CLUB ROWING

Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 149, 20 March 1939, Page 13

CLUB ROWING

Races On The Harbour

STAR AND WELLINGTON

A light and variable breeze, mostly from the south, and good water conditions at the southern end of Wellington Harbour, enabled the Star Boating Club and the Wellington Rowing Club to make good progress with their respective clubrace programmes on Saturday afternoon. At Petone, however, the water was too rough for rowing. The interprovincial eight, under the eye of the coach, Mr. A. E. White, went for a training row. The Star club's McLeau-Bethune Fours competition attracted an entry of seven crews, and the heats and semifinals were decided. Some of the heats of the junior single sculls competition were also held, and it is hoped to complete these two competitions, and also the senior single sculls, during the week. Results were as follows: — McLean-Bethune Fours, First heat: W. Fitzgerald, J. Clouston, G. Turner, and W. Young, won by two lengths from K. Frazer, L. Waller, G. Fanning, and J. Cowles. Second heat: K. Lambie, P. Taylor, R. Hill, and A. McCook, won by two lengths and a half from J. Jack, P. Mayer, A. Orr, and K. Boyd. Third beat: E. McPherson, J. Gilbertson, L. Laurenson, and A. Simon, won by three lengths and a half from P. Donnelly, B. McGlynn, J. Coates, and G. Jones. Donnelly’s crew would probably have been closer but for a steamer, manoeuvring to berth, backing across the rowing course and causing the rowers hurriedly to change their course. G Ryan, B. Murphy, W. Hawker, and B. Veitch, drew the bye in the first round. In the first semifinal, Ryan beat Fitzgerald by three lengths, and in the second semifinal, MacPherson beat Lambie by a length. . Junior Singles.

The position of the junior single sculls competition is as follows:— First round: B. Veitch beat W. Hillock; G. Broad beat B. McGlynn, by default ; J. Ashby beat Q. Kmgham; E. Gray beat W. Dyson: A. Lawson beat J Coates, bv default; J. Clouston beat A. Lowe, by default: W. Hawker beat G. Bryan, by default; G. Turner beat I'. Spackman, by default. Second round: Turner beat Hawker, Veitch beat Broad, by default; Ashby beat Gray, by default; Clouston bea.. Lawson, by default. i k. Semifinals: Ashby beat Veiteh, by three lengths; Clouston bent Turner, by two lengths. . Senior Singles.

The Star senior single sculls competition is not so far advanced, but the following heats have been decided :— First round: E. MacPherson beat R. BU Se S cond round : E. MacPherson beat P. Donnelly; K. beat R SHI ? ■ Pert beat E. Webb, by default; K. 1' razer beat P. Hughes. DUFF CUP Wellington Club Fours The Welington club was able to complete its’ club fours competition, for which four crews entered. Results First heat: A. Manning, I. Newson. G. Hayton and J. Butler won from K. olson, I. Love, A. Ashworth and T. Windfield by six lengths. Second heart: E. McSherry, J. Luke, W. Sewel and D. Killalea beat O. M anes, K Fish, D. Mayo and J. Francis by three-quarters of a length. 'ln the final, McSherry’s crew put up an excellent performance to beat Manning’s crew by a length. UNIVERSITY TOURNEY 9 Winners of the eight-oared rowing race at the last two inter-university tournaments, Victoria University College will attempt at Dunedin on Easter Saturday to make their record three on end. The selecrtor-coach, Mr. F. M. Spurdie, has announced the personnel of the crew as follows: —T. Mahood, R.. Hansen, J. Bullock, F. Bannister, N. Rose, T. Ryan, W. Bryan, E. Gray, A. Crane (coxswain). Reserve, J. Jack. The crew was on the water on Saturday afternoon and when it has improved the balance of the boat a little . should prove quite capable of- maintaining the good record of the two previous years. Steady training and boatwork in the next three weeks should mould the crew into a formidable combination. Crane, the coxswain, who weighs 8.2, was formerly coxswain of regatta crews for Wanganui Union.