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Evening Star, Issue 22571, 12 February 1937, Page 5

race to take place under the auspices of the Otago and Southland alternately.” The event has been held at Invercargill under the auspices of the Southland Association, and at Waihola, Port Chalmers, or Dunedin when conducted by Otago. NEW ZEALAND’S FIRST INTERPROVINCIAL RACE, The contest at Waihola was the first interprovincial race ever held in New Zealand between representative, crews from two provinces. Commenting on the event, the ' Star's ’ rowing reporter wrote The interprovincial fours could hardly be said to have been a. good race. The Southlanders dashed off with a fast splashing stroke that gained them the lead, but at the same time knocked them up, so that at least one of the four was looking for the winning mark a long way from home. Columb stroked the Otago crew like a general, and the length and a-half that divided the competitors at the finish-could have been doubled if points had been given for distance. The time of the race was 7min 43sec.” EIGHTS REPLACE FOURS. With the exception of five years the event has been held every year from 1901 to 1927, and until then was a four-oared event. However, in view of the interest attached to eight-oared racing the O.R.A. decided to approach Mr Edmond and ask whether he would allow the which he willingly consented to. No race was then held until last year, mainly because of adverse rowing conditions. The shield itself is a fine piece of craftsmanship. On the small inner shield are the words ‘ ‘ The Edmond Challenge Shield,’’ underneath which

1903, rowed at Waihola—Southland: E. S. Perry (str), T. S. Mitchell (3), V. Metzger (2). A. M. Cameron (how), and. C. Dingwell (cox). 1904, rowed at Invercargill—Southland: E. S. Perrv (str). B. C. Basstian (3), J. S. Mitchell (2), D. Morton (bow), and C. Dingwall (cox).