ROWING.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1054, 17 February 1911, Page 7

ROWING.

TO-MORROW'S REGAOTA. ; A, red,flag flown froni tho G.P.O. •tomorrow morning will ; denote . that • tho Southerly course will bo used for tho Wellington regatta—that - is, ; that- tho raoes wilt start from , various points in Evans Bay, unci. finish between; th,o. Queen's and Taranaki : Street- Wharves, If.-the wind is northerly tho proper championship 'course; along'the' Ngahauranga foreshoro will bo used,-in which case a bluo flag .will be displayed. The "bluo. riband" event of tho day, the Senior Foul's, starts at 2.30 p.m., and is over a two-mile course.. The contestants are tho . Union (Wanganui) crew, the champion four, of Australasia and Now Zealand, tho Blenheim, crew, ex-champions of New Zealand, and runners-up in tho Australasian championship in Hobart.last year, tho Union (Christcnureh) combination that won - tho Senior Fours ;a.t the Christfchurcli regatta last Thursday, and tho Picton crow, winners of the big events at tho Picton and. Nelson regattas this year.. , Tho' present champion combinations of the Dominion are competing in jhe Senior Pairs and Double.Sculls, and in view of tho championship regatta at Wanganui jiext week, at which Saturday's contestants will meet again, their form will bo closely wntched, as,giving an index of tho probabilities of the various titles changing hands. Tho fields in tho junior and 'maiden events are very satisfactory, a total of 58 crows being engaged in tho ten races set down for decision diirinir the aftcriiMn. Particulars of ' the "follow-thc-race" steamer will bs found in,our advertising columns. "... .I'ETONE CLUB. ■ The crews to' represent' tho Potono Rowing Club at the Wellington regatta will be as follow:—Youths' Fours: P. Arrowsmith (strokeV D. S.' M'Farland (31, 11. Ash ton (2), 11. Ads niton (bow). Junior Fours: B. Tremnin (stroke), D. Byrnes (3), C. Drummond (2), L. Drumniond (bow). ' Junior Pair: B. Tremain and D. Byrnes. The rictou and Marlborough crews engaged at the regatta to-morrow arrived hero by tlio Fateena last night.