ROWING REGATTA

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 26, 15 February 1937, Page 3

ROWING REGATTA

Sport at Clive on . Saturday ; TROPHIES RETAINED ! "The .disposition of the' shields for the .East Coast Rowing Association 's "regatta, : held in the * Ngaruroro ri^er, at Clive on Saturday, remained the • same at the-end of the day, tHe L.V.A. Shield" and the Harriis-Hill Shield re;maining>with the Napier Rowing Clnb, and the Colley and Kirk Shield and the Nield Shield remaining with the hold.ers, Poverty Bay. ■- . " The attendance at, the function, although good, was affected. by threatening weather and intermittent rain. The river was cairn, but a" stiff breez« inade conditions difficult. In the . fcculling races" of .the morning, Poverty .Bay swept the lists , in the Colley" and Ki'rk Shield/:'gaining all the points, while the Nield Shield series saw a duel between lliat club and Wairoa, Poverty Bay finally heading their opponents by the narrow margin of ont> point. - " V v Napier gained six pointa of a possible 11-} in :the fours race for tho L.V.A. Shield, Poverty Bay gaining three points and Gisborne one. In the pair-oar races for the Harris-Hill Shield,, Napier gained six points, the remaining three going to Poverty Bay. An unf ortunate incident bccurred in the starting of senior pairs,\ when the Napier teani, which had an* excOllent chahce of winning the event, were ]ate at the start, and the race was com* menced without them. Pollowing are the results: — ■ 10jstone singles (one mile). — Wairoa (H. Trewby) 1, Poverty Bay (C. Brodie) 2, .Gisborne (A. Brodie^ 2. : Won by two lengths. .One and a-half lengths between second and third. . . . Youths'' doubles (one mile). — Po-. verty Bay (T. Stevens str., B. PattyJ1, Wairoa- B (B. Harker str., C. Hagoe) 2, Gisborne (S. Hill str., T. Bright) 3. Won by one and a-quarter lengths Junior singles (one and a-quarter miles).— f Wairoa (A. Rees) 1, Gisborne .(P Gav.en) 2, Poverty Bay (C. Smythe) 3, Won by half a length, third aiv lengths f urther back. 10-stone doubles' (one mile). — -Poverty Bay (G. Ardern str., C. Brodie) 1, Gisborne (A. Brodie str., P..H. Sceates) 2, W airoa ( A. McCorkindale str., N. JSihith) 3. Won by one and three-quar-ter lengths, two lengths between second and third. Senior singles (one and* a-half miles). —Poverty Bay (W. McLeod) 1, Gisborne (K. .McLeod) 2, Won by one and a-half lengths. Junior doubles (one and a-quarter miles). — Poverty Bay (J; Barret str., H. Warren) 1, Wairoa (B. Helean str., H. Brady) 2, Gisborne (P. H. Weir str., E. Walton) 3. Won by 10 lengths, two and a-half lengths betweon second and third. Youths' singles (one mile). — Poverty Bay (A. Eichardson) 1, Wairoa (11. Herbert) 2. Gisborne (K. Monk) 3. Won by two and a-half lengths, third three lengths away. L.V.V. SHIELD. Senior fours (two miles). — Poverty Bay (W. McLeod str., C. Fitzmaurice, , H. Warren, and J. Barrett) 1, Napier ,

•(W; Turn'erstr., E. Poynter, J. Briscoe, and D. Dugelby) 2, Gisborne (D. Jones sti-., ,K. Mahon,. A.. F4 Allenl 'and L. Winstanley) 3, Won by. one length. Wairoa "did n'ot compete. Junior fouTS* (one and' a-half mile). — Gisborne (M. Burridge, C. • McLernon, E. ; H". Dow, and D. Gavin) 1, 'Poverty Bay (R. WehbjvG.'Hadwen, W. Glover, and H. Duckworth) 2, Wairoa (A. Bees, H. Brady, B. rHe"alean,;, and" R. Dunbai-) ■3. Won by two le'ngth'e. Napier did not start; ; . ! : . . 10-stone. fours (oue mile),— Napier (J. Finlay, G. Clay, E. Carew, ahd.P.' Kay) I, Poverty Bay (G. Ardern, A. -. Stone, ,E. Neilson, and M. Varley) 2, Gisborne (S. W. Bruce, P. Gavin, L. Cowan, and J. Williams) 3. Won "by two lengths. Maiden fours (one; "mile).— Napier (W. Benson, F. Austin, H. Benson, and G. Silverwood) 1, Wairoar 2, Poverty Bay ! (T. Stevens, " D.* Thompson,- C. Smythe, and A. Gardner) 3. Won by -three -lengths. - Youth fours (one mile).— Napier (E. .Crosse, . J. . Clappertdn; - E. Dockery, and F. Spaekman) 1, Wairoa (B. Harker, "E; Herbert,- J. Eachinger, and C. Hague) 2, Poverty Bav (A. Eichardson, A. McAneny; E. Bigney, and E. Pattv) 3. Won by four lehgthe. - PAIB OAES. Senior pairs (one and a-half mile). — Poverty Bay ( J. Barrett and H. War* ren) 1, Gisborne, (E. McMahon and L. Winstanley) 2. Napier were late, and missed by the starter. Junior pairs (oue and a-quarter mile). — Napier (N. Tueker and D. Kyle) J, Poverty Bay (B. Webb afld W. Glover) 2, Gisborne (L. Schollum and E. Cederwall) 3. Won by two lengths. 10-stone pairs (one mile). — Napier (E. Carew and G. Clay) 1, Poverty Bay (E, Nielson and A. Gardner) 2, Gisborne (T. Williams and K. Ford) 3. "Won by half a length.: "Youth pairs (one mile).— Napier (E. Crosse and J. Clapperton) 1, Poverty Bay (A. Eichardson and E. Patty) 2, Gisborne (E. W. Bright and W. Waite) 3.