ROWING IN AUSTRALIA.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 509, 17 May 1909, Page 5

ROWING IN AUSTRALIA.

AMATEUR BOOLLING CHAMPIONSHIP, ' EAST WIN FOR JB. TOWNS. | [BX TELGOUIPH—I'KPSS ASSOC|ATJO>f—CPrjItIGHf.) I (Iko. May 16, 420 p. m ) , ! Brjsbapo, Mfiy 16. ' Tho Australian Amateur Sculling Championship, dpcided pit tho Brisbane River toduj, resulted as follons: — J. h. Tqwns (N S.W.) ..,' ... I I Uovpidalp (T&sjnania) ~, m 2 Dennis (Queepeland) 3 llicharda (Victoria) . . .. 4 ■ Won easily. (Time—lCmin. 45seo. , [The winner )s a brother of Towps, el-1 professional champion ot the i>or|({. Tqwp9, I roued'in Inst year's contest, and was ffoipg well when he broko down, and finished out of | a place behind W. Jack, of Tasmania, who biiccecded P. C Ivens, of Victoria, as amateur | chaiDpJDQ ] , INTPHPTATP J3IQHT-OAR RACIJ. a giudaFcontest. (Hec. May Iβ, i 20 p in.) , , Brisbane, May 15 The Interstate Eight-oar Haco, nnved on the Brisbane River to-day, resulted as foljows':— i Tasmania 1 Victoria ... ~, ~, ~, 2 New Sputh Wales ... .„ ~, 3 The 'race was rowot] in .heavy rain, and provided a great cqntest bptwecn the first two (trans Queenslapd voro i\\o first away, but Tasmania assumed the lead after going a quarter of a milo ( and, rowing grandly, led tq tho finish, wlpning by a b,are length from Yjctoj|a,. Time, 19fnin. PREVIOUS RACES Tear. .Winner... ...... Seopnd. ..■. A Third. 1878 Victoria ... NS Wales... — IS7O NS. Wales... Victoria ... - 1880 Victoria ... N S Wales ... - ;1881-,Victo.rja-i i..;/- .-:.-. : •.' 1882/N.S; \Vales... ; ;Victoria. ,:..., —. : . 1883 vViot6ria ! :;::,:.vN;S;. Wales.,. --.%. : 1884 WictoriaV ■ %$. Wales,..' .- .■"' ■■. - ; 1885 -N-S/Wales IVVVictoria, - -.'.vTaamania 1886 .Victoria; : ; ;,j-NiS r Wa e5...; • ■■..- ■-'■ ■■■■ ..; ■ ißß7'Viptpria; : •::„• N,g,:Wfi es ~,Iv: "-,■;■ ■■ r 1888-Victoria, •>:..- N.g.'iWa &}.:. IPSB -Victoria-'/;:. N.S! Wales ~:■ ■'.'. '-:. ' :■ .1889.-Victoria/; '.::X ; N.S; Wales ■:.:■'.:' —•'.';■,-■■ -.'/: 1890 'Tiotpria':!..;! Queensland '.„ N.SI Wales 1891:'Queensland■'.■..■■"■tfiS..'Wales'-;.; Victoria' , 1892 ''Victoria.' ■ •;;.■ •N.S.'Wales .... Queensland : 18S3- ■VN.S.yjy.aJjSs'; Victpria' : '..■-;;.' \, Queensland. 1891 'Victoria-'•■ ...'■ ■. N.S.-Wales ;..' Qneensland--18P5:; '.:,,; N,S.: Wnlps,.;. ■ Queensland 1898 Victoria;.. .;.:,;N.S. Wahs.-,..' Queonsland' ,}BJ7:'.i-,Vjctpria- ! ; : ;. : ;j-.:iWr Augtralia,,i;Q!(eonßland ,18D8 ; Victoria''-' .■.-Queensland ~.", ":'■— .' 1893 Victoria";..■;.;■ N.S. Wales-... S.Austrplia 1000 :Viotpria'- ''..; :N.S. Wales ;,.'. Queensland 190l 1 CViotopiaV: ; '.::..<N.S.,Wnles „.: S;Australia 19P2 ;;;.'.. ;S. Australia ..:;Queens!jiha .1903 Victoria '~ /..■.•Queensland.... 8. Australia 19|)i ■Victpria-., •,-.,.'■■ 8. Aiistfalja;.. QuesnElarid 1905 Victoria - ... .Tasmania ..,~N.S. 'Wnles '1900 Tasmania -'...;;ViPtsria. ' — Ji:S.--Wales 1907 '.Victoria'i' ■;,.'.Taspiania ■ ;'.,\ Queensland ■l?08';;N:S;vWaleB.■;;:■:, Victoria;'; •;..-,Tasmania ' .-.■.A1l :tho : StatsSJ;'eicp«ntil)g Western' 'Australia, ' werfl rppreianteu in ' tn|s year's copies); an , ' a igood ■'jaq'e.'i >vn'e. anticipated. NeiV Sppthi Wales,' irho. wein : Inst -year,' w&k: not so strppgly - rppre- , sented this -yenr, .and especially , ' missed : thpir qlil gtrpVe; OF.jlislinrp'irigf!.! Tho 'Victorians were a-.vory strpng preWi but the:race \vtis row-cd a 'little too.'soon' for; them, as'.they were ponjing on.by lenpp' and bpunds .during the" past tivo weeks. , Tho 'Tastnanian , creir : were stroked by .J,. ;Artis,'n-ho'ffas also a member'of tjie crpw last year.;A few. Weeks, ago some -'dlfficulf?';cropped ■' up regarding the amateur status of Artis, but, 1 fortunately for his craiv, the ipatteriyas satisfactorily: cleared up, and Tasmania l gained its tho, race .was instituted.