O.R.A. REGATTA

Evening Star, Issue 20133, 25 March 1929, Page 5

O.R.A. REGATTA

SOME THRILLING FINISHES PORT CHALMERS CLUB’S SUCCESSES The Otago Rowing Association V regatta, held at Dunedin on Saturday, was a successful fixture, the racing being keen, and during the afternoon some close and thrilling finishes were recorded. In tho morning and up till about 3 o’clock in the afternoon the water was rather tricky; but with tho turn of the tide, as was expected, the water became calmer. The-distance lor all events was one mile, with the exception of tho senior fours event, which was rowed over a mile and a-half course. The starting post was off Waverlcy Point, and an imaginary line in the basin was taken as the finish. The first three or four races were run off up to time, but after that time was gradually lost all the afternoon, the regatta finishing much later than was expected. The senior fours, the' finest race of the day, was to have been rowed in bost-ancl-best boats, but it was decided to use clinkers owing to the threatening sea and the logs floating about which bad come down with the Hood waters. North End, not having pair-oared "boats of their own. were thankful for the generosity displayed by the Drive and Port Clubs in lending boats so that the north enders could compete in the pair-oared events. Following were the placings of the crews in the various races;— 22 ~l cz Pori Clialmcrs ("me. dead heal) -I 4 Queen’s Drive 4 I 4 North End ... 2 3 1 Otago (ine. dead beat) ... 1 3 4 Oainaru —2 1 The prize money obtained by each club was as follows; Port Chalmers £l9 0 0 Queen’s Drive 19 0 0 North End 12 0 0 Otago :io n n Oainaru 1 0 6 This money will be devoted to the funds of the respective clubs. The total points gained by dubs for the various trophies to date arc as follow ; Premiership Shield.—Port Chalmers 130, Queen’s Drive 126, North End 80, Otago 32, Oainaru 32. Senior Cup.—Queen’s Drive 20, Otago 13. North End 9, Fort Clialmcrs 2. Junior Cup.—Port _ Chalmers 20), Queen’s Drive 14, Otago 11), North End 5, Oainaru 3.

Maiden Cup.—Queen's Drive 15, Port Chalmers 11, North End 14, Otago 9, Oamaru 6, North-east Harbour 1. Youths’ Cup.—Port Chalmers 31. Otago 12, North End 7, Queen’s Drive 5, Oamaru 1. Results:—■ YOUTHS’ PAIRS, lui. Port Chalmers No. 1 (W. Hill and \V. Parsons) 1 Otago Rowing Club (A. L. M'Bride and J. A, Henderson) - Port Chalmers No. 2 (J. Anderson and J. Potter) 3 Also started: Queen’s Drive. Won by lour lengths. Time, 7min Dec. MAIDEN PAIRS. Im. Port Chalmers (H. Cramoml and \V. Err id go) 1 Oamaru Routing Club (J. Baxter and 0. M'Callum) 2 Queen’s Drive No. 2 (S. Jones and J. Emerson) 3 Also started: North End and Otago Rowing Club. Won by two lengths, with one length between second and till'd. Time, 7min 1 Jsec. JUNIOR POURS. Hu. Port Chalmers (H. Hill, W. Parsons, C. Neilson, and W. M'Connell) ... 1 Otago Rowing Club, No. 1 (E. 0. Cooper, G. 13. Johnson, W. Beveridge, and K. Barclay) ... 2 North End (J. Hnrrcll, if. M'Kenzie. L. M'Qucen, and H. Livingstone) 3 Also started: Otago No. 2. There, was an excellent finish in this race, only a length separating first and second, and a similar distance separating second and third. SENIOR PAIRS, tin. Queen's Drive (G. Clark and 11. Pritchard) 1 North End (E. Manson and G. Eg- — Otago (E. Brough and C. J. M‘Ara) ... - 3 North End and Queen’s Drive came into the basin almost abreast, and there was an exciting tussle for first place, Quen’.s Drive putting on an extra spurt near the post and winning by three-quarters of a length. Otago was nearly six lengths behind. Time, 7 min 18sec. YOUTHS’ FOURS. Im. North End (G. Barton, A. Deans, W. Walker, and J. M'Millan) 1 Port Chalmers No. 1 (H. Hill, W. Parsons, J. Anderson, W. M ‘Connell) 2 Queen’s Drive (N. A. Macdonald, L. E. Pithie, H. Gordon, G. E. Macdonald) 3 Also started: Oamaru Boating Club, Ota«;o No. 1, and Otago No. 2. This was another _ excellent race, with an exciting finish. North End Jed into the basin, and managed to win by a canvas from Port Chalmers No. 1, who came up very quickly at the finish. ’Queen’s Drive was third, four lengths back, and Oamaru was fourth, half a length behind Queen’s Drive, Time, Cmin olscc. JUNIOR PAIRS. Im. Queen's Drive (G. Thorn and T. Telfer) ... 1 Port Chalmers (C. Neilson and J. MTntyre) ... 2 Otago No. 2 (H. A. Lawless and A. Rodger) 3 Very little separated the crews as they came into the basin, but Port pulled up with a good stroke to win by two lengths. 'There was only one length between second and third. Time, 7min 57sec. MAIDEN FOURS. Im. North End No. 1 (A. Johnston, E. Wilson, W. Titchener, L. Blagdon) .1 North End No. 2 (G. Thomson, J. Mayne, P. Verngreen, and W. Marriner) ... ... 2 Oamaru Boating Club (H. J. Baxter, G. M'Callum, W. Kimm, and C. Rennie) 3 Also started: Queen’s Drive, Otago. The race provided another good finish. North End No. 2 was almost on equal terms with the No. 1 crew coming into the basin, but did not finish as well as the winners, wljp got home by a length. , Three lengths separated second and third. Queen’s Drive, half a length back, was fourth. Time, fjmin lOsec.

YOUTHS’ DOUBLE SCULLS. ‘First prize £3, second £l. lm. Port Chalmers Bowing Club No, 1 (H. Hill st., W, how) 1 Otago Rowing Oiub No. 1 (J- A. Henderson st., K. Barclay bow) Queen’s Drive Boating Club (N. A. Macdonald st., C. F. Macdonald bow) '* Also competed: P.C.R.C. No. 2, O.R.C. No. 2. It was Port’s race from the start, and Otago and Drive fought hard for second place. The Port crew won by two lengths, and there was a length between the second and third boats. Time, 7min 21sec.

JUNIOR DOUBLE SCULLS. First prize £3, second £l. lm. Otago Rowing Club (A. R- Johnstone st., G. B. Johnson bow) and Port Chalmers Rowing Club (CCramond st., J. Solomon bow) dead heat . ... ... ••• Queen’s Drive Boating Club No. 1 (T. Porter st., D. Matheson bow) o Also competed; Q.D.B.C. No. 2. Otago led up till 30yds from the finish, when Port put in a hard sprint, drawing level with Otago just as the gun was fired. Otago seemed to have won the race all the way, but Port were very lucky in securing their place. Queen’s Drive were four lengths back third. Time, Grain 12scc.

SENIOR FOURS. First prize, £8; second, £2. 11m. Queen’s Drive Boating Club (G. Clark st, H. Pritchard, L. Fountain, D. Matheson bow) 1 North End Boating Club (F. Eggers st., J. Mitchell, E, Manson, A. Deans bow) ... ... - Otago Rowing Club (F. Brough st., Cl J. M'Ara, W. 0. Lowrie. P. S. Anderson bow) 3 Only competitors. Rowing a good, clean stroke. Drive took the lead at the start, and they entered the basin rowing at a fast pace. They won by two lengths, eight lengths separating second and third.

MAIDEN DOUBLE SCULLS. First prize, £3; second, £l. lm. Queen’s Drive Boating Club (CL Thorn st., T. Treloar bow) 1 Port Chalmers Rowing Club (A. Cramond st., J. M'Tntvrc bow) ... 2 Otago Rowing Club No. 1 (H. Lawless st., R. Allan bow) 3 Only starters. Drive won by two and a-qnarter lengths, and there were four lengths between the other two boats. ’Time. 6min 27. sec. SENIOR DOUBLE SCULLS. First prize, £1; second, £l. lm. Oingo Rowing Club (F. Brough st., C. J. M'Ara bow) ... ... ... 1 Queen’s Drive Boating Club (G. Clark st., H. Pritchard bow) ... 2 Only starters. For the first quarter of a mile the crews rowed level, Queen’s Drive later taking a lead of a length, and about halfway Otago drew level. They rowed evenly up to the basin, and Otago just got there with a length to spare. Time, 7min lOsce.