NEW SOUTH WALES WINS EIGHTS

Southland Times, Issue 24054, 19 February 1940, Page 6

NEW SOUTH WALES WINS EIGHTS

CENTENNIAL REGATTA HELD ARAMOHO NARROWLY BEATEN (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, February 18. One of the finest exhibitions of rowing seen in the Dominion in recent years was provided by the visiting New South Wales crew who won the New Zealand champion eights tiom Aramoho and Union (Wanganui) at the New Zealand Centennial Regatta on Saturday. The Australians, showing very stylish form, had the race in nana from the mile. Their appearance marked the first occasion that an Australian eight has raced at a New Zealand regatta. . , For the sixth time in succession the event had been disorganized by bad weather as a result of which the events had to be spread over two days. A northerly wind blowing in strong gusts with a driving raih delayed the programme yesterday. Conditions were even worse this morning when the regatta was to have been continued at Petone at eight o’clock and a postponement was made until after eleven when the sky cleared. The wind had then dropped, but later it veered around to the south and the final two races had to be transferred to Oriental Bay. The water was always choppy on the outside of the course and with such big fields in the championship events it was not possible to row them under the smooth water conditions prescribed by the rules. Results: — LIGHTWEIGHT MAIDEN FOURS.— Union (Wanganui) 1, Wanganui 2, Picton 3. Won by two lengths and ahalf, third three-quarters of a length back.

MAIDEN FOURS.—Union (Wanganui) 1 Avon 2, Wairau 3. Won by three lengths, half, a length between second and third.

JUNIOR FOURS.—Aramoho 1, Port Chalmers 2, Picton 3. Won easily. JUNIOR SINGLE SCULLS.— Wellington I (T. Hegglun) 1, Aramoho (J. Fothergill) 2, Union II (Wanganui) (J. Col way) 3. Won by ten lengths, two lengths and a-half between second and third.

YOUTHS’ FOURS.—Union (Wanganui) 1 Avon 2, Blenheim 3. Won by one length and a-half, half a length between second and third.

WELTERWEIGHT JUNIOR FOURS — Wellington 1, Star 2, Union (Wanganui) 3. Won by half a length, a length between second and third.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPION FOURS (2000 metres).—Clifton (Toplies, s, Old, Ollson, Sampson) 1, Petone 2, Auckland 3. Thirteen crews competed. Won by two lengths, half a length between second and third.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPION EIGHTS (2000 metres).—New South Wales (Robinson, s, Jay, Clubbe, Gordon, Glassford, Murray, Foote, Montgomery, Thorton) 1, Aramoho 2, Union (Wanganui) 3. Five crews competed. Won by three-quarters of a length, third three-quarters of a length away. MAIDEN PAlRS.—Wanganui 1, Wellington I 2, Petone 3. Won by six lengths, third three-quarters of a length back.

NEW ZEALAND CENTENNIAL PLATE, 2000 metres.—Aramoho 1, Petone 2, Wellington 3. Five crews competed. Won by one length and three-quarters, three feet between second and third.

Aramoho came hard over the last stages with a surprising burst and was getting further ahead with ever} stroke.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPION SINGLE SCULLS, 2000 metres.—Auckland I (R. B. Smith) 1, Petone I (P. A. Abbott) 2, Wellington (T. Hegglun) 3. Eight competed. Won by a canvas, three lengths between second and third.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPION PAIRS, 2000 metres.—Union (Christchurch) (J. T. A. Harris str., C. A. Cooper) 1, Petone 2, Tauranga 3. Five crews competed. Won by two lengths, third three feet back.

NEW ZEALAND CHAMPION DOUBLE SCULLS, 2000 metres.— Petone (Abbott str., K. Boswell) 1, Auckland 2, Tauranga 3. Union (Christchurch) also competed. Won by four lengths, third ten lengths back.