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Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20425, 16 February 1938, Page 11

Turner Best Stroke Before leaving the subject of the race a tribute should be paid to the manner in which Tim Turner stroked the English eight. Tt was a lot to ask j a man that, after being out of race- j rowing for more than three years, he should step into a stroke seat with | only 12 days* notice and lead a crew j in a race of such great importance. ! Turner must be ranked among the i greatest stroke-oars in the world to- j day. Thp manner in which he held his I crew together when Australia, with a | lpad of a length at the half-mile, i looked sn menacing, was remarkable, j Many strokes might have been tempt- I pd to raise the rating in an endeavour | to rut down the leeway, 'hut not | Turner. He was striking 34 to Gregory's 35 at the half-mile, and his perfect length was giving the his: men behind him a chance lo swing out. It is a notable fact that in the closing stagps of the rare England were striking faster than Australia—36 and | 38 to 35 and 36—and still had all their i length and a great clearance. That is ! proof of England's higher quality as i a crew. The Australians were rowing ; well at the finish, there was a clearance of at least three feet, but they j could not copp with that great finish- • ing effort of Ihe Englishmen. As Eng- | land's eight swung along towards the J post thp crowd had an exhibition of , rowing that was a splendid blend of j power, synchronisation and balance. ; And those are the. qualities that make for pace. N.Z, Fight for Second Mr McGgeror got the three crews j away to a good start in the fours event. , For the first quarter-mile they were j almost levpl. New Zealand striking 40. ! Australia 38. and Canada 37. \uslralia ! soon assumed the lead, and rowing with 1 good length and plenty of power, in- ; creased their advantage to .me and a , , half lengths as the bridge was reached. Canada and New Zealand j were having a hard fight for second place, but New Zealand eventually out- ; rowed the Canadians, crossing the line ) with three-quarters of a length to \ spare. The New Zealanders lacked the drive and dash of the Australians, and -offered through being a lighter c oin bination. In World's Best. Class Herbert- Turner Australia excelled himself in the British Empire scuiis. • He could have given Jackson England and Smith New Zealand sec- t onds start and have beaten them, j Jackson, captain of England's oarsmen, j iContinued in previous column)