ROWING EVENTS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22345, 17 February 1936, Page 14

ROWING EVENTS

TRIAL FOURS POSTPONED ROUGH WATER CONDITIONS EIGHTS RACING AT WEST END A stiff north-easterly breeze raised rough water on the Tamaki Drive course on Saturday afternoon and resulted in the postponement of the trial fours events arranged by the St. George's and Waitemata Clubs. Early in the afternoon a crew from the Jubilee Club put out and attempted to row the rough water, but, before it had proceeded very far, the boat swamped. Members of the crew were picked up by a naval whaler, and the boat was towed into the slips. To take advantage of what little shelter was offered by the boat harbour wall, the Auckland Club rowed its trial fours for the Schmidt Trophies over the short course from King's Wharf to the eastern tide deflector. Unpleasant conditions were also experienced in St. Mary's Bay, where the West End Club held trial eights for trophies presented by Messrs. C. G. Herdman and D. G. Stotter. Novice fours for the Herdman Cup were also rowed. WEST END CLUB TRIAL EIGHTS DECIDED Further evidence of the increasing popularity of eight-oared rowing was provided on Saturday afternoon, when the West End Club held trial eights for trephies presented by Messrs. C. G. Herdman and D. G. Stotter. Entries sufficient to have boated four full crews were received, but two crews only were drawn. A large number of supporters watched the race from the ..balcony, of the clubhouse, and it is doubtful whether any other club event held so far this year has aroused so much interest. A course from the oil tanks to the Shelly Beach Baths was rowed, water conditions being unpleasant. Starting was by mutual consent, and the race was judged by Mr. W. J. Hampton-Reynolds, a vice-president of the club. The crews were:—L. T. Lambie (stroke), H. l'aton, J. D. Craies. F. V. Conway, J. Jones, B. Tupp. S. Bigelow, N. Bellamy (N. Jenome, cox); E. A. Craies (stroke), J. Burrell, J. Poland, J. Barton. iE. Raper, G. McLisky, B. Bigelow, R, Allum (M. H. D. Conway, cox). The orews got away to a good start in the choppy water, but Craies soon established a slight lead. Lambie quickened up as the crews approached the gap, and was leading until both he and hi» No. 2 lost their slides. Craies, who was rowing a long, steady stroke, was quick to seize the advantage, and drew away to win nicely by two ana a-half lengths. Lambie made a splendid effort to make up the leeway, but the mishap to the eeats had already cost him the decision. NOVICE FOURS RACE CONTEST FOR HERDMAN CAPS A spirit of friendly rivalry between the members of the three crews drawn to contest the novice fours event for the Herdman Caps has existed in the West End shed for some two weeks past, and great interest was taken when the event was decided on Saturday afternoon. The crews have taken every opportunity for training, and as a result it was only after a closely-contested race that B. Tupp's crew gained the decision by a canvas. Mr. C. G. Herdman. donor of the trophies, acted as judge. Starting was by mutual consent. Following were the crewg:—R. Bigelow (stroke), M. McNeil, H. Dobhie, V. Jennings (C. Jennings, cox); B. Tupp (stroke), J. Kennedy, J. Toye, E. Carson (R. Schofield, cox) j S. Bigelow (stroke), R. Lawson, H. Zukerman, R. C. Wiles (Taylor, cox).

Tupp and S. Bigelow went into the lead at the itart, but once his crew had settled down, R. Bigelow came up to the leaders, and all three raced on even terms over the first half of the course. S. Bigelow then began to draw away from Tupp, while R. Bigelow was close behind in third position. Shortly afterwards, . the bow in tne lastnamed crew lost his seat, and the race was between the crews of Tupp and 8. Bigelow. A hundred yards from the finish, Tupp called on his crew for a final effort, and in an exciting finish he won bjr a canvas. S. Bigelow was second, with his brother's crew some distance back in third position. AUCKLAND CLUB WIN FOR C. S. MARCEAU Exciting racing was seen in the Auckland Rowirg Club's trial fours for the Schmidt Trophies, which were rowed over a short course from the King's Wharf to the eastern tide deflector on Saturday afternoon. An entry of three; crews was received, th» rac» resulting in a win for the crew Stroked by C. S. Marceau. In spite of the shelter afforded by the boat harbour wall, water conditions were unfavourable. The crews were as follows: C. S. Marceau (stroke), H, T. Jellie, W. Brown, D. Simmonds; A. G. Fisher (stroke), L. Winter. C. H. Cairns, W. E. Boon; G. Oxspring (stroke). J. Guiniven, W. Baverstock, K. Rule. All three crews started evenly, and there was little between them, until half the coursi wns covered, when Marceau took the lead, followed closely by Oxspring. Fisher was lying third. At the gap, Oxspring had gained the lead, but a strong challenge bv Marceau put him ahead and he gradually drejv away to win by a length and a-half. Oxspring was second and Fisher third.