EIGHT-OAR CHAMPIONSHIP

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22203, 5 March 1934, Page 5

EIGHT-OAR CHAMPIONSHIP

OTAGO CREW FOR iWELUNGTQN

.- The .fpHoWingvCrew lilas; been selected to represent G'tago in-tne'interproyinCial Eight-oar Championship' Race, to be rowed at Sater4g[!- .., ', '.', " . : . j J. • P. Vallis .(str,Qtago; Rowing 'Club>V ' ' '■■■:■;■'• ; >^: X r- : ' : \-[". ■■■: H: IQ: Stiles (7, Otago Club). | •;F.' Broftgti,(6, Otago,C}ub); ■■'«Ji ; Solomon (5,1 Port Chalmers 1 Rowing (Mb): ' C. Crambnd (4; Port,Chalmers Club) ; . C. Couchman (3, Otago Club).

■ P.:W. Eggers (2j NorthVErid Boating •ClubK- '■s'</,h^;.^' :: -i'M: A 'y'.XX ;;;", D./M-iMatheson, (bow, .Queerifs': Drive Bditihg Club).'

: ! The ; Selection > Committee announced on Saturday. that ( the crew will bovßubjectwtb. reboating. - f Brongh, Stiles, and Matheson Were members of the'Otago crew when it won the;' Wellington, Harbour last yeairi:. The new blood introduced 1 into this year should' very ably ;ftH the places of thp four men they have'replaced. Cramond is stroke of the. Port Chalmers .Cluh'fl senior, fotifj 'ahdj'hM ':■. towed' sbm«( excellent > races this season. Couchman is considered $6 be one of the coming oarsmen of the Otago' Club,; and: ; "VaUis has been Very euccesgful as stroke of the :• o^ a g o Club's senior" four, while Eggers has showp'great'form :as..stroke of ;Nort)ii; End senior fouri Brbugh, Stiles, and Solomon have experience of eig^ are in splendid.. ,form at,the present time. Matheaori, Who has replaced, H. L. Pritchard jn the bow of they boat, has? also had considerable , in 'racing.. ' »:■. Last year's comprised six- oarsmen from the Xowjer Harbpur, but- this year the; majority; of the men have oeen drawn, from the Upper Harbour clubs. The crew jwl! commence training this weelcw.- "'w...,.;-; .:■•';■.