ROWING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12702, 4 March 1912, Page 7

ROWING.

GISBORNE CLUB.

The races m connection .with the Gisborne Rowing Club's President's Fours ' were con- ' tinued on ttie 'Ta'Tuheru river on Saturday j evening. H. V. B. C. Jeffries, A. i Gardner and H. v Froser' beat R. Miller, H. J. Alley, L. Bright ' i&ntl H.'^Muir 4ft«r a closelycontested race. Haniilton ■ began to draw away . soon after the starts and cleared the Roebuck road bridge a clear length m front of his . opponent. Miller 'put in 'a bid, and lilthough considerably decreasing the gap failed to overtake Hamilton by half a length. Thfe other, race was between R. Pycroft, J. Pollock, M. j Oman and H. Mayhard, and I. J. .Qiiigley, G. Perry, B. C. Evans and B. Sweet. The latter made a poor start, and , Pycroft soon assumed the lead, but QiiigJey came on strongly and passed the big bridge on even terms witli Pycroft. - After clearing the footbridge the ( latter drew away by a bare length, which he ! maintained to the finish. . > The following crews have been selected to represent the Gisborne Club m the Colley and Co.'s Shield -cdmpetition : — Seniors, V.' H. Hamilton (stroke) and C. R. Moore (bow); juniors, A. G. Gerrard (str) and H. Alley (bow); ten stone, N. de Lautour (str) and R. Pycroft (bow); youths, R. Miller* (str) and J. Winter. (bow). £'"-t* ■' -'*iiii^ POVERTY-^.BA#ii«t3raj. . | The semi-flnlil Alices. , ln'-f^JAf Bay' Club's President's Fouifs were- decided on Saturday . night/ o.^'Hanseti, N^OtiSßswell, N. Moore and Si: Parker »beat Cl (Jlhr^i^R. Douglas, A. Kellett and >M. -toobling v* and- J'a!W. Nicolas, 1 W. Griffin, C>,J*o»a)l <ftnd,^C.r,iDavis beat V. Somervell, Ei." v OWeill 1 , V A.-f. Gtfllfdjfter and E. Simpson. Both ropesjiWerepAwpjt^oother easily.