AQUATICS.

Globe, Volume XXIII, Issue 2145, 10 January 1881, Page 3

AQUATICS.

UNION BOWING CLUB. Saturday was a very pleasant day for rowing, there being little wind and comparatively cool. There was a fair attendance of the public. The rowing on the whole was as good as could be expected, considering the holidays have almost entirely stopped practice. The event on Saturday was the Junior Fair-oared Bace (in stump outriggers) ; course, one mile, from Pratt's to the Willows, for the committee's prize. FIRST HEAT. Dolphin (south bank)—F. Fuller and B. H. Woledge, W. H. Dunnage (cox) ... 1 Daphne (north bank)—F. A. Button, G. A. Atack, W. H. Woledge (cox) 2 The boats were got away well together, and the Dolphin soon showed to the front. Button made things lively to the bathingplace, but dropped back again. From this to to the finish the race was never in doubt, the Dolphin winning easily by four lengths.

SECOND HEAT. Daphne (north bank)—W. A. Styche, and E. Blnnchard, Woledpe (cox) 1 Dolphin (south bank)—J. B. Johnston, J. Shackleton, E. Ward (cox) 2 Johnston led away at the start, and kept ahead until nearing Cowlishaw's oorner. Here Styohe began to overhaul his opponents, who evidently wanted more practice for this distance. The Dolphin now seemed contented with second place, leaving Styche to win as he liked. THIRD HEAT. Daphne (north bank)—F. Fuller, E. H. Woledge (W. H. Dnnnage cox) ... 1 Dolphin (south bank)—Q. F. Wright, J. J. Thomson (J. C. Styche cox) 2 This was a runaway affair. The Daphne having the first bend in her favor took the lead, and held it throughout, increasing by four or five lengths. F. Bowen and H. Duncan should have rowed in Fuller's place, but hod to be scratched on account of Duncan not putting in his appearance. FINAL HEAT. Dolphin (south bank)—F. Fuller, E. H. Woledge (W. H. Dnnnage cox) 1 Daphne (north bank)—W. A. Styche and B. Blanchard (J. C. Styche cox) 2 The boats kept well together for about a quarter of a mile, when Fuller forced the pace, gradually drawing away, and at Stanmore Bridge he had the race well in hand. The Daphne came on well at the finish, only losing a good race by two lengths. Mr S. 0. Kesteven acted as starter. The next event on the programme is the Club's Double-sculls, on Saturday, 15th. Members are also reminded that entries for the Club's Fours close on Tuesday evening, at 6 p.m. In addition to the boat which competed so successfully at the Lyttelton Begatta, and of which a description has already appeared, the Canterbury Bowing Club have just landed in their sheds a new pair-oar racing boat, built to order by Messrs Swaddle and Winship, of Newcastle-on-Tyne. An order was sent home for a boat, to be built on the most approved principle, with all the latest improvements calculated to give increased speed, and the Newcastle firm has sent out a remarkably pretty model. The little craft is a mahogany carvel-built outrigger, measuring from stem to stern 36ft. Her greatest width of beam at the waterline is 151 in, while her depth at the stern is only 4Jin, and Sin at the bow, with a proportionate depth amidships. She is fitted with 20in slides, her outriggers being of a similar description to those fixed on the boats sent out by the Oxford firm. While being perfeotly plain, she is nicely finished in every respect, without the least sign of any superfluous wood about her, and judging by her general appearance when compared with her present shed companions she should, with a good suitable orew, give every satisfaction when afloat. In appearance she differs in many essential points from the boats hitherto imported, and to an ordinary observer looks the prettiest model of a boat in the shed. She has arrived in splendid condition. With her came a lot of 6J inoh blade oars, slightly differing in shape to the 5f inoh blades generally used by the 0.8.0. With the recent additions the 0.8. C. are now able to boast of possessing one of the largest and most valuable fleets of any club in the oolony, and though the club has been somewhat in the background in racing matters for the pait season or so, there are some promising oarsmen coming on, and if they keep together doubtless the 0.8.8. will be again showing to the fore and taking a leading position, as in days gone by, in some of the principal events at the public regattas.