Cucksey Cup Rowing: G. Henry’s Crew Home First In Final

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 24, 24 February 1948, Page 5

Cucksey Cup Rowing: G. Henry’s Crew Home First In Final

The races for the Cucksey Cup on Saturday resulted in some good contests, G. Henry, G. Moore, G. Dines, T. Stewart (Reid cox) winning the .final. Conditions were ideal. Results;— First Heat: After a neck and neck race from start to finish K. O’Rourke, M. Nicol, M. Whittaker, J. Hudson (Delahunty cox) beat P. Armstrong, T. Reid, W. Stuart, M. Browne (Windley cok) by a matter of six te’et. Second Heat: G. Hemy,- G, Moore, G. T. Stewart (Delahunty sox) proved too good for D. Stewart, B. Fitzgerald, R. Morpeth, N. Goile (Reid box) by one length. Semi-final: L, Carey, S. Shapley, F. McCarthy, P, Bowering (Windley cox) got home, ahead of K. O'Rourke, M. Nicol, M. Whittaker, J. Hudson (Reid cox) by half a length. Final:- Henry, Moore, Dines, Stewart (Reid cox) versus Carey, Shapley, McCarthy, Bowering (Windley cox). After a good race Henry’s crew crossed the finishing line one length ahead of Carey’s crew. Regatta Crews The local club is sending six crews to the Tauranga regatta on February 28, where it is hoped to gain some success. Following are the crews:— Juniors: L. Carey, F. Price, G. Dines, G. Moore. This crew should do well although their training has not been as goodas it should have been. Open Maidens, No. 1: G. Henry, K. Hollis, L. Stewart, T. Reid. These rowers have not been able to get together to any extent through holidays etc., but will give a fair account of themselves. No. 2: B. Fitzgerald, N. Goile, D. McCarthy, P. Bowering. . This is a very light crew, for its calss, but these lads are very keen and training hard. Lightweights: K. O’Rourke, A. Atkinson, J. Turpin, J. Hudson. These boys would have been really good if they had got their training in but will do their best in any case. Youths, No. 1: P. Armstrong, M. Nicol, W. Sandilands, S. Shapley. A hard training and very keen crew. We' do expect something from ■these boys. No. 2: R. Morpeth, K. Dines, M. Whittaker, M. Browne. A very young-crew but these lads are exceptionally- keen and fit and have put in more training than any other crew in the shed. The club wishes them the best of luck.