PROMISING CREWS

NZ Truth, Issue 1306, 22 December 1930, Page 13

PROMISING CREWS

Rowing

Kennedy Will Go Long Way

(From "N.Z. Truth's" Wellington Rep.) TEW men m the Wellington" province show as much promiee as W. KenTt^rZi a Z,° n f B memb <^ of the Petone §r W L ng P ub / Twlce wln nw of the Bridson Cup for junior sculls at the Wellatf°t n h n^ tta ' ? 111 i* indeed unfortun«onii a r th £ re ls n0 " best and best" ;. scullor for him m the Petone Club, as branoh 6 of U tn d t0 g0 a lons Win Dranch of the sport o n ?\ ha ? eV 5 n Bone M far as winning tha J?o~L an ? s then , by Dein * rus hed to the starting line again, per motor-car to figure successfully m the next event Mark Shous ll^ ° f thiS **■ fr ° m the o? ti" 3 w"?i- f 2T trainln *. is Hargreaves, ?«« ft i elljns * on <*ub- He is quite con- i tent to keep flt wlthdut participating m strenuous regatta rowing, but iAI could be mduced by Club supporters to partner wo,,m P 1 ? 8^ In , the p airs, Wellington rtfJil ?• not ,.. ha I e lon & t<> wait for more championship honors. R. Sharon (stroke), B. Crane (3), O. £ PPton (2 . >f v nd .?- Prltc »ard (bow). 1 wn be Petone s Youths fours. They are m good physical condition and are iinprov" Ing with every row. Sharon has a' nice, easy action and should^develop Into a top-notch, stroke with a little more ract ing experience. Pritchard falls back too wJS the boat, but has shown much improvement m the last two rows. The senior pairs at Picton will be . fought out between Star and Wairau, and the former should win. The junior pairs should be one of tlie best races of the day. Blenheim has two crews engaged, and the better of Star 6 flght ° Ut the lssue with i The Akaroa regatta is also to be held on New Tear's Day, when the senior fours should provide a splendid race. Avon, Union 'and Canterbury clubs will he represented by strong crews, and the first-named may prove the winners, ■ though it will be a tight go. I Ayon will be represented m the junior [ double sculls at Akaroa by Woodham and Andrews, winners of the maiden at the Head of the River races last Saturday. This pair have perfect combination, with plenty of weight and good length m the stroke. They are very highly thought of; m fact, expected to have an unbeaten record this season. Three crews will compete m the senior fours— Picton, Star and Wairau. The Picton crew won last year, and subsequently, at the Dominion Championships won the big event. The climatic conditions so far this season have been much against rowing, and very few oarsmen will be really fit by New Year's Day. Taking last season's form as a guide, it would appear that the big event will again go td Picton, but the champions will probably have . some difficulty In beating Star. It should be a fine race, with the verdict going to Picton.