ROWING

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 122, 19 November 1932, Page 20

ROWING

By "sthoke" REGATTA DATE

FEBRUARY FAVOURED

WANGANUI" ASKED TO

CHANGE

The Council of the N.Z.A.R.A. has decided to ask the Wanganui Rowing Association to fix 25th February as the date for the New Zealand Championship Regatta. At a meeting of the council held this week it was considered that this was a more suitable date than 4th March in as mucn that it would permit the eight-oar interproyincial championship to be held at Wellington on 25th March and give a reasonable time for; the South Island crews to prepare for the big Otago regatta to be held, at Queenstown on Easter Saturday. Petone Club Notes. The race for the Petone Junior Fours open only to junior members of the club' was held last Saturday, Three crews' faced the starter, and the race was fairly even, the winning, crew, comprising J. Kodda (str), A. Parsonage, (3), K. Porter (2), L. ■ White (bow), who beat J. Clayton's crew by ono length, with Kerridgc's crew three lengths further back, third. The standard of rowing in the race was quite up to junior standard, the winning crew combining well and thoroughly ing their victory. Parsonage rowed a very fair race, and-if. he would only sit up in the boat, might possibly develop into a regatta man. J.: Clayton gave his crew plenty, of time, and rea.lly deserved a better result. Clayton looks very fit at' present, and appears a possibility as No. 2 in a maiden four. ■ ■ - ■ . ■ • s

The races set down for 'tb:day are junior pairs, open to junior oarsmen, and senior and. novice .pairs. Nominations are now being called for by the selection committee of members

t ' ■ ■ '.■'■■ ■ willing to row at' the Picton Regatta on New Year's Day. . Star Club Notes. The Fifzgerald Fours were completed recently, the following crews rowing in the finals:—Patdn, T. Peters, S.mad, J. Thodey; Simm, Tansley, B. Bees, Whisker. The race resulted in nrrin for Paton" by several lengths. Immediately following the completion of this event, the club senior and junior fours were commenced. Some excellent racing, has taken place . in the former event. ■• •■;.!•■ ■-.-:• .. ■ -v. Senior Pours:—First heat: Cooke, Paton, T. Peters,' Bees, defeated Tansley 's.crew-by about'three lengths, Tansley's crew being somewhat outclassed. Second heat: Gray, Hunter, J. Peters^ Simm, defeated •-.- Grant, MaeGregor, Player, Appleby by half a length. This was a great race all the way. Third heat: Greig, Field, ; Thodey, and Hutchens, beat Bell, Hinkley, Moffatt, Sealey, by half a length. This.was an-other-splendid race. Semi-final: Cooke's crew: .defeated Gray's crew by three: lengths. Greig was^defeated by Gane's crew,' who ■ had drawn' a'bye. Gane's crew consisted of Gane, Webb,Kidd, Whisker. ' .' ...'.' ' -The following regatta - crews were chosen:— ' ■ ■;■ Senior. Four.—G. C. Cooke (str), F. H. Mullins, D. G. Gray, M. P..Player (bows; coach,"Mr." gpufdle. "■" ■•' • Senior Pair.—G. C.'.Cooke, F. H. Mul-* lins. ..■•••- , . ■ ..•■'..'■ Junior Four.-^D. F. Gane (str), H. Paton, : A, MaeGregor, W. 'J. Kemp (bow); coach, Mr. Newton. Maiden Four.—J. It. S. Sealey (str), J. I. Thodey, T. S. Peters, S. I.'Kidd (bow); coach, Mr. Comerford. Lightweight Maiden" Four.—L. A. Whisker (str), E.G. Webb, A. E. Caselberg, K. E. May (bow); coach, Mr. Rees. ;. Youths' Four.—A. Simm (str), A. A.' EarnshaiV, B. W. "Williams, J. P. Peters (bow); coach, Mr. Paton. Junior Double.—T. M. Hinkley, S. li. Tansley; coach, Mr. Anyon. . Maiden-Double.—E: L. Hutchens, H. H. Farringidn;..coach, Mr.-'Anyoh. . ; TKe club is confident of having a very, successful season, particularly in' view! of the fact that it-has secured the ser--vices oi first-class coaches "for each", crew. .'•-■■■.'...■■.'•. Regatta Crews Chosen. - .Owing to an. unusual number of the Wellington Bowing Club's leading oarsmen not being available, the crews to row at Eicton New Year's. Day ■ regatta are weaker than usual. The following have been selected provisionally.— "■■. ' -•' . . ■■j Maiden fours: E. J. Tregurtha (str), •W. Doidge (3), G.-Haydon (2), and H. L. Henshaw (bow). Lightweight maiden' fours: T. Lancaster (str), B. Bedding (3), T. W. Adams (bow). Maiden double sculls: H. J. Luke (str) and B. H. Sutherland (bow). . Maiden pairs: No. 1 crew: B; J. Tregurtha (str) and W. Doidgo. (bow). - . No. 2 crew: \V. G.. McLean (str) and I. Newson.. (bow). The Weltef.weight junior crew to -row throughout the season is-composed of We following:—G. L. Biley (str), D G. Maney (3); M.O'Sullivan (2), and E. B. Cockayne, (bow).