AQUATICS.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1514, 23 December 1878, Page 3

AQUATICS.

Tho members of the Canterbury Rowing Club had a good afternoon’s sport on the Avon on Saturday. The first event on the programme was a double sculling race between A. M. Ollivier and A. C. Lean and the Bros, Lanauze, which excited a good deal of keen interest amongst the boating community. The crows had boon training hard, and were thought to be so evenly matched that it was a matter of difficulty to predict the winner, but the result proved that Ollivier and Lean were much too good for their opponents. Whether in using an oar or a pair of sculls, the younger Lanauze is thoroughly at home in a boat, and does his work in a maimer that would do credit to any rowing club, us ho possesses indomitable pluck and grout endurance, combined with a really good style of rowing. The elder brother, however, though equally plucky, lucks endurance and a good style of pulling, his stroke being usually too short and unfinished. With a little careful coaching, however, this defect could be easily remedied, and then the brothers would doubtless prove dangerous opponents in any amateur contest. Ollivier and Lean both row in fine form, and possess an amount of strength and plucky endurance that cannot be easily beaten, Tho second event on tho programme on Saturday was to have been some maiden four-oar races, but Davies’ crew was the only one that came to the post, and they decided to pull over the course alone. After this four scratch crows wore got together, and a series of heats pulled off over a mile course. The following are tho results : SENIOR DOUBLE SCULLS. Tni, north bank—A. M. Ollivier, A. C. Lean (Laurie, cox) 1 Moa, south bauk—J. E. Lanauze, G. C. Lanauze (Dixon, cox) ... ... ... 2 On the word being given, both crews gripped the water well together and went away at a very hot pace. With the first few strokes Lanauze gained a slight, lead, and the boats travelled in this order for about, fifty yards. After this for another half mile the crews were racing as level as possible, first one boat bring two or three feet ahead, and then tho other. The pace was a very hot and trying one, and tho bow in tho Moa began to show signs of fatigue. In rounding the corner below the Tannery Ollivier drew ahead, and just before reaching Pratt’s had increased his lead to fully two lengths. On rounding the corner and coming into the straight Ollivier still held a good lead and had tho race well in hand. Lanauze tried several game spurts, but to no purpose, tho Tni being first at the winning post, with three lengths to spare. SCRATCH FOURS'. First heat. Tyne (south bank)—J. R. Lanauze, G. Bell, Morgan, M'Glashan (Dunnage, cox.) ... 1 Electric (north bank) —A. C. Lean, S. C. Kostevcn, Mansfield, Allison (Laurie, cox.) ... ... ... ... ... ... Jh

The Tyne jumped away with a load, which was maintained and increased to corner. Here Lean put on a good spurt and

commenced to overhaul the loading boat, but on coming into the straight Lanauze increased his pace and won the heat with a good length to spare. Second beat. Electric (north bank) —G. C. Lanauze, J. Grierson, E. Hawkcs, Heywood (Dixon, cox.) 1 Tyne (south bank) —J. 0. Jones, J. E. Brewster, T. D. Kestcvau, Spencer Dunnage, cox.) 2 Both boats went away to an even start, and kept close company for the first halt mile, when Jones drew ahead and took the Electric’s water. In rounding Pratt’s corner the hind boat drew up, and Jones being unable to sufficiently increase his speed, or get to his own side of the river, a slight fcul occurred. The Tyne, however, drew ahead again, and came in first with a couple of lengths lead. Lanauze claimed a foul, and the judge had to decide in his favor. Final Heat. Tyne—South bank—J. 11. Lanauze, Bell, McGlashan, Morgan (Dunnage, cox) ... 1 Electric—North bank—G. G. Lanauze, Grierson, Hawkcs, Haywood (Dixon, cox) 2 Soon after starting the wire came off one of the outriggers of the Electric, and the junior Lanauze had things all his own way, winning the final heat as he liked.