ROWING

Evening Star, Issue 22539, 6 January 1937, Page 5

ROWING

BLUFF REGATTA RESULTS OTAGO CLUB WINS SENIOR FOURS [By .Coxswain.] Local crews were not well represented at the Bluff regatta on New Year’s Day, the Otago Club being the only one to travel. An adverse tide and a strong breeze did not favour the oarsmen, and in the endl it became so bad that some events were postponed until the Saturday. Commenting on the function, one visitor stated that good roughwater boats did the winning. The prize money disbursed over the two days was £93 10s, being distributed as follows: Railway £3l, Awarun £29, Otago £2O, and Riverton £l3 10s. • The results were:— YOUTHS’ DOUBLE SCULLS. First donation £2 10s, second £l. Distance one mile. Four entries. —With an easterly wind and ebb tide the water was decidedly choppy. Invercargill did not start. Railway A (W.'Eunson (s), N. Marshal) first with Riverton (G. Bulman (s), D. Cassels) three lengths away. Railway B also started. MAIDEN' DOUBLE SCULLS. First donation £3, second £l. Distance, one mile. Seven entries. —All competed, Awarua A (N. Johnson (s), L. Hawke) being first with Awarua B (D. Robins (s), S. West) three lengths behind. A ding-dong go ensued between Awarua B and Riverton A (N. Hillis (s), J. Parry), A Warn a B securing second place b}’ half a length only. Also started: Riverton B, Invercargill, Railway, and Otago. JUNIOR DOUBLE SCULLS. First donation £4, second £1 10s. Distance one mile. Seven entries.—With the turn of the tide conditions were much better for rowing. Railway A (A. Wilson (s), A. Sanders) were first with Riverton A (J. Fleck (s), H. Tweedie) two lengths away. Otago put up a good race and would probably have been placed but for the erratic course taken. Also started: Riverton B, Awarua, Railway B, and Invercargill. SENIOR DOUBLE SCULLS. First donation £6, second £2 10s. Distance one mile. Three entries.—Won by Railway (>.T, Hogan s), two lengths ahead of, Riverton (S: Eades (s), J. Agnew) with Otago about three lengths behind Riverton. A good race from start to firiish. YOUTHS’ FOURS. First donation £3, ‘second £2 10s, also Sir Robert Anderson trophy. Distance, one mile. Six entries.—An interestingrace. Awarua A (FI. White (s), B. Harland, J. Cooper, J. Walker) won by two and a-half lengths from Railway A (N. Marshall (s), W. Eunson, AJ M'Culloch, B. Sutton). Riverton came third, with 1 Awarua B close behind. Other starters were Invercargill and Railway B. : , MAIDEN FOURS. First donation £5. second £3, also Teachers Cup and M’Kenzie Memorial Casket. Distance, one mile. Seven entries. With increasing wind the . water became very choppy, two or three boats pulling into shallow water to empty out, Otago sank at the winning post. Awarua A (G: Williamson (s)-, X. Johnson, S. West, D. Robins) 1 , by careful nursing came in first eight lengths ahead of Riverton A- (A. Bailey (s), P. Keeler, D. M‘Kay, W. Saunders), Otago beat Awarua (B for third place by a few feet. Other starters Were: Railway, Riverton B, and Invercargill. JUNIOR FOURS. First donation £7, second £3. Distance, on© and a-half miles. Five entries. A good race from start to finish, all finishing within a few lengths of each other. Awarua (L. Hawke (s), T. West, O. Wares, M. West) secured first place, being three lengths ahead of Railway (A. Sanders (s), A. Wilson, R.-Sut-ton, A. Reid). Otago, came third one length behind Railway. •-‘Also started ; Invercargill and Riverton. SENIOR FOURS. First £2O, second £4. Two miles. Six entries. Otago 1, Awarua 2, Invercargill 3. Won by two Jerigths. YOUTHS’ PAIRS. First £3, second £l. One mile. Seven entries. Railway A 1, Riverton 2, Invercargill 3. Won by one length. MAIDEN PAIRS. First £3, second £l. One mile. Seven entries. Awarua Al, Awarua B 2, Invercargill 3. Won by three lengths. JUNIOR PAIRS. First £4, second £2. One mifye. Eight entries. Railway A 1, Riverton 2, Awarua B 3. Won by one and a-half lengths. SENIOR PAIRS. First £6, second £2 10s. One mile. Eight entries. Railway 1, Riverton 2, Awarua 83. Won by one length. SENIOR FOURS. First donation £2O, second £4. Distance, two miles. —Otago (J. , P.'Yallis (s), C. E. C. Johnson, W. N. Binnie, C. W. J. Brown) 1; Awarua A (G. Barton (s), F.'Linguist, L. Morrison, F. Te Kooti) 2; Invercargill (J. B. Pasco (s), A. E. Guff, M. A. Pasco, C. W. Wilson) 3. Also competed: Awarua B, Riverton, Railway. Invercargill went into the lead and maintained that position till nearing the wharf, when Otago challenged strongly. Awarua A also put in a claim, but Otago went on to win by more than a length from, the port team; Invercargill was third. N.Z. OFFICIALS IN AUSTRALIA I was pleased to receive'a call from Messrs Herdman and Stotter, two prominent rowing officials from Auckland (writes “Rhythm,” in the Sydney ‘Referee’), They are anxious to get crews from the Australian States to compete at the New Zealand celebrations in .1940. .The New South Wales Association is aware of its obligation to return the visit of the crew that came here and was so successful in 1925, and efforts have been made on a number of occasions to send crews. There were great holies of doing so a few years ago, but the date clashed with the King’s Cup fixture, and the expense of sending two crews away at th 6 same time prevented it. The hospitality of New Zealand sportsmen is well known, and if a club crew could make the trip they would have a wonderful time. Both gentlemen assure mo that free hoard could be arranged, which would considerably reduce the expenses. WANGANUI REGATTA The Wanganui Rowing Association must be congratulated on the manner in which it staged the annual Boxing Day regatta (writes “ Taniwha,” in the Wanganui ‘Herald’). Ideal wea-

ther conditions prevailed, and although at one stage the water was a little jobbly, it was not sufficient to upset the chances of any of the competing crews, who found the conditions to their liking and took full advantage of same. A gratifying feature was the strong support accorded the regatta by the visiting clubs, crews from Wellington, Star, Petone, New Plymouth, and Clifton being present in force, with the result that good fields were provided in the majority of the events. EDMOND SHIELD The Dunedin Regatta Committee has not yet been advised by the Southland Association whether the contest for the Edmond Shield can be held at the local regatta in January. However, visitors to the Bluff regatta state that the southern oarsmen are quite agreeable to the date.