INTERCLUB ROWING REGATTA

Dominion, Volume 39, Issue 29, 29 October 1945, Page 8

INTERCLUB ROWING REGATTA

Redding Shield Won By Wellington immediately after the formal opening of theAPetoue Rowing Club’s season oh Saturday, crews from the Petonc; Wellington and Star clubs took ■ the water for die first interclub regatta of the season, the Redding Shield fixture. The water was calm,..but, there was a cross wind blowing slightly down tlie course. In decliiring the season opened, the Hon. W. Nash referred to the service rendered to the community by the Petone club'. The , mayor of Petone,’ Mr. H.. Green, also paid u tribute to'-tlie club. Results: — . ' Junior Fours.—Wellington. 1; Star, 2; Petone, 3. The winning crew ‘.was: A, Manning (stroke), T. Wilson (2),K. Parkes (3), B. Andrews (bow). Star, took the lead early, rowing, a tong stroke, while' Wellington and. Petone, who : were .content with a shorter stroke, stayed on even terms. . After . halfway Wellington settled down to a long; slower stroke, which enabled them to: leave’Petone be-, hind, and overtake Star to win by half' a length. Petone were tlie same distance behind Star.

Lightweight Maiden Fours. —Wellington ■(I. Tarrant stroke, B. Claiicy 2, O; Farrell 3, J. Bain bow), 1; Petone,’ 2. Petone, with a longer stroke and better combination, at first had the edge on Wellington, who were rushing' their .slide and throwing up a lot of. swater. However, by lengthening p u t. their stroke after , hallway,. Wellington rowed down Petone and won by three-quarters of a length. Senior Fours.—Petone.(l, Carter stroke, P. Abbott 2,, P. Clayton: 3, F. Grebnstreet bow), 1; Wellington Nb: .2,2 ; Wellington No. 1, 3. Tho' hopes : of'flu! Petone supporters rose conslUerably • when their Hack crew won this race easily. Starting witli a long, slow stroke,, Petone took a little time to settle down properly, and their early timing was ragged. They soon got into'.their stride, however, mid won by two lengths. Bad steering caused the ■ No. 2 Wellington crew to lose ground, and they were lucky to beat their No. 1 crew by two fept, as they eased up before the post. , . . Youths’ Fours.—Wellington (W. Cristie stroke, T. Wilson 2, It. Parkes 3, B. Andrews bow), 1; Petone, 2. This I’foyed a. very disappointing race. Wellington ■ jumped away at the start and, though throwing up plenty of water, were getting speed out of tlieir boat. The Petone ere.w suffered oar trouble at halfway, lyid Wellington had only to row over’the remainder ot the course to score an easy win. Welterweight Junior Fours.—Tins resulted in a dead-heat between Star and Petone. Crews were:—Star (R. Armstrong stroke, R. Allunl 2, E. Webb 3, J. Cowles bow), and Petonc (G. Calvert stroke, s. Gillan 2, W. Alexander 3, E. Burrows bow;. Wellington No. 1 were third. This was the most thrilling race, of the daj. From a good start, Stay gained a short lead, but Petone and Wellington No. 1 kept elolre. At halfway . Petonc . torged ahead, bill Star camo again over tire last few yards and crossed the line with Petone. Wellington No. 1, proved disappointing, were three-quarters of a length away. w„wies Maiden Fours. —Petone No 1 (I’. 1 owies stroke, N. Mahon 2, W. Alexander 3, J. Mullins bow), I: Wellington, 2: Petone No. 2, 3. Petone No. I mid Wellington lumped out early, But Wellington struck a bad patch at halfway. The two 1 etone crews took pride of place, mid it looked as though Petone, who had to till first anil second places to do so. would retain tlie Redding Shield. Wellington made a determined effort and, though able to tatcii No. 2 1 crew, failed to overtake No. 1, who won by two lengths. ; . Final points for the Redding Shield were: —Wellington, 19; Petone, 17*; Star, o. Bv their win Wellington now hold the coveted trophy till the next interclub li x t u re. ’ '