ROWING

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12534, 22 April 1935, Page 4

ROWING

ET GHT-OA R Cn A MPIONSTT TP. EAST COAST FOURTTI. (Press Association). DUNEDIN, April-20. The New Zealand eight-oar championship race was rowed o n the Otago liiirbor thi s morning and result-ed!:—-Wanganui 1; Otago 2; Auckland 3 ; East Const 4 Southland 5. Woliingtdh ahd Crinterbury swamped) Sonic thousands of spectators witnessed the race. The water conditions* Were good', except for h jobblo off Waverley, caused by a southwesterly breeze. Wanganui won by two lengths-, tlie next distances being ten lengths atid i| lengths. Southland stopped rdwirig before the finishing line. Canterbury and Wellington swamped three-quarters of a mile from home. .After much jockeying at the start, the seven crgjv s were despatched in a good line. Within a few minute* superior combinations began to khowl out. Wanganui; Otago and Wellington were out in front after half a mile, when Wanganui assumed control and went way as they pleased. After opening ouf about two lengths they maintained that lead, rawing easily all the day. Otago made valiant efforts to reduce the lend, hut were no match for the leaders, who were a picture on the water. The other competitor,; bunched some lengths in the rear, and coming through the choppy stretch Canterbury arid Wellington swamped. Auck land then rowed into third position, heading Ehsti Coast and Southland to the line. No official time was taken owing to the swampings, but it was approximately 19^min.