AQUATIC.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LI, Issue 5603, 8 February 1879, Page 5

AQUATIC.

, The doublo soulling. race between crews oompoSed of junior members'of the Canterbury and Union Bowing Clubs, which had been postponed from Saturday, took place last evening; the weather fcfc such an occasion being all that could be desired. < The course agreed upon wae ode mile; from Pratt’sto the WiUbwsi forming a verystaffpull in boats so built as the MoaJandUna. He crews :ww» composed as follows s— r * < n Canterbury Club crew, Moa, north bank J. F. Grierson, stroke, lOst 101 b; E. M.

Boulton, bow, 10st Dibs; J. Lawrie, cox, 4t 91bs.

Union Club’s crew, Una, south bank t J. T. Smith, stroke, lOst; W. M, Joyilt, bow, lost 81bs | W. Wolege, cox, 6st 91bs. Xho crows, in paddling down to the darting place, showed a marked differences The Canterbury men were slim, and might haw been expected to show but little stamina In » hard struggle, but their style was excellent. They wore perfect as to time, a little qnfek, perhaps, in their etroke, but getting every inch of headway with the least possible expenditure of strength. The Union men rwere more compactly built, although they wore the lighter crew, but they lacked finish in their work, and evidently had not indulged in that amount of praetice which is essential in boat - noise. A capital start w&s effected, and for some die* isvnce the boate remained fairly level. She Una then drewaway slightly, msintandsf Urn advantage past the bend at the batbingpiaee* and increased it until within 60 yards of Cow* lishaw’s, having then a lead of half a length. Grierson, however, hod apparently been reserving his energy for this critical point. Quickening his stroke, the effort being weQ seconded by bow, the Mba fairly rnihed up, and getting a decided lead had the odfaitaga of a short cut at the corner. When this had been fairly passed, the Uoa led by a length, and before getting to the bridge the lead had been doubled. The crew of the Una had now evidently had enough of it, and it was left lor Grierson to win as he liked. The victory was a well-deserved one, since the winning crow had gone in for steady practice, and perhaps the lesson taught by the result may not he altogether valueless. > The races between ’ senior members of the two dabs have been permitted to Ml through.