Close Finishes To Rowing

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32233, 27 February 1970, Page 15

Close Finishes To Rowing

(New Zeal&n# Press Association)

DUNEDIN.

Continued fine weather and good water conditions at Lake Waihola yesterday led to keen competition in repechage events and close finishes on the third day of the national rowing championships.

The hrst repechage of the champion eights proved one of the most exciting races of the day. Half a length covered the first three crews at the finish, with Canterbury retaining the narrow lead it had held since the halfway. Aramoho, which finished second, and Canterbury qualified for tomorrow’s eights final, with Union (Christ church) and Waikato, who were first and second, respec tively, in the second repe chage. Canterbury had more success in the first repechage of the champion fours when it squeezed into the final by beating a fast-finishing Bienheim crew by half a canvas.

' The title-holder, Hutt Vai Iley, surprisingly beaten ii Wednesday’s heats, had comfortable win in the secom i repechage, finishing tw, : lengths and a half ahead o Wairau. Results of repechages were Championship ! Single Sculls. —First heat: A D. Bone (Hawke’s Bay) 1, T Armstrong tUnion. Christ church) 2, R. S. Sutherlanc (Wairau) 3. Time, 7:43.3 Second heat: W. Bromley <Can terbury No. 2) 1. A. Garre’ (Canterbury No. 3) 2, B. A. Bal (Hamilton) 3. Time, 8:10.4. Double Sculls.—First heat: Wairau 1. Invercargill 2, Ti maru 3. Time, 6:54.6. Coxless Pairs.—First heat: Canterbury No. 1 1 Blenheirc 2, Invercargill 3. Time, 7:56.6 Second heat: Mosman 1, Tau rang* 2, Otago 3. Time, 7:43.3 Coxed Pairs. —First heat: Union (Christchurch) 1. PetoiH 2, Tauranga 3. Time, 7:46 Second heat: Hamilton 1, North End 2. Waihopai S. Time, 7:50.7. Fours. —First heat: Canterbury 1, Blenheim 2, Union (Christchurch) 3. Time, 7:10.2. Second heat: Hutt Valley 1, Wairau 2, Waikato No. 1 3. Time, Bights.—First heat: Canterbury 1, Aramoho 2. Blenheim 3. Time, 6:7.6. Second heat: Union (Christchurch) 1, Waikato 2, North Shore 3. Time, Malden Pairs.—First heat: Tauranga 1, Petene 2. Time. 8:43.2 Second heat: Invercargill 1, Tauranga No. 22, Waikato 3. Time, 5:3«.2. Eights.—First heat: North End 1, Petone 2, Auckland 3. Time, 6:35.8. Second heat: Union (Christchurch) 1, Hamilton 2, Wairau 3. Time, 8:34.8. Junior Fours.—First heat: Oamaru 1. Avon 2, CantSrbury 3. Time, 6:48.2. Second heat: Whangarei 1, Union No. 1 (Wanganui) 2. Star No. 2 3. Time, 6:51.8. Third heat: Waihopai 1, Union No. 2 (Wanganui) 2, Petone 3 Time. 6:55. Novice Fours. —First heat: Clifton 1 Aramoho No. 1 2, Wairau 3 Time. 7:26. Second heat. Wai rau No. 21, Invercargill No. J 2, Waikato No. 2 3. Time 7:36.2. Third heat: Oamaru 1 Aramoho No. 22, Petone 3 Time, 7:28.2. Women Pairs.—First heqt: Auckland University No. 1- 1, Wakatipi NO. 1 2, Wgfcatlpu No. 2 3. Time 4:41.8.