ROWING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18020, 20 February 1922, Page 9

ROWING.

AUCKLAND ASSOCIATION.

Two of the Auckland Rowing Assooiatwn'S races, the Weiter Maidens and the Ma ricn Double Sculls, were decided ou Saturday afternoon. , . ,„„- The Welter Maidens drew thee «• - North Shore. Auckland, and St »'«'««, to the post. Waitemata and West bnd dirt not appear. The crew, went away on an even start. North Shore were first to show to advantage, and with ha f the £•'»*« e °V ered were a length in the lead. Boll) Auckland and St. ficorge chn'lenged strongly, bu* failed to make anv imprcsMon on tin- carters. St. George moved into second plat-e----at the three-quarter di-tanro nml Auckland dropped out. St. Georne made a peat ettort to overhaul North Shore, but the leaders were not to be denied, and, swmgll g we I on to their work in the la-' -ujres drew ou and won by two lengths. The winning ere* was E. Har.-ev. A. Halvcy. B. Emerali, b Kpinley (J. Senear cox I. The race carried with it the Clark Shie.d. and nmkes In second trophy North Shore have raptured in a week. In the Maiden Double Sculls, only oni starter, Murray (Auckland!, put in an ap pearance, and he rowed over the course

CARO CUP. The second annual inter-club rice for tho Caro Cup was decided on Saturday under control of the Auckland limvinr Club. Fmir crews—Auckland No. I. Auckland No. i, St. I George, and Waitemata—fated tie starter. The starter got the crews away ir. splendid style, and St. Ceorge quickly moved into the Mead. At the three-quaitei mark Auckland I No. 1 p'.'. in a great effort and passed St ! George mat on the winning line to capture the nice by half a length The winning i crew wi.s: W. Stevenson. W. Fleming. C. i Fleming (fox). St. Georgo weie second, | Auckland No. 2 third. i WEST END CLUB. I At St. Mary's Bay the West End Club 'rowed a se" of trial fours for trophies presented by Mr. and Mrs. iLyo. Keen racing and close finishes were the order of the day. In the fust heat the crews were: Bright, Gulliver. Cowley. Francis; Courtney, Shilling, Conway, McKinlay. From the word | "Go" the crews raced on almost even terms. I Toward the flush Bnght's crew forged ahead ; and won by 2ft. ; In the second heat the crews were: Cm- ! pan, Spencer, Renvey, Ryan; Norden, New--1 dick, Swanson, Francis. From a good start, I Norden quickly gained a slight lead and, j increasing his advantage, won by about half a length. • I In the third heat tho crews wur: Wheeler, j Virtue, Carter, Gray: Edgar, Taylor, Barber, Walsh/ From a good start the crews raced on even terms until the final stages, when Wheeler spurted and won by nearly ' a length. In the final the strokes were Nor- , den. Bright, and Wheeler. Tie race pro- ! vided a fitting finish. The crews remained i level until about half-way. A dash was then made for the lead, and in a hard race Wheeler's crew won by half a length, with Bright second and Norden third.

WAITEMATA BOATING CLUB. The annual "At Home" of the Waitematj, Boating Club was held at the clubhouse, King's Drive, on Saturday afternoon. A set of trial fours for trophies presented by Mr. Foreman were rowed, and close finishes wer« witnessed. The crews that faced the starter in the first heav were: Herd, Cairns, Lowe, Corson; Lindsay, Johnston, Marshall, Croom. An even race throughout. Herd won on the post by half a length. In the second neat the crewa were: Brooker, Lucas, Edson, Cullar; Kelburn, Pearce, Goodall, Smith. A hard-rowed race, won by Kelburn by half a length. In the third heat Herd replaced Waifgram, and the crews were: Herd, Patterson. Kelly, Boag; Bryant. Mackay. Inslis. Chorley. Nearing the finishing line, Herd spurted and won by a length. The semi-final proved a downfall for Lindsay's crew, being defeated by Kelburn's by nearly a length, The strokes in the final were Kelburn and Herd. Until half tho course was covered the issue was in doubt; then Herd forged ahead aud won by a length.