FOUR-OARED RACING AT ROTORUA.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVI, Issue 939, 5 March 1908, Page 13

FOUR-OARED RACING AT ROTORUA.

In connection with the Rotorua Regatta on Saturday, a number of interesting four-oared events were rowed. These resulted as follows: —

Carnival Junior Fours (open weights) one mile and a-half. —West End, 1; North Shore, 2; Ngaruawahia. 3. An exciting and close finish. A protest was lodged through West End fouling Ngaruawahia, and the committee decided to disqualify West End. rhe race was rerowed between North Shore and Ngaruawahia on the following morning, From the start both crews kept together for the half-distance, when North Shore won easily by six lengths. Novice Fours (one mile). —Waitemata 1; Rotorua No. 2,2; North Shore, 3. These were the only starrers. Won by two lengths and a-half. Maiden Clinker Fours (open weights), for Dewar Shield (one mile). —West End, 1; Waitemata No. 1,2; Auckland, 3. The only starers. Rotorua No. 1 and North Shore were late at the start, and did not compete. A great race all the way, won by three yards: a length between second and third.

Senior Fours (open weights), two miles (best-and-best boats). — North Shore, 1; West End, 2; Waitemata, 3. The only starters. Won by a length, three lengths being between second and third. Maiden Fours (lOst and under). — North Shore, 1; Waitemata, 2; Hamilton. 3. Also started: Rotorua. North Shore No. 3, and West End. Won by a length; a similar distance between second and third.

Country Club Fours (clinker), one mile. —Hamilton, 1; Ngaruawahia, 2. Rotorua No. 2 also started. Won by two lengths, Rotorua being swamped 200 yards from the start. A number of local events were also contested, the regatta being a great success.

Miss Beaurepaire, of Melbourne, has broken the 100 yards record for ladies, doing the distance in 70 secs.

Webb and Tressider each received £2OO from steamer fares, etc., after the big sculling race.

The Waitemata Dinghy Club intend holding the first race shortly, this being for dinghys not exceeding 15ft in length and s%ft beam.

A motor yacht, which is easily the finest vessel of her kind ever built south of the line, will shortly be completed in Sydney. Bronzewing V.. which is being built to the order of Mr. Samuel Hordern, at a cost, it is

rumoured, of between £lO,OOO and £12,000. Is to be Juxur’cus y fitted up throughout.

Mr. W. E. Alexander, the power boat handicapper to the R.N.Z.Y.S., writes drawing attention to an error in our last issue with reference to-the long-distance race. I had taken it for granted that the power boats had gone the same course as the yachts, but for some reason or other this was evidently not the case. The course actually traversed was 54 knots instead of 71)4. As Winsome took 9h. 33m. to complete it, her speed was 5.65 knots per hour. This, of course, destroys my argument that Matareka could not possibly have conceded the handicap. It also proves what a leisurely jaunt Winsome had round the course by herself.