ROWING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 639, 16 October 1909, Page 9

ROWING.

(By AlEncunY.). ='■•' ■;,; -\%-\- •\y- fixtures. .'■': | ' : ;,;,' : /:. }'■■'•' To-day.—Opening Petone. seasons, •■. ■' ■~'/ ~-, December—Mauawatil■ Sculling-Handicap, Fox- '..' ton.".:'.' ,' \ '. .... !.:".; " ,'."-':.' •'",•:'• January I—Wanganui Sculling' Handicap, :•' Wanganui.- ' , January 29;— Wellington' Regatta.' .- ... . February.—New Zealand .Championships, Pictbn. , In Session.—W.R.C. Club. Fours; S.B.C. Senior ...Fours; S.B.C. Junior Fours;.. and S.B.C. ■ Novice Fairs. Crows from both the town clubs are hard in training for the events indicated at the head of this column. Advantage was'-taken of the fine week-end to get in long steady rows, but•the - weather conditions,; so i'ar> have not, on the wholo, been such as to allow of much work in the boats, and most of the preparation has consisted of land work. Some alterations have occurred; in' the. personnel of. the Star senior and junior club fours. The former crew has been reconstructed owing to the detection of the Brewer brothers. W..H. Brewer has ; retired from: Barrou's boat,' on account, of having to undergo a minor throat operation, while, his brother."Roy'.'-has gone .to Napier; and his pla-;e» as No.. 3 in :Oswin's ■ crew,has• been tafcen.-jby. : Abe'rcrbnibie. The gap. in Barron's'combination had not been tilled "at time- of- writing, ■but.it i is', understood that either T. .Hoffcr or C E. Bridge, will, stop into'-.Hie. breach. In the,'juniors, •Alpe's crew has. lost-the services of A. Cmnmings, whose place-will be, filled by Forgie..:-•-Last week, particulars of the .professional sculling handicap. at Foxton were published, 'and now. the conditions of a similar event at Wanganui on New Year's" Day are to hand. The handicap is under, the auspices: of the Wanganui Licensed Victuallers' Association, which body is guaranteeing the prize-money. Mr. W. R. Tuck is chairman, and Mr.' W. S. Corby hon. secretary to N the regatta, which means that it. will bo a success. Tlio first prize will be .£101), second . .£SO, third i 25, whilst .£25 will partly go tofourth man, and partly to defray tlio cost of a cup for. the winner, at least it is so proposed.' - Tho race will take placefoitr weeks after the Manawatu (Foxton) handicap, and the expenses (steamer and train fares) of seven New South Wales scullers will be borne by tho Foxton and Wanganui committees between them. ' It is hoped that tho arrangements made: by Mr. It. .Coombes, editor, of "The Referee," with Harry l'carce, .George Day, Hen Thoroughgood, Jack Mitchell,' Billy Fogwoll, and cither Sid Kemp, F. S. Hagnoy, or Charlie Messenger, -will-hold good. It is also expressly stated an invitation is extended to Georgo Towns. When in Wanganui the scullers will be put up by. local hotelkecpers. Dick Arnst,..William -Webb, and Georgo Wholch will represent .Nenv Zealand.". lOnce again has tho cyclist qualified as a sculler. At. Raymond Terrace, Newcastle, F. S. Hagney, one. time cyclist, met •" Ben.." Thoroughgood, ex-champion of Australia, last Saturday, anil defeated ■ liiin. decisively :. by ; seven/lengths. This ,wa6 Hagney's.iirs.t match.

raco, and-if. was 'Considered'that he was shooting too high when' lie 'readied' ont for the veteran Thoroughgpod, ;but .the. result, has. justified his. confidence. Tiiqrongbgood was' reported to have been iii good "fix" immediately prior. to the-race, so that,-unless some nccidont occurred to the'ex-champion. Haguey has "made-good" in.a very emphatic manner. Before. liis defeat- Thorpughgood was to' have met Mitchell: on November 9, but it is .not unlikely - now that • this' match will bo cancelled. In that case, it,is probahle that'Haguey will'take his place.' The : ex-cyclist's path to.the front now seems to lio through Mitchell, Day, and Pearce.. The last-named's term-as Australian champion is .likely to be abusyono with so many-good men lying handy and-othcr good ones coming along. - .: .'-' - X ! r> Geo '. Jjce, custodian of the Star Club', and' one 'time'a sculler "of- some standing inAustralian waters, ns coaching on'o of his sons.' Mr. Leo has acquired one of the S.B.C clinker scullers, and is giving. liis pupil tuition on tho Hutt River; and, the'lad,' who'is .'of 'tall'and powerful' physique, is already -showing signs of profiting b y ; the. schooling. '•-' .'.,'.'.,-.■" • 'Mr. T. Bedford, a-member of the S.B.C; who ■ has been -on. a : six. months'« tour of America, England, and Europe,, has.. returned' to Wellington.' ''Mr.' Bedford saw no rowing whilst away,, and was rather'unlucky in missing "the . lalc-Harvard r raco by a day. '' "'." "■•>-"'