THE FOXTON REGATTA.

Manawatu Herald, 22 February 1881, Page 3

THE FOXTON REGATTA.

— '" 0 ■ — OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. (Wanganui Chronicle.) The result of the races in which the Wanganui men were engaged, proves couoluaively that wore hard work is required by the crews Defer© they agaiu leave their own river. Wo trust that the hint will .be taken, and that assiduous practice will enable them to appear to greater advantage on the 9th of March than they have on thu» eocaaien. (Wanganui Herald.) The result of the race proves that the IFoxtoa crows are undtnubly good men, They turned out in pvrfeut condition, and altkeugh they have not a finiahed style, Mill they can make the boats travel at a pace that astonished theur vuitors. They have been in coustaut work for souu. mouths ; a fact that although it to coma extent explains the victory, im uo way detraote^frbw th* eradit due to them. They have been «arn«st in tbrlr desire to uphold the credit of the Maoawatu, and Witsir efforts have been well rewarded. We trust to sea the v cwioiu orewa on thy Wacganui river «a March 9th. (Feilding Gutrdiau.) The rowing races were rather tame, from the simple fact that each eveut was a noral for the P^xton men, who, in their ■ejr boat, the Manawatu, took things very eeitly and won as they liked. Foxton psaeseea a fint-ebse crew, wh«, if properly (rained by a good coach, would hold their own against any crew in the colony. They poMOM strength, a ver-y aeoea.-a y qualifioation in a lon ; «distance race, l.t». they lack form and style in rowing. This is a defect. that m little careful training will overcome The Wanganui crews both pulled gamely but the odds were Against them, and they bad t« content themselves with stoond and third pleoee in each event.