Union rowers shine
The Union Rowing Club, in its 125th anniversary year, dominated the Marlborough championships on Picton harbour.
The club’s premier women’s four provided one of the several exciting finishes by comprehensively beating a Blenheim women’s crew stacked with senior B internationals.
Marlborough championship results were:— MEN
Premier. — Coxed four: Union A 1, Canterbury 2, Christ’s College 3. Single sculls: D. Maher (Union A) 1, O. Davidson (Wairau A) 2, J. Cook (Petone A) 3. Coxed pair: Wairau 1, Union 2, Avon 3. Coxless pair: Canterbury 1, Avon 2, Canterbury 3. Open.— Double sculls: Union 1, Wairau 2, Canterbury 3. Eights: Christ’s Col-
lege 1, Avon 2, Wairau 3. Lightweight coxed four: Union 1, Wairau 2, Christ’s College 3. Senior. — Single sculls: Avon (G. Collins) 1, Union B (C. Haughey) 2, Union C (M. Sigley) 3. Coxed four: Christ’s College 1, Avon 2, Union 3. Coxless pair: Avon 1, Canterbury 2, Avon 3.
Intermediate. — Coxed four: Petone 1, Christ’s College 2, Union A 3. Single sculls: Union B (C. Haughey) 1, Petone A (R. Cornelius) 2, Union A (P. Lemon) 3. Coxed pair: Union 1, Wairau 2, Kawatiri 3. Double sculls: Picton 1, Blenheim 2, Canterbury 3. Eights: Christ’s College 1, Avon 2, Petone 3. Junior.— Coxed pair: Avon 1, Avon 2, Nelson 3. Coxed four: Blenheim 1, Nelson 2, Avon 3. Eights: Christ’s College 1, Blenheim 2, Petone 3.
Novice.— Coxed pair: Picton 1, Canterbury 2, Arapawa 3. Eights: Avon 1, Union 2, Nelson 3. Coxed four, division 1: Union A 1, Canterbury 2, Petone 3. Division 2: Union B 1, Wairau 2, Nelson 3. Under 17.— Coxed four: Christ’s College 1, Blenheim 2 and 3. WOMEN Premier.— Coxed four: Union A 1, Blenheim B 2, Canterbury 3. Coxless pair: Blenheim 1, Canterbury 2 and 3. Single sculls: Blenheim 1 and 2, Canterbury 3. Double sculls: Blenheim 1 and 2, Canterbury 3. Open.— Eights: Blenheim 1, Union 2, Canterbury 3. Intermediate. — Eights: Blenheim 1, Union 2, Star 3. Coxed four: Canterbury 1, Union A 2, Blenheim 3. Novice. — Coxed four: Union 1, Nelson 2, Star 3.
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