ROWING.

Otago Witness, Issue 3860, 6 March 1928, Page 59

ROWING.

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OUTRIGGER.

The ' programme for the Otago Association’s regatta, to be held at Port Chalmers on March 23 (Anniversary Day) is as follows:—Junior Double Sculls (£4 and £1), Maiden Fours (£5 and £1), Youths’ Double Sculls (£3 and £1), Junior Fours (£6 and £2), Maiden Double Sculls (£3 and £1), Senior Fours, (best and best, £lO and £2), Maiden Fairs (£3 and £1), Youths’ Fours (£4 and £1), Senior Pairs (£4 and £1). It is 20 years since the North End Club has won the Senior Fours. Its win at Port Chalmers on February 25 was very popular. The fact that it was a rearranged crew, and one of the youths Towed bow, was all the more to their credit. The amusing part in connection with the race, in so far as North End was concerned, was the dilemma the bow man found himself in, after the race was half over, when North End was leading. Ai patently he did not fancy the crew’s chance, but it soon became apparent that he was likely to lose his maiden and junior status, and exclaimed that he did not want to win. However, Duncan, the stroke, excelled himself, and won the race by half a length. May North End have many more wins.

SELECTION OF OLYMPIC EIGHT. WELLINGTON, March 2.

At a meeting of the Wellington Rowing Regatta Committee considerable regret was expressed at the telegraphed decision of the Otago Rowing Association Pot to be represented in the interprovincial eights, and some doubt was expressed as to the correctness of the report that several of the provinces have already put their crews into training. It is definitely known that the Auckland, Wanganui, Wellington, and Marlborough crews have not yet commenced their combined training, and in view of the fact that several members of the Canterbury crew are at present at Wanganui for the championship regatta it seems impossible that the Canterbury crew can have started training.

Yet another aspect mentioned was the lack of opportunity for the Otago nominees to appear before the selectors of the eight for Olympia unless it be at the Wellington meeting. Otago residents here are much disappointed, and Otago delegates to the New Zealand Association are making arrangements to find accommodation for the crew if it should yet be sent up, and even to assist in financing the trip if necessary. At the finish of the interprovincial eights (three miles) the selectors will announce the possible and probable crews for the Olympic eight, which will then race over a mile and a-quarter. The crew to be nominated for the Olympic Games will be announced on the evening of the regatta.

NEW ZEALAND REGATTA. WANGANUI, March 4. The annual New Zealand championship rowing regatta was held yesterday afternoon on the Wanganui River course in beautiful weather before thousands of spectators. The tides were excellent for rowing, and it is hard to understand why several of the visiting crews used to far rougher courses caused delays by refusing to row under the conditions. Only one or two crews complained, but the delays caused marred the regatta and much public interest was lost. W. A. Stevenson (Waitemata) was not present to defend his title as New Zealand singles champion, and the new holder is A. K. G. Jackson, of the Union Club, Wanganui. The winner has had only two years’ actual rowing, and showed excellent form. Union had a second notable win by capturing the champion fours, defeating Wairau (Blenheim) by a length and a-quarter, St. George’s (Auckland) was third. Hamilton and Petone gave disappointing displays. C. A. Healey was stroke for the winners. Union also Won the champion double sculls, Jackson and Traill defeating the holders, Moles- ■ Worth and St. Clair, comfortably. Owing to the delays the champion pairs was rowed in the dusk, and it was almost impossible to make out the crews. Results: —

Maiden Fours —Whangarei 1, Star (Wellington) 2, Wanganui 3. Won easily by a length and a-quarter. New Zealand Champion Single Sculls— A. K. G. Jackson (Union, Wanganui) 1, G. S. Bright (Wellington) 2, W. St. Clair (Hamilton) 3. Nine competitors. Won by a length and a-half with ease. Maiden Single Sculls—R. J. Coxon (Aramoho) 1, A. Alexander (Hamilton) 2, E. Crysell (Union) 3. Won by four lengths. Youths’ Fours —Star (Wellington) 1, Wanganui Union 3. Wanganui was caught by Star over the last stretch and was beaten by a canvas. NEW ZEALAND CHAMPION FOURS. Union (C. A. Healey str., M. Galbraith 3, A. C. Moss 2, W. B. Kruse bow, Corby cox) 1 Wairau (Blenheim) 2 St. George’s (Auckland) 3 Won convincingly by a length and a-quarter. All the crews got away to a good start, but soon Wairau and Union were leading the field. Within a quarter of a mile of the finishing post Union overhauled Wairau and snatched a popular victory. Hamilton, which had B. Sandos as stroke, rowed into third place, but did not pass the finishing point. Petone, Wellington’s elect for the Olympic eight, disappointed. Maiden Double Sculls —Star 1, Wanganui 2. Won by six lengths. Junior Fours—Star 1, Whangqrei 2, Union 3. Won by two lengths. Junior Single Sculls—D. Mill (Aramoho) 1, R. Murie (Wanganui) 2. Won by two lengths and a-half.- - -

Maiden Fours—Hamilton 1, Aramoho 2, Union 3. Won by a length and a-half. Junior Fours —Wanganui 1, Aramoho 2, Star 3. Won by a length. Junior Double Sculls—Aramoho (D. Mill and R. Coxon) 1, Wanganui 2. Won by 12 lengths. Champion Pair Oars—Avon (C. A. Stiles and H. G. Stiles) 1, Hamilton No. 12, Wairau 3. Won by two lengths. Champion Double Sculls—Union, Wanganui (A. K. G. Jackson and E. O. Traill) 1, Hamilton 2, Avon 3. Otago and Star also started. Won easily by four lengths. Senior Consolation Fours—Wairau (W. B. R. T. Hegglun, C. Sutherland, C. Saunders, and R. Gosling cox) 1, Hamilton 2 St. George’s 3. The only starters. Won by three lengths.