WANGANUI REGATTA.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 145, 13 March 1908, Page 8

WANGANUI REGATTA.

SUCCESS OF STAR CLUB'S CREWS.: [BY TELEGISArn—-PHESS ASSOCIATION.) '■; . Wanganui, March 12. Tlio weather could not havo t been better for the regatta. There was! b'oautiful suiishineand scarcely, a ripple, on tho water. Results: — ' .. Maiden Fours—Star, Wellington (R. Brewer, str., J. Kerslake, H. S. Seward, and H. D.; Bridge), 1;• Union, 2 Wanganui, 3. Won by two lengths. i Maiden Sculls—Rusooe, 1; Braithwaite, 2; Holmes, 3. Won by three-quarters of a length, after a 'good race. ■ Senior' Fours—Clifton,, 1; Union, 2; Wanganui, 3.- A great race; won by three-parts of a length. . , Senior, Sculls—Green,' 1; Marshall, 2 Stokes, 3. Won easily. ' . '

Junior :Fours—Union, 1; Wanganui, 2; Waitara,, 3. Won, comfortably by two lengths. Junior Sculls—Aramoho, 1; Wanganui, ,2; Union, 3. A procession, Stokes, tho Aramoho man,- winning as he liked. Youths' Fours—Star Club, of Wellincton ,(F. Turnbull, str., H. D. .Bridge, WDoughty, and A. R. Brewer), i; Union, 2; Aramoho,- 3. • Winners led ail the way, and at tho gun .fire won by ,two ■ and a half lengths., , Senior Double Sculls—M'Donald and Marshall won easily.

' Junior Fours—Stars did not start ill this, and Union, won easily by four lengths from Wanganiii. ... Maiden Double' Sculls Stars (Brewer and Kerslake) won, after a great race from Wanganui. ' . 'The Senior Fours was the best race of tho day, resulting in Clifton gstting the judge's verdict by about two feet after a ding-doiig finish over the last mile;