AQUATICS.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1565, 24 February 1879, Page 3

AQUATICS.

The members of the Canterbury Rowing Club mustered in strong force, and had a capital afternoon’s sport on the Avon on Saturday, tho programme being a series of double sculling races, for which twelve crews had entered. Owing to the number of heats to be pulled off, it was decided to mak i the course a short one, from Pratt’s to the b ..thing place being the distance fi-.ed. As wll be seen from the appended details, the whole of the heats were closely contested, and the racing generally was the most enjoyable that has taken place this season. There was a first and second prize. Mr J. R. Lanauze pulling off the first, and Messrs L. M. Ollivier and Allison taking second. While the double sculling races were taking place below, the U.RC. were getting off their senior pair-oar races over a mile course, for prizes presented by Mr Gunderson; Messrs S. C. Kesteven and J. Duncan being the successful competitors. During the afternoon Mr Hennah, the vice-president of the U R.C., came down to the sheds, and presented Messrs S. C. and F. D. Kesteven with the prizes recently won in a pair-oar contest. The souvenirs consisted of handsome silver match-boxes, with the names of the successful competitors engraved thereon. The coxswain who steered them in the race, E. Manning, was presented with a set of silver studs and solitairs. Ihe following are the details of the various heats in connection with both clubs :

C. E. C.— Double Sculls, First Heat.

Cygnet, sonth bank —Collins and Dobson... ... 1 Swan, north bank —Brewster and McDougall ... 2 The boats got away on pretty even terms, but after the first hundred yards Collins gained a lend of a length. Brewster then put on an extra spurt, and a capital race ensued to the finish, Collins and Dobson w'ncimr by half-a-length.

Second Heat. Swan, north bank—G C. Lanunza and E J. Paul 1 Cygnet, south bank—A. C. Lean and Morgan ... 2 An even start was effected. After the first fifty yards Lanauze and Paul began to forge ahead, and succeeded in gaining a lead of a clear length. Two hundred yards from homo Lean and

M rgan were on level terms, and a close and merry neck and neck rhee ensued to the finish, Lanauze and Paui winning the heat with the )a-it two or three strokes by about a couple of feet only. Third Heat. Cygnet, south bank—L. M. Ollivier and Allison 1 Swan, north bank—J. Grierson and Nottingham 2 Soon after starting the Cygnet began to show in front, and gained a lend of barely a length at half-distance. Here the juniors, who were pulling remarkably well, quickened their stroke and began to overh ml their opponents. Within fifty yards from home, Ullivier again drew away and won by a length. Fourth Heat.

Swan, north bank —J. 0. Jones and Saltmarsh ... 1 Cygnet, south bank —J. R- Evans and Heywood 2 '(he Swan held a slight lead from the start, which was maintained the whole distance, Jones and Saltmarsh winning the heat by about a length. Fifth Heat.

Swan, north bank —G. Bell and M’Glashan ... 1 Cygnet, south bank —E. M. Boulton and C.

Mann " Hell and M’Glashan led from the start, and won by a couple of lengths. Sixth Heat.

Cygnet, south bank—R. J. Lauauze aud E

Spencer , Swan, north bank —R. Smith and A. L. Smith ... 2 The Cygnet took the 1 ad from the start, and was first at the winning-post, with a good couple of lengths to spare. Seventh Heat.

Swan, north bank—G. C. I anuuzoand E. J. Paul 1 Cygnet, north bank —Collins and Dobson... ... 2 J he boats goo away on even terms, and raced abreast for about fifty yards. From thpnce Lanauze and Paul gradually drew ahead, and won by a couple of lengths. Eightn Heat. Cygnet, south bank —L. M. Ollivier and Allison 1 Swan, north bank—J. O. Jones and Saltmarsh ... 2 Soon after starti g the Cygnet began to show in front, and was 1 ading by a length at half distance. After this Jones drew up a little, and a hot race took place home, Olivier and Allison winning by half a le- gth. Ninth Heat.

Cygnet, south bank—j. R. Lanauge and B.

Spencer 1 Swan, north bank —801 l and M’Glashau ... . ; . 2 The boats raced on even term- for some little distance, after which L inauze and ■ pencer, who were both pulling iu good form, drew gradually away, and won a capital race by a length. Tenth Heat.

Cygnet, south bank —L. M. Ollivier and Allison 1 Swan, north bank —G. C. Lauauze and C. J. Paul 2 The boats got well away together, both crews apparently having made up their minds for a merry time of it the whole distance. After about two hundred yards Ollivier gained a slight lead, which was increased to a length at ha f distance. Here Lanauze called on his bow to quicken the stroke, which had the effect of slightly decreasing tbe distance between the boats. The Swan’s crew, however, made the fatal mistake of getting much too short, while Ollivier kept to a long steady stroke, and won a lively heat by a length Final Heat.

Swan, north bank—J. E. Lanauze and E. Spen-

cer, (C. Dixon, cox) _ _ t 1 Cygnet, south hank —L. M. Ollivier and Allison (Laurie, cox) 2 The boats got away to a capital start, and a pretty neck and neck race ensued for a considerable distance. About half way, Lanauze and Spencer began to draw away from their opponents. Within a hundred yards of home, the Swan was leading by about a length. This position was maintained to the finish, Lanauze and Spencer thus taking first prize, and Ollivier and Allison the second. U.E.C. Path Oaks. First Heat.

Una, south bank—T. Searell, E. Borland, (E.

Manning, cox.) 1 Scylla, north bank—W. J. Jones, E, E. Mansfield, (W. Dunnage, cox.) 2 Searell and Borland led away from the start, and won easily by a couple of lengths. Second Heat.

Una, south bank—S. C. Kesteven, J. Duncan,

(E. Manning, cox.) Scylla, north bank —A. H. N, Campbell, H,

Keith (Woledge, cox.) 2 T he Una was the first away and led to Cowiishaw’s. Here the Scylla drew up level, but on rounding the corner and coming into the straight the Una again drew ahead and was first home by a couple of lengths. Final Heat.

Scylla, north bank—S. C. Kesteven, J, Duncan, (E. Manning, cox.) 1 Una, south bank — T. Search, E. Borland ( Woleclge, cox ) 2 Scarell took the lead at the start, land at the bathing-place was a clear length ahead. At this point Kesteven began to draw on his opponents, and the boats were abreast at Cowlishaw’s. After getting into the straight the Scylla had a slight lead, and a grand race ensued to the finish, Kesteven and Duncan winning by half a length.