INTERCOLONIAL ROWING MATTERS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2203, 21 May 1896, Page 23

INTERCOLONIAL ROWING MATTERS.

M'Corm&ck, the New Zealand sculler is making satisfactory progress under Neilson's coaching

The intercolonial four continue to do good work.

A'though no one is sangaina of viotory, it is expected that M'Cormack will make a good race for it.

The New South Wales Rowing A«ociation have decided to allow their delegates at the Australasian Rowing Conference a free hand on all matters except on the quaatioa of the amateur definition to govern future intercolonial contests. Their d«leg.vtea will urge that the definition to be adopted shall be the definition in force in New South Wales, but the delegates, however, will be at liberty to concede the provisions excluding manual labour amateura. They will not give way, however, on the exclusion of " men employed in or about boats," which caused .the disqualification of the Queen's Drive crew of Now Zealand. The New South Wales Association have also deolined to comply with the request of the New Zealand Rowing Association that the distance for the Intercolonial Fours be increased from two and a-qu*rter to three miles. Speaking to a Press Association representative, a leading member of the New Sauth Wales Rowing Association emphatic-lily stated that that body wou'd not allow, undar any circumstances, fisherman to row ia intercolonial contests. Sydney, May 18. The Intercolonial Bight-oared race wae rawed to-day, and was won by Victoria with New South Wales second, and Queensland third. These were the only colonies represented. Victoria gained an advantage by their ensartness in getting away, and at Uhr's were a length and a-half to the good. The New South Wales crow, however, stuck gillantly to them all the way, but the Queensland were outpaced before a mile had been covered. At the One-man wharf, the local crew spurted, but could not get up, and the Victorians won by a length. Time, 17min 17»eo, The" Victorians have now a recn-d of 14 wins against New South Wales, and four against Queensland. The Intercolonial Fours end Single Sculls will be rowed next Saturday.