Rowing

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 13, Issue 54, 18 February 1949, Page 5

Rowing

Whakatane Does Well At Mercer Although not gaining any first class successes the Whakatane Rowing Club competed creditably under trying conditions at the Auckland Provincial Rowing Championships held at Mercer , on Saturday. Three Whakatane crews rowed in four events. . > The team left Whakatane Friday night and travelled until 3 a.m., s<

they were not in the best form for “ y , S races * The crews were F or the l handlca PPed at the starts. h regatta Whakatane had been practising rolling starts and it was rather a shock to find on?W ' S lV the a d MerCer that all start s during the day were to be bouyed ' ly TuX e ir rroe S ° Set aWaylnnear: triu^h PS Wl,akata » a ’ a , greatest W the Ught mad ® s?arf =r,a at “ e was le « at ‘he start and supporters thought thev -rr. ? tha race - But an aniazing effort by the crew saw them begm to gam foot by foot. They reached and passed the back markers and Wfih h \nn eir W r f y !° second P° siti on. With 3 °o yards to go the leading i boat had a long lead but Whakatane skiff began to . leap ahead and at every stroke the distance was shortened. It apeared that Whakatane could not lose. t > ft was at this stage that they were accidentally fouled by Hamilton, ' who were coming across to better water, about three-quarters of a length behind. Whakatane smashed an oar and they were out of the race. Whakatane results:— Juniors: Whakatane (G; Moore, E. Hunt, L. Stewart,* G. Dines, tL Reid) 4, eight starters: Youths: WhaXJ 1 !- Armstrong, S. Shapley, r M. Whittaker, W. Sandham, Rr Reid) 5, nine starters. Open maiden- foursr Whakatane (P. Armstrong, S. ShapWhitaker, W. Sandham; R. Reid) 5, 13 starters. Light maiden fours: Whakatane (P. Bowering C Ranby, R. Burt, T. Stewart, ’r! Reid) were fouled and , did not finish. ' - ; Tauranga Regatta On Saturday Whakatane will send five crews to compete in the Tanranga Club’s regatta. ' j '