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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19147, 2 November 1927, Page 7

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new; zealanders return STEVENSON'S BAD LUCK. ITHB 7SSSB Special Barries.] AUCKLAND, November 1. A brown canvas bag that was passed through the Customs on tho arrival of the Olimaroa this jnorning was much ffloro important than it looked, inside. It ni the tall and beautifully mounted Cup, won at Henley-on-Yarra j®6atta, ilelDourne, by the Waitemata Bowing Club's senior four. Browsed and very fit looking, the members of the crew returned to Auckland this morning, accompanied by Mr A. 11. McKay, manager, W. A. Steven*°n, the sculling champion of New Zeaand Mr W. Logan, the latter's The crew had ■very little diffiin .upholding New Zealand's rowing tradition by winning both its heat the final in the race for the Stew•Ms Cup. Stroked by T. Johnson, who **» a member of the last New Zealand e pt, >t shot out from tho fields after 'tout a third of the course had been and went on to win in a Paddle. Stevenson, the sculler. appears to *jwe had cru< 1 luck, and not half tho of his race was told in the somc•»*t terse accounts that were cabled im.l' t. ' ieat tho Aucklander wett by five lengths A. Cambridge, a ~£Wler of acknowledged skill, and in • final he was matched with H. It. «arce, the crack New South Welshn. and another fine sculler in J. A. Stevenson's bad luck began he drew the south bank, where a dead water. Pearce, on the fJuL- ' was ' n the lively current •Wowing the north bank, while G0u1d.,5 w ? s , ln the middle of tho stream, •jt the start began to boro on to btevenson. The interference loncheS t at tin } c l their ,)!ades ni. i, a great finish for second i acrm. 4L U ,- ng beat Stevenson > i;« l e '. Even as they crossed tamfe?* ? ?^ lin fouled the New ZeaPft>f*>M aD c v out k° at faj . ' Subsequently, he was disqualiavaJuli ou ' ln " Stevenson, who was f ? place. Fc-aroe meanWntfthi R ° ne on t0 win h r five •iornufJj sol1 '- , co ! lt . rar >' to the imprests comrJi € * lSve . nere . w as not invited j®»pete in the Olympic test the fol°PPortim-» x- V anc * t * u,s l>Ad no other S ! ! I to ™ eet Pearce. While ••toiler T? * , rco ' s a ve ry fine the o[h»r xc - y22 and wei * lls ljst ~ «on Zu? uomata men Steven- • would have made a much better " had ho not suffered interferbad luck and he V.. -L a race on 6T€D terms t*«en tkl°A 5 a !' ding don P go" Aucklander and Pcarc©, 51 rowine mad in Mel- > -tbWit x Brooker, No. 3in k ' the standard « - is only fair." h j: ■