ROWING SEASON.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 937, 3 October 1910, Page 7

ROWING SEASON.

opening' day.

A-SUCCESSFUL GATHERING.

> .The; rowing, season was opened auspiciously on, Saturday, afternoon by the Wei-, ;lmgtoh ; 'Rowing.; Association. Probably more:than,' a thousand people, including a ;.large' proportion of ladies, assembled -at.the- sheds of :the Star Boating Glub, the 1 -Wellington. Boating Club, : and 'the Wellington Navals, and the- .gathering had -that pleasant gaiety' which' is always associated with, aquatic festivals.; • Tne'. .weather. was perfect,; the blustering nor-' .therly. of. the previous day, having denly and completely disappeared. :'An only ...just '; porccptiblo.x breeze from the south',.lightly touched.the water, and seemed "rather to than ' to: ripplo it.:.vClouds.conveniently.veiled the sun,'■ but;.wore' not dense enough 'to produce' 'any semblance.of gloom. , : ' : ''■' ~:■ Mr. H.-P; 8011, K.C., president' of the Wellington Bowing,. Association, ; ,deJ, liyered;:a brief speech, .declaring the'season ;bpen..' 'A programme of:races was .then successfully carried 'out, some■ very' interesting, and closo finishes.■':being ..witnessed by crowded-spectators at thc.skids,. 'on; the balcony, and on ;. tho-,' Tara'n&ki Street.Wharf. Others there were, and! hot' a few,' by'whom. tho occasion was valued mainly as, a social - function. '.Hence; while the: races , were ; being ; rowed, .hundreds of the visitors were sitting -in; the shcds, [ where they could see. nothing of the. strenuous contests on. : the water.* .'But,' doubtless,: tho afternoon tea ..was "apowerful magnet. / -,'■•■' '.•• The following ure the names of tho officials who were ' responsible, - for tho successful opening function:—President,- : 'Mr.',-. H. ■-. D. Bell, ■ K.C.j judges; Messrs. R/ W. M'Villy,' J. Ifutcheson, . and W.:H:-'Morton; starter, Mr! J.B. Crawford;; hon.. secretary,. Mr. B. A. Morris.'. '■ ■' . The races resulted as under:—• Naval Cutter Race.—Wellington Navals, No. 1 crew, 1; Kb. 2 crew, 2; No. 3 crew; 3. Senior Pours. —First heat: Star.: 8.C., No. 1 (Little, Turner, Bridge, and Lambert), 1; Wellington E.C, and Star B,CNo. 2 also started. Second beat: potona B.C. (C. Drunirtiond, D. Burns, P. Arrowsmith, and 11, Parrant),' 1; Wellington U.C. and Star B.C. also started.. Final: Star 8.C., ljPotono 8.C., 2.

Junior Double Sculls—First heat: Wellington R.C. (A. Mathiosou and ,P. Davey), 1; Star B.C. also started! Second heat: Petono R.C. (S. Bland and C. H. Burridge), 1; Star B.C. also started. Pinal: Petono R.C, 1; Wellington R.C,2, . Veterans' Fours.—Wellington R.C. (G. Spencer,'J. Spencer, W. Shilling, and W, Spencer), 1; Star B.C. also started. ■ Junior Fours.—First heat: Star B,C. (Wardrop, M'Kny, Robinson, and Hall), 1; Wellington R.C and 'Star B.C. also started. Second heat: Petono R.C. (A. White, L. Drumniond, W. Sharon, and L. Falla), 1; 'Wellington College also started. Final: Star 8.C., 1; Petono R.C, 2.

Senior Double Sculls.—Petono .R.C. (A. Driscoll and C. H. Burridge), '1; Star B.C. and Wellington R.C. also started. Naval Cutters, Past and'Present,—Past, 1"; Present, 8.