ROWING NOTES.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 29 April 1910, Page 2

ROWING NOTES.

(By "Old-'Un.") Tim great struggle for the Shaw medals is over, and tho winners, S. Brewster :ind T. Allen, are to lie congratulated on tlieir win. 11, must lie conceded that they had the b:\st of the luck in drawing the liirjit lx;nt, lint apart from this, the stroke they pulled in the final race wa.s well deserving of mention. Kiglifc from the word "go" they settled down to a long, steady stroke which was a treat to watch, and this they maintained rigid: through tlio race. They are a couple of young hands at the game, and the win will give them encouragement to tnko tlio sport more seriously in the future. The Anderson Bros, certainly had hard luck in being defeated so easily in tho final, for, without question, they were tho best trained men m the race. They were unfortunate in meeting a couple of snags like Fen ton and Rurge, in thenheat, who made them row to a, standstill to win. Still, it is moro than probable that had the choice of boats gone .against. them tliov would have been beaten in tho first heat, for considering tho difference in the bouts, two and a half lengths really is a. very narrow margin. Carrntbers and Everett mado a good showing in their heat, and would have put in a big fight at the finish had not Everett's arm given way. Some timo ago Everett fractured his_ arm while playing football, and it was not equal to tho strain imposed upon it on Wednes da v.

The drubbing received by Fen ton :md Burgo at the bands of the An derson Bros, will do them no harm They ceitainl.v had the worst of tho draw in getting the heavier boat, hut had. they gone in for mo-re training they would" havo mado the finish of their heat closer, and would probably have got homo ahead of their opponents. Considering they havo not been in tho boat together for six weeks, tho display given in their heat showed that in training they would be a pretty hot combination, ■uid would take a lot of beating. There appears to be a consensu? of opinion among the competitors that it is useless to row any more "aces in the boats now possessed by (he club, and urge that two boats of equal dimensions should bo secured by tho club before next season. Though tho afternoon's sports Tore on a small scale, interest was ,is keen as that taken in any of tho big regattas in the dominion. This •iiignrs well for the sport in tho future. Tho ladies must not be forgotten in these notes. Their race was a good exhibition of rowing, and the competitors are to ho congratulated on their showing. Of the two crews tho losers showed the better «tvle, but the distance was just .a trifle too loner for them. The winners, who had the advantage of the lighter boat, pulled solidly and secured their victory in the last few vards. When the club possesses lighter boats no doubt more of the fair sex will take up rowing as ail exercise which has greater advantages than all the anti-fat pills yet. made.