ROWING SEASON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22351, 24 February 1936, Page 14

ROWING SEASON

CONTESTS ON SATURDAY DECISION OF CLUB TRIALS CREWS MEET WITH MISHAPS Rowing contests on the Waitemata Harbour on Saturday afternoon were remarkable for the number of mishaps and misfortunes that befel the competing oarsmen. Firstly, a north-east-erly breeze made rowing on the usual waterfront road course impracticable, and the eastern waterfront clubs transferred operations to Hobson Bay, a course under the lee of the railway embankment being followed. Mishaps to craft nnd gear were frequent, causing in one instance the postponement of trials until Inter in the week-end. One of the Wnitemata crews, rowing to Hobson Bay, swamped, the oarsmen having a long swim, but being ultimately picked up by a couple of yachts. Broken riggers and oars also served to delay the rucing of other clubs. „ L WEST END CLUB BELLAMY'S CREW SUCCESSFUL Racing at the West End Club was fox trophies presented by a life-member, Mr. N. Cossey, and six crews participated. Throe heats, a semi-final and a final were rowed, a novel innovation being the placing of younger members of the club in the stroke seats, this inciting more thnn usual interest in the racing. The scheme proved satisfactory. The contests, however, were disappointing, the Bemi-finnl in particular being robbed of interest through Raper's crew hnving trouble with its craft after half the distnnce hnd been covered. A crew stroked by N. Bellamy won the final easily. Tho crews in the first heat were:—R. Rowe, J. Craies, A. Burrell, J. Howie; E. Raper, J.' Holham, F. Conway, R. Bigelow. Following a well-contested race, Raper wns successful by a length. In the second heat the crews comprised:— J. Kennedy, L. T. Lnmbie, R. Allum, H. Robbie: R. Lawson, H. Burrell. E. Crnies, H. Stiles. After nn even race in the early stnges, Lawson ultimately went away to win by three-quarters of a length. The third hent enw tho following crews ns contestnnts:—N. Bellnmy, J. Pnton, J. Brtrton, J. Howe; Bisrelow, L. Langham, B. Tupp, I. Jennings. Bellamy led practically throughout, winning by n length. Lawson nnd Rnper contested the Bemifinnl, which in the early stages promised to be a lively contesf. Rnper, however, experienced trouble with his crnft, nnd retired. Bellnmy, who hnd drawn the bye in the semi-final, nnd Lnwson contested the final, which proved one of the bos'- rnces of the nfternoon for three-pnrts of the journey. Then Bellamy incrensed his lead, to win easily by three lengths. AUCKLAND CLUB CONTEST FOR MAPPIN CAPS The Auckland Rowing Club conducted trial fours for the Mappin Caps, the crews in the initial heat comprising :—G. .Oxspring, C. Chamberlain, L. 11. Cairns, R. B. Wilson: W. J. Brown, J. Guiniveii, G. Brown, D. Simmoncls. After a very even contest in the early stnges Brown crime with a fine burst near the judge to win by two lengths. 1 In the second heat the crews, were:- 1 - W. Baverstock, L. C. Winter, G. Oxspring, K. Rule; C. E. Mnrceau_, W. Jellie, E. Rogers, W. Boon. Immediately after the commencement Mnrceau's oar broke, a delay being caused while the long journey back to the boathouse was made for a new oar. In the delayed race, however, Baverstock won by a canvas and subsequently beat Brown in a well-contested final by a "length. WAITEMATA CLUB POSTPONEMENT OF RACES Owing to the unfortunate mishaps experienced by Waitemata Boating Club crews on Saturday, the racing for the W. G. Lowe trophies was postponed until yesterday, when good contests were witnessed. In the first heat the following crews competed:—L. N Ross, J. Hooper, I. Christoff. D. Kenrick; C. H. Cairns, R. Stables, W. Payne, J, Childs. Cairns beat Ross by two lengths. _ _ , The second heat crews were:—G. Dnlton. A. Harper, J. Jones, L. Burton; O. Denison, P. E. Shirley, F. Wright, F. Cairns. Deniaon won by a canvas. The final resulted in a win by a length for Cairns. ST. GEORGE'S CLUB WIN FOR DONOVAN'S CREW Some good racing was witnessed in the Series of trial fours decided by the St. George's Rowing Club for the Wnlker and Hall trophies. In the first hent the crews were:—H. Tong, J. Hill. J. Edwards. G. Cooke: H. Brown. T. Kirk, V. Saunders, E. Spedding. It was an even until 50yds fiom the judge, when Ttng's rigger Struck a launch, Brown going o:i to win. In tho second heat the crows v.ere:— P, Donovan. C. C. Hunt. V. Learning, A. J. Goldfinch: W. L. viirr, P. R. Pike. P McNab, G. Moffley. This wns f.n even contest until the final M)yds, when Donovan's crew, in spite of Peering an erratic course, epurted forward 1o win by half-a-C tlvb 'final was won by P. Dono/an'a orew.