PETONE WIN AGAIN

Evening Post, Volume CXXVI, Issue 135, 5 December 1938, Page 5

PETONE WIN AGAIN

NORTON CUP REGATTA

ROWING AT KOROKORO

Repeating their success of last year, the Petone Rowing Club on Saturday successfully met the challenges of the Star Boating Club and the Wellington Rowing Club in the Norton Memorial Cup Regatta, rowed on the Koro Koro course. Petone finished with 34 points, 5 points ahead of Star, who actually j gained the most first places. Wellington, who started out well, taking first place in the two opening events, did not figure prominently in the concluding races, and finished with 14 points. Senior Double Sculls.— Wellington (T. Hegglun, str., and J. Luke), 1; Petone No. 1 (K. Boswell, str., and R. Pritchard), 2; Petone No. 2 (J. Killalea, str, and M. Clark), 3. Won by one and a half lengths, with eight lengths between second and third. Maiden Fours. —Wellington No. 1 (A. Manning, str, K. Fish, N. Mathewson, and W. Morgan), 1; Star No. 1 (J. Toms, str, R. Hansen. T. Mahood, and S. Sidford), 2; Star No. 2 (M. Willis, str, J. Bullock, N. Rosy., ana J. Jack), 3. Won by three lengths, with half a canvas between second and third. There were nine crews in the race, including five Petone crews. Junior Pairs. —Petone No. 1 (F. Cassidy, str, and H. Parsonage), 1; Petone No. 2 (J. Boswell, str, and J. Tegg), 2; Star (L. Hosking and J. F. Eggers), 3. Won by one and a half lengths, with ten lengths between second and third. Welterweight Junior Fours. —Star No. 1 (H. Bevan, str, W. Hawker, R. Hill, and E. Dawson), 1; Wellington No. 1 (R. Nicholson, str, D. Gavin, G. Hayter, and T. Lancaster), 2; Petone No. 1 (R. Rowe, str, D. McDonald, M. Wells, and J. Te Puni), 3. Won by two and a half lengths; one and a half lengths between second and third. Senior Singles.—Petone (P. Abbott), 1; Wellington No. 1 (J. Luke), 2; Wellington No. 2 (T. JHegglun), 3. Won by six lengths; four lengths between second and third. Youths' Fours. —Star (F. Spackman, str, R. Bannister, R. Hermans, and J. Gilbertson), 1; Petone No. 2 (I. Vartha, str, T. Te Puni, W. Jonassen, and N. Baigent), 2; Petone No. 1 (W. Smith, str, L. Smith, R. Delaney, and S. Gillen), 3. Won by six lengths, with four lengths between second and third. Senior Fours. —Petone No. 1 (O. Clayton, str, P. Abbott, I. Carter, and H. Barraclough), 1; Petone No. 2 (K. Boswell, str, G. Leopard, D. Boswell, and R. Pritchard), 2; Star (A. Sheppard, str, R. Pearce, J. Thodey, and A. Andrews), 3. Won by half a length; third crew three lengths back. Lightweight Maiden Fours.—Star (C. Pert, str, J. Coates, W. Bryan, J. Cowles), !;• Petone No. 1 (L. Gibson, str, G. Calvert, G. Earney, J. Hudson), 2; Wellington (P. Porter, str, J. de Rouffignac, N. Sewell, J. Francis), 3. Won by two lengths. Maiden Fairs.—Star (T. Mahood, str, R. Hansen), 1; Petone No. 2 (W. Watson, str, C. Barraclough), 2; Petone No. 1 (A. Linney, str, E. Barry), 3. Wou by two lengths. Junior Fours. —Petone No. 1 (F. Cassidy, str, H. Barraclough, K. Williamson, and J. Tegg), 1; Star (L. Hosking, str, A. Lawson, P. Shirley, and J. Eggers), 2; Petone No. 2 (E. Craies, str, H. Parsonage, R. East, and J. Boswell), 3. Won by 4£ lengths, with half a length between second and third. Senior Pairs. —Star (G. Cooke, str, and F. Mullins), 1; Petone No. 2 (R. Sharon, str, and B. Rigby), 2; Wellington (O. Wares and W. McLean), 3.