ROWING CHAMPIONS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 751, 25 February 1910, Page 5

ROWING CHAMPIONS.

A DOUBLE WIN. NEW ZEALAND CREWS FIRST AND SECOND.; °: FOUR-OARED INTER-STATE RACE By Teleeraph-Press Aasociation-Oopyrlgtat (Eec. February, 24, 0.30 a.m.) '■ ■>:[. . /■.Hobart, February 2i.v At tho amateur championship meeting, the Inter-State four-oared' race resulted in tho two New Zealand' crews heading the contestants. The placed crews are:' Union (Wanganui, N.Z.j : ..™.. 1 • ,; Blenheim (N.Z.) ...;...,.;............ 2 ■ Nagambie (Victoria) ............... 3' The race, which: had; been postponed from yesterday owing to the weather conditions, being unfavourable, came off today over the championship course of three miles on-the ;upper reaches of the Der--1 went.. The water was smooth,.-.but', tha wind was against'the crews. The positions taken up were: Nagambie (Victoria) on the; eastern shore, then Derwent.Wanganuij Sandy Bay, Wide Bay, Blonbcim, and Adelaide, in that order. ;,

Wanganui, Men Take Lead Early. ,;. , A good''start was effected. /Queensland were the first to 'catch the water, and obtained a slight lead before.nny distance was travelled. After.2oo. yards.had\been passed Union (Wang&ntu) picked Queensr land up, Nagambio foUowing suit,, then Blenheim and ; Derwerit. >■."■:■ • V

■ Union then> went to the front. .Eowiig a;fine even stroke, and putting, every oance of weight into it, Union :Vero rapidly outpacing their; opponents, , : Nagambie being next! then Blenheim, Derwent falling back, and Queensland going right to the rear, with -Adelaide last.. The farther they went,',/the.: bigger the'.gap Unions made from'Nagambie. .:,'.'.

Blenheim Creeps Up. Blenheim began to catch Nagambie, and' Dorwent also put in some'fine work, the order then being: Union three or four lengths ahead of Nagambie, Blenheim and Derwent almost in a line for second place.

During the third mile Union gave; no chance ( to their .opponents, to. get J. near them, having, half a ; dozen'lengths' between them; and; Blenheim.■';■■".;,'-,:■■ ■■';, ..•;■•,

..•The conditions then^commencedtobe., ■too strenous for Nagambie/ and they went into third; place, Blenheim taking. second,' 'while the pace told its tale on' Derwent, who fell back:-fourth.; :: .' ■' '. . . : '.''■■"

■'./■;■;;, V The Final Order,- ./ , Vl; , There was no further alteration, Union winning ;by;Bix lengths,' Blenheim second/ Nagambid third,'; Derwent fourth, Queensland'a ba'd fifth,, Sandy' Fay. next, then Adelaide.,. The tirbe:'was: 20 minutes,' 42 ■2-ssec. Vf■..>,:>: : .; :; ;r ;;'■.;■.;■ I;- : i . ; ;- .

Cheers; h'ijartyfand.prolonged,'-.greeted' the winners;,from : ,the ;, crowd . : bn- ''the steamers, aiid "they.'-;were . : ; renewed • as theyreached ;:Bridgewater.' ■;..'..' .\\-;,.:'!

.-..':.: -■■•.- Union's Pace Too Hot.';'; • Members ,of:, the crews, ' seen! 'subsequently; admitted .that the race'was a hard one, and that the pace set' by the men■ from ■ Wanganui; gave' 'them -no chance/ : . .-';■;".> ■'■■'■■;':.'.■'- '.■'.■■::■':} '■;?■'■')'■■?■!-•

Prior' to the' race Nagambip/ were, favourites, and Derwent were, nexti, in- fav ; our.' ■;' -. -.'':'■" .■■■■ . ■ .■••;■■■■•■-.-'",. .■■■.'■'.,!. .' ■'■'....',

To-night the : winners were ;' pfe.sented with a handsome.' Bhield/'specialiy" made:for the.,"race," whiie'.'each, member of the: crew was' given- a'gold nft'dal. :. '.;■ ■

THE CREWS. ' '

■ iTOUNG. BLOOD IN UNION;'- ,'/:; '•'■ The Union (Wanganui):crew consists of J., CotterilT (stroke), E.-Eylands (3),-W, Duston ; (2), ; D. : Corby. (bow). , : ■!.' ■ Blenheim crew—A: Jaokson : (stroke), , E: Hegglun (3),- ;W. Girling; (2)/. C. Hegglun (bow).:. 1 . -,o.', >■ ;■ >■-..,.. ;:,;/'■ --yy '■■ In the: Wanganui orew, three of the four men had. not prior;, to':.. this year rowed in a champion crew. . The only past ohampiou was Corby.;' They .won.-the New, Zealand championship at Picton on January; 24 in- record : time;'Blenheim - being seoond.: . They.were oo ached, by William Webb; 1 ex-champion 'eoultav ■■'■ '■■:■.'•■■_'■" ' One thing that mnst hrtve handicapped the<:Wahganui men:on the Derwont ,was that ; they ; took .over their.,own ; .coxswain; who weighs;, about ist.v,but:on. arrival there" found that the mamded a'ooxswainof 7st;,'and therefore'; ; the'y ; : had to row- with.'.Sst.fdead-weigh);. Their boat.'wae. built by Q. Towns.; -|:. :The. :I»'enheim: crew-'.was.■■. originally; stroked 1 by ;L; 'M.', Jackson;'■ .who-, was dis-' qualified by the ' New : Zealand. Bowing Association on. , a charge.of professional practices..' A. :Jackson- (no vrelation). ref placed- him' at : short notice, and,the l:reconstructed creis did ' so well," comiiji? seoond' to Union in- the New-Zealaiju championship, thai.Blenheim sui> scribed : to _send the .Blenheim "crew, to Hobart, while Union went as the, official representatives of the New Zealand Bowing, Association.. .A. difficulty '•■ still ■ arflse. for. Blenheim/: because'.' the' : club was i charged with complicity, in the alleged professional practices of L. ; M. Jackson, and until quite; recently there'was, a fear: that ■ the Blenheim crew:would-be unable' to:start: in the Tasmanian. : race.; However; the New Zealand Afcobiation decided:to:censure, ' not': suspend, , •' the ; " Blenheim : Clubj and on Monday ' lost it was. possible '. to notify the Blenheimites'.that they■ could, row..; ■■' '■ -..'.,' ;■«:'.-,'.- : :-'--; ; ; "'''"..;:"■':':':'■'

: New' Zealand's' congratulations will .be extended to' the; Wanganui :men for having won : the four-oared- championship of: Australia,. : beating five; Australian, crews'; to Blenheim for having' :been runners-up. ■This- is-the third time ..that. New . Zcalanders have'competed.in the inter-State ; race.. In , 1888 the: New Zealand .'crow.' was, A.■ L... Smith.- I .'.(stroke)", Boulton, : Dunnage, Styche; -in":-1895- (or; 1896—Seymour ■ brothers ; ; (three. of ..them) and J; I)aly. On each, of theso two ca3ions the New Zealand crew, rowed sec-, ■(/id .to'.VibtoriayiV.v:'-";-;; ;; ;::;■-;.