ROWING

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 258, 1 November 1932, Page 4

ROWING

WANGANUI CLUB I CLUB FOURS TROPHY MARCHANT TAKES TITLE Only a few feet separated crew s .stroked by Aiaichunt and Doric in the final of the Wanganui shed’s eompe tition for the Club Fours, which was decided, lust evening. Although Alarchant’s four was behind at one stage of the event, it put in a strenuous effort and passed the finishing point a canvas ahead of Durie’s crew. Perfect conditions prevailed when a large number of supporters watched Air. K. Carr send the crews away to a good start. Alarchant immediately took the lead but was quickly overtaken by Durie, who led by a length at the Dublin Street Bridge. Alarchant’s crew commenced to creep up, however, and once the groyne was passed he began to make up the leeway. Durie’s crew was fairly well out in the stream. Opposite the St. George s Gate Baths he led Alarchant by a canvas. Both strokes called for a final sprint over the remaining distance and Marchant’s four, showing better cohesion and stamina, passed their opponents with a canvas to spare. Both crews revealed good rowing form and provided a fitting conclusion to the Club Fours racing. Deciding margins were small in all tho races and Alarchant deserved his first success as a stroke. Following were the

crews:— Alarchant (str.), Robertshaw (3), AfcLean (2), Williams (bow). Durie (str.), Nicholls (3), Gibson (2), Dale (bow). Double Sculls Trophy Pairs have been drawn to compete in the Double Sculls event,' a trophy tor which has been presented by Air. S. Lass. Training is to start immediately and racing will commence within a fortnight. No pair will be allowed to stay on the river for longer than 20 minutes. Any crew which stays out longer than 'the time stipulated will be fined. Following are the pairs:— Dyke and Allen. Durie and Graham. Foster and Channan. Aitcheson and Allwood. Brookie and Rawle. Kitchen and Hanton. Campbell and Siddells. Stokes and Forrest. Alarchant and AfcLean. Clapham and Clapham. Cass and Burrell. ('Jay an d Williams. Gibson and Robertshaw. Powell and Green.

ARAMOHO CLUB MITCHELL SHIELD RACE FIRST ROUND DECIDED Not tor. several seasons have such large entries been recorded by tho Aramoho Boating Club as those which have marked tho racing for tho Mitchell bhiold this season. Training was carried out by 16 crews for some six weeks and last Thursday the first of tho racing took place. The first round produced some close contests, results being as follows: Cox won from Waugh. Coxon won from Stokes. Hodge won from Laird. Edwards won from Percy. Harper won from Stowers. Jones won from Heath. Gilbertson won from Henry. Holmes won from Haywood. Lacing for the second round commenced last evening, when three heats were decided, Coxon losing to Edwards, Harper winning from Cox, and Holmes winning from Jones, Hodge and Gilbertson have yet to decide their event. Edwards obtained the better start in his race with Coxon and opposite the Aramoho School ho had half a length’s lead of his opponent. Thi* advantage ho increased and at Brunswick Road be was leading by a length. Coxon worked his crew hard and managed to catch up half of the distance separating tho boats but Edwards responded with a good sprint and won bv a length and a-half. ~ h After travelling 100 yards Harper secured half a length’s lead of Cox. Tho opopsing crew put in some hard work and had drawn level as tho boats shot past the Aramoho School. At Webb’s shod Cox had nosed ahead by half a length. Ho increased his lead to a length but on nearing the finish a member of the crew caught a crab with the result that Harper had no diflicultv in passing the post first.

Holmes and Jones made a good start but as they passed Webb’s shed Holmes had drawn ahead of his opponent and had placed a length of tho boat between the two crews. This distance was maintained until the finish of the race, for although Jones sprinted as the crews passed opposite Brunswick Road ho was unable to overtake the opposing crew. Tesla Fours. Another large entry has been received for the Tesla Fours. Racing will commence after the next fortnight. Crews have been selected as follows: R. Coxon, E. Ruegg, G. Thomson, J. Earroll. C. Harrison, ]{. Harper, P. Deere, E. Vincent. L. Haywood, T. Syme, R. Watson, C. Johnson. P. Stowers, T. Armstrong, L. Cox, R. Smith. IT. Arnold, R. Gurr, H. Dalziell, F. Hirst. R. Percy, R. Anderson, Bensemen, R. Earles. J. Hodge, J. Halligan. L. Cauglin, P. A nsloy. L. Anderson, A. Noble. W. Buckley, O. Forward. JR. Cox, N Campbell, J. Storey, C. Carmody. C. Campbell, A. Henry. G. Pepper, Clarke. D. Holmes, C. Aitken, W. Firmin, J. Fiske. J. Gilbertson. R. Swallow. H. Bullock, T. Alenzics. E. Waugh, R. Boyland, W Ahern, W. M u timer, F. Laird. C. Garner, B. Willis, W. Anderson. ? tokos, W. Burr, L. SI over, V. Luff. F. Jones, I. Bagley, A. Brougham, W. Turner.