WAIKATO STRONG IN ROWING

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31923, 26 February 1969, Page 19

WAIKATO STRONG IN ROWING

(New Zealand Press Association) WANGANUI. In perfect conditions, the first 51 elimination races of the New Zealand championship regatta were rowed off on the Aramoho 2000-metre course yesterday.

The best display was given by the Waikato junior eight which rowed faultlessly to win its heat, easily defeating Tauranga and Aramoho. North Island crews dornin-] ated the races, the Waikato club top-scoring with eight, heat wins—youths fours, novice eights, junior singles, light-weight fours, -maiden coxed pairs, novice fours (2) and junior eights. With these wins, Waikato has shown the great strength the club has this season. It is one of the major contenders for the coveted Centennial Oar for the club scoring the most points in all events of the championships, on a 5,3, 1 basis. Aramoho, which has more crews entered than any other club in the country and Whakatane each won five heats. Of the South Island crews. Blenheim shone through its; novices. Two of its fours have qualified and the eight J won its heat easily. Results:—

Single Sculls.—Heal 1: Waikato 1, Whakatane No. 22, Petone No. 1 3. Time: 7:49. Heat 2: Whakatane No. 1 1. Invercargill 2, Gisborne 3. Time: 8:4. Heat 3: St George 1, Union (Wanganui) 2, West End No. 2 3. Time: 8:9. Heat 4: West End No. 1 1. Aramoho No. 22. Auckland 3. Time: 8:2.

Double Sculls.—Heat 1: St George 1, Star 2, Union (Wanganui) 3. Time: 7:46. Heat 2: Wairau 1, Invercargill 2, Aramoho 3. Time: 7:48. Heat 3: Whakatane 1, Wellington 2, West End. 3. Time: 8:25.

Pairs. —Heat 1: Aramoho No. 1 1. Awarua 2, Ngaruawahia 3. Time: 7:30. Heat 2: Wakatipu 1. Mercer 2. Otago 3. Time: 7:33. Heat 3: Tauranga 1, Aramoho No. 22, Whangarei 3. Time: 7:30.

Eights.—Heat 1: Waikato 1. Tauranga 2, West End 3. Time: 5:59. Heat 2: Star 1, Wellington 2, St Georges 3. Time: 6:8. Maiden Single Sculls.—Heat 1: Whakatane No. 3 1, Wellington 2, Star No. 1 3. Time: 7:20. Heat 2. West End No. 1 1, Blenheim 2, Petone No. 3 3. Time: 7:24. Heat 3: Whakatane No. 1 1, Pe-

tone No. 3 2. Time: 7:28. Heat 4: Aramoho 1. Whakatane No. 22, Ngaruawahia No. 1 3. Time: 7:22. Heat 4: Union No. 21, Petone No. 1 2, Hawke’s Bay No. 1 3. Time: 7:14. Heat 6: Union No. 1 1, Wairoa 2, Hamilton 3. Time: 7:27. Double Sculls. —Heal 1: Petone 1. Hawke’s Bay 2, North End 3. [Time: 3:16. Heat 2: Star No. 1 'l. Whangarei No. 1 2. Time: 7:57. Heat 3; Whakatane 1, Riverton 2. Avon 3. Time. 7:58. i Coxed Pairs.—Heat 1: Waikato 1. Aramoho 2. Awarua 3. iTime: 8:30. Heat 2: Port Chal{mers 1. Tauranga No. 1 2. Ngaruawahia 3. Time: 8:31. Coxed Fours. —Heat 1: Petone 1. Oamaru 2, Blenheim No. 1 3. Time: 6 43. Heat 2: Union 1. Hutt Valley No. 1 2, Ngaruawahia 3. Time: 6:36. Heat 3: Aramoho No. 2 1. Tauranga No. 22, Union 3. Time: 6:43. Heat 4: Wairau No. 21, Hamilton No. 1 2. Aramoho No. 3 3. Time: 6:43. Heat 4: Aramoho No. 1 1, Wairau No. 1 2, Waikato No. 2

3. Time: 6:55. Heat 6: Wakatipu 1, Port Chalmers No. 1 2, Auckland No. 1 3. Time: 6:51. Heat 7: North End 1, Wellington 2, Clifton No. 1 3. Time: 6:55. Heat 8: Clifton No. 21, Mercer No.| 1 2, Avon 3. Time: 7:3. Youths Coxed Fours.—Heat 1: Oamaru 1. Wanganui No. 22, Aramoho No. 1 3. Time: 6:45.! Heat 2. Wanganui No. 3 1. Hutt] Valley No. 22. Whangarei 3. Time: 6 49. Heat 3. Waikato I. Aramoho No. 22, Clifton 3.' Time: 6:53. Heat 4: Petone 1, Wairau No. 1 2. Hutt Valley No. 1 3. Time. 6 44. Novice Coxed Fours. —Heat 1: Union No. 1 (Wanganui) 1, Tauranga 2, North End 3. Time: 7:38. Heat 2: Waikato No. 1 1. Whagarei No. 3 2, Wellington 3. Time: 7:49. Heat 3: Waikato No. 21, Invercargill 2, Blenheim No. 2 3. Time: 7:39. Heat 4. Petone No. 1 1, Avon No. 1 2, North Shore No. 1 3. Time: 7:55. Heat 5: Clifton 1. Wairau 2, Aramoho No. 2 3. Time, 7:41. Heat 6: Aramoho No. 1 1. Petone No. 22, Hutt No. 2 3. Time: 7:41. Heat 7: Blenheim No. 3 1, Porirua 2. Wanganui No. 2 3. Time: 8:17. Heat 8: Blenheim No. 1 I. North Shore No. 22. Star No. 3 3.) Time: 7:29.

Eights.—Heat 1: North Shore! 1, Aramoho 2, Hutt Valley No. 1 3. Time: 6:17. Heat 2: Waikato; 1. St George 2. Auckland 3 • Time: 6:31. Heat 3: Blenheim 1. Petone 2. Avon 3. Time. 6:32. Light-weight Coxed Fours.—Heat 1: Wakatipu 1, Mercer 2. Petone 3. Time: 7:28. Heat 2: West End 1 Star 2. Union (Wanganui' No. 2 3. Time: 7:46. Heat 3: Waikato 1. North End 2. Wairau 3. Time: 7:44. Women

Fours.—Heat 1: Avon 1. Wakatipu 2. Auckland University No. 2 3. Time: 4:48. Heat 2: Auckland University No. 1 1. Hamilton 2, Wairau 3. Time: 4:23.