C.R.C. SCRATCH RACES.

Globe, Volume VII, Issue 737, 30 October 1876, Page 2

C.R.C. SCRATCH RACES.

A series of pair-oar scratch races took place on Saturday in connection with the 0.R.0., when some very good rowing was shown. There was a very good attendance of spectators, and generally the events were well contested. Mr Douglas acted as starter, and sent the boats away well together. We must not omit to speak in terms of commendation of the rowing of Grierson and Lean, which was excellent throughout the heats pulled by them. Altogether, considering that it was the first of the season, and rowed by scratch crews, the gathering of Saturday augurs well for the success of the boating season of 1876-7. The following is a detailed account of the various heats : FIRST HEAT. Oygnet, north bank (Grierson, junr, and Lean ; Dunnage, cox) 1 Swan, south bank (Crawley and Tancred, Dixon, cox) 2 This was won by two lengths. SECOND HEAT. Tui, north bank (Paul and Pooks, Mann, cox) 1 Moa, south bank (Beau and Jacobsen, Day, cox) 2 Won by a length. THIRD HEAT, Swan, south bank (Lanauze and Souter, Dixon, cox) 1 Oygnet, north bank (Hadfield and Saltmarsh, Dunnage cox) ... ... 2 Won by a length and a half. FOURTH HEAT, Tui, north bank (Brewster and Campbell, Mann cox) 1 Moa, south bank (Hawkes and Glasson, Day, cox) 2 Won by half a length. FIFTH HEAT. Swan, south bank (01 ivier and Stringer, Dixon cox) 1 Oygnet, north bank (Cuff and Hartle, Dunnage cox) ... ... ... '... 2 Won by three lengths. SIXTH HEAT. Moa, south bank (Jones and Harding, Day cox) ... , 1 Tui. north bank (Martin and Reilly, Mann cox) 2 Won by three lengths. SEVENTH HEAT, Moa, south bank (Pavitt and Johnston, Day cox 1 Tui, north bank (Kilgour and Bassett, Mann cox) ... 2 This was a very finely contested race all through, the Moa only winning on the post by about three feet. EIGHTH HEAT. Swan, south bank (Lean and Grierson, Dixon cox) 1 Oygnet, north bank (Searell and Kerstegan, Dunning cox) 2 Won by half a length. NINTH HEAT Swan, south bank (Lanauze and Souter, Dixon cox) 1 Cygnet, north bank (Fooks and; Paul, Dunnage cox) 2 This was a capital race, the boats keeping well together, the whole distance, the Swan only winning by three-quarters of a length. TENTH HEAT. Tui, north bank (Brewster and Campbell, Mann cox) 1 Moa, south bank (Ollivier and Stringer, Day cox) .. 2 Won by a length. ELEVENTH HEAT. Tui, north bank (Jones and Harding, Mann cox) 1 Moa, south bank (Pavitt and Johnston, Day cos) 2 Won by three lengths. TWELFTH HEAT. Swan, south bank (Lanauze and Souter, Dixon cox) 1 Oygnet, north bank (Lean and Grierson, Day cox) 2 Won by half a length. THIRTEENTH HEAtT Tai, north bank (Jones and Harding, Mann cox) 1 Moa, south bank (Brewster and Campbell, Day cox; 2 Won by a length. DECIDING HEAT. Tui, north bank (Jones and Harding, Mann cox) 1 Swan, south bank (Lanauze and Souter, Dixon cox) 2

Both boats got well away together. After a few strokes the Swan got the lead, and held it for about a hundred yards, when the Tui got on equal terms. On reaching the corner the Tui had a lead of about half a length, but the Swan having inside place got ahead on rounding. The Tui, however, put on a spurt, and after a hard tussle succeeded in winning a well pulled race by about half a length.