ST. GEORGE’S CLUB’S TRIAL FOURS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVIII, Issue 1045, 17 March 1910, Page 13

ST. GEORGE’S CLUB’S TRIAL FOURS.

The St. George’s club held a series of trial fours on Saturday for trophies presented by the club’s late secretary, Mr. B. Rowsell. The course was from the Railway Wharf to the moorings of the yacht Viking. The results were: — First Heat: O’Gorman’s crew 1; T. Stones crew 2; Harper’s crew 3. Second Heat: Donkin’s crew 1; W. Smith’s crew 2; C. E. Stone’s crew 3. Won by four lengths. Third Heat: Bach’s crew defeated Alpe’s crew by three-quarters of a length after an exciting race. Final Heat: Donkin’s crew won by a bare half-canvas. Also started O’Gorman’s crew and Bach’s crew. The winning crew were: R. Donkin (stroke), A. E. Spencer (3), H. Laird (2), S. Scott (bow).