ROWING.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 138, 7 December 1907, Page 18

ROWING.

■ «*» (By Scull.) Tho ATaroham Fours of the Wellington Rowing Club, and, for that matter, tho Ladies' Fours of tho Star Boating Club, serves a purpose of small importance when good rowing is tho chief consideration, for thoro is not an atom of blending, bo that a fair crow may bo drawn together. v And, to make matters still worse,' competitors aro asked lo row synchronously with tho arrangement of crows. No wonder tho oarsmen, whether they bo first, second, or third class, look fagged, and movo and labour heavily in their boats. A raco of this character, in which much raw material lakos pai't, should, I think, take up a position somowhero near the bottom of tho list of each season's club races, so that it may be rowed during tho moro advanced stages of training. •T lle Warelmm Fours' rfisults are as follows: — First heat — Baker (stroko), Nicholson (3), Shaw (2), and Stewart (bow) defeated Furness (stroke!. Cooper (3), Gammell (2), Nivon (bow). Won by two longths. Second heat — Chirnsido (stroko), Quail (3), M'Kinloy (2), and Chincopo (bow) wore defeated by Jones (stroke), Hulbort (3), Iviornan (2),', and Bavy (bow), by one and a half lengths. Third hoat— M'Kinley (stroke!, Fobte (5), Redding (2), ■ Newell (bow) defeated Gaudin (srroko), Charman (3), Kodloy (2), and Arthur (bow). [Won by a length M'Vay (stroke),, Shilling (3), A. Bodloy (2), and floilson (bow) Had a bye. Somifinal—Jonea's crew 'dofoatcd M'V"ay'a orow, nnd M'Kinloy's beat Buko/'sf Final heat — M'Kinloy's crew defeated Jones's crow by two lengths. Although deprived of a win by a bolter crow, Jonos had n loam of stronger collcctivo force, and if they had rowed the final with the same vim as they showed in tho first heat, a much closer finish would have resulted. Tho first heat was tho best raco of tho day. Chirnside, _ with a swift stroke, quickly worried his opponent, and with two minutes gone was two lengths abend, but froni hero onward ho had to play second fiddle la Jones. Jones oaptamba his forces with discretion, und won a vcll-judgod race by a fow feet. lie rowed with n long and tolling stroko. Chirnside's work was to an extent marrod by inattention to tho squaring of tho oar at the catch. M'Kinloy won with a crow of_ better condition and combination, which, consequently, was much more deadly near the finish The second hoat of the Junior Fours was rowed on the provious evening (Friday), when Nicholson (stroke), Arthur (3), Newell (2), and Ilodson (bow) completely overshadowed M'Clugg;vare (stroko), While- (3), Novin (2), and Phillips (bow). Nicholson got a cheap win, and no man played ;t more important part in the victory than he did. Taking tho erew 5 as .1 whole, with few exceptions .flioir work was disappointing— it was disjointed, tho sway was irregular, the lime bad, and thoro .vas too much cocking of tho blndo of the oar. There is no doubt about the material boing there, but it needs coaching, and— if any value is piac'od upon regatta races — tint), quickly. Tho Star Boating Club Selection Committee must havo found it very dishoartPiung to havo to ponaliso such a promising onr ns the srroku of (ho club's representative junior fours. There is no doubt that Wilkinson meant no harm, hut I rhink il ho were prosent at selections he would find how really difficult it was to get together a represent at ivo crew without injuring tho fcclingfl of Homebody. J commend the committee for rhoir nciion, but, nt Iho siimß timo regret tho loss of such a promising oar. If ever rowers were beaten, nnd decisively beaten, by a superior scullor, Kogwell (6soc), C. Towns (Osoc), and Kemp (12sec) wero thoso men nt Cornki rojjattn labt. week. They wore outgonorallbrl and uu l manoeuvred , they met nn opponent in Arnst wiiose head wn& cloar and whose rowing now places him in tho first rank of professional scullers.