ROWING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16946, 30 January 1926, Page 5

ROWING.

G.I'.C. PBESTDF.NT'S FOURS. CO|.ERG I'R \E'S ( RFAY \it 'll'RH -I.'S. The (lisborne Rowing Club's four-oar scrie, J’oi the trophies presented by tile, president. Mr C. \\. Muir, was hrougiil to a i • 11<-iii,-i<lll mi Tliursday evening, when the liim! race was rowed between eiow.s sainked res pec--lively by A. J. Colcbotii lie. and !•'.. ,\l. Golfe. Cole bourne emerged vi -(nracas from the von - test, and mured bis se- ond win ai lin o,ii!>- this .season.

The. series has been followed with the gicite.-t interest by rowing enthusiasts, fur in the various rounds the racing has been keen and exciting, Coloboimie’s (lew bad -its hardest race when matched with W. J.ungl,suds’ 1 four, and won Giat emitest by a. margin of only eighteen inches. I.angkuids gut away at the. start am! with hail' (lie distance covered, held, a lead of over a length. (.'u'eboiirnc: then spurted and reduced the lead by half, and over the last third of a mile crept up b\ ill-lie.-, in a dogged effort which lie Mists, ned to the linisli. Had Langlands had a little more luck near the linisli. be undoubtedly would have won, but- a, bad wobble took the way n!f his boat .ainl allowed Colebourne to draw level within 50 yards of Hie. post. From that stage on the boats progressed stroke, by (stroke, now one bow allowing by I lie lead and then the other, and on the linn! stroke, ( oleh.rmrne scored a taird-ea,rued win. I.KI) A 1.1. TI IF WAY.

To the filial, the eventual winners of the seifes met anol her light crew, and .lilt-.- a. smart stall, maintained the upper hand over Ihe whole leueili of the < oiu'se. Gud'i-T funi rowed well, but did not have die daaii to rv-eu'.cr the did alive lo.sl m I lie lit'Sl few Stroke,':.

The winning crew is especially il-t-erv :ng of credit,, fur a pari IT-run the skipper all are lirsl-yeri.r members of the clals. G, Ball. I lie bow oar. has been a rnentlier of three winning crews this mvisoii. but the other two novices were enjoying their first success. Thev are ,1. Sicwart and Y\". Unnginia, and liuth pull powei'