AQUATIC.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16918, 18 December 1922, Page 9

AQUATIC.

AKAROA REGATTA. The weather op afaturday was ell that j could Le desired for tho Akaroa Regatta. - the heat being tempered by a light cool ; breeze which, in the open harbour, pro- j vided sufficient power to propel the sail- i ing boats, but in-ahore scarcely ruffled the , surface of the rowing course. In the ah- I sence of an excursion steamer the visitors j consisted of the crews and the club men j interested in the results-of the racing. Tho , course was short, being about three-q.uar- : tera of a mile, and tho result was ihet. • with two exceptions, racing was par- j ticularly keen, the winning crews having to race all the way. Local people wore gratified at the success of the Akaroa Club, whose representatives secured four firsts and two seconds. Union gained the largest number of points for the D.U.L. 'Mftteia, with 28, Akaroa scoring 27. Avon 26, Canterbury 29, Cure 5 and Sumner 1. The arrangements were complete and well carried out by an excellent- team of officials, the starting being particularly good. Tho officials wore as follow:—Judges: Messrs G. Armstrong (commodore). A. H. Westonra.' T. Lowitt. 1.. .3. Vangiorii, V. Kearney. T. E. M’Kenzie and TL E. Nightingale. Umpires—Messrs B. TV. Henning, J. Woodill, G. Welch and E. E. Le Lievre. Starters, Messrs T. Masefield and F. G. Armstrong. Timekeeper, Mr E. 10. Le Lievre. The following is the result of the racing:— YOUTHS’ DOUBLE SOTTULB. First prize £5. second £2. Chare— A. .Toy and A. Sehimanski . . 1 Akaroa— R. May and E. May . . *2 Avon— C. Stiles and T. Kirton . . 3 Union (R. Chapman and F. L. Booth) and Surhnor (J. Dodds and D'. Richardson) also started. Cure were first away and held the lead to %ho finish, winning by half a length after a hard race! Akaroa finished • a length in front of Avon. Time—4min 'sl • -JUNIOR FOURS. First prise £7, second £2. Canterbury—F. H. Brown (stroke), E. T. Heaven. S. P. Godfrey and It. A. Morgan i Union—T. H. Grenfell (stroke;. W. Whittington. ('. S. Ward and L- C. Byers 2 Avon—E. Barkle (stroke), A. Wood, .t. Whitfield, and S. Kingsland . . j-trl'iiry z.z'2£ a-.-L

leading all the way. won easily by three j lengths. Union finished fast and secured I second place by half a length. Time—4min i ISsec. SENIOR DOUBLE SCULLS. First prize £5. second £2. Avon No. 2--W. Sergison and E. Staples T j Avon No. 3.—C. Champ and H. Adkins . 2 Union—E. Velvin and. F. Horne . . 3'• The two Avon crews, rowing in close company, gradually drew away from Union, No. 2 crew winning a hard race by three-quarters of a length. Finding pursuit hopeless Union eased up in the last quarter of a mile. Time—4min 41sec. YOUTHS' FOURS. First prize £7. second £2. Akaroa—A. Parris (stroke), E. Mav. R. May and ’J’. O'Brien Canterbury— G. H. Arnold 'stroke), F. T. Gibson, H. Watt- and R. F. Batchelor 2 Avon—C. Stiles (stroke). T. Kirton, R. Mitchell and W. Tull . . .3 Union (G. Duggan, R. H. TTarbisou. R Chapman and F. L. Booth) and Sumner (P. M’Caithy, T. Pr&bblo. D. Russell an< D. Richardson) also started. Avon and Union went, to the front at- the start. Akn roa getting away badly at half distance Akaroa began to pull up and fin. lshing Strongly won by n length, Canterbury heating Avon by half a length. Time MAIDEN DOUBLE SKULLS, First prize £5, second £2. Canterbury—S. P. Godfrey and F W M. Oowlishaw ’ w - Aka rrm—B ikmmond and N. li amraolKl ’ Union— L C. Byers ana O. S. Ward ( ?v. “”n d d C r H c a H also started. c - Bako! '> eo V t°o ß , e d ven i tl' he ,ta . r ',' them at Jlalf distance, and a "V ta ’7 our of Canterbury bv threeb? r«uur erS'fl' Ak .?'' on - '««"» Union 'I i n!e smiin o;a eo ‘ l lot* second place. JU.YIOR DOUBLE SCULLS Union £3 ’ «e«ond £2. f '- ronfoU an 'l S. Taylor , 1 Avon 1 . Agassiz ant! E. Barkle ’ o Trnmri-;.nt , 'to b O T - Debbie ! .1 and soon held a*eommandinL , at , the ... ,ta " r n«? l ™e b - ,w ? '« n K‘h* and S a e haif Wln bumt . recovered from a bad start and no Avon a sood race for second Dlaee be?, 1 y half a '«"*». rfme-tmin YOUTHS' PAIKSi First prize £5 second £■> Un?o‘n a o K 'iV' l! ’” and E - M«J- -.. 1 Canterburv—Y d H ' Harbi»o a eon Uiy { 1 ’ Arnoid ancl F. Gib-

staVted Mitchell and W. Tull) als > Union and Canterbury were first away, Svarting slowly. The leaders he'u then- advantage to half-distance, where Akaroa quickened up and, going awa -• 57w>c tly ahead Ci Canterbury^^inm—imiu SENIOR FOURS. First prize £7. second £2. Union— E. Velviu, (str.). W. Duggan, R Mann and F. Horne . ... 3 Avon -1. Agassiz (str.), W. Sergison C* Champ ami H. Adkins . 2 From an even start Union, rowing a factstroke, worked to the front and, boldiu.: their own in a final challenge, won bv ii lei gtli. Time—4min 3sec. JUNIOR PAIRS. First prize £5. second £2. < 'a® ter bur 3- F. 11. Brown and E. T . Bqnven . ... . . j Union T. H. Grenfell and W. Whitting-Avon-E. Barkle and R. kingsland ’ j Avon bow missed the water-at me ata* t and Union and Canterbury, going anigy t<gei.nei, had tho race to themselves. Can ter bury winning by a length. Time—4mm MAIDEN FOURS. First prize £7, second £2. Akaroa—B. Hammond (stroke), F. Tebay, F. Newton and N. Hamraond . 1 Union—l->. Cairns (stroke;. J. M. Bell, L. Gregory and 11. L. Bush ... 2 Canterbury—F. W. M. Oowlishaw (stroke), A. Johnston, It. Brook- . Smith and J. T. Cliessoh . . .3 Avon (L>. Stevenson, W. Browne H. Stil-35 and C. Lawrence), and Sumner i.V. «. Peters, E. C. Baker, I‘. M’Carthy and V Prebble also started. Canterbury aud Akaroa wore last away. Avon, Union and Sumner getting off together. Union early tecured a slight lea ! but at half-distance Union aud Canterbury were level, half u length in front of Avon and Akaroa. Sumner hulf a lengt 1 behind. In a- great race to the finis.l, Akaroa reached the line first two feet in front of l nion,"with Canterbury a siui.lar distance behind Union, Avon and .Sumner close up. Time—4min JLosec. SENIOR PAIRS. First prize £5. second £: 2. Avon No. I—C. Champ and 11. Adkins . 1 Avon No. -2—E. Staples and S. Clothier 2 Union—R. Mann and W. Duggan . 3 Avon No. 2 were first away, but the No. 2 crew soon forged to the front aud eventually won by two lengths. Avon No. 2 and Union led alternately o'rer the last quarter of a mile, and the former, fin-i-hing the faster, gained second place bv half a length. Time —4inin 4la*o MAIDEN PAIRS. First prize £5. second £2 . Akaroa No. I—B. Hammond anti N. Union—J. M. Bell and P. Cairns . . 2 Akaroa No. 2—F. Tebay and E. H. Gid dens ..... 3 Avon (H. Stiles and W. Browne) and Canterbury (It. Brook-Smith and I*. Cairn >) also started. v Union were the first to show in f*«#'t and held the lead until a furlong from the finish.rwhen Akaroa No. ! came with a great spurt and won by two lengths, Akaroa No. 2 being three lengths befei »d Union. HANDICAP SAILING RACE. First prize £7. second £2. . Kia Ora (E. J. Kingston). 2-lmin . . 1 Rover (J. G. Hammond), 26min . . _ ? Wnlerbeetle (W. Toomoy), J drain . . 3 Waimaua (T. Harkiss), scr, also started.