LAST FEW STROKES

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22200, 10 December 1946, Page 6

LAST FEW STROKES

WIN FOR EXPERIENCE;

G.R.C. SECOND TRIALS j

LOSERS’ GOOD EFFORT

The final race in the Gisborne Row» ing Club’s Second Trial Fours series, contested last evening on the Taruheru River over a distance of of a mile, was won by> P. Sceats, strj, A. Scott, L. Gavin and P. Tapping, who drew away in the last few strokes to establish a lead of just under a length at the finishing-line. j!

Experience stood Sceats in good stead over the latter part of the course, when he quickened up his rate of striking and took his crew with him. The opposing crew comprised B. Hankey. str., B. Lie Compte, T. Healey and B. Lee, and it put up an excellent effort. ; ( Hankey was stroking his first series and had three first-year members with him. two of them taking part in their first series. Against a four which included three “old hands” they put up a determined fight, the boats see-sawing into the lead in turn for five-and-a-half furlongs before Sceats finally established his superiority. The second trials overlapped the training of crews for the President's Fours series, which will be rowed off. from the middle of next week over a course of one mile. P.B.R.C. PRESIDENT’S FOURS

Crews for the Poverty Bay Rowing Club's next series, the President's Fours, have been drawn and are now preparing for racing, which will commence at the week-end. The crews are as under:— J. Fitzmaurice .str., D. Glass, B. Lewis; M. Borlase: M. Varley. str.. T. Charles, D. Hickman. B. McKenzie; J. Barrett, str.. C. McLeod. B. Herivel, R. Phelps; D. Menzies. str.. W. O’Brien,; R. Thorenson. A. Pert; R. Patty. str... ,G, Allen, E. McKenzie. T. Powell: W. McLeod. str.. G. Hobcroft. R. Carnegie. E. Toe; J. Packman, str., A. Sinton, R. McPherson, P. Rofe.