ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Taranaki Daily News, 4 March 1935, Page 7

ROWING CHAMPIONSHIPS

CONTESTS AT AUCKLAND NEW PLYMOUTH NOT PLACED. JACKSON WINS SINGLE SCULLS. AUCKLAND AND WANGANUI WINS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, Last Night. The New Zealand rowing championships were decided at Auckland to-day for the first time in 36 years. Ideal water conditions prevailed on the Whau Estuary course ,and except for a shower during the afternoon the weather was perfect. There was a large attendance. The classic race of the day was the senior fours, won by Aramoho, which defeated Petone and Star in a very close and exciting finish. A. K. G. Jackson (Wanganui Union) retained the single sculls title, while in a spectacularly contested double sculls championship Petone won with ease from Avon and Waitemata. Star won the pair oar title.

The Waitemata club performed with much success, winning the youths’ fours, light maiden fours and maiden eight-oar contests, while R. B. Smith was second in the single sculls, and with T. A. Johnson was third in the double sculls and the pair oar. Wanganui Union also did well, winning the single sculls, junior fours and the Auckland Plate. The results are:—

New Zealand championship single sculls, one mile and a-half: Wanganui Union (A. K. G. Jackson) 1, Waitemata (R. B. Smith) 2, Petone (P. A. Abbott) 3. Also started: Aramoho (C. Campbell), Gisborne (T. Alexander), Poverty Bay (C. Smythe), St. George’s (C. D. Authrean). Time, 7m. 575. Won by two lengths, with one length between second and third. Campbell was fourth. Campbell hopped straight out and at one stage had a margin of three lengths from Smith, Abbott and Jackson at the mile. However, Jackson, rowing with perfect precision at 28 to the minute, later steadied down to about 26 and never looked like being beaten. He maintained a perfect swing with the others making desperate but useless sprints. Incidentally, Jackson had been sunk prior to the race through a collision.

New Zealand championship fours, two miles: Aramoho (P. Stowers, F. Jones, J. Stokes, C. Harrison, K. O’Donnell cox) 1, Petone (O. N. Clayton, A. A. Hope, R. Sharon, D. F. Gane, F. Humphreys cox) 2, Star (F. G. C. Cooke, F. H. Mullins, ’ J. I. Thodey, A. A. Andrews) 3. Also started: Wairau, Tauranga, North Shore, Napier, Hamilton, Wanganui Union. There was considerable delay at the start, rain eventually setting in. When somewhat belatedly the crews were sent away, Hamilton, Star, Aramoho and Petone hit out first, Aramoho developing .a handy lead which was maintained to the finish, the crew beating Petone by a third of a length, with Star a third of a length further astern in a great finish. Time, 11m. 535. Aramoho registered its first victory in this classic event. The nearest the club had ever been before was second to Wanganui Union in 1921. New Zealand champion double sculls: Petone (P. Abbott, C. R. Gimblet) 1, Avon (F. H. Thompson, C. A. Stiles) 2, Waitemata (R. B. Smith, T. A. Johnson) 3. Also started: St. George’s, Wanganui Union, Hamilton, Tauranga. Wanganui Union was first away, but Hamilton soon led and later Waitemata, Tauranga and Hamilton were on terms; Petone, sculling in fine fashion, took the lead and went ahead to win by four lengths. . ! New Zealand pairs championship, one mile and a-half: Star (G. C. Cooke, F. H. Mullins) 1, Hamilton (P. Sandos, J. Flynn) 2, Waitemata' (R. B. Smith, T. A. Johnson) 3. Also started: Wairau, West End, St. George’s, Avon, Tauranga. Avon led early from West End, but in the final stretch it developed into a tussle between Star and Hamilton; the former winning by a length and a-half from Waitemata and Wairau.

Auckland Plate, senior fours, one mile and ’ a-half: Wanganui Union (S. A. Healey, A. V. Sheppard, R. Gould, A. Tonks) 1, Petone (O. N. Clayton, A. A. Hope, R. Sharon, D. F. Gane) 2, Hamilton (G. St. Clair, J. Clough, R. Morpeth, D. Hare) 3. Also started: North Shore, Napier, Star, Tauranga. Won by two lengths, with a length between second and third.

Maiden eights, one mile: Waitemata 1, West End 2, Hamilton 3. Won by a bare length, with a length and a-half between second and third.

Maiden fours, open, one mile: Star (Wellington) 1, Ngaruawahia 2, Gisborne 3. Also started: New Plymouth, Hamilton 1, Hamilton 2, Auckland 1, Auckland 2, Opotiki, St. George’s, North Shore, Waitemata, Mercer. Junior fours, one mile and a-half: Wanganui Union !, Star (Wellington) 2, Tauranga 3. Youths’ fours, one mile: Waitemata 1, West End 2, Mercer 3. Also started: Whangarei, Ngaruawahia. Time, 7m. 245. Light maiden fours, one mile: Waitemata 1, Wanganui Union 2, Ngaruawahia 3. Also started: West End, Gisborne, Auckland, Mercer, Hamilton, St. George’s, Whangarei.