ROWING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18316, 5 February 1923, Page 4

ROWING.

SMITH SHIELD RACE^| ' ST/ GEORGE'S' WIN. 3 The tenth annual inter-olub raCe t 'foe/ttp : : Smith Shield was -hold: on Saturday «S! : the usual harbour course from; the VftMßsW wharf ito a i point off k the house. The officials • for the. day «fl«B Starter: ' Mr. C. O. : Cairns; judge. ■; lfoi|W|| -Gr Smith. The six competing mnM^t No. 1: ■ West End E.C.—O. elton Jtisffi J. Johnson (8), L. £ tamer (2), Bteejj bow). Wo. 2: 'Waitt.mata 8.C., No;ii^ : J. Johnson {stroke) /L. Brooker {*)&$& Mackay (2). N. Doubleday (bow). Ko.¥B# Auckland 8.C.--W. Stevenson (stroke), WS Fleming (3). T. > Bishop ■; (2). C. HkOosJ '(bow). No. -4: North Shore B.C.—G, rett (stroke), G. Archer ~; ( a),-S;/Bq'ffifJ (2), Hi - Seagar . (bow). ' No. 5: ■■ St. Geprf nk B.C.—K. D. Page (stroke). D. Hume mg K. Morton :(2). S. Wright &™)$)«& m , Waitemata. N0. % 3.— J. B. Herd ,5 (rtWttJif A. • Bryant' (3), ;C. Thompson , #,» Smith (bow). . . M '^.yr^i The crews ;-: jumped ,;■; away in;!-»i||-MMM when : the flag dropped, and West f En4,pMt| temata No. l.«and; Auckland cricked.<a'tiiiss pace. Crossing ■' through;. ■ the rough water to the King's Wharf r all; the crews Jxi» IDt shore, and £ Waitemata.. ivo. fouledJ^ss*. End. Just- after 1 passing the BailwajWori North •• Shore v and ' Waitemata :- No. 2 withdrew. w The remaining crews ; w,tj»» ':" for the ; line steered, an N«nneceM«i&l«|tg course-by swinging in toward th* shore •tjt;. stead of taking the, run, outside the b« dredge. ?Waitem»ta No. 1 forged ahead, anj when" nearing; the line epurtea. drew; i away ' and >. crossed ■ the --line a genjd thlM lengths « ahead iof - St. :■ George, < withlAacfcif land S over &a :> length away ■ third, A |w9tatf J was., entered over•■• toe wfo'il ot the Ring's Wharf. ; This wa» upheld, *ad \\ aiteoat* No. -1- was disqualified. Ths srews wetsvi; then plaoed; St. George, 1; Auckland ,8| West End, ~,: •. . 1 a . L-a The Smith, Shield was -first raced fox 1 is 1913, - and the * record is:— . „ , '*■ 1913-14—North Bowing ? 1914-15—Waitemata Boating Club; i 1915-16—West End; Bowing Club v 1918-17—West ! End 'Bowing Club. ,'„ -j-C Hamilton,; Rowiug > Club, r,- f g 1918-19-iWaitemata i f Boating v Club. ... :*#m 1919-20—Went c End Bowing Club. > , '-■■;&$ 1920-21—West End -Bowing- Club. j —*»« 1921-22— > George's, Bowing Clmv W* 1922-23—St. George's Rowing ■ Club.,. ,>"{ Mi-}'■