AQUATICS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14465, 6 March 1909, Page 7

AQUATICS.

INTEIU'OVINCIAL TRIAL FOURS. UPPER HAUIiOUJ! GREW WINNERS. A race of I'onsidcrable interest in rowing circles behveen an Upper Harbour crew, picked by Mr C. Slatham, and a Port Chalmers crew, selected by Mr F. Keenaii, for the honour of representing Otago in the inlerprovincial event at Waibola on Anniversary Day, was rowed last, evening. The course traversed was a mile and a-ha'f, starting between a point on the Portobello fide and a laiulmark at Raveiishourne. It iinished at the tongue wharf. The Upper Harbour crew was composed of J. M'Gralh (stroke), 12.12: J. Kerr (No. 3), 13.8; E. A. Stevens (No. 2). 12.8; A. C. l'atorson (low), 12.0; and D. M'Laughlin (cox), 5.10. The Port Chalmers crew wore:—J. Glengarry (stroko). H-JOj A. Carw (No. 3), 11.4; K Atlieltl (No. 2), 10.5; "F, Nelson (bow), 10.10; and Handle Smith (cox), 5.7. The Port crew went down the harbour in Uie launch, (owing their outrigger, but the other boat was rowed to the startingpoint. The race was late in starting, and it was not till 7.10 that they were ready to start. Some anxiety was felt- concerning Slovens, who earlier in the day had been attacked by colic. He looked out of soils in his place in the boat, but professed himself "all right.". The Port men looked the bigger of the two crows—that is to say, they scorned the taller. Glengarry (Porl) won the loss, and chose Ihc inside. .\lr A. ft Galbraith gave iho.ii a. capital start, and both boats'got away well. Tho stilf breeze blowing up the. harbour during the aflerncon had moderated considerably, and the boats jr.a-.le a good run for home with the waves at their heels, each boat pulling 36 strokes to tlio minute. Tho crews kept well together, but after the first half-mile the Port boat was seen to be leading. M'Cralh's wow drove their boat up level, Riid gradually forged ahead. Here Port's Mowing became a. little erratic, and the Upper Harbour boat drew further ahead,' on )y to 1)0 again ptifwil by the other. Within half a mile of home the Upper Harbour ( . r ,. vv npurtotl gamely, and soon liad a j;i, u ,| alH \ k maintaining it. crowed ;| k . ];,„, ;l ~|c al. ( vvo lengths ahead of .''"''l. Mr S. S. Jlvors (a vicc-prcsi-dctit of ,l, n oj. 1R() fji,,!,) „ e , pi | ;ls j |u i s(;i •jnd Mr ,!. ft Oalbraith acted as starlor. 1 he Otago Club was well reprosenlcd both at the wharf and on Iward the launch, Mr \\atson captain of the North End Boating Uun, being among the others present. >Rom start to finish l!]( , ~l ce was inH , r( ,, t . ing and well row«l. The winners have beaten a good crew, and will doubtless give ■j; good account of themselves at Waihola. I nno was not taken. The toa given by niembers of the Otago Rowing Club at their Ix-sttsheds this afterTioon promises to be an interesting ceremony. A procession of Ixxiis w il| take place, at. 2.30, and this k to \ v followod by boat, ranoe, swimming, ladioji' races and other events. Attendance is by invitation. LAKE WAIHOLA RKGATTA. The Otago Rowing Association is holdiu',' its annual regatta at Lake Waihola oil Tuesday, March 23 (Anniversary Day), 'j'ho rcgatt» i?r«ijisiss mifi-Hißa in-

terestUhis year, and the entries promise lo 1)0 larger than usual. The. programme includes Junior, Maiden, and Senior Double Sculls: Youths', Junior. Maiden, and ■Senior Fours; Junior, Maiden, and .Senior Tail's; and the iiiferprovincial race, Otago v. .Southland, and also a Ladies' Fours. Given a fine day, this should prove a most delightful outintr, and some interesting races should take place, as all the crews have been training hard for some time. Crews are expected which will he advertised in a later issue. The cnirics promise lo he larger than usual, and everything points to a most, successful regatta in every way. We feel sure thai those who wish to go out of town will find a trip to Waihola the pleasuntcst of wavs of putting in the boliduy. The Southland Selection Committee ha.s reeoinmended lo ils association that fho following crew be chosen to icpresopt .Southland against Otago in the annual interprovineial race, to b" rowed at Waihola on j| al . ( .|, 2i:-K C. Ba«slian (stroke), T. Brown (3), W. .Johnston (2). 1). Campbell (bow); emergencies, C. Bam and 11. Walker. The members of the chosen crew are all senior representatives of the Invereargill Rowing Club, and as a snctessfnl combination have already won considerable reputation at the .Southland a-ml Otago regattas. The reserve men ißarry and Walker) are respectively the stroke and No. 3 of this Railway junior crew, which has shown such excellent promise at local regattas in the past two years.