ROWING

Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 150, 22 December 1914, Page 5

ROWING

(By "Scull.")

Tn the initial heats of the Star Boating Club's Fitzgerald four-oar race last week the most interesting feature was the good work done by the new members. D. M'Grath (stroke), G. Field (3). W: Copeland (2), D. O'Sullivan (bow), won a capital race by sheer pluck. W Higgins (stroke), 'Pollock (3) Devine (2), Harrington (bow), led for some time, but M'Grath extracted their sting by keeping the race tight. The boats were level nearing the tape, but with a strong finish M'Grat-h's crew snatched victory by a small margin. M'Grath was in great foim ; he put life into his crew and showed good tactics near home. In the second heat P. Hereford (stroke), W. S. Cederholm (3), R, Kennedy (2), D. L. Corrigan, met H. B. Tomlinson's and H. Lawson's crews, and succeeded in winning a hard race. At the outset it looked as if Tomlinson's crew was going to take the 1 race in hand, but when three-quarters of the distance had been traversed things did not seem so rosy. Lawson's crew, vyhich was always on the go, came into line and put a better aspect on matters, but their finishing power came too late. Tomlinson (stroke), D. L. Robertson (3), P. E. Dodwell (2), F. Eadcliffe (bow), dropped back slightly, allowing Hereford's crew to win by a few feet. The finish aroused much enthusiasm amongst the onlookers. M'Grath, Higgins, Hereford, and Lawson gave a very good account of themselves. G. Field, W. S. Cederholm, and E. C. Day worked hard and well. R. Duncan, R. Kennedy, W. Copeland, and D. O'Sullivan excelled themselves. The next club event will be the Double Sculls, which takes place early in January. In professional sculling the outstanding match to be decided is that between C. Towns and S. Kemp. The match is for £100 aside and the championship of Ne«v South Wales. Kemp has the advantage of youth, and will scale about a stone heavier than his opponent on the day. A splendid race is predicted next week, and one or two prominent oarsmen name Kemp as the winner. Nothing has been definitely decided upon in the sculling race between Hannan and Webb. There have been negotiations, but N nothing businesslike has been done. "Victor," in the Wanganai Herald, says that The Post "csn scarcely be correct as to Hannan having secured his stake money for a race for £200 with Webb. As "a matter of fact, I had a letter from Hannan the other day asking for the return of the £10 deposit which he had put up in July last to bind a match with Webb, and intimating that he had another match in view. Webb is keen to row Hannan, but it would not pay him /to row for £100 a-side, as even if he won he would, be out of pocket over the affair." Interviewed on Thursday last, Hannan stated that he had '£200 and was desirous of binding a match. He expressed a wish to hear of Webb's willingness to row him The final of the Star Club's Fitzgerald Fours was rowed on Friday evening, with the following result: — D. M'Grath (stroke), G. Field (3), W. Copeland (2), D. O'Sullivan (how), 1; P. Hereford (stroke), W. S. Cederholm (3), R. Kennedy (2), D. L. Corrigan (bow), 2. From an even start Hereford's crew drew ahead, • but M'Grath soon established a lead of a length.