ROWING

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 104, 25 January 1908, Page 9

ROWING

(By Mercury.) • ' COMING. EVENTS. , . , • Feb., 15.—giiristchurch Regatta. Feb'; —Invercargill llegatta. t Fob. —Wahganm .Regatta. Feb. 25.— Wobb-Trosiijder Match. /, March. 24 —N.Z. Championships (Na'picr). 5.1 am indebted to a correspondent from tho W.R.C.-'for .the following notes on his club atfairs and'shall'be glad .to hear.from liim agaiiv in a similiar strain •as occasion warrants. . ' - • Tho Kempthorno Fours of tho Wellington Rowing Club rowed on Saturday last ''provided".soirio first-class racing. ••• Lite •crews wcro particularly well niatchcd, tho heats being in doubt to the finish, -the hero of'the day was A. Jackson, who rowed dead heats with two different crows, won. or.o heat by two feet, and ..was defeated in tho final by a bare half length. Iho following crews- wore picked,' the stroko being placed first in each case: —W. J» Gaudin, Jli. Charman J. Nowell, F. Hodgson; W. Chirnside, W. Hulbcrt, A. Bodloy, B. Shaw; A. Jackson,. F. Wilson,' H.,' Redding, C. Arthur; W. Shilling, S.. Shilling, Davey, A. Quayle; 11. M'ltinlev, D. Duff, AY t . Cropp, A. luernan ; C.. tfurn'ess, W. Gcminell, H. Summerhaves, D. Stewart. Tho first race between Jackson and Shilling was a dead heat, both orews rowing stroko for stroko tho whole 'way. 11l - tho- row, off Jackson gained tho verdict by- tho narrow margin of two feet. Chirnsi'do and Gaudin contested tho second heat which was . won by tho latter* by two' longths. ' , Tho third .heat . between M'lunley anjl Furhess resulted in a. .win for M'Kinley by two lengths. Tho crows kept well together till three-quarters of- tho course had been covered, when No. 3-of. Fumess's .crew had the misfortune' to loso his seat, and tho crew was unablo to .recover tho ground lost in consequence. . > , In the' second round -M'Kinley defeated Gaudin by half'a length,' Jackson having drawn a.-bye. ■ • Tho raco for the final between M Kinley and Jackson was perhaps tho host of the day. At tho start Jackson had a slight, advantage, wbiclr ho .maintained till half way, when ■M'Kinley, rowing gamely, began slowly to decrease ,tho lead, and despite a vigorous effort.by' Jackson got on even terms at tho finishing line. ' Tho judgo was ujiablo to separate the crews, and'ordered the heat to bo re-rowed with tho result that M'Kinley won by half a length. Tho racing throughout was of a very high order, and the Club is to be congratulated on tho form shown by its members. Tho following crews liavo been picked in tho .Wellington Rowing Chili's "sonior pairs" Kurness (stroke), W. Gcmmeil (bow); W.-Shilling and H. Redding; A. Trevor and F. M'Kinley; E. Jones and F. Wilson'; ■S. Shilling and E. Ch.irman; D. Duff and W. Cropp. Racing will coinnienco on February 3. s Tho annual swimming sports of tho W.R.C. iiro set down for Saturday, February 1. Entries are coming in freely? and thero is every prospect of a good afternoon's sport. Tho Sydney "Sunday Sun" publishes an acceptance from Arnst to Harry I'earco .with regard to tho latter's challengo as under:— "If Pearco is willing ho can make tho stakes £200 a side. But I'll row him for £100 or £200, whichever ho can raise. I seo that Fogwell wants a match with I'eaicc—why doesu'c ho take mo oil.? However, if you can-arrange it, I'll row the two of them within a fortnight. 1 must have three months in-which to get intp nick. Tell I'earco to put up a deposit, and I'll cover it at onoo." To this Pearco has st-nted that lie will lodge tho required deposit early next week, so that tho match may now bo regarded as a lixturo. Tho Star Club has disposed of its senior and junior sculling events. The former was won by A. T. Hernial! for tho fourth consecutivoyear, and tho latter by H. O. Bridge. This makes' tho third win that Bridge has had this season, his first, bv the way, a record of which ha can iustly feci proud