ROWING

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLI, Issue 20350, 24 February 1936, Page 11

ROWING

N.Z. REGATTA THREE TITLES CHANGE HANDS By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON, February 22. Three out of the four national titles changed hands at Wellington on Saturday when the New Zealand rowing championships were decided on the Korokoro course, near Petone. Aramoho lost the Fours to Picton, Star the Pairs to Hamilton, and A. K. G. Jackson, of the Union Boating Club, Wanganui, was defeated in the Single Sculls by R. B. Smith, of the Waitemata Boating Club. Auckland. The only title letained was the Double Sculls, which was defended by P. Abbott and C. Gimblett of the Petone Rowing Club. Except during the middle of the afternoon when a jobble necessitated t.ie postponement until later in the day of the Champion Single Sculls and tl.» Champion Double Sculls, the water was almost ideal for rowing. More than 50 crews visited Wellington for the contests, which were under the auspices of the Wellington Regatta Club. The big race of the day, the New Zealand Champion Fours, brought out nine crews, but actually only three finished, the rest giving up through tl.eir boats becoming swamped because they had fallen into the rear In the troublesome water. The very large crowd lining the course on the Hutt Road or following the race i,i motor-cars enjoyed a thrill near the finish, when Picton took the title from Aramoho in a close race for the line. A sensation marked the finish of the Single Sculls, Jackson being robbed .f the title by Smith, who swept over the line half a canvas ahead of ‘he Wanganui man after negotiating a narrow channel between two rocks. P. Abbott, of Petone, coming UP in third place, ran hard on to another rork and badly damaged his boat. Results' N.Z. Champion Fours—2 Miles Picton Rowing Club (L. Jackson, G. Charters, E. Smith, A. Cornish) .. I Aramoho Boating Club (P. Stowers, F. Jones, T. Ditchfield, C. Harrison) 2 Blenheim Rowing Club (R. Tapp, S. W. Cox, W. Humphrey, H. Mackey) ~ 3 Also started: Clifton, Hamilton, Star, Petone, Union (Wanganui), Wanganui. Won by threequarters of a length, with a big gap between Aramoho and Blenheim, which paddled in slowly to finish. Lightweight Maiden Fours—l Mile Wanganui Rowing Club (W. Butzback, W. Christian, M. G. Henui, B. Stroud) 1 Napier Rowing Club 2 Star Boating Club 3 Also started: Wellington, Wairau, Union, Aramoho, Wellington No. j, Petone. Won by one and a quarter lengths; with two lengths between second and third. Wellington Plate—l Mile Wanganui Rowing Club (R. Edwards, Robertson, M. Clay, A. R. Byers) .. 1 P’tone Rowing Club 2 Hamilton Rowing Club 3 Also started: Blenheim, Union, Aramoho, Star, Clifton. Won by five feet, with two lengths between second and third. Youths Fours—l Mile Union Boating Club, Wanganui (H. O’Donnell, J. Lumsden, S, Butcher, I. Langman) 1 Canterbury Rowing Club 2 Petone Rowing Club 3 Also started: Star, Wairau, Picton, Wellington, New Plymouth. Won by a length and a quarter, with a length between second and third. Junior Pairs—l Mile Petone Rowing Club (K. Boswell, B. Rigby) 1 Star Boating Club 2 Wellington Rowing Club 3 Won by two lengths, with a canvas between second and third. Junior Single Sculls—l Mile Wellington Rowing Club No. 1 (H. Spoor) j ton Borting Club 2 Wellington Rowing Club No. 2 .. .. 3 Also started: Petone (H. R. Pritchard), Wanganui (E. Marchant). Won *■ three lengths, with ten lengths between second and third. N.Z. Champion Single Sculls—lJ Miles Waitemata Boating Club (G. B. Smith) 1 Union Boating Club, Wanganui (A. K. G. Jackson) 2 Wellington Rowing Club (H. J. Luke) 3 Also started: Wairau, Petone, Wanganui. Won by half a canvas, with wide gap between second and third owing to Abbott coming to grief on a rock within e few yards of the finish. N.Z. Champion Double Sculls—l! Miles Petone Rowing Club (P. Abbott, C. Gimblett) 1 Wellington Rowing Club (H. J. Luke, E. Woolcot) 2 Union (Wanganui) Boating Club (A. K. G. Jackson, A. Tonks) 3 The only starters, won easily. N.Z. Champion Pairs—ll Miles amilton Rowing Club (B. Sandos, J. Flynn) 1 Star Boating Club (G. C. Cooke, F. H. Mullins) 2 U don (Wanganui) Boating Club No. 2 (A. Tonks, W. B. Kruse) 3 Also started: Clifton, Union (Wanganui), Otago, Aramoho. Won by three lengths, with a fair distance bet' -een second and third. Maiden Fours—l Mile Canterbury Rowing Club (L. Robert-, non, W. M. Graham, J. E. Stewart, H. S. Read) 1 Aramoho Boating Club 2 Wairau Rowing Club 3 Also started: Napier, Union, Petone F . 1, Star, Arapawa, Wellington Petone No. 2, New Plymouth, Wanganui. Won by one and a half lengths; with a quarter of a length between second and third. Junior Fours Petone i Star Picton 3 Also started: Arapawa, Union, Wellington and Aramoho. Won by three lengths. Welterweight Junior Fours—l Mile ’Veilington (R. Paterson, W. McGivor, R. McNair, F. Meredith) .. 1 N Plymouth 2 Aramoho 3 Also started: Petone. Won by three lengths, with a length between second and third.