ROWING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4544, 16 November 1882, Page 3

ROWING.

Next Baturday, should the weather prove fine, will be quite a field day amongst boating men, as the two senior Clubs, viz., the Canterbury aad Union Bowing Clubs, will each hold their prinoipal four-oar Club raoes on the afternoon of tbat day. Besides the fourß, there will also be a maiden pair-oar raoe for members of the 0.8.0. The 0.R.0. four-oar race is for the President's cup, and is one that usually brings a fair number of orews to the starting post. On the present occasion five crews will compete, the name 3of which have already been published. There has, however, been an alteration in Smith's crew which should be noticed, that of BubBtituting J. W. Davis as stroke for Smith, the latter being unable to continue rowing for a time owing to a severe cold and loss of condition generally. The varioaß orews have all been doing fair work for the last six weeks, and although they cannot be complimented on their style, owing no doubt to the want of ooaching, there is nevertheless a very marked improvement in their rowing since they commenced praotice. It would add, though, very much to. their appearance, and also to the effectiveness of their rowing, if some of them would straighten their baoks a little, keep better time, and work harder. As Lthe crews appear to be very evenly matched, there is every probability of eaoh heat being keenly contested, and it is hard to ohoose any partiaular one as likely to win the concluding heat. In- faot there is no hot favourite. But as the President's cup is a two-mile race, the victory will fall tothe orew which is most fit. Of the Maiden Pairs Williamß and Macfarlane should be the winners, although such a result is far from being a certainty, as the other two orews, Lean and Hart and Homan and Chapman, have both been practising pretty steadily. The course for the 0.8.0. and Union fourß is the usual two-mile one— from Wright's to the Willows— and for the pairs from Pratt'B to tho Willows — one mile. BLADE.