INVERCARGLLL REGATTA.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15396, 7 March 1912, Page 8

INVERCARGLLL REGATTA.

EDMOND CITAI/LENGE SHIELD. EASY WIN FOR SOUTHLAND. (Fboii Our, Owk C'onnTarONDEST.I INVEfICARGIIX. March 6. Thotigli rreently weather has <*1 ,ts Uit belnviour, rain foil this aftornoon just in time to spoil a good deal of tlx: fun at Die Invercargill rogstta. Still it T>ns not a bad rowing day, and the even's n«ro pot. thwsgh inemly enough. Tho following <iro tlw rejiills:— MAIDEN FOURS. Railway A orow ... .« 1 Kiwrt-on 2 Awanui - 3 Also started: Railway B crew and Invercargill. Fi<int a fair start Rivcrton and Railway B wero put first, with Awarua oloeo up. Railway had inoreascd their lead to lialf 11 lengtJi at the lialf-milo, but Awania had <dunwt taught lUvortcvi. In tho homo stivtch. however. Railway rowed sploiitlidlv and won by a length from Itivorton, witft Awanid just over a length away, third. YOUTHS' FOURS. Railway 1 Awanui 2 lUvMton 3 Also started: Invercargill. This race provide tho host finish of tho day. From a gvxxl even start Railway and Awarua led mu, but before half a milo had gono Rivcrtor. had caiight up, and tho tlireo crows pulled together until tho last twodosen ioiKfil», m'nen Riiilway spurted ami wvm by tnrco-qiuirtora ot a longtJi. Tiio race for s«xond )Jaoo was a uilling one, ami Awaiiw just sorapc<l homo wititi tho noso of Vheir boai six inchcs in front oi Rivortou, who woro almost dono. Invwcargill cauglit a crab at. tho end of tlm wharf, but thoir place in any coso iroukl liovo boon fourth. MAIDEN PAIRS. Rail-ray A 1 Rivorton 2 Invcioargil! 3 Alro nart«l: Railway B. Tho start took a long time, but when tho l»ats got away Railway A at oneo showed in front, and rowed a maguifioent raoe. Riwrton hold t3«m until tho half-milo, but then the Railway oruw secured a substantial had, and won by two lengths, with lnverca.rnill <1 length away, third. Tho Railway B crew steered a bad coun», and rowd about a-rjirarter of a milo too far. JUNIOR FOURS. lnvorcargill 1 Railway 2 Ako Aart-ed: Railway A. Tho water was very jobbly at tho start, but tho boats go away fairly evenly. Inveioargill all through had tho boat of ft good rai.-o, and won fairly oomfortably by two The Railway 11 crow broko down near homo. G. Kovern took A. M'Killop's plaoo in tho i tail way A orow. MAIDEN SINGLE SCULLS. Barry (Invoreargill) 1 G. hevcrn (Railway) 2 Also started: \V. Rio (luvorcargill). Barry vory soou showed that ho waq going to win, and he liad.% comfortable load nil tn« way. winning by 30 lengths. Kcvorn got out of tlic coui-se in tlw run homo, but managed to turn and fiiu&h inside in front of Kao. SENIOR FOURS. Aw-ama l Raihray g Thoso tl:e only startecs. Autirtia had the best of a good start, and rowed ftrongly throughout tho race. At tho milo post they hat! a lead of two longths, mid from theto ivere novcr oliallenged. They won easily by six lengths, and wero in jrcat form after tlie long pull. JUNIOR PAIRS. Railway A 1 Railway B " t [ g Also started: Invercargill. The Railway crows fought for Grst plaoe, and the A crew proved infinitely superior, winning by about eight length?. Invorcargill wero threo lengths away, third. INTER PRO VINCLIL 11ACE. Utago v Southland. Representative) Fours, the wiunors 10 hold tho lidinond Challenge Shield. Two miles. Southland (H. Bradshaw stroke, B. Johnston, O. I'. West, and F. Ritchie) 1 An interested crowd watched tho crows away frum tlio shed. It was at oncc apparent that the Otago men did not liavo ac much weight as tho Sou till miders, but thoy wero a good-looking crew. Ritchie, who rowed bowjn the Southland boat, was not expected to row as well as he did, and when tile local men put out, there wero fears that the crow would not row with as much combination as tho Awarua mon would have done. The start was mado in very bud water, with a strong current flowing, but Southland got slightly tho better ol it. Otago hung to their opponents for the first 20 lengths,, bui then they gradually fell away, leaving the local crow with a saft margin This was gradually increased af the home stretch was roachcd, and Southlnjid eventually won easily bv four lengths. Tlio crow rowed in pro.it ityle, and Ritchic deserves great credit for his performance inasmuch as he hod novor rowed with the other threo before. The Southland victorj was greeted with cnthusiastio cheers. SENIOR PAIRS. Railway j invercargill 2 Otago 3 Also started: Dunedin Amateur Boatiiu Club. * Railway and Otago showed out first, but Invorcargi" rowed well, and challenge* 1 Railway strongly. Tho latter, however wero too good, and won comfortabiv by throo lengths, and could havo easily in creased tlioir load. MAIDEN DOUBLE SCULLS. Invercargill 1 Railway A 2 Also started: D.A.BX". and Railway B. A good start was made, as tho waloi mid bccomo smoother and the current wai not so strong. Railway jind Invercargil inado the pace willingly for tho first half mile, but the latter woro slightly superior and finished a length ahead, with Railwai B and Dunedin a long way behind. JUNIOR DOUBLE SCULLS. Railway A j Invercargill 2 Railway B 3 Theso were the only starters. Railwai had a slight lead all the way, and' wor by a good length. SENIOR DOUBLE SCULLS. Otago 1 Railway A ; 2 Also started; Railway B. Railway A nnd Otago wero abreast foi moro than half a mile, and then Otagr gradually forged in front, winning bv 1 good length. Tho prize-money was allotted to the vari ous clubs as follows:—Railway, £24 1 Awarua, £11; Invercargill,'£lo 10s'; Otago 1 £3; Rivcrton, £2.