AQUATICS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16983, 17 October 1918, Page 9

AQUATICS.

DOMINION SOLDIER OARSMEN. PERFORMANCES IN ENGLAND. J?cw Zealand oarsmen in England performed well at various 'regattas during I August. At a water carnival at Sheppor. 1 toil, .a am ol the it.A.C Hospitals Fund, I the final in the Allied Services Challenge W~ Cup, the chief event on the programme, was contested by . the New Zealand Motor Transport, Waltoa-on-'lhamcs, and a. Koyal i Air Force crow, the New Zealanders winning, • after an exciting struggle, by about naif a. length, In the Service Doubles New Zealand . l Motor Transport, Walton, were fust, Fucher . '*■ and England, Morris cox., defeating Koyal f Air Force No. A. The Nurses' Doubles were.. ■ tag V the-'New 2eWJ»<rA team from the Hdyat Engineers.. . ~.,„_• ' - A iegati* at Kingston in aid of the Surrey • : Probers of 'Wax- Fund and leddington Bed Hospital produced some hue contests between flew Zealand and Australian ciglita aid fours. la the Naval and Military. Fours New Zealand Headquarters—J. Lams, J.. 'Goodie, K- Forrester, G. H. Wilson (stroke), A. Giiraour (cox.)-won She second heat. New • Zealand Command Depot-!). Hadfield, W. ' G.?Coomboa, 0. B. Monro, C A. Healey <str<fie), A. Oodford (cox.)-won the third lint, In the eemi-final Now Zealand -Cammand Depot defeated New. Zealand, Head- - quarters by a length, and in the final New Zealand Commend Depot were first, wiin -v Australian Kangaroo Club second, a.lengtn fcKlnd. In the Naval and Military Eights New Zealand Headquarters-J. H. Dennehy, J.-Godfrey, E. C. Day. H. J. Manning, J. • .Lain?, T. Goudie, B. Forrester, G. H. Wilson' , ■'" (stroke), A. Gilmour (cox.Kwon the second heii' In the third heat the Australian, . - Kangaroo Club defeated New Zealand Cony ' mand Depot-T. J. Wright. P. MoOsgetti, | "? D. C. Hadfield, W. J. C.'Patterson, C. W. Keenan, W. G. Cfcorabes, C. B. Moore, C. A. Healey (stroke), A. Codford (cox.). The fourth heat was won by the Australian Kangaroo • Club, which defeated New Zealand Head- . quarters by a few feet, and finally won the event. .. s «•, j, ' At the watermen's regatta 9 at Bichmond New Zealand Command Depot. Codford, won • the Military Fours, with New Zealand H«dquarters second and EA.F. third, ine .Command Depot crew were:—D. Hadfield, V. ! W. Combes, G. F. Moore. C- Healey (stroke), and G. Wilson (cox.), and the Headquarters «ew: Sergeant I/iing, Sergeant' Gondie, F. Forrester. G. H. Wilson (stroke), 0. A. Heale (cox.). vThe Military Double Sculls was won "bj* pair from St. Dunstan's. Hostel for the \ Blind. The New Zealand pair-D. Hadfield ' and P. Mongatti—were defeated by Canadians. The New Zealand Command, Depot »U> won the Eights. The New Zealand Military Transport was second. crews wersi:—New Zealand Command: C. Walsh, P. Mongatti. D. Hadfield. W. Patterson, C. W.vKeenan, A. Coorobea, C. F. Moore. C.' Healey (stroko). G. Wilson (cox.). Motor Transport: Corporal Howick L. Garton, 0. Perry, L. Curtis. P. Kcndnck. T. Marshall. , A. Anderson, H. Lomas (stroke), J. Davidson (cox.). The National Service Fours was won by a blind team, including McFhoe ana. Hardy, of New Zealand. •gr ■ —i - rj ■ J