Rowing Notes.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIC, Issue 14056, 13 November 1909, Page 4 (Supplement)

Rowing Notes.

(By Sliding Seat.)

The heats and finals of the local club's trial fours were rowed last week. The races have been described very minutely in the locals in the daily paper, so thero is 110 need for me to go further into the actual race.

The first heat, between Norrie, Nicholls, and Rollinson was a great race, and it was won by Norrie, who happened to get the last stroke in before the finishing post was reached. He won by about 2 feet from Nicholls, Kollinson half a length away. The second heat, between Maben and Archer, was anybody's race, as the sea was against good rowing. Maben had the luck with him for his boat to swing round towards the extension, thereby giving him full advantage of the waves. Archer went the opposite way, and was half full of water. In this race the crews were kept at the post far too long. It was madness for the Race Committee to ever think of sending the Hadlow out in a sea like that. The Oamaru crew went out and stroke informed me that he shipped two waves over the stern, which drenched the coxwain. Maben's crew won very easily in his heat. The third heat, between Duff and Malthas, was a very good race. Malthas managed to hold his own down the harbour, winning by about a length all oat. The final, between Maben, Norrie and Malthas, was expected to furnish a real good race, but the unexpected happened. The sea was in first-class order, with hardly a ripple, no crew having any advantage. From the pistol shot Maben went away with the lead and was never headed, landing at the winning post three lengths to the good. The winning crew consisted of W. Maben (stroke), G. Bradley (three), G. Bridges (two), W. Aitken, (bow). I must congratulate Maben on his win, as he rowed a real good race, and not only that, but he trained very consistently right through the race. The committee were not lttng in putting ap a list for the next races. These are the senior and junior fours, to be rowed on the 16th December, Regatta Day. Every active member should put his name down on the list; by doing so he will support not only the Rowing Club but the Regatta Committee, who have so generously pat on two events for the clnb. The date of the Regatta was altered from Boxing Day to December 16th. so as to suit the members of the local rowing club, the committee pointing out to the Regatta committee that they could put on better events if that was done. It now rests with the members to show the committee that they were rieht.

The nnmial race between the Oamarn Boatinir Club and the Timnrn "Rowine Clnb took place on the 9 l h November. This year there were two races, one for the yonth= and the other for the seniors. The loenl boys went down the niffht before. -°tk! it is well they did so. for when they got into the boats they found it. impossible to row. Mr Bradley, the coach, who went down with tho crews then pet to work to try and them as comfortable as was nos<nbl» wider the crr^ti T »'=tnTices. All the rieeers were too hieh. Next morning he hud the crews out at 6 o'clock to see how everything was, and anybody who had seen the crew the evening .before would not have recognised it this morning, rowing very much better.

. The race started at 11 o'clock, the youths rowing first. This was the best race of the two. The Timarn boys made a very good showing, and from what T can learn if someone Bad not told them to {rive " a dozen " top soon, they would have just pbout won. As ft was they were overhauling the Oamarn bovs fast at the finish.

The seniors made a very poor showing, and lost something like three lengths at the torn, and the Tim am men conld not pick it tip, eventually losing by four lengths. Ken Mayo, number-2 in the senior crew, could not get away on Monday afternoon, so decided to bike through that night. He left Timarn at 6 p.m. and arrived at Oamaru at 9.30 p.m.—a very good ride. The crews fully appreciate the amount of work that their coach put into the boats while in Oamaru. and if it had not been for him they are sure they conld not have rowed more than to' the entrance, of the harbour. The selection committee, on the recommendation of the coach, has decided to send the youths' crew to Akaroa. They will be the same as rowed at Oamaru—E. Beauchamp (stroke), F. Ericson (3), E. Berrv (2), T. Sutton (bow). The maiden crew for th& regatta has not been selected, but from what one can learn it will be considerably altered from that which rowed last Tuesday, not because they are weak btrt- because they are too heavy. The "latest in the sculling world is the challenge thrown ont bv WeWi to Arnst for the championship of the world and s* stake of £2OO ' n side. The race will take p!:>f>p at Akaroa. bnt no dat» litis been fiyed. I wonH not be p bit surprised to pee Welch win. _ If be does. >*rnst is r>liiost certain to tnrn round and challenge b'jrt again. There »re two T>r"F<\«fo*inl scnllfn" Ton?* pmninir off it, J)o C amh"T. one at Marton on ihe Mnntwarn Ttfvw. arK j the other on the Wanr/anni River.