark, P. Sullivan, E. Moore, T. Armstrong) 1, Canterbury 2, Avon 3. Distance, three-quarters of a length.