ROWING

Evening Post, Volume CI, Issue 19, 22 January 1921, Page 6

ROWING

INTER-CLUB EVENTS.

. The success of the 1 Inter-Club Regatta which 1 was held by the Wellington Rowing Association was'marred by the heavy rain, for although the water was all that could be desired, many of the crews had men.absent, presumably thinking that the weather was unfit for rowing-.' This was particularly noticeable , with the Star Boating Club, who were able to put 6ut only one crew (the Youths' Double) without a, "subsitute." The. Petone Club carried the honours with four firsts and two seconds (17 point*), Wellington being next with t two' firsts and two seconds (13). Star secured ono first'and three seconds (11 points). . The events resulted as follow: — Junior;. Fours, 14 . miles—Petone 1. Star 2. Wellington led for the first -/three-quarter-mile, wheu they gave way to Star and Petorie, falling well out of the race. With half a. milel to go, Petone rowed into,the lead, and although Star came up well at tho finish, won by a canvas.Youths' Double Sculls, lmile —Wellington 1, Star 2. From tho start' Wellington led by two lengths from Star, who were rowing easily, with Petone continually falling back. Star spurted hard for the last quarter-mile, but were unable to catch Wellington, who won', by half a length, with Petono four lengths behind Star, ' ..' ' ' Maiden Fours, 1 miU>—Petone 1, Star 2. Petone got half a length ml start from Wellington, with Star a further halflength behind. At the half-mile. the order was still the same; ,with a length, be-/ tween the 'crews. With a quarter-mile to go Star"spurted, leaving Wellington and drawing- up on. Petone, who won by a, length; Wellington were three lengths behind Star. Maiden Double Sculls, 1 mile—Wellington 1, Petone 2. Wellington led from the start in spite of hard pushing from Petone, winning by a length. Star had .an accident at the start, and withdrew from the race.. . . . ' Youths' Fours,- 1' mile—Star 1, Petone 'i. 'From a poor start Petono got half a length from Star with Wellington a similar distance behind Star. Withi half a mile gone, Star drew up on Petone, Wellington falling back. to two lengths behind. The order remained unchanged to the three-quarter-mile. ( \\hen Star, beating oft' Petone's challenge;' drew away, winning by a length, with Wellington two lengths behind Petouc;. . , Junior Pairs, 1 mile—Petone 1,. Wellington 2. Star was . not represented in this race. Petone drew away from the start, winning ;easily from Wellington by two lengths. ' . ■ . Maiden Pairs, 1 mile—Petone. 1, Wei- I lington 2. For the first half-mile thero was littlft to. pick among the .crews, a couplo of feet separating the first and last boats. From tho half-inilo. Petone drew away from-Wellington, and with a'quar-ter-mile to go Star fell back from Wellington, who were unable 1 to catch Pe. tone. A length and a half separated the first and isccond crows, with Star a similar distance behind Petone. i