Manawatu Rowing Club.

Manawatu Herald, 30 March 1893, Page 3

Manawatu Rowing Club.

On Tuesday last the handicapper* for the rowing events of the late regatta in connection with the above, vowed fov the prizes left over, and Mr T. I*. Williams very easily won the first prize, a cruet, Mr Cuvtis fleouviug n fa'opuy'foi 1 second place. Wiib thd e"xeeitl/i<M at rt iitdtaraie soiV-e'fts-jeijly wind blowing (wliitili,. by-tliS-Wji.T UelpVi iUeu) ttlbii}? tfavl df tHe codrsej, tUe ilay. w'd«j fine; rinif it riiMbeJ-'.tff persons Wade an appearance on tlie banks \yitli (lie . ijxpecta.tidriof witnessing sonie, {jood racing, Jj\it were doomed to. disappointment, as in . fr«eH flvgrit the faces were \yo'n by,.lengj»'^' The distance was about tlu'e'e'-iiiiarier-milej starting from Mr Rutherford's wharf and finishing at the lower end of the wharf. The Rev. Geo. Aitkens started the competitors, and Mr J. Dudson acted as judge. Tho following were the competitors : — I. Curtis, W. Hamer, J. Howard, T. V. Williams and J. R. H tan sell. VlM'l IXOVSV, W. rtanler (Msec.) rowed J. B\ Starisell Msec.) SJtttnfJeil nidde fvill ds4e df His" Start; And led fm 1 Half IHe dMCdfidd, tfHed He dd: fdrtilriale'ly fan into a btiat tliat wasiudored in the river, aria ldgxng », . lot df, tiin§ in feytricating himseli and starting again ; co'iiisleif!\f put Him 1 dilt df tHe rrtce: Hamer by this time bad a good lead, and df cdtii - /?e was first past the post. J. Howard (losec.) rowed T. P. Williams (20sec.) This race proved to be very uninteresting, as the handicap was misplaced, a3 Williams, after getting a good lead, quietly settled down until within twenty yards or so of the winning post, when he put on a spurt, which amply proved that he had been in a boat before. In this round and the next P. Curtis (scratch), had the luck to draw two byes. HRCOXD HOtfXl'. W. Hamer (lOsec.) rowed T. P. Williams (20sec.) This was a comparatively easy win for Williams, the winner keeping, in the smooth water and steei'iug a good course, whilst his oppouent kept too far on the other side of the rivet, and got tlie' full strength of the wind, which was tiot an advantage at the point opposite the roWing-shed. THE FINAL. T. P. Williams (20sec.) rowed P. Curtis (scratch.) In this race more interest was centred, as Williams had already pulled twice, whilst Curtis was fresh for the fi'ay, although it was generally expected that Williams, with his lOsec. start, would not be caught. At the start Curtis lost at least another five seconds, through not bearing the word to ' go.' Williams managed to get a clear lead of about seven lengths, and keeping his former course, was not- caught. Curtis put on a siuirt near the wharf, and lessened the distance between the two boats slightly. The winner on returning to the shed was given a cheer, having rowed in the last two vaces and won them without getting out of the bout. ________________