ROWING.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 716, 15 January 1910, Page 12

ROWING.

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.'(|!yy-; i ;;; = Regattaj!;. .'"!";; January.' 21.—New Zealand Championships ;yy,:( :;yy;("(-.:. : y'::( -;'> : February:;26,—Chfistchurch ;'Regatta."; y ...-■>'To-day'': !wiil ::,-s'ee!"another -Wellington" ■ event (has always Keen; an: important fixture.'.and,' this year,, it additionah.'importarice.'owing toythb-.proximity;:-of :'the/New Zealand championships; ;.;and,.'. the fact : (- that; - the various'.races will: pfovideian-'excellent' guide.Vas; ,to(: the; relative ("strength '.of. the criws engaged at::the:.big:meeting.('lt,ls' 'via i (doubti.tp some/extent (due to (this that the ehtry(;.;shee.t has-filledysb well;,: The ■list (of Competitors is ;(both', largo and re-' ipresentative,,; oyer': fifty.: crews:(being ,nomi-( natedyfof-thoyteh; bvents,.; Oarsmen :have" cbllected:frbni:Ancldand,'(Wangaiiui,'Can-(' ;terbirry,,and-".Marlboro'ugh (to .give",battle (to'/.theVthreeilocalclubs. (Two!cliibs .from': the^fifst-nnmeil 1 three oehtres 1 will be represented;.and the: entries 1 include.:all (the present^Nerf'.Zealand'champion crews,' (and.C.',E;;Storie,iof■•the";St. Gebfge's;Club; 'Aucklarid;'';the'; present ariiatehf' champion sculler.;:;:; ;y; "y'i -.' j'->, : -V. : : y ! ; •,: !;\-v ~ ; , ; :\f?S--r-<' •;'.JAs;.iisual J;two( .cburses!"havo,,been' surV (veyed;to. ; circupiyent- "rude (Boreas," ■.(thbi.fbxecutiye yare';' to,', : m,eet;;at- ; an "early, hb'uf:-this.-;mofning; ; tb'decidb. npoh(;which .-.the, regatta (will-'-be held/-y: The fesnlt'bf .:the'-:dclibofatbns;wUl; be conveyed:.to'the. ;public,-.in (the •( time-honoured 'a;,flag(;oh(the Genefal/Pp^Office.;';,A;blii(i. flag''willyiridicato.itho:northerly ; !(couVsb; that ;■':'is,; (; along theCNgahaufanga-Petone (foreshore',' (the;; finish ibeing '/off; :Kdrpk'brb. ('lri-ithb (event ;bf a'"southerly,": the (usual, : townycburse''will;be:.used,;and- : this.will, be; ; notified yliy,!a; red. flag.!' ln(. this; case, (the";', finish"l jwill'vbe ybetweeriythe'. Queen's-!and('-Tafariaki(-SlTcetywhafve's.: In : either: evontyth^.'Fefry'i'Cpmpany's.ls.s.;Admiral: (will;, s'ervbyas"; the- "follpw-the-face"; boat ..Ifyit;is (decided J,tb ! ,'row'Vat;..Petorie,yi'.the steamer ::(mU.,leave;!the'iF6Try,:-!WKarf, at iliS'-olclbck,;;calling "at-Petprie;(at(.(l.4s be ; ::the ivehue.-'thb'Csteaßier; (will ■'call'v;at the jTarahaki' Street Wharf (between; each

?•, The/■inumbefJ of /entries: for-each;-'event crews';' :Seiubr?Pairs,:'fbuf jySenior/Dbuble .Sculls,; (Sculls;'four;"Junipr 'Fbiirs'iarid Pairsy'fiye'eachl-'Maiden ;and-(MaSden'-Phirs,.".sevenyeach'; -Maiden ;Dorible'yScxills Yandj/Youths'(^Fpnrs,-; Jsix (each;: total,'.s6,(crewsj; which; constitutes; a" /record;, f prjariy" Tegatta!;, this ((season;.!. ..yy' iyNow:, fof ( (the :•!prospects i, ! of (<( : , the' (local, (cfewsf (.';' I'ri';/(tho;,: senior ifoufSTib/'e.:.:"blue ■is/thfljonly;..6nei-f%r^nte^. : .',.;TJiß'-(PBtene : (the ?("dignity'. -,bf /'■ ai(seniof/Kcrbw,: arid';-:a, (sefiea/of misfpfWes/'put/.the/'WeUington vßo\rifagi.Club ;'cbrifbiriatibri!:butV of: acuori.■/Hence -the. : onerous.:,task of (upholding /the '■hohouKVPf ythe, J Eflpif e (City;,- against (the ; (wry:./"hpt^Vbarid■•(of .irivadefsyfalls upon' thV./wear ofs: of^the'blue.and.white',hoop's/' (Their (chances/'of Victory;^afe; hard. ■-.to ,'estif ■ (pfoyed;its..Tfbrth; ,while;.:as(-a/'ra'cing'fac: 1 ■|tof ./(the/. Star.;(repf esehtativ'es; ;af eyari: un-! ..knoyrny quantity. < i/,:: : The/(only? timeZ/upbn : , ■which'.(they/ihaveVface'd' a "'starter Awas < at :ricton;;bri (New.'/.Ye'af's-Dayiywheri: it.will bo,' remembered, that;,they,,Bwamped;befbN ),th'e,.:.race,;had','developed/the' event being: (thereforeCoiby test(; at' all; y v/Tfue;- '■; they iracedyagainsti aC'challeuge'-/crew-(of ,/iheir. "club-mates (J some :vthree( : ;- weeks '■'■ ago; /but ;this,;was-, in ycliriker.;. boats,'',-! and,; resulted iiiya/cbmfbrtable./wiri'jovef'a.'f'ourse; which :has ..sitice/i been ;'fouhd;,to:.bo( short: of; tho. /tworriiile ('distance; 1 so, .that'is. ibycriteribri :either.:;-(;'Agairi,---:,th'ey(.(/'have 'suffbred•- in ' their-jpreparatibn-/from .'the ; fact :that for : >the Jast (-week has-made (it impossible/for.-them .to'get-their/winding-' ,up|(.preparation' (iriV their' .'racing: / boat (Consequently, :tho-:little.',;Work;'v>hnt''has ' been \possibleVduring "that '.time,' the' raosi : ,cnhcal.;stiige;of'all,.:ha's .been:done" in-'a cunker :I)paty in>;badi( serious' ,hamlicap,>-t.indeedfe 1 their club-mates:expect :,therii:. to (race ..well;, and fitting/:rewafd :.^/(™^;; m , e ?:;Z f o^^ .■neryvn,:whlch;■they:;have(::stuck' i to , : their/ l .ttaining,.'.which,;sad?to'.:;felate; : ''-is':more , tnui-; r .said: i or■ • somes of' the club's i;=r^'m.the;'lowervCTades.y ; y'::>:?' ; :■":•.-' ■ ; ;jniior ;foufs "• is l a'; sound' .combination;;;and(has l been "strengthened ,since.'its,sPicton-p,erfbrmance.:,Th"e Star ;Crew.i;hMybeen:-disbrganised, f thfough;the ■.•S a of its,-No,-3..;;His place'.will-be:tak'enbv :^iS^ event. qfyhis::notybbirig,:disquali: :W,'P^a.TOn;in;.theibiir'-Ta'ce.- : .''''-K r this" 1 : vinll ;fill; the .breach.:-;'- ~ ."<(;•.: •'■"',,:."."?' Star and -yodths'-' fours!are Pioton, arid "are ' terfe??^"—7 ? ' ' ;^; **°*> wprosen-. :fe:%yWTit 6r3 has:'ni>t.6een .it'work, ta^; that th «y are/strong Q. 1114,. following : officlal instructions .from ; the Rowing .Associatibri-will. be of use' to' !? a^ m en;'aud.pariicularly^sb 1 ; to"the-visi- 1 ':to':local-conditions:-In;,the.event-of, usingthe Pe-" «a.^- the :harbour;;the::boat: train •.w»!l.'.l«ay«'.-.Te,Aio; at 9.55 :a.m;;-and-'wiU" shunt .wagons lnto'lasiding: near-the:.fin-/WPS.'.'Ppst, I ;where---'boate.- roay.'be dis-NS-L ged '-'i\'^ c!^^ 0 " r! ftb/cbriveyaice" of, .boatsjwillybe. placed in 'the'.siding/ at Tb ;^-« a rly^;.S^day I mOTning,,-and"'oll ;,Dpats/ mnst. be,-lpadcd v ,thefeon':before-. 9 45 ■ a.m.,;. Strokes.- must, seo; that; theif /boats; oars,,, etc.,-::>are, ; : properly f , consigned',' from ' the. railway .'.station. 1 -.•To;faoilitato"loadirig. ,jn'l(!to ( but- : [Ip 6^ requra/toybe!' taken ;bff, , M??», : %r-?ff.loadea.^Thß'St»ke'bT*och"' ?7t«U //be/Tcsponsiblbyfbr 'the" loadine fl»'":mIoaf• lng.-and: loading at Petone'.bf .the'particu.■laT/,>° use of, ( ™> nave; been -use<l ,by,;;his (crevt; and 'for making, provision l for'the/efficient and safe' ; (.f/the; association .I'aUv'Proyide'.trestles: fofj.'securing'boats ,on: r-ailway /'wagons,:-:but /each' club will require, .tojjirovidb; dumps'-' and : 'lashings/; Mr.-,A.-;J..3lshop.:.has:been;ippoihted to supcrTOe,the;.loading of,boats ori' failwav . tr M teßoats'wm.;require'to-;be"S ■charged (immediately. aftor!"'arriv'al at Te :Ar0."_,.,;..- V'.-.y:y(yy;y(;(';;',y; .■:■;.•■■-:: ..v.".-,----:

(i' lA ' timetable,of; trains' for "oiirsmen- and intending. spcctators,is/appended~Trains leave ,Te Aro for;.Petone-at9.55a.m.',-'12.1S p.m.yl;Bp^m^(and2.lo:p.hi; 1 : Trains leave" ;Uimbton; Station l for Petone .at. 10.15 'a.m., ;1t5:a;m.,(;12,30.:p.m;;'1.10::p; in ;;;l(2O.p.in. > ;2.2o. p.m..vaiia..3.o.;p;m^Trains.(leave; P«- ; m* for .'Wellington at ; 1.10 p.m., S.lo'-p".rii\--and "7.0 ;P,m,v;The;;2.lo:p.m;;.rrain:^rom l To-:Aro ;(2.20yp.m.; ;from ; Lambton)- ■ will ■'. stop -at .finishing post; to .discharge- passengers." -ylt (is '.reported', that tho -Blenheim, Club ia.:,not,aUowing/4he Jackson:incident to dash:its.hopeS;.pf.again/wihning thooham;pion,fours;::Recoi;nising'thatiit was hop'e;less..to; 1 expect the, .toiallow. of Jackson starting,, (the olub turned.-.the'task,of. selecting;a-hew stroke the'remaining .members of the crew;,; ?Their.y choice" fell'-- upon/an/; old .'member of.'the'.'club;: who"ha.s lately, re'trirned;to.;Mar.lbbrpugh.frbrii the Islands, ;curibusly enough: also named Jackson, but no relationJto.his predecessor. Tho.-.new. stroke-has'a,good.record as'.a, '-junior,' but has.been.out:bf. thc;'game..for some' time, (so'jt is'hard tb'say.whether ho can striko form.agoiri.'in tiroc. Hp'wevbr,-report says tliatytheycfew; is doing! good work, - and 'th&t',the;old/'members ; are satisfied. So, pefhaps,.even-yet,Marlborough is to have I the honour of representing the: Dominion I'atHobartv" , v :"'■.; '.'-■ / -~ '';,:.■;•/.'-'.'■-.-./(:..