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Press, Volume CV, Issue 31000, 4 March 1966, Page 15

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(New Zealand Press Association) HAMILTON. A strong head wind sweeping up the 2000-metre course at Lake Karapiro slowed times by more than a minute in many of the repechage heats on the second day of the New Zealand rowing championships yesterday.

A feature of the day was the smooth form of the Auckland provincial title-holders, D. J. Molesworth and T. J. Reid, in the first repechage heat of the senior coxless pairs. In the elimination heat the previous day they were surprisingly beaten by the Wellington No. 2 crew, T. Dobbie and J. Hunter. Yesterday, however, they always had control of the situation and finished six lengths ciear of Wellington No. 3. The Whakatane pair should go well in the semi-finals today, and could still be difficult to beat in the final on Saturday. Visitors Victorious The visiting Nepean dub oarsmen from New South Wales had two wing yesterday. C. Death and L. Calligan won the third repechage heat of the eoxless pain and the second repechage heat of the coxed pairs. Union (Christchurch) won the second heat of the junior double sculls, beating Hamilton in 7min 45sic. Results of senior championship races were. SINGLE SCULLS First Heat.—Wairau (Marlborough) (R. s. Sutherland) 1, Star No. 2 Wellington (A. Dowl-

ing) 2, Waikato (R. Andrews) 3. Time, 9:27. Second Heat.—Star No. 1 (A. Garrett) 1, Auckland No. 2 (J. D. Culpan) 2, Hawke's Bay No. 2 (A. Austin) 3. Time, 9:41. Third Heat.—Auckland No. 1 (J. Williamson) 1. Time, 9:43. DOUBLE SCULLS First Heat.—Whakatane 1, Wakatipu 2, St. George’s 3. Time, 7:41. Second Heat.—Star 1. Union (Christchurch) 2, Waikato 3. Time, 7:49. COXED PAIRS First Heat. —Star No. 1 1, Wairoa No. 1 2, Star No. 2 3. Time, 8:28. Second Heat.—Nepean (Australia) 1, Union (Wanganui) 2, Ngaruawahla 3. Time, 8:24. Third Heat.—Waikato 1, West End 2. Invercargill 3. Time, 8:24. COXLESS PAIRS First Heat.—Whakatane 1, Wellington No. 3 2, North Shore 3. Time, 8:21. Second Heat. —Star 1, Blenheim 2, West End 3. Time, 8:31. Third Heat.—Nepean (Australia) 1, Waikato 2, Union (Wanganui) 3. Time, 8:30. Fourth Heat.—Aramoho 1. Wellington No. 1 2, Wairoa 3. Time, 8:40. FOURS First Heat —Hutt Valley No. 1 1. North End (Dunedin) 2, West End No. 2 3. Time. 7.31. Second Heat.—Alexandra 1. Hutt Valley No. 22, Ngaruawahia 3. Time, 7:49. Third Heat.—West End No. 1 1, Star 2, Union (Christchurch) 3. Time, 7:40. BIGHTS Only Heat.—Auckland 1, Hutt Valley 2, North End (Dunedin) 3. Time, «:31.