ROWING

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 117, 15 February 1928, Page 8

ROWING

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“Sculls.”)

. Coming Events. February 25.—Wellington Regatta. March 3. —Championship Regatta, Wanganui. March 24.— Inter-provincial Championship Eights, Wellington. March 31— Inter-club Eights, Wellington. The Blenheim Club will be sending a Youths’ Fours and a Light and Heavyweight Maiden Four to the local regatta. Wairau will be represented by a, Junior Four, while the champion pair, Gibbons and Saunders, are now settled down to hard work preparing to defend their title. Picton will bo represented in the Youths' and Maiden Fours class. Marlborough crews will be well represented at the Wellington regatta, and should they meet with success it is the intention of their respective clubs to send them on to the New Zealand championships. . Matters in connection with the selection of* the Otago Eight for the Tnterprovincial Eights, to be held in Wellington on March 24, were advanced a further stage when four eight-oared crews met in two races and a final on the Dunedin Harbour recently (states an exchange). Otago met North End in the first heat, and Port Chalmers met Oueon’s Drive in the second heat. In the finnl between Otago and Port Chalmers. the Latter crew led all the way, and won by a length and a half. Petone Motes.

The junior pairs was rowed last Saturday, eight crews taking part in the race. There were some very good finishes, and some of the crews showed very good form. The final race was won bv J. Kennard (stroke), G. Tioddn (bow), who beat G. Villars (stroke), R. Porton (bow) by one and a half lengths. The winning" crew thoroughly deserved their win. as they rowed well throughout. The senior fours was to have been held last Saturday, but owing to the poor nominations was postponed until a later dale. The following maiden crews have been picked to row at the Wellington Regatta:— . ~ ■ T, No. 1 crew: L. Horne, G. Davis, Jv Moss, J. Kennard. No. 2 crew: S. C. Burns, J. Elder, G. Ixmdon. F. Croup. lOst. Maiden Four: F- Band. L. Bowater, J. Morrison, L. Wainscott. At a special general meeting of the cliib held last week-end, N. Dickens was elected vice-captain of the club in place of J. Commetti, who has resigned owing to his transfer to Christchurch.

Fish are reported to be dying in shallow hot pools in southern districts, owing to the drought, and the ranger of the South Canterbury Acclimatisation Society informed the authorities recently that in some cases steps would have' to be taken to remove fish to deeper water. He had shifted 2000 fish, but, drays, a motor-lorry, and twenty men, he stated, would not be able to cover the whole work. He was empowered to engage labour and save as many fish as possible. In the Auckland district (says an exchange) all the streams are reported to be safe for the fish, and the upper Wairoa River lias a much better flow at the Hunua Falls than on the occasion of a serious drought about thirty 7 five years ago. At that time there was only a trickle down the 70-feet face of rock when the drought broke The Mangatawhiri and Mangatangi streams, which drain the major portion of the Hunua watershed, and offer good fishing, have also a good flow, and are fairly cool. With cooking and camping kit packed up on their cycles, two Auckland boys passed through Hamilton recently on the way to Taupo and the mountains of tlie National Park (says an exchange). They were on a holiday cycling tour, and every available space was brought into use for carrying finer equipment. Kerosene tins contained the cooking gear, and the pack-up included cameras, a tent, blankets, and ground sheets. “We stop and camp anywhere,” they said, as they spread out lunch on the side of the river bank near Hamilton.