ROWING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16500, 28 March 1917, Page 4

ROWING.

WAITEMATA BOATING CLUB. ♦ ' Trial fours {or W. Suckling and Company's trophies— pocket cameras— rowed ;on _ Saturday. Tho northerly wind rather sooilt the water for scientific rowing, being almost too rough for outriggers. In spite of this unfavourable state of -affairs, the racing.was good. Tho first heat, : between 0. Wolfgramm (stroke).' G. Wolfgramm, E. Buckler, R. Mc(■ollough. and. J. Magee (stroke), P. Goodall W. Madden, A. 'Smart,- was a good eo. Both crews • got.. away together. ■' Wolfgramm's four soon had a lead of a few feet, which was maintained -for most of the distance. Magee did make a slight showing of coming up when nearing tho finish, but Wolfgramm spurted and cleared tho lino with a good length lead. ~- ■•;.-' The second heat, between H. White (stroke), A. Wolfgramm, M. KronfeJd, G. C tearoe. and A. Andrews (stroke), L. Lewis E. Becker, H. Black.-., was well fought out, and s only _ won in ~ the. last- part'■ of the lpurney, - White's lighter crew getting over the .;. - rough . water abetter \;than' their opponents. , and >':. eventually-- gainir-g the nidges decision by one and a-half lengths. The final fully caruo up; to expectations of a good hard contest. Both .crews stuck together, 'but after/.- a while White's four were, seen slightly, in the lead. - - This adT ? n ,VJ?, was ■ held : oyer, half-way, \ when * one of ; Wolfgramm s well-known : spurts put him on wen terras,.. but .White's four ; were • lucky! onough to ; have; enough left in them -to • null out and cross ,the line victors. ;' ; .-:.-::. - -.■ %Bert^ndrews;is^on;a'7isit;to: v Auckland, this ;, well-known :, old.» member; and .winner s of New, ■& Zealand m championship ;% honours, although quito.'-ont.'of l form, filled a'gap in the list of strokes (on Saturday. ; - : -' : - '-■ •*■•• - ' Trial '-: fours for medals presented annually by Commodore the Hon. AM. -;. Myers, M.P., will be #. held on 'A Saturday- next ploa«=«t 2.30 p.m. B liarD l . ; -.., t. . i.„ '..'.... ,'..., , „., .'. t ,'<