CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 719, 19 January 1910, Page 8

CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA.

';; ■:;" -the. Wellington- crews. •'.-.; The/inability of the' Marlboroughjßow-' ing, Association to alter' the; date of the Championship Rowing Regatta from Monday, until Saturday next is .unfortunate.' As the steamer, arrangements'now-stand people wishing to..attend the "regatta 'will have, to leave. Wellington on; Saturday, and .retron. early"on the following. Wednesday.morning.': .'This: is .'the;;, time .the crews .'wiU'.haye toV'remain; .away.Vfrom Wellington.;-.■'■"-■'.' ■■■■:■•,:'■■ ■; ;;.-;: ):':,' ;,"-■: It is. noticeable that the Wellington'' Rowing.i' Club is not: sending a single representative to, the regatta.; This is greatly, tobei regretted,'it being, the first time on record that > such ;• has been the case.':,On -inquiry being made, as: to the cause,- it -was: ascertained that :one of the : senior crew—Perry—was 'suffering from a rather badly-cut hand, and Shilling (No. 3) retired from, the crew. It was gathered,; too, that there, had been some little trouble' iii connection with the'selection of-• the • orew, as tho result of. which .two 'members of the .Selection Committee- retired. "This naturally led to an' unfortunate: disorganisation, which ended in no 'crews at all' being.; entered.

The! Star Boating Club will be represented by the following .crewsr— . -...■, ".' Championship Pours and Marlborough Plate.-E. C. Little (stroke), T. Hepper (3), W. Turner; (2), H. S. Barron (bow). Championship Pairs.—E. C- -Little and T.'Hefter. ■"■ ■•-.,-'■' •

..-Championship- Double : ' Soulkv-C.'-. E. Dowlahd and'F., Turabull.'V

Maiden Fours.—P..P. StanselT (stroke), S. S.'Butt (3), H. H.. Dean (2),. and C. E. Homes (bow). '•■'■'■■•'

' Youths', Fours.—H. D. Bridge (stroke); ■ C.-.-E.. Holmes (3)i H.'H. Dean (2), Vi Bennett (bow). . ; :.;,'.-:,:■.■ -;-;

The crews.:will leave, for, Picton' by the Arahura on Saturday. : ' '.'-■ .'.':'