OPEN ROWING REGATTA

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19880, 6 March 1939, Page 12

OPEN ROWING REGATTA

FIXTURE AT NAPIER OUTSIDE < 'EDITS SUCCESS McLEOD WINS HANDICAP Three clubs, Wellington Star, Wanganui Union, and Napier, were the most successful at the open regatta staged on Saturday afternoon toy the Napier Rowing Club. Nine clubs were represented in the events, which were rowed on the Ngaruroro River, Clive. The prize-money was divided as follows:—'Star, £23: Wanganui Union, £l9; Napier, £l7; Petone, £4; Poverty Pay, £3; Aramoho, Gisborne, and 'Wellington, £1: Wanganui, nil. The Ngaruroro course was calm for the main part, there toeing a slight jobble on the water at the start of a few of 'the races. With his win in the handicap single sculling event, W. McLeod (Poverty Bay), was the only Gisborne representative to register a success. P. A. Gavin, the Gisborne club representative sculler, came near to hoisting his club's flag at the finish of the maiden sculling event, but K. May (Star) lasted the distance better. The Gisborne welter-weight crew in the junior division was placed fourth in 'that event, and was only lengths from the leaders. A like distance separated the Gisborne juniors, stroked by A. F. Alien, from the winners in the junior fours, Allen’s crew being placed third. The results were as follows: — LIGHTWEIGHT MAIDEN FOURS Star (C. F. Pert, str., Q. Kingham, W. Bryan and J. Cowles), 1. Napier (J. Finlay, str., J. Weaver, C. Anderson and B. Walker), 2. Wanganui Union (M. Mooseman, str., L. O'Donnell, W. Mather and R. Gordon), 3. Also started: Wellington and Wanganui. MAIDEN PAIRS Star CR. Hansen, str., and J. Bpllock), 1. Aramoho (I. Pepper, str., and A. W. Clark), 2. Wellington (J. Hegglum, sir., and K. Fish), 3. Also started: Poverty Bay, Wanganui Union, Petone and Napier. WELTERWEIGHT JUNIOR FOURS Star (ill. Bevan, str., W, Hawker. R. Hill and K. Frazer), 1. Wanganui Union (H. Bowling, str., D. Wadey, T. Salt and E. J. Blair), 2. Wanganui (A. Graham, str., W. Christian, G. Clav and B. Stroud), 3. Also started: Gisborne, Aramoho, Napier and Wellington. MAIDEN SINGLE SCULLSI Star OK. May), 1. Gisborne (P. A. Gavin), 2. Also started: Napier No. 1 and No. 2, Petone, Wanganui Union and Wellington. YOUTHS’ FOURS Wanganui Union OR. Blackmore, str., J. Hodge, W. Phillips and M. Mossman), 1. Star (F. Spackman, str., J. Gilbertson, G. Orr and .T. Moleta), 2. Napier (R. Dockary, str., J. Cross, K. Humphries and C. Fuller). 3. Also started: Wanganui, Petone, Gisborne and Wellington. JUNIOR PAIRS

Petone (F. Cassidy, str., and H. Parsonage), 1. Star OL. 'Hoskins, str., and R. Pearse), 2. Wanganui Union (E. Day, str., and C. Tasker), I!. Also started: Aramoho, Poverty Bay. 'Napier and Wellington. SENIOR FOURS Wanganui Union (R. Gould, .str., 11. Ilalkett, M. Granville and R. Coxon), 1. Napier (E. Poyntcr, str., L. Dugleby, W. Tucker and G. Silvenvood), 2. Aramoho (P. Stowers, str., C. Campbell, D. Holmes and J. Stokes), 3. Also started: Wanganui, Gisborne and Petone. HANDICAP SINGLE SCULLS Poverty Bay (W. McLeod), 3sec., 1. 'Petone (P. .Abbott), 3 sec., 2. Wellington No. 2 (H. Luke), 3sec., 3. Also started: Wellington No. 1, Aramoho, Gi.dborne and Wellington No. 3. MAIDEN FOURS Napier <F. Austin, str.. W. Benson. A. Edmonds and K. Dick), 1. Wellington (A. Manners, str., K. Fish, N. Mathewson and W. Morgan), Star No. 2 (G. Ryan, str., N. Rose, J. Jack and J. Gray), 3. Also started: Aramoho, Gisborne, Poverty Bay, Petone and Star No. 1. MAIDEN DOUBLE SCULLS Wanganui Union (J. Colway, s'tr.. and G. Delves), 1. Star (K. May, str., and C. Pert), 2. Also started: Petone, Aramoho, Napier and Wellington. JUNIOR FOURS Napier (E. Poyntcr, str., L. Dugleby, A. Edmonds, and K. Dick), 1. Wanganui Union (E. Day, str., C. Gould, C. Granville and C. Tasker), Gisborne (A. F. Allen, str., J. Hankey, J. F. E. Nelson and E. Alexander), 3. Also started: Petone, Star Nos 1 and 2. Poverty Bay and Aramoho.