MILITARY SPORTS

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 41, 16 August 1918, Page 8

MILITARY SPORTS

N.Z.H.Q. ROWING CLUB,

(PROU ODR OWN CORRESPONDBNT.I

LONDON, 28th June. The N.Z. Headquarters Rowing Club opened its history and its season 'at Hammersmith on Saturday, when Mr. Massey, Sir Joseph Ward, Colonel R. lieaton Rhodes, and Sir Thomas Mackenzie were present. Lieutenant Gordon Hovey, Auckland Mounted Rifles, is captain of the club, and Corporal E. C. Day, honorary secretary. There were five entries for ihe Novices' Fours, which was won by the Pay Office (Art. Garton, Corporal Nelson, Driver Couchman, and Corporal Wilson), coach, Corporal Rice. The Ordnance crew was second, and another Pay Office crew third. The Departmental Fours was won by the Motor Traction Staff from Oatlands Park by a length and a-half from the Pay Office, who, in turn, were threequarters of a length ahead of the Post' Office. The Motor Traction crew were: Art. Marshall, Art. Anderson, Driver Lomas, and Art. Kendrick. In the Mixed Eights, the crews being of iqual numbers from N.Z.H.Q. Rowing Club and the Wattle Club, -A.1.F., the Middlesex crew won. F. W. Spurdle, of New Zealand, was m the winning crew. SPRINTING. Two New Zealandsrs had great success at the sports at Villa Park, Birmingham, last week. In the 100 Yards, J. Lindsay, N.Z.E.F., who was on the six yards mark, was virtually at scratch. He won his heat in great style, and in the final was again successful by a yard. In the 300 Yards he was on the back mark, but appeared to have the race in hand until near the finish, when he slowed on account of foot trouble, and came second. The Sporting Chronicle says "he is the best class sprinter of recent years. In a wind which was amazingly strong and blowing dead on to the runners, he simply danced his first heat. In the second round he made no effort to do better than qualitfy. In the final he won easing down. Enough was seen of him to justify the statement that he is of the very best class both of speed and style." Another New Zealander, Corporal D. Mason, won the 1000 Yards Steeplechase from scratch, taking the hurdles splendidly. The Chronicle says, "he fences excellently, and ought to put up a good performance at a quarter over hurdles."