CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 724, 25 January 1910, Page 7

CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA

: /■'.MAIN EVENTS]POSTPONED. -/ ;. :;-_(By ~Teiegraph;--Pre'i!S.: Association.) ■■■.: ..''.. ', : '.;':'■':.-■'■ ,' Blenhoim, January ,24.., : : Fine weather' was : .experienced t'or , the Championship Eegatla'v at , Picton, and there" was, a large 'attendance; of spectators. A, north westerly;;breeze,':however, made ■ the water' rough- and minor events only were rowed •. off,-;it .being -finally ;■ de--cided: • to. postpone.; the .:.championship events till to-morrow morning .at .seven o'clock. The: following 1 are to-day's' results i—-:- ,/::. : ' .':'■..'''."■.■."■,'.•.' :•'.;■-■ v ..;'

- Maiden i Fours. ; One -mile, Picton'Bowing Cliib'WN. ■ Godfrey,, IV ■Bush,, Whiting,. L.,. Godfrey). M, .1; Star Rowing- Club; (R. Pye-Smith';- S.'- Butt,. P.! R; Stansell, J. Dudley) 2 i- Blenheim /Rowing. Club- (Martello, ;G.--:'Wills,:- J. iO'Rourko,. K. .Bentley) .3.;: Also . started: :Nelson,' Canterbury,*, and 'HawAiri.'- Pic-' ton showed , out firsthand-: then. Star, supplanted them".' ,' Picton, however, : came again '-'.-with 'Canterbury! and' Blenheim close up.- Half a lnile" from homo the order.;was:—Picton; Blenheim,.-and Star! After l an exciting <race 'Picton';.won by .half a lengthy the' Star crew,n't the finish :being'a length ahead of Blenheim. Time, .smius. '13seci';V ---V.; '-; vv';.' -■'."■'-. \ : ' : -

Junior- Pairsi, One 'Mile.-—Picton'. ? (E.Konny, ':.' lti Andrews) £6, 1 ;■': Blenheim (J. Aitteh, Geo...Martello), 2. i.Thcse were the only, starters. 1 Picton got well awayi and won easily by 'ten lengths. Time, Cmins.-345ec5.... ■'';r .'■;"■''"■' "'■".-' ' ..,,■■' '.

• ■ Youths' Fours.' One mile.—Picton. (F. -Burns, L. : . Godfrey,. N. ; , : Godfrey, .L. Cragg) ■£$, .1;-: Star/Club (H..'Bridge, C. Holmes,.' H. Olan, J. . Beniett) \<E2, 2; Wanganui) .-Union.'■■ (S; '.D.ustin,., ,;H. Sharpe, B.Martis, H. Findlay) 3.\ Also started: . Nelson; and Blenheim. • Wanganui;got well' awayi: but,stoppedi soon afterwards, something having, gone wrong. Picton. hero .camo-along,. and tbolr: : the ilead, and Blenheim then stopped. Picton had no difficulty from, this stage on; and '.won .easily by three - lengths. .'.Time.'.e mins. 50 sees. : . ,-' : ; ■■;.'.■'■' ■■■'■''."-.

Junior Fours. Onomilo.and a half.— Picton (F. Burns,-E. Kenny, ;B. Andrews, T. llattnews)'.;£l2, l;> -Waugnnui.'S.iDustin,,.H.' Sharpo, B.Mathias,' N. lay) £2, ■■■.-,2.--.;. ,The; ■..only-;,starters; Picton at. onco assumed'command, \and led to the half-inilo :posr,-' but .here \Yanganuigot.,ori : oVen : terms/with them, and a good.race, ons-aod;/; Noaring' homo, however, Picton' went.': away, and won easily by thrcolongrtlis. .;.:.. /■....

The, .weather is now ; calm, find thcro is ■.every prospoct of- the championship events being .got. off. early, to-moilow on smooth' water, -",'".' ■ \.v. .",/:'■•