ROWING SERIES

Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31543, 4 December 1967, Page 14

ROWING SERIES

N.Z. Lead By 8-4 (N.Z. Press Association) . DUNEDIN. a Ze .t lan ? ho rtriuallv clinched the Ampol Trani-Tas-man Trophy for the present rowing series by winning three out of the four test races at Lake Waihola yesterday, bringing the score in New Zealand's favour to

With one more test, Australia could only square the series by winning all the remaining races. The New Zealand eight scored a decisive win by five lengths Within the first 200 metres New Zealand had nosed ahead and was leading by two lengths at 1500 metres. They continued to draw away to win in a superb display of polished power rowing. The New Zealand four took almost half the course to gain more than a canvas lead from the Australians, but after the 1000-metre mark they drew ahead without increasing their rating, stretching their lead for four lengths. Resulta:— Fourth.—New Zealand (R. J. Joyce, M. J. Erwin, R. H. CoL linge, P. H. Wear) 1. Australia (A. W. Duval, M. D. Morgan. K. I. Mackney, J. R. Fazio) 2. Distance. four lengths. Time, 7:16.6. Single Sculls.—New Zealand (N. Mills) 1, Australia (P. Ed wards) 2. Distance, half length. Time, 8:25,6. Coxless Pairs.—Australia <R. K. Luff, R. P. Lachal) 1, New Zealand (J. C. Wilson, A. M Ward) 2. Distance, three lengths. Time, 8:19.7. Eights.—New Zealand (A. J. Webster, G. W. Veldman, M. Brownlie, J. A. Hunter. T. W. Just, M. Cawood, G. J. Shaw, G. W. Foster) 1, Australia (R. J. Garrard, V. G. Mulder, P. L. Renouf, M. D. McKenzie, R. P. Garnsworth, R. M. P. Jessup. P. T. Myles, C. J. King) 2. Dis tance, five lengths. Time. 6:33.78.