OTAGO REGATTA

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 79, 29 December 1919, Page 5

OTAGO REGATTA

ROWING EVENTS DECIDED.

By Telegraph—Press Association. - ' Dunedin, December 27. Tho Otago regatta, postponed from Boxing Day, was held in the lower harbour to-diiv, when tho water was prncVcallv ideal for rowing, though tho ■wind was not sufficient for the sailing events. The principal races resulted as under:— SENIOR FOURS. First prize, .£ls; ee> ond, JCS. Union Rowing Club (Christcliurch), 11. Adkins (stroke), I. Adkms (3), A. C. Pin wall (2), W.' Duggan , ;bow) V Port Chalmers Rowing Chib, No. J crew. .T. Thomson (stroke), D. Percy (3), J. Glcncarry (2), R. Thomson (bow) •••••. 2 Also started: Queen's Drive Rowing Club, Port Chalmers Rowing Club, AO. j crew. Won by a length and a half, the second crew belli? two lengths m advance of Queen's Drive. Tune. Ssmin. YOUTHS' DOUBLE SCUftLS. Virst prize, .£3; second. =£1. Timaru Rowing Club. W. Crmcksknnk (stroke), S. Taylor (bow) i.... 1 Union Rowing Club T. 11. Grenfell (stroke), E. H. Ellas (bow) ....... - Also started: Otago Port and Queens Drive (two crews). Timaru led practically all the way and won comfortably by live lengths from Union, the Port Chalmers crew linMiimr third. Time lH")in. MVIDEN DOUBLE SCULLS. First , price, r£3; second prize, .£l. Union Rowing Club, H. Dyer (stroke), S. Truninn (bow) 1 Queen's Drive, J. R. Smith (stroke), T. Sutherland (bow) ' •••••■••. - ■Viso started: Port Chalmers liowug Club and Otaio Rowing Club. Union niiicklv established a lead, which they maintained. Oueon's Drive rowed a raco for second place. Olago and l ort Chalmers spurted for third p ace, he former scouring it by ;i few feet. lime, YOUTHS' FOUR-OAR RACE. First prize, .£'l; sccomU prize,<£l. Timaru Rowing Chib. N. Crmckishank (stroke), S. Tnvlor (3), 1. loi'tcr (-), ]). New-lands (bow) 1 tmwiV Club. T. H. GrcnfcU stroke). E. H. Ellis (3), B. Grenfell n (2), L. Kirk •. - Alco started: Port Chalmers Rowing CI lib (two evews), Oamaru, Queens Drive, and Otag". . Won easily by six lenaths Time. Smin. JV'NIOR DOUBLE SCULLS. First prr», .ft. second. .£l. Union R.C., Mann (stroke), Murch I X-'ort Chalmers *■ MAIDEN FOURS. Timaru R.C J Union R.C - SENIOR DOUBLE SCILLS. Port "halmers R.C J Otago R.C. "