ROWING

Evening Star, Issue 20687, 9 January 1931, Page 5

ROWING

[By -Coxswain.]

FIXTURES. January 22.—Wanganui Regatta. January 29.—Hamilton Regatta. January 31.—Christchurch Regatta, on the Waimakariri. February 7.—Otago Regatta, at Port Chalmers February 21.—Ravensbourno Regatta. February 28.—Championship Regatta, at Wellington. February 28.—Burkes-St. ' Leonards Regatta. March 7.—0.R.A. Regatta, at Port Chalmers. March 21.—Interprovincial Eight-oar Championship, at Dunedin. April 4. —Queenstown Regatta. QUEEN’S DRIVE CLUB. All the crews that represented Drive at Macandrew Bay on Boxing Day gave good accounts of themselves. The youthful crew is to be complimented on the manner in which it won the youths and maiden fours. With coaching and training this four should be hard to beat this season. The junior fours rowed as well as could be expected, as it was not together very long. This crew will be changed for forthcoming regattas. The senior four did not row as well as was expected, but with a little coaching and plenty of training over long distances it should be fit for future races. OTAGO CREWS FOR PORT REGATTA. The Otago Club intends entering the following crews (reading from stroke) at the Port Chalmers regatta Senior fours — IT, Brough, G. B. Johnson. \V. Werges, and H. Lawless; junior fours— J. L. Vallis, S. Anderson, W. Zaftcr, and K. Barclay, and C. Brow, E. G. Cooper, J. Turnbull, and R. Caradus; maiden fours—A. L.’ M'Bride. S. Brough, J. Nevill, and T. Braithwaite, and A. Waddell, H. M'Alpine, B. Burns, and R. Petrie; youths’ fours— AV. N. Binnie, B. Watson, J. Garbett, and J. B. Henry, and C. Jolly, T. Harland, P. Jack. J. Bardsley; senior double sculls—F. Brough and G. B. Johnson; junior double sculls—J. l. Vallis and W. L. Zaffer and S. J Anderson and H. A. Lawless; maiden double sculls* —A. L, M/Bnde find 1. Braithwaite; youths’ double sculls—VV M. Binnie and J. B. Henry and B Watson and J. Garbutt. BLUFF REGATTA—NORTH ENDERS MAKE FINE SHOAVING. North End crews that competed at the Bluff regatta on New Year’s Day have reason to bo proud of their per* formances, while the other local club represented, Port Chalmers, seems to have run up against some tough material. In four starts North Hnd secured two first and a third in the Maiden Double Sculls, Junior Fours, and Junior Pairs respectively, winning £l2. Port faced the starter in six events, won the Youths’ Double Sculls, rowed third in the Junior Double Sculls, and was not placed in any of the other races. This club came out £2 10s to the good. Concerning the rowing at tin's fixture the ‘Southland News ’ says —“To comment upon the rowing events would he invidious; it is seldom that such a standard of excellence in this particular branch of sport has been witnessed. Finishes- by a canvas and half a canvas were common, but one in particular (the Junior Double f Sculls), which was won by inches, shows to what excellence proper training can go. The Winners in this event were loudly applauded by the crowd assembled on the wharf and the foreshore.” THE AUCKLAND EIGHT. One of the principal subjects of discussion among oarsmen at the present time is the selection of the Auckland crew to lay claims for the interprovincial eights to be rowed in Dunedin on March 21, states the ‘ Auckland Star.’ In order to give the crew a thorough preparation, the association invited nominations from all clubs under its jurisdiction, of men who could make the trip to Dunedin, but upon the closing date no nominations were received from the country clubs. Under the present circumstances it appears that the crew will be composed of men from the city clubs, and if such is the case it will facilitate training operations. The Otago Association kindly offered, and the Auckland Association accepted, one of its eights, and this will considerably minimise the expense and work of the trip. The selectors, Messrs B. Rutledge and H. Riss, have each had experience in eight-oar rowing. the first in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force crew and the last with the dominion crew that visited Canada last season for the Empire Games. They have a hard task ahead, but have plenty of time. The selectors will have to <ll> a lot of shuffling with the men, hut anticipate being able to announce a crew shortly. Auckland has had two experiences in the big race, and no doubt the lessons taught last season will _be taken to heart. Mr T. Marshal!,'who selected the first crew, has upon this occasion been appointed the coach. Reasons fof failures in the past have been that the crews were not together long enough. This season, with so much time ahead, tho same cannot be said. lt_ simply wants the men to enter their task wholeheartedly, and, backed by local enthusiasm, much good will be achieved. JOTTINGS. A visitor to tho Bluff regatta last week was greatly impressed with the keenness of the Southland oarsmen and he said that they are so keen to compote in eights that if tbo province fails to obtain a shell all tho clubs will be fairly fully represento damong the spectators. It is hoped in this province that a southern eight will be able to compete, but as yet the hope seems a long way from being fulfilled, as no craft is forthcoming. A striking incident of the Tanranga regatta on Rosing Day in Auckland was that tho crack Hamilton Club failed to gain a winning donation (says the ‘Herald’). Tho winning list was headed by Tanranga with £sl, Auckland and North Shore were level with £l4 each, AVaitemata £l2, AVest End £3. and St. George’s £2.

Rowing is a popular sport in Cuba, where the weekly races obtain entries from every sports club in Havana. There can bo no doubt that interclub races each week would have a decided effect for the good of the various local crews, and some thrilling programmes could be drawn up.

In the single sculls handicap at a recent regatta in Auckland the New Zealand champion, W. Turner, won in fine style, and any man in Auckland who hopes to -defeat Turner off the same mark has a very stiff proposition before him (says the ‘Herald’). The champion left nothing to chance and gained a popular win. Disappointment is exnressed by “Pres,” writing in the ‘ Hawke's Hay

Daily Telegraph,’ that the Gisborne rowers have formed an association, to bo known as the East Coast Lowing Association. For years the headquarters of rowing was in Napier, under the name of -the Hawke’s Hay Association, .and it is to bo regretted that, although a move had been made to reform the association in Napier. Gisborne got in first, and the Wairoa and other chilis have affiliated, so the Napier Club has now no choice but to follow suit.