WANGANUI REGATTA

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 36, 12 February 1940, Page 5

WANGANUI REGATTA

UNION'S GREAT DAY

SENIOR FOURS AND EIGHTS

(By Telearraph—Press Association.)

WANGANUI, This Day.

The Wanganui regatta was held on Saturday in wet weather, but good water conditions. A feature of the day was the win of Union in the senior fours and eights from Clifton and New South Wales respectively. In the fours Union won by half a length, and in the eights by a canvas after a fine finish. R. Smith (Auckland) won the single sculls from K. Webb (New South Wales) by a good margin.

The results were:—

Maiden Fours, open.—Union, 1; Aramoho, 2; Victoria University, 3. Four lengths; length. Senior Fours. —Union, 1; Clifton, 2; Aramoho. 3. Half a length; three lengths. ■ ■ -. Maiden Single Sculls. —Petone, 1; Aramoho. 2; Napier. 3. Five lengths; two lengths.

Maiden Fours (10 stone). —Wanganui, 1: Star. 2; Clifton 3. . Senior Single . Sculls.—R. Smith (Auckland). 1; K. Webb (New South Wales). 2; T. Hegglun (Wellington). 3. Two lengths; half a length. Junior Fours (welterweight).—Wellington. 1; Petone, 2; Star. 3. Half a length; half a length. Maiden Doubly Sculls.—Aramoho, ,1; Wellington. 2; New Plymouth, 3. Junior Fours.—Aramoho. 1; Star, 2. Four lengths. Junior Single Sculls.—T. Hegglun, 1; Star 2; Union. 3. Four lengths. Youths' Fours—Union. 1; Star. 2: Clifton. 3. Four lengths*, length. Maiden Pairs.—Wanganui. 1; Auckland. 2: New Plymouth. 3. Two and a half lengths. Senior Eights.—Union. 1; New South Wales. 2: Aramoho, 3. Won by a cai> vas. with a length separating second and third.