AQUATICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 11855, 6 January 1902, Page 3

AQUATICS.

; WEST END ROWING CLUB. HE above club held their second trial fours : the season on Saturday last under most ; .vourable circumstances, in the presence of considerable number of. spectators, among : horn were a largo proportion -of ladies, - lie prizes wero handsome . silver-mounted. alking - sticks, , presented ; by Mr. W. H. artlett, . honorary member," and for ■ many ■- ears past a working member of the club, ere was keen competition, and, as confietitly expected, the racing was of the most xciting nature, and reflected the greatest •edit on the. selection committee, who. were ; ' 'annly congratulated on their success yin • ie : evenness of tho crews. Sister rowing tubs mustered in strong force and heartily -rxK leered.West End for their ,hospitality-when ; ; saving for their various boathouses. Afteroon teaand : refreshments,': in ; accordance ' c •itii the^ usual practice, were dispensed to ' 11 visitors, and much appreciated. Twelve - 1 -flews took part in the trials, Mr. W. H. lartlett acting as judge and Mr. J. H. Max•ell as starter, the oil launch for the duties f the latter gentleman ■ being kindly pro- t > ; ided by Mr. E. Reynolds, tho .well-known yolist. In each event of the four the econd boat wpis less than half-a-length beind the first boat, and in each race the ompetitors had to come for the judge's do- p "1 ision so close were the finishes. ..In the - ~ ir>i. go four crews, stroked respectively by ilcssrs. A. Court, W. H. Conway, W. Cosar and G. J. Franklin competed, ; and after , splendid race W. H. Conway's four beat ' V. Cossar's by a quarter of a length. • Tho econd event brought out crows, stroked by , . ). Stokes, G. O. Stephenson, H. Cossar and 1 '. Bigelow. One of Cossar's crew met with n accident, which destroyed his chance, and ho other, three fought out a fine race, .7. . 3igclow's four just getting in front of C. Stokes by a very short distance. The third ace— last of the first round—was won >y half-a-length, the crews being stroked by j. V. Hanna, A. Littleproud, W. A. Gralam and* J. C. Hodges, Graham , beating ; . "■; jittleproud by half-a-iength, D. V. Hanna - letting third place. After a spell of half-an- " r .v iour "the three winning "crews—(l) W. H. i , Uonway (stroke). C. Siyfield, R. M. , Doull \' ' ind C. Matheson; > (2) .J. Bigelow (stroke), r '? W. Mason, J. Stephenson and P. C. Wes,on; and (3) W. A. Graham (stroke), F. Jutry, W. Littleproud and 11. English— ,vent out for the filial. This proved one of he best races ever seen in West End, and Bigelow's four gained the judge's verdict ay some 10ft only, Graham's _ crew being second and Conway's crew third. All tho -' dub ' officers worked hard and thoroughly lescrved the success the afternoon undoUbt- -/ jdly was. ;i The following members ! are selected to, go : • f.;: into -training for the Auckland ; Regatta: — junior 3 (both races): J. Bigelow, H. - Cossar, ■ W. A. Graham, J. C. Hodges. r Maidens t ~ • (open): C. Stokes, A. Court, J. Stephenson.; Maidens (under 10 stone): D. V. Hanna, A. . | Wilson, W. Cossar, R. Notton. -i These, | s crews are to start their training to-day. * r: - C 0 0 MAN DEL YACHT CLUB. (BY TELEGRAPH. — CORRESPONDENT j t r ■ CoitOMANPEt, Saturday. ~ K, The yachting club held a picnic yesterday at Legg's Island, the s.s.. Falcon running atintervals through the : day - conveying pas-, sengers to the picnic ground. 4 -The r morn - ing was threatening, but cleared up through-? the day, and those at tho island thoroughly ' ' enjoyed themselves, but unfortunately ; tho tide went out and left tho steamer high and -, ■ jx dry, and before the last of the party got home it was midnight. " r ' <