ROWING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18236, 3 November 1933, Page 3

ROWING

a.KC. FIRST TRIALS R.. NICOLL WINS FINAL Setting a fast, stroke at the start and never relaxing at any part of the course, R.-- Nicol stroked his crew 1 to course, R. Nieoll stroked his crew to borne Rowing Club’s First Trial Fours, contested on the Taruheru course last evening. The race, which was rowed under first-class conditions in regard to water, had aroused a good deal of interest, a point to which attention was drawn being that of the eight men engaged in the two crews, all but, one was under ill years of age. The contest w-as not. productive of the best class of oarsmanship, due to the fact that neither stroke gave his crew- a chance to lengthen out. The sprint course of three-quarters of a mile barely gives a crew time to get its second wind, and with half the course finished, the finalists were getting a little ragged. However, they stuck to their task with keen deters mination, and right through to the finish the competition was unflagging. , The finalist crews comprised E. Nieoll, str., T. Alexander, W. Holmes and W. Owen; and G. Bruce str., D. G. Papprill, R. Kinder and J. Boag. The crew stroked by Bruce gained a canvas at the start, but was gradually overtaken by Nieoll, who' maintained a punishing stroke to securo the lead. For a quarter of a mile, Nieoll hold an advantage of half a length, and on the inside of the long bend between Reliance street and Derby street he extended his advantage to a full length, Bruce sprinted strongly from Derby street to the finish, and again cut the lead to half a length, but Nieoll pulled away with the last dozen strokes, and bad a little clear-water between the boats as they crossed the line. SECOND TRIAL FOURS The Second Trial Fours series will he rowed on Tuesday, November 14, over the mile course. In this ovent 16 crews were forthcoming, and have been drawn as follows, to commence training immediately:— —Morning.—A. G. Lentell (str.), S. Porter, R. Kinder and R. E. Garrett. K. Bell (str.), L. Scholium, C. L. Cowan and C. Hansen. G. J. Jeiine (str.), I). F. Muir, D, Gavin and R. Redmond. R. Morrison (str.), G. C. Jones, D. Robertson and D. Wilson, K. Crarer (str.), H. Hunter, W. Collett and C. Davy. H. Hankey (str.), J. Zaehariali, G. Hall and K. Monk. T. MeCallum, (str.), A. W. Cleaver, L. A. Potts and V. Ivess. —Evening.— A. F. Allen (str.), G. McConnell, S. MeLernon and L, Jones. R. Nieoll (str.), P. Weir, W. Holmes and D. Watt. S. Bruce (str.), P. Gavin, J. Boag and M. Stewart. <T. Gemmcll (str.), A. Owen, F. Aitehison and D. Hucston. G. Winter (str.), T. Alexander, V. Hay and F. Roddick. R. Hanna (str.), J. Somerville, A. McLean and W. Owen. D. Alexander (str.), I). G. Papprill, J. Hogge and J. Williams. G. Weathorlcy (str.), C. 'MeLernon, J. Egan and R. Hunt. B. Lo Compte (str.), C. Shaw, R. Am derson and 11. Alley.

POVERTY BAY CLUB &EMJ-TINAL DECIDED In the Poverty Bay, Rowing Club’s First Trial Fours series, tho semi-final stage was reached last evening, and tho final will bo rowed to-night, tho course being from. Roebuck road bridge to tho club-house, a distance of three-quarters of a mile. Two races* were scheduled for last evening, but in one instance J. McCarthy defaulted to W- McLeod, owing to members of his crew being on country work and unable. |o reach town in time for their engagement. The semi-fipal contest rowed last evening was between George A idem, str., T. Slovens, 0. Silverwood, and A. Gardner; arid K. Harris, str., C. Wallace, E. Felton and A. Pool. Tho fust mentioned four made tho host impression at the start, and after half tho distanco had been covered, Ardern was leading by half of a boat’s length. Harris got his crew settled down at this stage, and gradually crept up until the boats were almost on level terms 100yds from the finish. Both crews put. in strenuous finishes, and Ardern re-established his half-length advantage as ho crossed the line. In the final, to he rowed this eyeoing, Ardeni’s four will meet W. McLeod’s, tho race being timed 1 for 6.30 o’clock. Immediately after .the conclusion of this series, training will commence for the Second Trial Fours of tho Poverty Bay club’s programme.