ROWING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1289, 18 November 1911, Page 12

ROWING.

Cllr "Mrncuur.") NOTES rOIIEIGN AND LOCAL. vScnilinii n Crow to Stockholm. Siivs Ilin Sydney "Morniir,! llprnld," nn Ili« iliM-i-Hun of Hi" Nrw Sonlli Wnlp.i A.I!.A. (<i fi'iid nn i)i|:lil.-rein:d trow l<) (tin Olympir. (innv» np*l •'"'.>■! Tim liiimicinc of nn cuihl.-niir crew to vi«i(. Kliii'.lilmliii iii'xl. vi'iir is m> Miinll Insl; fnr mi RiimUiiir Iwdy l<) wl. it-n-ir, lint Ilipri- In every rcn/KHi I" wlii>vp lliat Ih<! j\pw f<<>iilli \Vnl<-!i Ko»iiiu Apsiirinlion'R tiiid/irbkiiiK "ill lifl rroivrifxl with slices, Swim; Ihnt Hip Slaio (lovcrniiip.nl f.poiid« ln-rpo f-niinn nnniially in nilvorlising llio Sl.'itp, thorn i.i every riwsnii to Riipposn Hint it will TOinn to thn nssistnncn of llio ruwfrs. Tlioro ia no Hporl or nilvprt.isiiiK vcnlun) that has ■ doiio iiioro l« inlvp.Tl.ise this Stato than our cliain|ii<riiKhi|) Imnl races. New South Wn.ltt-1 is famous nil the world ovnr fnr her Bciillers, nnd, wo may mid, Wliy not hor rowers? To send homo such u lino lot, of athklns oh thoso who rpprewjilod us ill tlio last intor-Stal« contests would not only reflect cmlil on tho Stale, but would rpsiiill. in an excellent advertisement. The association proposes to get to wrrk nt an parly dale as »xsgarda this particular niattur, and Bubscribers may expect (o hear from thorn in the coiirso irf a wool; or bo. Tho pTOSpoot of tho "I/ight Uhifs" measuring bindes with tho l»st tho world can produce at Stockholm, and perhaps, with tho best English crews on tlio Thames, should encourage liberal donations from our wealthy citizens. It is estimated that the cost of the expedition will bo .£ISOO. Fonwell on Barry, A Sydney paper publishes an interview with Kogwoll, which shows somo light on the circumstances that havo led to tho variance of opinion as to Barry's merits and stylo of sculling. Becently "Mercury" published Harry Floyd's opinion on llio Bubjoct, as formed by the veteran on tho Englishman's display on the Zambesi, and which was decidedly scathing. Tho paper in question reports Pogwell as saying:— Barry is a much better man than I considered he was, and is very strong in rough water. I was really surprised when I saw him ont first. I axways understood that ho had i- \pr;f fioor sv ing, that he rowed exceedingy short, and did not finish, well. Instead, he had all these details practically perfect, and finished as far lark even as Arnst does. Harry Floyd, who was present while Fogwell, was making these remarks, said that if Barry rowed like that, ho must have improved a great dml since ho met Arnst on the Zambesi. He did not striko him as being a good sculler at all then. Fojwell, Continuing ajain, said he must have cither improved or h« was not rowing his usual form when on tho Zambesi. On the Thames ho was really a good sculler.

And on Himself, Fogwoll has announced his intention of challenging Harry Pparce for tho chiinpionsMp of Australia immediately after Christmas, and meanwhile is in receipt of a challenge from Alf. Falton, who recently defeated F. S. Hagney, to row over the l'arramatta course for either .£IOO or -£200 aside. In reply Fogwell has stated that ho will bo ready to take on all comers in the New Year—until then he intended resting.

Local Happenings. On Saturday afternoon the Wellington Club succeeded in getting off its annual AVareham Fours ovont, despite tho bad water. Five hoats in all were rowed—the final seeing a determined strugglo between crews stroked by 11. M'Kinley and M. Cairns, in which tho latter beat the veteran by a length. Tho winning quartet were 11. Cairns (stroke), T. Jenkins, T. Fogarty, and C. Johnston. Tho W.It.C. rezatta crews havo been selected. Only ono senior crew has been chosen, a doublo sculling combination consisting of 11. M'Kinley (bow) and S. Standen (stroke). Tho other selections are —Junior Fours: H. M'Kinley (stroke), O. Standon, S. Shilling, and D. Duff. Youths' Fouts: T. Jenkins (stroke), E. Cairns, E. M'Gill, and A. J. Symonds. Tho Maiden Four is to bo chosen from the following quartet:—G. Manners, W. Hinchcliffe, J. Hoare, T. Fogarty, and B. Shaw.

Star B.C. Doings. Despite tho general inclemency of the weather, for the "northerly" still continues in all its boisterousness, club racing has been proceeded with in fits and starts. The Star Club has at time of writing disposed of its three initial races. The Senior Fours was won by Alexander after a runaway raco in the final with Little. The losing boat etuck to its task for about half the journey, after leading in tho early stages, but then lack of condition told its usual story, and the rest was a procession. Tho Junior Four event is also a thing of the past. The final lay between Hackworth and Ncwbold, and the deciding heat was rowed on Saturday afternon in a following breeze and water that was not at all what it should have been. This fact gavo Ncwbold somo slight advantage as the conditions suited his lighter crew and livelier stroke. Still, Hackworth made a great race of it, and was beaten in the end by a short half length. The Novice Pair event was won by Stewart and Brown, who defeated Halse and Whitcoiubo in the final on Wed'iesday. The winners rowed in good form for novices, the stroke especially showing promiso of better things in future. The losing crew, ii , though Jiopelessly outweighiHl, stuck to theiT uphill task manfully and managed to make a raco of it, being: beaten at tho finish by between two and three lengths. Should tho weather permit this afternoon will be spent by Star Club members in racing off the Ladies' Fours. This is an annual four-oared event, rowed on fixed seats, for which the crews are drawn the night previous to the racing, and the whole thing is rowed to a finish in the ono afternoon. This naturally makes a very busy day for the club officials, and for heat-winners, and as tho entrv list is a large one, this afternoon will bo no exception in this respect. Racing starts at 2 p.m. sharp, and will be conducted at ICaiwarra if the town course is unsuitable.

The Navals to the Rescue, A Star crew had an unpleasant experience on Sunday morning. Leaving tho shed early, in good water, just slightly ruffled by a westerly breeze, they rowed up tho northerly course to Ngahauranga. On the homeward journey they found that the sea and wind were getting up, and in the Kaiwarra bight they ran into a very ugly jobble. This they weathered successfully, but off tlioconcrete wall tho sea was too much for their frail craft, and she foundered with all hands. Two of the crow swam ashore with the ■ boy, and tho other two remained in the water to tako care of tho Iwat, and after a long wait of over an hour were picked up by a passing naval cutter, which towed tho submerged skiff back to tho shed. Tho oarsmen wero none the worse for their long submersion, and wero extremely fortunate in getting tho boat back to the shed whole, a state of affairs that speaks well for the seamanlike qualities of tho rescuing Navals. The boat suffered somo minor damages, the worst being the loss of one of tho seats—which will put her out of commission for a week or so. The Star Regatta Crews. The Star regatta crows for Picton on New Year's Day havo been chosen, and aro: — Senior Fours. F. Alexander (str.), M. A. Turner, B. M. Brcwor, and H. Wallace. Junior Fours—B. Bird (str.), Abercrombie, F. Turnbull, and C. Holmes. Maiden Fours.—ll. Nowbold (str.), C. 0. Carr, Smythe, and IT. Lawson. Youths'" Fours.—R. Hackworth (str.), Dingle, W. Burn, and W. Kirkor. Owing to lack of space, a criticism of the selections cannot be given this week, but next Saturday tho chosen of both clubs will come up for discussion, and will bo dealt with according to their doserts.

"If you didn't take eo much interest, in horses you would be better off!" exclaimed an angry wife to hor husband. "Yi>u have had horses on your brain nil your life." "I suppose that is how I conic to many a nag!" retorted the husband.