ROWING

Evening Post, Volume LXXXV, Issue 27, 1 February 1913, Page 14

ROWING

(By "Scull.") 'I he dinwing in of the dale for the championship legatta, which is to be held in Wellington on 22nd March, 1913, i* responsible tor some keen and vigoroustraining on the part of the Star Boating Club s senior crew. Despite the irequency^of rough water, the crew is sticking assiduously to exercise of every shape and form. A iew weeks ago this team did not appear a very powerful combination, owing to the fact that it contained men who are past masters of the art, and past tho stage of coming back to form and quickness. But such a conclusion, hastily drawn, will on review pro- ' bably prove ill-founded. Tho backbone I of a senior crew is the crew itself, for all j should be at the top of their game. It ig I questionable if four more- capable men, with intelligent conception of the art of I rowing, could be found. Evatt, Wheeler. j Bayfield, and W. H. Brewer are combining well, and displaying in their woi-k old-time resource. W. 11. Brewer (bow) has never had the pleasure of appearing in any of the leading repmsentativo races, he has now placed his foot on the first rung of the ladder towards a [ championship cap, a'hd a keener sports- ; man than Brewer it would be difficult to find. The New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association has been asked to send a lepresentative to Australia to attend a meetI ing of delegates which takes place shortly. At this meeting the important question of "amateur flatus" will be discussed. The restraint placed upon our oarsmen, who wish to compete in Australia., has been well ventilated in this column, and all will doubtless agree that the Rowing Association should avail itself of the invitation. It ia a great pity that trouble should exist amongst amateur bodies in different parts of the world, and that it ought to be possible for the sake of "peace and honour" to come to a unanimous working agreement. The question, surely, can haTdly be so desperate that a Touiid table talk could not .settle it in a few hours. Pelone has captured M'Farlane and appointed him to No. 3 seat in the junior regatta crew. M'Farlane is finely modelled p~h v sically, and had the distinction of being a sound footballer, his success at Rngby games bearing tangible witness to his athletic worth. Keen as mublard and eager to excel, M'Farlane should become a valuable acquisition to Petone. Tho crew now reads : B. Treinain (stroke), M/Farlane (3), H. Parrant (2), W. Sharon (bow). C. Burridge, a bustling hefty rower of no mean order, has been temporarily transferred to Palmerston North, much to the club's regret. Petono's maiden regatta crew has been unlucky since its selection, owing to A. Glading's illness, and later the accident to L. Parrant, but next week all should be well again with the crew. Providing their methods are right, there is no reason why this strong, heavy team should not get pace out of their boat. The youths— W. Hume (stroke), 0. Haddock (3), J. Staples (2), and J. Hickey (bow) — on paper should take a deal of beating. Hume may be depended to drive his men, but some of them will need careful nursing, especially No. 2, who does not utilise his slide to advantage. No. 3 might sit up to his work better, and bow might put more pressure into the leg drive. The race for the junior sculls of the Star Boatiijg Club was concluded last Tuesday evening, when C. H. Mitchell defeated C E. Holmes by a length. The winner became prominent from the start, and from this out went full speed ahead in capital style, never looking back. Holmes showed grit that, by a small margin only, failed to secure its reward. Swimming sports in connection with the Star Boating Club are set down for next Saturday, 7th February. A strong committee have the arrangements in hand, and the races will be held in front of the clubhouse. A letter has been received from Mr. Haskell, Avon Rowing Club, with reference to the club's protest. It will be referred to next week.