ROWING.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1413, 13 April 1912, Page 12

ROWING.

[13 r "Mocurt."] NOTES HOME AND FOREIGN. Winners at Napier Regatta. Good racing swifted along tho Ngaruroro Kiver ou hastur Saturuay, ami good entries dotted I lie programme. ?\o Sontli Islanders, however, competed. The bulk ol tho prize money went to the Aramulio Club, tnree firsts, three seconds, .L'2l; Wnnganiti Union achieved three lirsts, tour seconds, a;Jl; Wangauui Club, -UIU; Poverty liay, one first, ono second, Jill; Wellington, one lirst, JI12; Star, two firsts, ono second, J;D; jNorth Shore (Auckland), one first, 0110 second, The local clubs tailed to secure a win. Tho success of tho Wellington Club in winning tne principal race—tho Farndon i'ours—will 110 doubt be gratifying to local people. It also seems tnat tlie club was roboed ol' another win in the Maiden Fours owing to being fouled. The Star Club won both the Maiden and Junior Pairs, and were beuten by feet only iu tho Junior Double Sculls. These crews have trained well. The club's Maiden Four also deserved a win, but had tho misfortune to draw a bad position, and roweil in slack water all tho way. The Course on the Ngaruroro River. Tho fact that all the winning crews 'jamo from inside starters was just as noticeable at the and of the day as one's lirst opinion of the course, viz., that the current running on the insido course was about 1}- or 2 knots faster than that on the outside. The writer is informed that tho change of course from West Shore was made to secure a larger attendance, but this happily was not realised. I say "happily" because I consider it the duty of regatta committees to provido the best available course, and there seems no doubt that tho Hawke's Bay Association did oot do so when they turned down tho West Shore course, which, in the writer's opinion, is one of the best in New Zealand. Sending M'Villy to Stockholm. A further .£SO has been voted by the Henley-on-I'arra Committee (Melbourne) towards the expenses of sending M'Villy, tho champion amateur sculler of Australia, to Stockholm to figure in tho Olympiad. Also a new Towns boat has been built and presented to the Bculler by his Ilobart friends. Blenheim Oarsman in Sydney, A private letter received from Sydney 6tatcs that 30. C. Hegglun, late of the Blenheim Rowing Club, and bow of tlie New Zealand champion four in 1910-11, rowed in' the Balmain Senior Eight, which crow won the Gold Challenge Cup at St. Ignatius (Sydney) Regatta, held 011 March l(i last. Hegglun is described as rowing a very game race, and as being a thorougly reliable man. Felton's Conquest of Fogwell. Tho cable reports tho defeat of "Billy" Fogwell by Felton. In this connection, tho following (written by "Nautilus" iu tho "lieferce") will be read with interest:— At one time it was thought that Fogwell would make a champion, but his weight, list. 71b. was against him, and although he has a very fine turn of speed, yet he is a difficult man to train, and unless in first-class form is not a stayer. After creating a very favourable impression he went back in his work, but again claimed public attention by racing well at the first Parramatta Hundred Handicap, and subsequently, in New Zealand. Under Mr. George Seifert's generous care he journeyed to England, but was beaten by Barry rather badly, after leading for nearly half the distance. Felton likewise has been acclaimed n coining champion. .This young sculler is of fine physique, scaling well over lost., and has had good experience during tho last three years. lie has been almost continuously at hard work, and after going across 'to the New Zealand handicaps, tho "genial" "Alt" picked up what he could here. 310 was associated with Arnst in the latter's race with Pearce, and although Felton's legs in tho early stages of his racing would not stand the heavy strain cast on- them, still he has exercised and improved them considerably.

I'd ton created a mild surprise when ho challenged F. S. Hagney, btit, as his training developed ho came more and more into favour. Hagney was beaten at the mile and a quarter, and I'elton then stamped himself as ag one of our first-class scullers. These, roughly, are the performances. Sinco the challenge was thrown out both men have done a fair amount of work, but I'elton has done a great deal tho more of tho two.

Both men are quick off the mark, neither is reputed a great stayer, and if Felton repeats' tho form displayed by him when he beat Hagney, then I think he, and not Fogwoll, will bo "Harry" Poarcc's next challenger. The forecast has proved correct, stnd, doubtless, wo may now expect to 'soon licnr that Pearco is to be called on to defend his title of champion of Australia.