Strong winds upset rowing
PA Lake Karapiro Strong cross-winds gusting through an exposed section around the 1000 m mark on the Lake Karapiro course yesterday wiped almost twothirds of the scheduled races at the national rowing championships. The 31 elimination heats and 11 repechage heats that should have been rowed yesterday will now have to be slotted into today’s and tomorrow’s programme, with racing getting under way at the early time of 7 a.m. today. The men’s singles heats gave little indication of the likely champion, with the two Whakatane favourites. John Alexander and Grant McAuley, both winning their heats to go straight into the semi-finals. CHAMPIONSHIP Single sculls Heat one: Cambridge (P. Britton). 8:0.8, 1; Auckland No. 1 (M. Kyff) 2. Whakatane No. 4 (R. Murphy) 3, Auckland No. 2 (R. McCarthy) 4, Avon (G. Nolan) 5. Heat two: Mercer No. 1 ID. Bell). 7:59.1, 1; West End No 1 (M. Watkinson) 2, Hawke's Bav (J Steel) 3. Waikato (R. Cole) 4. Heat three: Union Wang (R. Tonks). 8:15.6, 1: Whakatane No. 3 (N. Mills) 2, Tauranga IP. Rae) 3.
Heat four: Whakatane No 2 (J Alexander), 8:24, 1; St Georges (K. Brear) 2, Petone No. 1 ij. Argue) 3. Heat five: Whakatane No. 1 iG. McAuley). 8:7.9, 1; North End (W McLaughlin) 2, Wairau <K Sutherland) 3, Mercer No. 2 iG. Smith) 4. Heat six: Drummoyne, Svdney (R. McGowan). 8:26.9, 1; North Shore (K. Borich) 2, Petone No 2 (T. Jonnasen) 3, Whangarei No. t (M, Baker) 4. Coxed pairs Heat one: Petone No. I. 8:15, 1: Waikato No. 1 2, Mercer 3, Wellington No. 2 4. Gisborne '. Heat two: West end. 8:’O, 1: Avon No. 1 2. Wsihopai 8. Te Awamutu 4. Port Chalmers 5. Heat three: Whangarei No. 2. 8:21, 1; Otago 2. Wellington No. I 3. JUNIOR Coxless pairs Heat one: Canterbury, 8:18. 1; Hawke’s Bay 2. Union Wang " Heat two: Canterbury No. 3. 8:11.5, 1: Mercer No. 1 2. Blenheim No I 3. Heat three: Timaru. 8:3.9- I: .Wanganui 2. Canterbury No. 2 3. MAIDEN Single sculls Heat one: Whakatane No. 2. 9:06. 1; Wanganui No. 1 2. North Shore 3. Heat two: Whangarei No. 1. 8:4”, 1: Wairau 2, Cambridge No. 1 3. Heat three: West End No. 1. ’ Petone No 22, Waikato No. 1 ?.. Heat four: Waibopai, 8:51.5. ’ Wellington 2. Union (Christchurch) 3. Heat five: St Georges. 9:52.7 1; Waikato No. 3 2. Petone No. 1 3. Four more heats to be run
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