ROWING.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 205, 23 May 1908, Page 9

ROWING.

, (By Mebcdey.) ' Every State' in tlie Commonwealth was represented in the recent inter-State championship eigkl>oar race, which, it will be remembered, was won by New South Wales* This is the second occasion on which the honour has fallen- to the Mother State, the first being as far back as 1893. Tho' apv ponded account, of-the contest js taken from the "Heferee": —New South Wales was first to strike the. Water, but South Australia was', the first to. show decidedly in front.. The rowing from the start; was in the New ■ South Wales and Tasmauian boats almost faultless. When ,the boats were fairly, moving, South Australia was half a length In .front of New South Wales; Tasmania, a few feet off, - was next; Queensland, Viotoria, and Western Australia followed at ' short intervals. South Australia was rowing as though the. race were for a mile. Now South Wales and Tasmania moved off in a business-like way, and looked like winning almost from the first. Crossing the broad water, the form of the New South Wales crew evoked great cheering from tlie passengers of the steamers and the crowd > on tlie banks.'. Their blade-worlv waa thorough in the' water, and beautifully even in tho _ feather; A perfect blend of, the . power in legs, and arms' in a' lively, swing made their work appear easy. They, shot across, the finishing line 14min. 29 1-5 sec. after, starting. They were a length and a quarter .ahead of tho Victorians, who were three lengths ahead of Tasmania. Two and a half lengths further back was South Australia, three lengths ahead of Australia, and Queensland was last by several lengths. '

The ."Wanganui Herald's" sporting writer, "Victor," says:—l have received a letter from Dick Tresidder, who states that he and his wife and family arrived home at Newcastle safely. Dick started work at his old job a few days'later. He says lie was not surprised at E. M'Donald beating Joo Green at Napier in the Amateur Championship sculls, as lie expected him to do so. It must be remembered, though, that Tresidder did not seo Green doing his best work, which the latter did when up the river with Webb. After tho lattor stopped training with Green, Joo went back a lot, and did not reproduce his best form at Napier. However, on the day M'Donald provw himself tho bettor man, and may do so again next season, as ho is moro likely to improve than Green. If M'Donald makes tho improvement in the interim that he might reasonably bo expected to make his chance of annexing tho amateur championship next season ought.to be second to 110110. Dick expresses the opinion that Whelch must bo a good sculler, but "ho will fall in when ho meets Webb, or I am much mistaken " With regard to the Fogwoll-Thoroughgood race for the championship of Australia which is to tako-placo on July 18' Tresid' dor states that he anticipates Thoroughgood will prove too tough for Fogwell.