Final race decides
'N Z Press Association i < WHAKATANE. i The Whakatane and Wai- 1 kato rowing clubs were best ' able to handle conditions yes- ‘ terday in the North Island annual Boxing Day regatta. Conditions improved after J a severe electrical storm dur-‘ ing the night, and 27 crews’ 1 from Auckland, Gisborne. . Wairoa and Petone were able « to complete most events be- t fore heavy rain in the after- t noon. Waikato went into the last event, the senior eights, one point ahead of Whakatane. but the latter evened the score by winning the race by three lengths. Gisborne was third with 20 points, and Petone fourth, on 19
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Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33418, 27 December 1973, Page 10
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