ROWING

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22432, 29 November 1934, Page 4

ROWING

By Ootbiooe*. FIXTURES December 2&—Macandrewv Bay regatta; Kiverton regatta. -. January 1. —Akaroa regatta. February 16.—Wellington regatta.. . February 23.—South Island Championship regatta ( Port Chalmers). . March .2.—Championship regatta (Auckland); . .'. . , ~,. .. Easter Saturday.—lnterprovmcial Lighta (Dunedin). , . . PORT CHALMERS CLUB ~ .Most of-the Port .Ch.almerß "Club's .regatta crews, have commenced training, but it is too early yet to judge, their true form. The youths' four.has.been changed, the bow man (Anderson), now taking stroke position. This change should help to balance the boat much better. Perhaps the strongest crew to' be boated, by the club at present is the. juniors, ; all these men being over the list 31b mark. With a few weeks' hard training the crew should be, able to' hold. its own with any. crew in the junior' class in the habour. The senior.crew (Neilson,.Thorn, Arider-. son>.and M'Connell) has not'bad. a great deal, of practice; this being due to .one. of the men working at night. Taking .all the crews on the whole, they should give , a good account of themselves at the Macandrew Bay regatta ,on Boxipg Day. The maiden crew is fortunate in having ; R« Hill as stroke.. He is a very capable man v and, should be able to ' produce ,■ -a ..very, sound combination. , * ;■. • QUEENS DRIVE CLUB: ', The following crews competed in the Queen's Drive Boating Club's Cameron,. Fours last Saturday afternoon:—-No..! 1 - L. Pithie, D. Clark,. 'J. Craig, and A. Cook (winners of the. event) ; No. 2-—G. Clark, J. Treloar, J. Osborne, and (j. Mathewson (runners-up); No. 3—M. Jackson, D. Sutherland, A. Long, and-A' Dougherty; No. 4—D. Matheson,. J, Smith, R. Wards,.and W- Fullerton. Clark beat Jackson ip the first heat and Pithie beat Mathesoh in the second Heat.' After; a good start Mathespn took the lead, but.as soon as. Pithie's crew .settled .down it passed, Matheson's ,boat, eventually • winning by three-quarters of- alength, Pithie won the Jfinai; from Clark. ~:'..: .The following crews have been selected to train for the season's regattas:—Senior Fours—G. Clark, L. Pithie, Li R.. Fountain, and D. M. Mathesbn. Senior, Sculls, Clark and Pithie/ Maiden Fours: \Nov I—J. Smith, G. Roberts, A. Long, and. G. Mathewson; No. 2—R. Wards, J/ Osborne, W; Fullerton, and A. Dougherty. Maiden •Sculls, M. Jackson and J. Emerson. ; Youths' Fours—J. Treloar, Dr Sutherland,, J. Craig, and A. \ Go'ok. Youths' sculls, Treloar and Sutherland. ' ; ' V. j CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA- ; The question of holding,the New Zealand championship regatta at Akaroa in 1937,'which, will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Akaroa Boating Club, was' discussed at a meeting of the Canterbury Rowing Association .on, November 20. v," The letter was referred ..to .the Christchurch "Regatta 'Club, 'as the, .Akaroa Regatta, Club .asked 'whether, the, Christchiirch Club-would combine with it in staging.the regatta atiAkarbav. / The Akaroa Regatta Club; wrote asking whether the assoeiatibri' would'■.favour, tbe application to the New:Zealand Rowing Association, and'whether tbeChristchurtfh Regatta Club wo.uld combine/with ' the Akaroa Club to hold the' event.' it was upders'tood that £175 wijuld. bav e to be found for prize money, and the/transport of boats would have to be arranged. If the association favoured the •■ scheme steps could be taken to 'build up ,a fund for the purpose. ':''■■ . \ :•; ":,' •'-.'.•; ■• : .The Akaroa application.: .was./r*rer ; r.ed to.'itheChristchurch. .Regatta; C,lub, :V and, 'the., association, after, receiving>the club s.repbrt,: .will' decide tlie-matter. ■-,..• ■ • INTERESTING •, FACfs; ' The manager Hi ■ the Wanganui Union, eightejar crew (Mr E. J. Grotty) ha'd many interesting • facte'-about rowing on the-:btlier. side, of the Tasnian.to reveal when the crew arrived' at Auckland, on November 17.- from ;.• Sydney/-. He. considered - that i the standard : of, ; the. sport in-New:Zealand was superior to that in Australia, but had great. respect .for .the wonderful physique.' of -the. Australian oarsmen. . . • - V.-- '-v ■■■ ■.■■■•'•: An' 'inspection.'of the various boats, both at Melbourne and Sydney, J undoubtedly confirmed C. A. Healey'e opinion, formed" during' his first visit to Australia, in 1925 with the' AH Black eight, that the great' majority of Australian crews are under-bbated; although the Australians themselves did not incline, to that opinion.- Both the• New/ and. London boats were, in fact, baiges compared with the Australian «a f V,bUt it was on the water where.the difference was most marked.. When the catch was applied the, Australian boate invariably Ed themselves, and instead of possessing the gliding motion ot the English and New Zealand craft, appeared to spring up.and down, Furthermore, Australians had an idea that; ap . eight, invariably had a twist in it,. and i inconsequence maintained that the bow man should : go* in a little ahead of the in'order to counteract; any twist at the C? The London crew', was' boated In. an English boat whichvereated-much interest. ; Built in a week by Sims and Son, ot Putney-on-Thames, the .craft. w« shipped + rt Mplhourne : in a case bltt-Jong—<i out any damage. It is built on ■ » ent mould from most boate anoVis fitted with swivel rowlocks similar n, design to'those used generally in sculhng: boats but of a heavier type. They-arcfatted tn a- fixedsteel pin with _a.bt.tn rjguej arm fitted to the* top of the pin,, giving is a tube bracing fittii to each side of the boat to give ft extra rigidity The elides, .which are 4n long! aVe double-acting, being similar to thSSe ? of a sculling boat; and the seats are smaller than those- vogue.™ New Zealand. The rudder has a doubleSn motion, having a pulley on-each used in New Zealand cratt. • DOMINION STANDARD HIGH When speaking at Auckland after the rino £ Wanganui eight-oar crew from Australia,.the manager .(Mr,K J. , CroTty) said that, generally speaking, ttg ffi Physique of .the bowevpr was very-impressive—in. tact, ne had'n?m seen such splendid physmue 3 Tn !h?Grand Challenge Cup at Henley the Wanganui crew defeated Melbourne , UnivS which the previous Saturday : had beaten the New Zealanders, in the : K heat, while in the semi-hnai the crew accounted for Mercantile and" Nagambie. These.were two very hard races and the effect was most noticeable in the final, when the crew went rather .disappoint'"The London Rowing Club crew,, which won the.final, nevertheless, was exceptionally good, and, although its style did not meet with the, approval ot Melbourne fiitics it possessed, remarkable pace, through the water. The stroke, T. Turner, had stated that it was the best row the crew had ever bad. Mr Crotty further stated that the Londoners were indeed great watermen. They had a tremendous leg; drive, and followed this up with an exceptionally steady recovery. V Conditions for rowing m Melbourne were ideal, the clubs being in the heart

of the city, with every facility for thf development of the sport. The river, presents a great spectacle after 5 o'clock afc night, it being literally covered with boats, and good steering is very essential. .-, In Sydney, the New Zealanders measured blades with the'elite of New-South Wales crews, and, although critics, did not favour the New Zealanders, the latter went to the front after 200 yards and woa by. a very comfortable For this victory the crew received the Kerr, Cup outright and nine miniatures. The >higb. standard displayed by the crew was a tribute to the coach, Mr • -W.it. G. Coombes,.-, ~ ;-, ~',.•. v' '• ■"■;•■' ■■':.'.■■■ GENERAL NOTES' v • • The North End Club will hold itsinext; race on December.B, when the,Christmas Fours will be rowed. •-■.-. .« ;' , ,W. Marriner, who rowed for North End last season, is now a member .of the Invercargill Railway Club. : Hie,will now row in. the. Railway senior four (says .tha Southland Times), as that crew selected, and will,probably, combine -withr J.' Hogan- in the sculls, and "pairs/events. - -. The ' new boat»" which' Mr' A. ■M. ' N.' Miller is building for the Port Chalmers' Club- is nearine -completion.•; The boat will be delivered early next month.' • •-The North End crews, have been ■insolid training for some time. The ihbgt prominent regatta crews'at' the time, are the maiden:.-four, and -scullers. It has "been' found : "Me'ces-/ sary to make two alterations, in theyouths' I'ourVcrewi';■■;'• v? i ':■:> -f '*h''A =' -} Queen's' Drive senior fouri "comprising' G. Clark (stroke),.L. Pithie; L. R: Ferns.-; tain, and D. M. Matheson, ; , has been on. the water several.; times •'during, the .past two weeks. .The men have shown good form. The,.youths'• crews are very, keen,' and. train regularly. Several of the novices, are showing-good promise/; '■- ,' The,: Canterbury: Association ,is making a definite .effort, to i. fmprbve the,popularity;, of rpw.ing. The-association will conduct an : ipter-club eight'oar event' dri' the Waimakariri on',-December : B','. an'd'will install a loud speaker system to help the public to. follow the boats.: The association, in fact, is trying to advertise and. popularise -the•.sport? : in- ! every way it can. but:'its task',.is"a, big one... ...'.,; ■': The most likely crew in the; Awariia', Club's shed > is -the youths' A ..crew, :whp,'. : with the exception ,bf hit,', rowed .together, preyipusly;:,« (says;;- thfr: SputhlandV.Times). . u Both maidesn arid,' junior classes are.fairly.strong/..apds-ther-e'v is no reason' that the : A;wafna -Club's? colours should not be well to'.the-foreVthis , season., and so make'/amends ;, for:. l ths., poor' showing of .-last/ summer.- - Thfe'.keen* : ness of all members is, apparent,, and: with •coaches -of the calibre 6f Messrs:■■ A.,' E.. Tall, W. Calder. K. M'Kenzie. T. WM. : and H/Talli stalwarts;of bygone seasons'', there is every prospect of'a successful; year. ; <..' " : : " •/".• ;: -,- '.",'. /'//■'■,' During their/short stay in' Auckland", after arrival frdni-Melbourne and Sydhey' f the' Wanganui, Union eight-bar. " cjteyr . visited' the where/the"_ next New Zealand championships 'are .icr be held on March'2,'. 1935. : They were' very favourably "impressed" and-, gafsi';'an ; 'assurance that ; the Union' Club'would be represented-at the teg'atta,., '-"- ' •' 'v:'?.', ■, 'W. Paecb, ■ of! the Invercargill -Club,, is/ labput to leave for Melbourne;to seek fame' in another -branch "of ; sport. While 'hie is in ■ Melbourne, he wall inquire; on- be* ' half- of the club! regarding the delivery;" of the new skiffs of. '■which/nothing ■ been heard since the order was made some "weeks ago. The •University vacation .'has seeh the return to tlnvercargill' of, thrte" students who have participated in rowing" at their respective colleges (says the l 'Southland" Times) .All three—N. Wilson; -R". Watts, and J. R. Mills^—have- joined- the Invej-' "cargill Club for, the current season. Wilson ;rbwed in the Otago; University height last Beasbn,/Watts represented ■rGatiter- ■ bury College two seasons ago,a promisintc-oar,.should just about secure a seat 4n- the/Cahterbury^Coliegexriew this season.... - . /■•] <' . ; i When ; the,Wang'anui>Union 'Boafe. Club's 'eight-oar crew competed in Australia. : one," of -its' -numherv: Ai:G; .Moss,/tbbk 'ill after thfei..final of ;the: Grand >Challeriee Eighjtss/and was removed' to-hospital: He was in good health when ini Auckland ;bn November ' 17v- but- stated; thit,,'although he .felt well- he would.haye .to undergo medicalvattentiori when he reached Wanganui./ ,-' Incidentally, Moss ■ sported '.ared' coat'.. symbolical of nationaL cham- ■ nionship honours, he. having been a member of a Union/four which won.,the New • Zealand. Championship, several years ago.