Avon crews hit form at S.I. rowing regatta

Press, 18 February 1986, Page 24

Avon crews hit form at S.I. rowing regatta

The Avon premier men’s squad will head for Lake Karapiro and the Auckland rowing championships tomorrow encouraged by/its racing form.

Avon’s premier crews rowed well in the South Island championship regatta at Lake Ruataniwha during the week-end and their coach, Mr David Lindstrom, was pleased with the good times recorded. The club won all the sweep-oar events in the premier and open class.

Mr Lindstrom has finalised his crews for the New Zealand championships which began at Lake Karapiro on March 2. Competition will be hot at the Auckland regatta this Friday and Saturday with the top North Island crews all taking part.

In the South Island championships the premier class provided an exciting finish with the Union man, Dale Maher, recording a fast time of 7 min 23.8 s in just holding out the fast-finishing Mark Gardiner (Blenheim) in the single sculls final.

Gardiner later combined with his brother,

Bruce, to win the premier double sculling event. The absence of the Canterbury premier women, already on their way to Lake Karapiro, took the edge off competition in that class.

Oamaru returned to the winners’ rostrum after many years with a good victory in the men’s intermediate coxed four. The regatta attracted a big entry of 470 crews but some rowers had entered too many events and there were 67 scratchings. MEN Premier and open class.— Single: Union (D. Maher) 1, Blenheim No. 1 (M. Gardiner) 2, Nelson No. 2 (W. McLaughlin) 3. Time: 7:23.8. Coxless pair: Avon No. 1 (L. O’Connell, N. Gibson), 1, Avon No. 2 (D. Symon, S. Aplin), 2, Blenheim 3. Time: 7:20.2.

Coxed pair: Avon No. 1 (S. Aplin, L. van Velthooven), 1, Wairau No. 2,2, Avon No. 2, 3. Time: 7:39.9.

Double: Blenheim No. 1 (M. Gardiner, B. Gardiner), 1, Nelson No. 1,2, Nelson No. 2, 3. Time: 7:02.7. Coxed four: Avon No. 1 (N. Gibson, L. O’Connell, D. Symon, S. Aplin) 1, Avon No. 2, 2, Alexandra No. 1, 3. Time: 6:31.0.

Coxless four: Avon No. 1 (Gibson, O’Connell, Symon,

Bamford) 1, Avon No. 2,2, Wairau No. 1, 3. Time: 6:31.6. Eight: Avon No. 1,1, Wairau 2, Alexandra 3. Time: 6:04.6. .

Lightweights. — Single: Union No. 1 (D. Maher), 1, North End No. 2,2, Avon No. 1, 3. Time: 7:51.1. Double: North End 1, Awarua 2, Waihopai No. 1, 3. Time: 7:13.6.

Coxless pair: Avon No. 2,1, Wairau No. 1,2, Oamaru 3. Time: 7:14.6.

Coxed four: Waihopai 1, North End 2. Time: 8:13.2. Coxless four: Avon 1, North End 2, Wairau No. 2, 3. Time: 6:52.1.

Eight: Avon 1, Wairau 2, Nelson 3. Time: 6:16.9.

Senior.—Single: Blenheim 1, Avon No. 3,2, Nelson No. 2, 3. Time: 7:45.7. Pair: Wairau No. 2,1, North End 2, Waihopai 3. Time: 7:23.6.

Coxed four: Christ’s College 1, Alexandra No. 1,2, Union 3. Time: 7:57.7.

Intermediates. — Single: North End No. 2,1, Waihopai No 1,2, Port United No. 1, 3. Time: 7:46.4. Double: Waihopai 1, Blenheim 2, Invercargill No. 1, 3. Time: 7:15.6. Coxed pair: Wairau 1, Cure No. 2,2, Avon No. 2, 3. Time: 8:06.6.

Coxed four: Oamaru 1, Wairau 2, Avon No. 1, 3. Time: 7:00.2.

Eight: Avon No. 1,1, Avon No 2,2, Union 3. Time: 6:20.9. Novices.—Coxed pairs:

Avon No. 2,1, Cure No. 1,2, Oamaru 3. Time: 7:58. Coxed four: Avon No. 1,1, North End 2, Oamaru 3. Time: 7:13.7. Eight: Avon No. 1,1, Cure 2, Alexandra 3. Time: 6:50:1. Junior.—Coxed pair: Blenheim 1, Union 2, North End No. 1, 3. Time: 8:03.8. Coxed four: Wairau No. 1, 1, C. C. No 1,2, C. C. No. 2, 3. Times: 7:01.7. Eight: Avon No. 1,1, Wairau No. 1,2, C. C. No. 2, 3. Times: 6:27.2. WOMEN Premier and open.—Single: Nelson No. 1,1, Nelson No. 3, 2, Oamaru 3. Time: 8:21.7. Double: Nelson No. 1,1, Oamaru 2, Nelson No. 2, 3. Time: 8:04.1.

Coxless pair: Waihopai 1, Invercargill 2, North End 3. Time: 9:11.8. Coxed four: Nelson No. 1, 1, Waihopai No. 1,2, Blenheim 3. Time: 7:44.7.

Eight: Blenheim 1, Cure 2, Nelson 3. Time: 7:39.1. Intermediate.—Coxed four: Cure No 1,1, Waihopai 2, North End No. 1, 3. Time: 8:00.4.

Novice.—Coxed four: Cure 1, Blenheim No. 1,2, Tlmaru No. 1, 3. Time: 8:11.4. Eight: Blenheim 11, Cure 2, Timaru 3. Time: 7:34.2.