BOWING.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLVI, Issue 12, 22 March 1911, Page 9

BOWING.

PARRAMATTA HUNDRED. f — SYDNEY, March 19. For the Parramatta Hundred the weatlfftr was fine, with a rising tide. The first heat resulted:—Ripley, 83s, 1; Theo. Towns, 48s, 2; Day, 18s, 3. Ripley wag never overhauled, and won a good race by a length. Second Heat.—Norman Towns, 445, 1; W. West, 78s, 2; McLean, 755, 3. Towns gradually forged through, and won by two lengths, after a great finish, from the othef placed men, J. Arnst pushing McLean hartf for thud place. Third Heat. —Hagney, 18s, 1; Simpsou 70s, 2; Paddon, 455,, 3. The presence of Arnst and other cracks, Including Messen* ger, gave additional interest to the heafc Hagney got a good start, and had oven hauled the limit man at Tennyson, Lawson (New Zealand 60s) lying fourth. R. Arnst (scratch), with Messenger (325) were together, well at the rear. At Cabarita Arnst retired, despite many requests to finish the course. Hagney, finishing well, won by four lengths, with Lawson fourth. Messenger was in the ruck. Fourth Heat.—Fogwell, 18s, 1; F. Matterson, 4(ks, 2; C. Mahterson, 755, 3. Fogw’Hl steadily made his way to the front, and took charge at Tennyson. He jumped away, finishing two lengths to the good. Kemp was fourth. Arnst’s defeat robs the final, to be rowed next Saturday, of a good deal of interest.