EIGHT-OAR ROWING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18687, 22 April 1935, Page 8

EIGHT-OAR ROWING

WIN FOR WANGANUI FINE EXHIBITION EAST COAST FOURTH (Per Proas Association.) DUNEDIN, this day. The Now Zealand oigh't-oar championship race was- rowed on the Otago harfior this morning, and resulted: — Wangariui, 1; Otago, 2; Auckland, 3; East Coast, 4; Southland, ."». Welling ton and Cantorlniry swamped. Bdinc thousands of spectators witnessed the ra'ee. The .water conditions 'were good, except for a jobble off Wavcrloy, caused by a southwesterly .breeze. Wanganui won by two lengths, the next distances being 10 lengths and 1:} lengths. Southland stopped rowing .before the finishing line. Canterbury and .Wellington s-wainped three-quarters of a mile irom home.

After much jockeying at the start, the seven icrews were despatched In a good line. 'Within ,a few minutes, superior combinations began to show out. Wanganui, Otago, and Wellington were out in front after half a mile, when Wanganui assumed control and went away us 'they pleased. After opening out about two lengths they maintained that lead, rowing easily all the way. Otago made valiant efforts to reduce the lead, .but were no match for the leaders, who were a picture on the water.

The oilier competitors 'bunched some lengths in the rear, and coming ill rough (he choppy stretch Canterbury and Wellington swamped. Auckln.nu then rowed into third position, heading Easn Coast and Southland to tin- line.

No oflicial time was taken owing U the wvampings, 'but it was approxi matclv lOJtoui.

The inter-'varsity eight-oar race fo the flflibberly .Shield resulted:—Auck land., I; Canterbury, 2; Ot'ago, 3; Vic toria, >i. Won by :U lengths, three quarters of a length, and five lengths Auckland jumped out at the gun-fire followed 'by Otago, who .were tieposei by Canterbury alter three-quarters (>: a'mile. Time. 13.24.

The performance of the East Coast Rowing Association's representatives', in filling fourth place in the annual inter provincial eight-oar race at Dunedin, if especially creditable in view of the difficulties under which the crew, chosen from the Poverty Bay club membership. trained for the big event. The tidal conditions, and tho conditions of the local courses, limited training opportunities very considerably, and moreover. the necessity of * sending the eight-oar boat to Dunedin well in advance of the dispatch of the crew placed a further handicap on the preparation of the district representatives. Seven crews comprised tho field in the interprovincial eights, it is understood, and that the Poverty Ray eight should have beaten three others, all hailing from less distant centres, and trained \tnder more favorable conditions, gives further support for the claim that oarsmen of this district are not inferior to those of the best of other districts in New Zealand.