CLEAN SWEEP

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 22587, 16 March 1948, Page 6

CLEAN SWEEP

SCULLING HONOURS POVERTY BAY TROPHIES WON NINE RACES IN 10 Oarsmen of the Poverty Bay Rowing Club gave an outstanding exhibition and made a clean sweep of the sculling regatta held on the Wairoa River on Saturday, under the auspices of the East Coast Rowing Association, winning both the Colley and Kirk Shield for double-sculling and the Wayne Varley Memorial Shield for single-sculling. The Wairoa club was the only other contestant to score points in the competitions, taking one race in the doublesculling series. Weather conditions were poor for spectators but satisfactory for the oarsmen, who found the rain flattening out the normal chop on the river course and made for excellent sculling, with not much variation as between one side of the river and the other. Napier did not sent representatives to this regatta, owing to its difficulty in finding suitable craft, and competition was confined to the Poverty Bay, Wairoa and Gisborne clubs in all events. Results were:— COLLEY AND KIRK SHIELD

Senior Doubles, one mile and a quarter. —Poverty Bay (J.’ Barrett, str., and R. Patty), 1; Wairoa (W. Hart, str., and J. Cook), 2; Gisborne (J. Hankey, str., and K. Norman), 3. Won by three lengths. Time. Bmin. 2sec.

Junior Doubles, one mile.—Poverty Bay (H. McLeod, str., and C. Waldock), 1; Wairoa (A. Smith and C. Browne), 2; Gisborne (K. Norman and R. Mills), 3 Four lengths; 8 lengths. Time, 7min. 52sec.

Lightweight Doubles, one mile.—Wairoa (R. Baker and F. Nugent), I; Gisborne (B. Hankey and D. Robinson), 2; Poverty Bay (G. Pert and A. Wylie), 3. Six lengths; 2 lengths. Time, Bmin. 16sec.

Maiden Doubles, one mile.—Poverty Bay (G. Hobcroft and N. Harris), 1; Wairoa (N. Robinson and M. Fraser), 2; Gisborne (B. Hankey and B. Lee), 3. Two lengths; a canvas. Time, 7rnin. 54sec.

Youth Doubles, one mile—Poverty Bay (R. Carnegie, str., and M. Pritchard), 1; Gisborne (N. Mills and D. McGlashen), 2; Wairoa (J Craig and T. O'Connor), 3. Six lengths; 10 lengths. Time. 7min. 55sec. WAYNE VARLEY MEMORIAL SHIELD

Senior Singles, one mile an a quarter—Poverty Bay (J. Barrett), 1; Wairoa (B. Rees), 2. Four lengths. Time, Bmin. 11 4-ssec.

Junior Singles)—Poverty Bay (C. McLeod), 1; Wairoa (I. Brown), 2; Gisborne (R. Mills), 3. Won easily. Time, Bmin. 5 3-ssec.

Lightweight Singles, maximum 10st., 1 mile.—Poverty Bay (B. Herivel), 1; Wairoa (H. Trewby), 2; Gisborne (D. McGlashen), 3. Six lengths; 8 lengths. Time, 7min. 56 3-ssec.

Maiden Singles, one mile. —Poverty Bay (G. Hobcroft), 1; Wairoa (T. Karauria), 2; Gisborne (D Robinson), 3. Six lengths. Time, Bmin. 9 4-ssec. Youth Singles, one mile. —Poverty Bay (B. Herivel), 1; Gisborne (D. Hankey), 2; Wairoa (A. Johnson), 3. Eight lengths; 2 lengths. Time, Bmin. 24 3-§ sec.

Summary of Results.—Colley and Kirk Shield: Poverty Bay Club, 1H points (maximum possible). Varley Memorial Shield: Poverty Bay Club, 94 points; Wairoa Club, 2 ooints.