ROWING REGATTA.
NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. RECORD ENTRIES RECEIVED. The New Zealand championship rowing regatta, with special attractions added in view of the Exhibition, will be held on the Upper Harbour on Saturday. The entries, numbering 68, constitute a record. There will be 32 boats from outside Otago. Crews have entered from Auckland Ara* moho, Wellington, Marlborough, Canterbury, Timaru, Invercargill, Bluff, and the four local clubs. The total prize money amounts to £250. Several visiting crews are already in Dunedin and are training at the Otago shed. The following are the races and the entries received:— New Zealand Championship Fours.— Hamilton, Waitemata, Wairau, Petone, Otago, Invercargill Railway. New Zealand Championship Singles.— Waitemata No. 1, Waitemata No. 2, Hamilton No. 1, Hamilton No. 2, Wanganui Union, Timaru. New Zealand Championship Double Sculls.—Waitemata, Hamilton, Wanganui, Union, Christchurch Union, Queen’s Drive. Exhibition Fours.—Waitemata, Aramoho, Petone, Wairau, Avon (Christchurch), Timaru, Queen’s Drive, Otago, Invercargill Railway. New Zealand Championship Pairs.— Waitemata, Hamilton No. 1 and No. 2, Star (Wellington), Petone, W T airau, Christchurch Union, Queen’s Drive, Otago. Junior Fours.—Awarua, Aramoho, Petone, Avon (Christchurch), Timaru, Queen’s Drive, North End No. 1 and No. 2, Otago, Port Chalmers, Invercargill Railway. Maiden Fours.—Awarua, Avon, Timaru, North End, Otago, Port Chalmers. Youths’ Fours.—Avon, Timaru, Queen’s Drive, Invercargill Railway, Awarua, Port Chalmers. Junior Pairs.—Wanganui Union, Avon, Timaru, North End, Invercargill Railway. Maiden Double Sculls.—Wanganui Union, Avon, Timaru, Queen’s Drive, North End.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3755, 2 March 1926, Page 18
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