ROWING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16923, 11 April 1929, Page 3

ROWING

BUSCKE CUP RACES

Racing was -conliniicd last evening in lln; Gisborne Rowing Club’s single seal ling series for the Buseke Cup. three races being got oil’, against a last-moving title, which tested Hie condition of the oarsmen to the full. The best rare of the series to date was that in which A. Allen, off 7ser., extended the scratch man to the uttermost, and just failed bv a small margin to beat him. All three races rowed last evening were in the second round of the series, and there arc now four men left in. The semi-finals were set down for this evening, and il is Imped lo get the final off to-morrow evening. Making the most of his 7suc. advantage. A. Allen led G. C. Jones (scr.) practically from the start to the finish ~f their -contest. The scratch man picked tip a. little by means of a last start, ]mt his opponent kept up a fast, stroke and maintained a lead of about three lengths down the long stretch between Ballancp street and Derby street bridges. At the latter bridge, the pressure began to tell on (lie loader, and lie was gradually overtaken; a strong finish by Jones carried that oarsman to the. front lo win by half a. length. Another hard race was that in which it. Rail (14see.) met D. Coates (I6scc.), the. lust-mentioned proving the winner. There was not much between them wiien the hack-marker was sent off, and for a long way the issue was in doubt. Rail; repeatedly drawing up and then falling away again. Weight and strength told in tho later stages, and Coates asserted his superiority convincingly, winning with clear water between the boats. An erratic, course steered by 8. Gray, in bis meeting with R. Anderson, dissipated the advantage of Issee. which Anderson conceded to bis opponent. Neither sculler steered particularly well, especially at (he Reliance street, footbridge, the downfall of many an experienced waterman. Down tho long strotdi the boats were together, but Anderson went away from Derby street, and Gray, in his efforts to stay with him, lost his steering marks. The result was (luit. lie got into shallow water and was well beaten in the finish. In the semi-finals this evening, Jones was drawn to meet Anderson, and Coates’ opponent, was to he G. Weatherly, who lias not raced in the series so far, having won by default in tho first round and had a bye in the second. P.B. CLUB'S DOUBLES. The Poverty Bay Rowing ( lull’s double sculling races for the Broad Cup and Stoneham trophies were continued on the Tarnhevu River last, evening. The contests were held over a- half-mile course, arid a high tide assisted the rowers to a small extent. In the first race. J. Bacon and T. Hill (scr.) defeated P>. Glover and J. McCarthy (Bsecj by a length. Glover made the most of his handicap, but betoro half the distance had been covered the scratch men had drawn level. In a somewhat, uninteresting finish the scratch pair went on to win comfortably. ■C. Lucas and L. Martin (15sec) showed better combination than A. Roche and C. Hume (BseC), and experienced little difficulty in holding their advantage throughout'. The limit pair moved off to a good start, and although their opponents challenged on several occasions, managed to keep a good gap between the boats. Lucas and Martin appeared ill improve over the final 100yds, and passed the finishing post a length and alialf ahead of Roche’s 'boat. Competing in the. first race of the Poverty Bay Club’s novice single-sculling competition for Mr. T. Morrison’s Cup, A. Roche (sseo) beat G. Glover (Bsce) by three lengths. Roche experienced no difficulty in making up the advantage, and carried on to win with an easy stroke.