ROWING REGATTA

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 104, 26 January 1935, Page 21

ROWING REGATTA

Wellington Club Notes Last Saturday’s torrential downpour did not affect the keenness of the Wellington Rowing Club’s regatta crews, which are to be congratulated on their fine performance in carrying off the Mothes Shield after giving the other two clubs a clear start of 21 points between them for the three races iu which the club did not enter. The club has expressed gratitude to the personnel of the regatta crews for the faultless manner in which they cooperated with the controlling officials and set a fine example of what can be done when all work together. The crews were always at the start on time and never once was a Wellington crew disqualified for being late iu arriving at the post. In past inter-club regattas this chib has more or less been the culprit in this respect, but on Saturday the boot was on the other foot. It was a fitting finish indeed to the day’s sport that in this, the club's golden jubilee year, its representatives should carry of the shield, with which, it is generally agreed, goes the premiership of the harbour. The club’s crews performed well with only a few exceptions. The maiden four, No. 1 lightweight maiden four, maiden pair, maiden doubles, and open doubles crews all went very well, while the No. 2 lightweight maiden four showed distinct promise. Despite the fact that they started to crack up a bit over tlie last quarter of a mile, they might still have filled second place if the coxwain had brought them in behind the No. 1 crew into the calm water when they had a good break on the rest of the field for second place. It was scant satisfaction to the junior pair oared crews to collect 7 points without any opposition whatsoever, and beyond the fact that the No. 2 crew in the practice boat, an old Norton booat of pre-war vintage, defeated the No. 1 crew who were using the racing boat, this event was robbed of any interest. While they realised that if the full field had started the result would probably have been different, the men themselves would naturally have preferred to row against the full entry for the race. The club’s entries in the junior fours were very disappointing, and it was obvious that both crews were sadly out of training and were hi dire need of strict supervision by a good coach. Crews for Cliristcliurcii. Wellington Rowing Club crews to be sent to the Christchurch regatta, which will be held to-day week, have been selected as follow :—- Lightweight maiden fours: A. McNair, W? Mclvor, It. McNair, F. Meredith. Maiden fours: H. Spoor, W. McLean, V. Morris, H. Tester. Junior double sculls: J. Luke and E. Wooleott. Maiden double sculls: I-t. Spoor and M. McGovern.