ROWING

Evening Post, Issue 59, 10 March 1924, Page 4

ROWING

WANGANUI REGATTA

WALK-OVER IN SENIOR FOURS.

(HI lELEGRAPH._rRES3 ASSOCIATION.?

WANGANUI, Bth March. ■ -Ihe Wanganui Regatta was held today favourable weather. • There were excellent • entries, including crews from j J l' WeHington,. Hamilton. -Clifton, and Auckland. Results:— ' ; ; Maiden Fours.—Picton Rowing Club, V Jr^,huston Bowing Club, 2; Union boat Club, 3. Waitemata also started. An excellent race all the wav between the placed crews. Halfway Picton secured a slight lead. Wellington then drew level, but Picton again spurting went ahead and won by over a length, Union a bare length away third. . Maiden Single Sculls.—Wanganui Row}?i S iCl^ (H; Vfte), 1: Hamilton Rowing Club G. St. Clair), 2; Aramoho Boating Club (C, Campbell), 3. Dyke led all the way and won enmfortably by a length and a half. -*>c others were well in the rear. .

bemor Fours.—Union Boat Club (D. Oorby stiy E.vßyknd 3, H. Sharps 2, -Healey bow, Foster cox), 1. The only starter. ■ • Youths' Fours, one mile.—Arainoho Boating Club, 1; Petone Rowing Club, i; Hamilton Rowing Club, 3. Five other crews competed. Picton and'Wanganui fouled at the start.- It was a hardfought race, and resulted in a quarter of a length win for Aramcho, Hamilton one and a half lengths away third. Picton finished close up and "but for the foul would have been hard to beat. Junior Fours.—Waitemata Boating Club, 1; Star Bowing Club, 2; ■ Arainoho Boating-Club, 3. Union Boating Club also started., Waitemata and Star raced 01 ■even-terms to the bridge, and.thence chellenges • arid counter-challenges between the- pair to the winning post, Waitemata winning. . Arainoho three lengths' away. - Senior Sculls.—Trail! (Union), 1; Bright (Wellington), 2; St. Clair (Hamilton), 3. Won easily by six lengths. Maiden Double Sculls.—Hamilton, 1; Aramoho, 2; Wellington, 3. Also started .- Union and Wanganui. Won by five lengths, Aramoho a canvas in front of 1 Wellington.. Maiden Fours (lightweights).—Aramoho, 1; Wanganui, 2; Wellington, 3. Also started: Waitemata, Petone,- and Union. Won by one and a. quarter lengths,_ Wanganui half a length iri front, of Wellington. Senior Pairs.—Union, 1 and 2. Junior Single Sculls.—Dyke (Wanganui),l; Campbell (Aramoho), 2 ; Howatson (Union), 3. Only starters. Won easily _by three lengths. '■'■ Junior Clinker Fours.—Waitemata, 1; Wellington, 2;. Star, 3.' Also started : Petorie and Union senior. Won by two and a, half' lengths, Star, half a length behind. •''.... . „ ... Double Sculls.'—Star, 1; Union, 2; Hamilton, 3. Also started: Arainoho. Won by half a, length, Hamilton threequarters of a length away third.